Next week, the children will be attending Cyber Safety Workshops at school, and we are hoping that as many parents as possible will register for the Wednesday evening webinar. As screens become more and more part of our lives, we need to ensure that the children know how to be responsible digital users. While digital devices may help support the children’s education it is our firm belief that nothing can replace the conscious connection between a child and their teacher.
Di Renshaw
Deputy Headmistress
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Head of School’s Comment
At next week’s assembly, we shall be introducing our 6th Class Leaders to the students. They may already know our Head Boy and Girl, Our Head Chorister and Art Prefect, however, what they may not know is that every 6th Class student has a role to play, and an opportunity to serve. This list includes monitors for Art, Library, Shakespeare and IT, as well as positions as Handymen/women and Gardeners.
Leadership roles for our senior students gives them profound opportunities to interact and model for our younger students, build confidence, and develop skills that will serve them well in their next educational journey. This year 6th Class will also have the opportunity to attend an overnight leadership camp in March.
Julian Wilcock
Headmaster
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On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 2
Monday Vegetable egg fried rice with tofu
Tuesday Tomato and broccoli penne pasta with fresh basil and parmesan
Wednesday Cheese and tomato Margareta pizza
Thursday Buttered cauliflower curry with paneer cheese served with rice pilaf.
Friday Feta Cheese and spinach filo triangle
(Chefs’ selection of fruits and vegetables provided daily)
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Deputy Head of School’s Comment
It has been an excellent start to the term. The children have come back bright and ready to engage with their learning. It is very encouraging to see how keen our 6th class students are to take up their responsibilities as leaders of the School. It is clear that they value service and are willing and able to put it into practice. On Thursday they had the opportunity to meet their new Lower 1st buddies. This is something that they all look forward to and it is a relationship all the children come to cherish.
Diane Renshaw
Deputy Headmistress
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Head of School’s Comment
The School Value that we are exploring this Term is Service. Service is the cornerstone of our School and wider community, and the continued success of our School is in no small part due to the positive contribution and support of our parent community. This is particularly the case with regard to the position of Class Parent. Teachers will be looking to appoint at least one core representative for their class and I urge you to get in touch with them. It would be particularly good to see some dads in the roles this year.
The role of the Class Parent is one of communication and coordination and should not be onerous. They will require many helpers during the year with the many events and celebrations that enrich our school. I do urge you to give them all the support you can and offer help when it is required. More hands
2023 Year in Review by 6th Class
This year has given us many opportunities. From Luna New Year to graduating, Year 6 has been a great experience.
On Monday 30th of January, we started our last year at John Colet. We kicked off the year with adorable faces by helping our Lower 1st buddies through their first days at school. We then celebrated Luna New Year where 6th Class got to dress up in big dragon costumes and parade around the Garigal while playing traditional Chinese drums. Our next big thing went swimmingly. Guessed it? The Swimming Carnival, where everyone from 3rd to 6th Class participated in swimming. At the end of the month, we had Cook House Charity Day.
Our next event was the public speaking finals. Then came the Easter service, Anzac Day service and then the Walkathon which we got to enjoy with our buddies. And finally, we conclude our last Term 1 at John Colet on the 6th of
Deputy Head of School’s comment
At this time of year, we are looking forward to all the end of year activities such as the 6th class stalls, Picnic Day, 6th class farewell lunch, excursions and Lower 1st Shakespeare. It is important that these events are enjoyable for everyone and to that end we keep working on the School Value of Respect. The children spend the term considering this value from many different perspectives, but the real test comes when they have to put it into practice. Respect has been very evident in our primary performances this week in the way the children have performed both on and off stage.
Di Renshaw
Deputy Head of School
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Head of School’s comment
Our first two nights of our Primary Shakespeare Festival have been a great success.
Tonight, we look forward to our final two plays, from this year’s graduating 6th Class. This evening they shall perform Julius Caesar and The Taming of the Shrew. It seems a short time ago that many of these students had their first experience of Shakespeare in Lower 1st, with The Merry Wives of Windsor. Since then they were joined by a wider cast, performing Henry V and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 3rd Class. In 2021, COVID and the subsequent lockdown didn’t stop them as we moved the productions to Zoom, before returning to Glen Street for their 5th Class plays of Hamlet and As You Like It.
The lessons on the human condition that these students have experienced and empathised with, are sure to serve them well as they manage the ups and downs of their next
On the vegetarian lunch menu
Monday – lentil soup
Tuesday – tomato and basil penne pasta
Wednesday – salad rolls
Thursday – cheese and spinach triangles
Friday – sweet corn and pea pancakes
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This term we have been considering the School Value of Respect. In Assembly we considered a reading from Desmond Tutu which speaks about the interdependence we have on each other to learn about being human. Both the Primary and the Infants children responded beautifully to the reading and were able to stand and articulate their thoughts and understanding with confidence and ease. The Infants, when asked why this reading might be one of the readings under the value of Respect, had no difficulty in expressing the fact that to learn, you need to listen. Listening is a sign of respect. If we have no respect, it is difficult to listen and therefore difficult to learn.
Di Renshaw
Deputy Head of School
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