Meghan Carroll – Deputy Head of Primary

Gennarosity Abroad Fundraiser

The Year 6 Fundraising Team ran a fundraising day on Tuesday 12 November 2019 to help support charities in parts of Kenya, where centres have been established for people in need. Some of these centres are: an orphanage, a school and a centre where women learn life skills. Students donated gold coins and wore plain clothes on the day. We are excited to have raised $619.60 for this important cause! Well done to the Year 6 Charity Leaders and thanks to Diane Clennar and Karon Rom for their support.

 Trivia-A-Thon

On Wednesday 13 November  2019 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 participated in an exciting day that raised money for the School where dollar for dollar raised was matched by the JCA. This year’s A-Thon  focused on Trivia, presenting opportunities for students to test their knowledge in a variety of categories while working collaboratively to answer questions and find solutions to a series of fun-filled problems. Teams also enjoyed eating lunch and icy-poles together. Thank you to Katie Narunsky and Stacey Rosenfeld for coordinating our A-Thon. We are so lucky that the JCA matches this money dollar for dollar. Could I please ask all families to support the school by returning any sponsorship money as soon as possible? Historically, our A-Thon funding has allowed us to initiate so many wonderful projects including the Chill Zone and table tennis tables.

 2020 Kindergarten finish time

Next year we will adjust the Kindy to end at 3.30 pm (end of Period 8) which will match our current Years 1-6 model. After surveying parents and many discussions, we have decided to extend the Kindy day by 30 minutes. This change will begin at the start of Term 1, 2020.

Deborah Blackman Parent Information Session – NEW DATE

On Wednesday 27 November 2019 (Term 4, Week 7) we welcome Deborah Blackman presenting on the topic ‘Talking To Children About Difficult Topics’. We highly recommend this session to parents who have not attended this talk in previous years.

In the parent presentation, Deborah will explore how to talk to your children about feelings, secrets, good touch and bad touch, and teach them some useful skills for child protection. We think that it is essential that home and school provide the same message about this very important topic. The presentation is from 8:30 am – 9:15 am in the Millie Phillips Theatre.

Please RSVP by clicking here no later than Friday 22 November 2019. If you have any questions please contact Meghan Carroll (mcarroll@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au).