18 April 2016 JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS

18 April 2016
JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS
STUDENT LEADERSHIP INDUCTION
Congratulations to the following students who have been elected to fill the following leadership positions in
Term 2:
Form Captains
Year 3F
Year 3L
Year 3W
Year 4M
Year 4N
Year 4V
Madeleine Jackson and Aurora Salmon
Arabella Williams and Matilda Wilson
Mia Nicholson, River Teixeira and Giselle Tracey
Lili Baumann, Anna Hwang and Elysse Tapper
Lily Cathcart and Nell Ryan
Ella Hardy, Zara Hill and Verity Wedderburn
TENNIS FED CUP EXCURSION
On Tuesday, five Junior School Students had the opportunity to attend a training clinic at the Pat Rafter Arena
in Brisbane in the lead up to the Fed Cup. Students participated in the sessions, refining their skills and meeting
Samantha Stosur and Daria Gavrilova.
‘I was most excited to meet Daria, she’s one of my favourite players. A few other schools also went on this
amazing excursion… we watched Casey and Arina train on the outside courts. Their shots were so hard and
fast, but they still got the ball in.’ (Summer Welsh – Year 5)
TRISTANIA HOUSE WEEK
This week is Tristania’s annual Fundraising Week and a variety of activities have been organised for Junior
School and details of these are listed below.
“Crazy Sock Day” Free Dress Day – Thursday 21 April
All students in Junior School (Pre-Prep – Year 6) are invited to wear silly socks with their free dress. Appropriate
covered footwear, sun-safe clothing and tied-back hair are required. Students who have PE on this day are
required to change into their sports uniform for their lesson. A gold coin donation would be appreciated in order
to support the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation.
Healthy, Tasty Treats Stall – Wednesday 20 April
Tristanians will be asked to bring in healthy, tasty treats to sell to the Junior School students at morning tea.
These can include muffins, fruit kebabs, slices etc. Prices will range from 50 cents to $1. Please note that all
ingredients used should be clearly listed and we kindly request that no nuts are used.
Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation Supporter Wrist bands
The bands will be on sale all week for $2.00 each. Tristanian students will sell these during break times and
students are allowed to wear the wrist bands for the duration of the fundraising week.
Guess the number of Dinosaur Pasta Shapes
A jar of Dinosaur Pasta will be based in the Library. Students are welcome to guess the number of pasta shapes
in the jar. Guesses are 50 cents each or 3 guesses for $1.00. Tristanian students will be available in break times to
take guesses in the Library Quad area.
Raffle
A raffle will be held during the week with prizes on display in the Library. Tickets will be 50 cents each or 3 for
$1.00. Tristanian students will be selling the raffle tickets at lunchtime for students in Years 2 – 6. Pre-Prep –
Year 1 students can purchase tickets by placing their money in a sealed envelope marked with Tristanian Raffle,
their name, class and number of tickets required. This needs to be handed to their Form Teacher. Tickets will be
forwarded back to the students through the Form Teacher.
Funds raised during the week will support the Wildlife Hospital and provide much needed and appreciated
financial assistance.
Linen and small cuddly toy collection – a collection of linen (pillowslips, tea towels, towels and face washers)
and small cuddly toys for injured animals to cuddle in their recovery at the hospital will be collected for the
animals in the Hospital. These items do not need to be brand new and your donations can be dropped off at the
Junior School Library before being sorted and packed up by our Year 6 Leaders.
Members of Tristania House are confident that their fundraising activities and linen and cuddly toy collection for
such a worthy cause will all be well-supported by our School community and thank you in advance for your
participation, interest and much appreciated contributions.
SCHOOL BANKING SIGN-ON
A School Banking Account Opening Morning will held on Wednesday 20 April. School Banking is open to all
students from Pre-Prep–Year 6 and their siblings. The Commonwealth Bank will conduct the Account Opening
Morning where students can register to be part of the program. Please bring along a Birth Certificate for a
student wishing to open an account.
ANZAC DAY
The School ANZAC Day Service will be held on Friday 22 April at 11.00am in the MPC for all students in
Prep to Year 12. Mr Crawley has invited students who wish to wear medals belonging to their relatives to this
Service. Parents are welcome to join us at this Service. St Hilda’s School is marching in the ANZAC Citizen’s
Parade on ANZAC Day in Southport. If your daughter would like to participate in this community event, please
refer to the information pertaining to this event which will be emailed this week.
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Tickets are now on sale for Once Upon A Mattress, our Middle and Senior School Musical for this year and are
available via the Arts Centre Gold Coast. We would love to see you there in what promises to be a great show.
http://www.theartscentregc.com.au/whats-on/whats-on-items/st-hildas-musical-once-upon-a-mattress
MOTHER’S DAY CLASSIC
Please join St Hilda’s School Team at the Mother’s Day Classic 4km or 8km walk or run. We have been the
largest school team in Australia for the last 7 years and we want to make it 8 whilst supporting breast cancer
research. All welcome and early bird registrations are now open. Traditionally, we wear pink shirts and St
Hilda’s caps – students, mums, dads, everyone!
http://www.mothersdayclassic.com.au/event-info/event-locations-map/gold-coast/
Register yourself first then, select
Team name : St Hilda’s School Gold Coast
Password: love
MOTHER’S DAY MARKET STALL
The Women’s Auxiliary will be conducting a Mother’s Day Market Stall on Wednesday 4 May. Students may
purchase multiple items to have gifts for mothers and grandmothers. All items at the Market Stall will be
$15.00 each. Further details about participating in the Mother’s Day Market Stall can be found on Parent
Lounge.
PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE
All students are encouraged to participate in The Premier’s Reading Challenge which takes place from 16 May
- 26 August. The challenge is not a competition, but aims to improve literacy and encourage children to engage
in reading for pleasure and learning. This year, the Premier has challenged all students from Prep to Year 2 to
read or experience 20 books, Years 3 and 4 to read 20 books and Years 5 to 9 to read 15 books. Prep to Year 2
students can experience books through shared reading, listening to stories or reading picture books. The aim for
the 2016 challenge is to reach a total of two million books read. Students wishing to take part in this year’s
challenge as an individual reader can register at:
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/readingchallenge/registration.html
Every student who completes the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier and
all students receive a Certificate of Participation.
PARENTAL VOLUNTEERS
The safety of our students is of upmost importance for the School. Procedures and policies relating to Child
Protection now require all volunteers working within Anglican Schools to undergo an induction relating to the
responsibility they share in safeguarding students. Available on the School website under
Governance/Safeguarding Students Policies is a range of policy and procedure documents to inform parents. As
part of the St Hilda’s School community, all volunteers are required to read and acknowledge their
understanding of their responsibilities as a volunteer. This includes parents and grandparents who assist with
classroom activities, reading, School Banking, School discos, excursions and the like.
All parents who wish to volunteer are required to complete the Acknowledgement of Understanding Forms
available at Junior School Reception and return to Mrs Cleverly in the Junior School Reception.
Further information regarding the School’s Policies can be found by reading the following documents available
on the website:
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Student Protection in Anglican School Policy and Procedures
St Hilda’s Community Code of Conduct Policy
St Hilda’s Volunteer Code of Conduct Policy
Grandparents who wish to volunteer are also required to have a current Blue Card and will be required to submit
a copy of this to Junior School Reception.
We value the time parents volunteer with our girls and the strong community connections this time fosters. We
know that you share an appreciation of all that is being done to assist young people to feel safe and know that
adults in their school will listen and report any matters of concern to those who can assist. If you have any
questions or require any assistance in completing the above in order to volunteer, please do not hesitate to
contact me on [email protected] or 5577 7287.
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Shyla Singh (Year 4) on winning the Ballina Open and Jack Newton Championship during
the holiday break and being selected to play at the Greg Norman Junior Masters, an elite tournament with
juniors from all around the world come to compete, held at the end of the year.
Congratulations to Paige Sinnamon (Year 6) on competing and placing 5th in the Sydney Easter Show.
STUDENT ART WORK
Students in Year 2 have been working on creating a background using dyes and sea salt and a woven
fish using mixed media.
Lucette James Year 2N
Sage Wagner Year 2N
Jordan Elvin Year 2C
DATE CLAIMERS
Date
18 – 22 April
18 April
19 April
20 April
22 April
Time
2.30 – 3.15pm
8.00 – 9.00am
11.00am –
12.00pm
25 April
27 April
28 April
29 April – 31 May
29 April
29 – 30 April
2 May
3 May
4 May
4 May
5 May
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.15pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
Activity and Venue
Tristania House Fundraising Week
Tristania House Chapel Service/MPC
Year 2 Hinze Dam Excursion
School Banking Sign-on/Prep Undercroft
Prep – Year 12 Anzac Day Service/MPC
Anzac Day Holiday
Southport Citizen’s Anzac Day March/ Southport
Years 4 – 6 Chapel - Chapel Wardens/Chapel
Prep – Year 3 Chapel – Year 2C/Chapel
Family Reading Month begins
Prep – Year 2 Assembly – Leadership/MPC
Senior School Musical – Once Upon a Mattress/Arts
Centre Gold Coast
Labour Day Holiday
House Colour Day
Mother’s Day Market Stall
Years 4 – 6 Chapel – Year 6T/Chapel
Andrews Cup Cross Country/Ipswich
5 May
6 May
6 May
8 May
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
Mrs Lisa Cleverly
Head of Junior School
Prep – Year 3 Chapel – Chapel Wardens/Chapel
Grip Student Leadership Conference/Tweed Heads
Prep – Year 2 Assembly – Prep C/MPC
Mother’s Day Classic