Term 2 has come to an end with a flurry of activity! Between a visit from Harold the healthy giraffe, the submission of artworks to the Crisps Art Prize, the Darling Downs Readers' Cup, the Granite Belt Strings Festival, the field events for athletics day, an excursion for Yr 1/ 2 to the Stanthorpe Museum and welcoming a new student, Daniel, to 1/2M, we have all been very busy.

Congratulations to Elliot Tuvukica and Lachlan Gasparin who were both recipients of prizes for the 2024 Crisps Art Prize.  This is such an achievement given the significant number of entries that were received for this competition. A reminder that the exhibition is open for a few weeks if you would like to visit over the holidays.

In Week 9, Issy Cavallaro, Bellarose Gordon, Ned Robinson and Imogen Staley attended the Darling Downs Readers' Cup competition. This group of students showed much commitment to the challenge, reading and studying five books over the last term.  I would like to express my admiration for their dedication over this time and for the way they conducted themselves on the day.  The account they gave at the Primary assembly is provided elsewhere in this newsletter.

We have been delighted to be involved in the Granite Belt Strings Festival this week and thank Maple Egerton for the invitation.  A number of our students have participated in a variety of activities with students from other schools which culminated in a concert on Tuesday afternoon.

 

This week, parents and carers will receive their child's academic report for Semester 1.  As I have said before, much time and consideration has been involved in the construction of these documents and we trust that they will provide some further guidance for families as the learners move into Semester 2.  From Week 2 of Term 3 we will be holding parent-teacher consultations and we welcome the opportunity to discuss the contents of the report with parents and carers.  It is often very valuable to have the student present in these conversations as, after all, it is about them. Please check your emails for details about how to book an appointment with your child's teacher.

On behalf of all the staff on the Primary Campus, I would like to thank everyone for their support this semester and wish all our families a safe and restful holiday.  We look forward to seeing the children again on Tuesday 9 July.

With God's blessings

Sarah Yates
Assistant to the Principal Primary & Teaching & Learning