From the Primary School

Natanya Milner – Head of Primary

Term 3 goals

Welcome to Term 3! I hope you all had a happy holiday break and enjoyed spending time with your children. We have had a wonderful start to the term and have enjoyed hearing all about the adventures of the past fortnight. Mrs Clemens and I started the week by sharing an organisational and a learning goal with the children in Years 3-6. I thought it would be worth letting you know what we have shared with them.

Mrs Milner’s goals for Term 3

Learning Goal – I would like the children to focus upon innovation. We discussed that innovation is about improvement. This could be in any area – Science, English, Maths, Hebrew, Art….anything! We talked about not accepting our first attempts but to rethink, reconsider and redesign in order to come up with a better, more efficient or more creative solution or product.

Organisational Goal – My organisational goal was about punctuality. It is important that all students are on campus by 8.15 am each day and ready for the 8.20 am start. Too often, students are arriving late, missing important announcements and beginning the day in an unsettled manner. Whilst we understand the occasional appointment, illness or delay, it is important that the children are organised the evening before and leave in plenty of time to manage reasonable traffic delays and morning hiccups.

Mrs Clemens’ goals for Term 3

Learning Goal – Mrs Clemens asked the students to consider the challenge of becoming more resilient this term. She offered examples of when things may not go well the first time (either academically or socially) and the importance of ‘bouncing back’ in order to grow and learn through these experiences.

Organisational Goal – Mrs Clemens’ organisational goal was about wearing the correct uniform to school. She asked students to ensure they are in full school/sport uniform each day and consider the smaller details such as removing bracelets and nail polish, wearing the correct earrings and hair ties. Boys are reminded to have kippot available.

We appreciate and thank you for your support in encouraging your children to focus upon and achieve these goals.

Amazing debaters

The list of Best Debaters from the HICES South Sydney Region/Regional Rounds has been published. These students will be receiving certificates at the Awards Ceremony following the Grand Finals. Well done to the following students and also a HUGE thank you to Lauren Wigan, Suzanne Plume and Jemma Lopis for all their work to train and support our debaters. What an outstanding result for our Primary School team!

Junior results:

1^st: Jake Newfield

3^rd: Ethan Zines

4^th equal: Eden Levitt

5^th: Miriam Stubbs-Goulston

Deborah Blackman – Keep Them Safe

This term, Deborah Blackman will be working with Years K, 1, 3 and 5 to ensure that the children have a strong understanding of protective behaviours and child protection issues. She offers practical advice on good and bad secrets, how to manage difficult situations and ensuring children have a list of safe adults from whom they can seek support. Deborah offers a parent workshop and I encourage all parents to come along (feel free to come for a refresher if you have been before). It is one of the most important courses any parent can do in order to support their children to be safe and open with these matters. The workshop will be held on 10 August from 7.30-8.30 am in the Primary School Library.