Welcome to Term 4!

Dear Carrum Primary Community,

Welcome back! We have had a wonderful start to the final term of the year. It is always fantastic to see how quickly our students settle back into their learning, guided by the familiar and predictable routines that ground them after the school holidays. I hope every family enjoyed a restful and happy break.

We returned to a welcomed upgrade this term: the Year 5/6 deck replacement was successfully completed over the holidays. This area is now fully refreshed, safe, and ready to serve our school for many years to come.

As we head into this busy final stretch of the year, please ensure you keep a close eye on Compass for updates regarding all whole-school and year-level events.

Community & Events

Bogan Bingo Night | Saturday, 24 October (7:00 pm – 11:00 pm)
Our fantastic Carrum Parents Fundraising Committee has been hard at work organising a brilliant night out at Roy Doy Reserve. This is the perfect opportunity for our community to come together, enjoy some laughs, and dress up in your finest "Bogan Chic" gear! Best of all, every dollar raised goes directly toward a brand-new playground for our Year 3–6 students. Check Compass for full details and ticket information.

Curriculum Day | Monday, 2 November
Please mark this pupil-free day in your calendars. School will be closed for students while our teaching staff use this valuable time to handle essential end-of-year moderation and report writing.

Essential Reminders

SunSmart Hats
With the warmer weather and beautiful sunshine finally breaking through, we are officially in our Term 4 sun-safe period. All students must wear their Carrum Primary broad-brimmed hat whenever they are outside. Please help us keep your children protected by checking that their they have their hats at school.

Morning Drop-Off & Safety
We have noticed an increasing number of students arriving at school quite early in the morning. For your child's safety, please ensure they do not arrive before 8:30 am.

Our staff yard duty supervision begins at 8:45 am, which is when a member of leadership takes will be outside monitoring students arrival.

The only exception is Wednesday mornings, when students are welcome from 8:20 am to join us for Breakfast Club.

Before School Care
If you need to drop your child off earlier than 8:30 am on a regular basis, please contact Team Kids to register them for safe, supervised morning care.

The return of longer, warmer days is certainly bringing plenty of energy and cheer to the yard. Thank you for your continued support and we look ahead to a wonderful Term 4.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Cassie Kennedy

Welcome back everyone

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing holiday break.  I’m so excited to be back at school and to see our gardens bursting with life — vegetables growing everywhere, flowers blooming, and our fruit trees beginning to blossom!

And of course… it’s wonderful to be back in our kitchen, cooking, creating and learning together!

I can’t wait to see all our students again and continue growing, cooking and discovering together this term.

Here’s to another beautiful term full of gardening, cooking, learning, laughter and lots of delicious moments!

Here are the recipes for this week

Chocolate Wellbeing Cookies

Sweet Potato Salad

Quiche Lorraine

"The school lost and found: where jumpers go to live a second, anonymous life, and kids claim they’ve never seen that jacket in their entire existence."

Piano Dynamics – Patterson Lakes 

Don’t miss this opportunity!!!   Start your children’s musical education today.

What better way than to improve self-esteem and showcase your child’s development than through music.  For younger children, playing the piano helps develop listening skills as well as coordination. Piano also improves cognitive and intellectual abilities such as memory, reading and maths skills.  I  am offering an introductory half price lesson to all new students who wish to develop their musical skills.  Certified  exams also offered.  I am a fully qualified teacher who has extensive experience in teaching all ages and levels.
Ring me now to organise your  introductory half price lesson.

Carolyn Rossis                                                                                                                                                          
Dip of Ed and Grad Dip of Music Toorak                                                                                                                           
Current children’s check and accrediated member of VMTA                  www.pianodynmics.com.au    [email protected]                                                                         (m) 0409 131 961

Students of all ages are tutored in private one-to-one lessons. Children are taught in a positive and nurturing environment. The tuition sessions are designed according to the student’s individual needs, which are regularly evaluated and form part of ongoing assessment. I tailor to the needs of each student, which is delivered in a positive learning environment designed to foster self-esteem and motivate students to achieve their full potential.  Students with special needs are also catered for.

The core work covers the following:

READING: To develop Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expanded Vocabulary.

WRITING: Examines the different genres and includes writing organisations for each genre, essay writing, spelling, punctuation, grammar and editing skills.

MATHEMATICS: Covers Numeracy & Algebra, Measurement & Geometry and Statistics & Probability

EXAM PREPARATIONS: These helps identify the student’s progress and help develop skills for NAPLAN, ICAS, scholarship and entrance exams

Carolyn Susan Rossis

Diploma of Education and Graduate Diploma of Music

Email:  [email protected]

Current children’s check and fully COVID vaccinated

(M) 0409 131 961