Newsletter
Term 3 Week 2
Acknowledgement of Country
We are born from this land.
We belong to this land.
We respect this land.
We should only take what we need from this land.
There is a place for everyone on this land.
Wominjeka which means welcome. Thank you!
Dates to remember
Dates for the diary
| Date (June) | Event |
| Monday July 27th-Aug3 | Prep-2 swimming (6 days) |
| Monday July 27th-Aug3 | Year 5-6 swimming (6 days) |
| Tuesday July 28th | 3/4 Camp info session |
| Friday July 31st | Sushi lunch day |
| Friday July 31st | ISS at C.P.S |
| Friday July 31st | Preps 100 days at school |
| Friday August 13th | Subway lunch day |
| Friday August 13th | Neds Incursion performance |
| Monday August 17th | Say no to a Bully Week-a touch of purple on Monday |
| Wednesday August 19th | Year 3/4 Camp Manyung |
| Thursday August 27th | Book Week parade and dress up day |
| Friday August 28th | Year 3/4 Foreshore visit |
| Wednesday 2nd September | Crazy Hair Day |
| Thursday 3rd September | Fathers Day BBQ breakfast |
Acting Principals Message Term 3 Week 3
What a busy start to Term 3.
I hope everyone is staying warm and dry in this sudden burst of Winter weather.
Last Friday we were able to farewell Mr Langford in style. A great reflection from students, the school council and staff on his time at Carrum. It was great for our students to say goodbye and well done to Kai and Meila on their wonderful speech on behalf of the students.
Our Junior School Council also organised Pyjama Day and chose this year to donate to Guide Dogs Australia. This dress up day is a particular favourite of Carrum staff, and I know many students told me they just came straight to school after getting out of bed. I wonder if it made the morning hustle a bit easier for some families? It was great to see our teachers in their stylish and matching PJs too.
The school has been a bit quieter at the start of the week as our P-2 and Yr 5/6 students have spent the last three days participating in their first week of the swimming program. This program is a government initiative so all students can receive quality swimming and water safety education so primary school students can have the opportunity to learn how to swim and develop lifelong skills in water safety to reduce their risk of drowning and injury. This is an essential skill particularly for Carrum students to have living in a Bayside suburb close to water.
Congratulations to our Prep students as tomorrow they will celebrate 100 days of school. What an achievement and how fast this year has flown for our young students. I know the teachers have been busy planning for this day and have some great activities planned. As parents you must also be feeling very proud!
This week we have had some of our staff participate in Professional Learning to upskill in our whole school programs. We aim to have all staff educated in the Orton-Gillingham (OG) training which is an explicit synthetic phonics program that underpins our literacy programme and the Berry Street Educational Model. Both these courses are quite intensive, and our teachers are trained over four days. Like our students our teachers are continually learning to improve their practise which impacts student outcomes.
We have had our save the date flyer in the newsletter recently for the school performance, as a reminder this is September 8th and 9th stay tuned for costume requirements and more communication about official times.
Finally, a huge shout out to our Teamkids educators. Yesterday was Out of School Hours Educators Day and we are so grateful for the wonderful programmes Teamkids provide and the amazing support Renee and Declan give to our school.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend
Cassie Kennedy
National Pyjama Day
Last Friday our students were able to wear their PJs to school and it was a perfect day to stay warm and toasty.
We saw so many cosy PJs and even our staff got involved.
Thanks for your generous donations, we managed to raise $430, we have already donated the money to Berry Street Foster Care, thanks to Clare in the office for organising this, we have proudly displayed our Thank You Certifictae in the hall and the students will see this at assembly.
Our JSC helped spread the word about this event and take photos so we thank them too.
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Book Week Parade
Wizards, Witches, Where's Wally, Dog Man, Crayons, Lego, Mario, Princesses and Sports stars and so much more.. there was so much to be seen at our whole school parade. Please enjoy the photos below.
As well as the parade the classes enjoyed books and activities read by our year 5/6 students.
The Library has transformed into magic with the theme of this year....Book an Adventure, where book week has turned 80! The feature artist for the year, Jess McGeachin, has brilliantly captured this adventurous spirit in his artwork, which features a whimsical map filled with imaginary characters. Jess’ illustration invites young readers to embark on fantastical journeys, inspiring them to travel through the worlds that books open up. As an award-winning Australian picture book illustrator, Jess’ work encourages children to imagine, explore, and create their own adventures. If you haven't had a look at our Library please do so.
The students also enjoyed a Scavengure Hunt around the school and have entered their responses, who knows there could be a PRIZE.
Thanks to Mrs Smith and Miss Remoundos for your hard work in setting up the libary with the help of some students, Eden, Taylor, Ayla, Evie S, Maisha and Lulu. We think it looks magnificent!
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Footy Day last Term
We had a whole parade in the courtyard, fun games in mixed groups and a special delivered lunch.
Thanks to Mr V and our sports leaders for organising such a fun day to finish the Term 3.
Those Brisbane Lions supporters will still be smiling!
Prep Transition Dates
During our Prep Transition times the whole school is also involved in 4 exciting transition sessions and our Year 6 are working on their upcoming Graduation and will also attend the whole state UP day.
Our local Carrum property expert
A BIG thanks to Shane and his team for creating our enrolment billboard for our school, we are very grateful.
Local Community Announcements and Events
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Carrum Beach Patrol
Carrum Primary are involved in cleaning up our beautiful beach.
We would like to ask for volunteers for our Beach Patrol coming up on Sunday 26th of July at 10am.
Hope to see you there, Miss Derix and team
Thanks to our amazing volunteers from our previous sessions, we couldn't do it without you!