Hi Carrum Families,

This week our teachers and students celebrated Education Week. We had a big celebration day on Wednesday as our student leaders and specialist teachers ran Expo Day. The students had a great day completing activities that showcased the great learning programs we have In Mandarin, STEAM, Art and PE. It was great to see the way our older students supported the younger students to participate in the activities in their multiage groups. Thank you to our amazing specialist teachers for organising a great day for the students.

Well done to all the students who competed at the District Cross Country last Friday. They all did their best and represented the school very well. We are excited to share that we have 11 students from Grade 3-6 competing at the Division Cross Country next Wednesday 27^th May, at Cornish College. This is a great achievement, and they all should be proud. We wish the students all the best for Wednesday and Ms Ami will be there to support them during the event.

The Prep transition sessions we have held during term 1 and 2 have been going well. We have had great participation in our school tours and information sessions. It has been so fantastic to meet new families and see lots of siblings who will be coming to school next year. In a change to the enrolment process this year enrolments need to be entered via the Departments Student Insight Platform. Information relating to the new enrolment process is on our website at- https://www.carrumps.vic.edu.au/page/3/Enrolment.  Thank you to the families that have already completed this process if you need any assistance with completing the enrolment process, please contact the office.

As part of our transition program, it was lovely to have the students from PB visit Carrum Family and Day Care Centre to participate in a session last week. Later in the term we have more visits planned and we will also be visiting Hope Early Learning Centre. These visits are a great way for our school to continue to connect with our local kinder and childcare centres. Our students love visiting the centres and participating in different developmental play activities. Later in the term we will also be offering some Step into Prep sessions for families to book into that will support with their transition to primary school. More information about these sessions shared over the coming days.

Looking ahead to next week, on Monday our Grade 3/4 and 5/6 students will be participating in a Think U Know session that will focus on being safe online. This session will be run by Moorabbin Police Proactive Policing Unit are a follow up to the parent session run earlier in the year by the Federal Police. The topics discussed in the presentations are linked to the relevant year level within the current Australian Curriculum. More information about this session has been shared on Compass this week. Please contact Mrs McGregor at the school if you have any questions about these sessions.

Finally, please remember that we have a Curriculum Day on Tuesday 9^th June. This is the day after the King’s Birthday Public Holiday and will be a moderation day for staff as they complete Semester 1 reports. TeamKids will be running a Curriculum Day program for families that may need to access this service.

Thank you for your ongoing support and I hope you have a great end of the week and weekend.

Kind regards,

Clem Langford

The Stand Up Project (SUP) is an award-winning programthat reduces discrimination, harassment and bullying through student-designed and delivered training.

The program prioritises student voice, agency, and leadership.

Students learn about the bystander effect and the drivers and impacts of poor behaviour. They identify the most age-appropriate ways to support targets and address poor behaviours. Students then teach what they know to younger students, their teachers and families.

             

                           
           
                       

Mr Vansittart

What's cooking this week...

Hi everyone,

This week in cooking we are learning all about chicken and how to make a rich, flavoursome chicken stock.

Students will then use this as the base for our cooking.

Our menu will be: Asian chicken and corn soup (made with our homemade chicken stock), banana muffins, and polenta chips with rosemary and parmesan.

We are also using fresh produce from our school garden, including herbs (parsley, chives, thyme and rosemary) and green vegetables (borage, spring onions and leek, bak choy).

Looking forward to another great cooking session!

Sandra


Recipes we used in the kitchen

 Banana muffins
Chicken and Corn soup
Polenta Fries
chicken stock

During Reconciliation week our classes shared stories and had valuable conversations during morning circles. Some classes even had morning circle in the yarning circle space outside.

We read books and participated in some meaningful and rich lessons.

Some classes read ‘Respect’ by Aunty Fay Muir and discussed where she, the author is from, Boon Wurrung, close by on the Mornington Peninsula. We used our AIATSIS maps which we have in every classroom to locate Boon Wurrung.

Aboriginal cultures are 60, 000 + years. Did you know that Aboriginal people are the oldest continuous living culture in the world? We also looked at timelines and important events in History.

Some classes made paper chains, one big chain represented the 236 years since Captain Cook and the British invaded this land. To represent how long Aboriginal people have been on this land, students worked together to make another 254 paper chains. Part of our learning was that Aboriginal people were the First peoples in Australia and that they have been here for a very long time.

The theme for NRW 2025 is "Bridging Now to Next," which emphasizes the ongoing connection between the past, present, and future in the reconciliation journey. This theme encourages all Australians to look ahead, learn from the past, and continue pushing forward together and at Carrum Primary we continue to learn and grow together.

  

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