Dear parents/caregivers, 

What a week it has been at Carrum Primary. There has been a buzz in the air, and our students have been experiencing all the emotions that go along with the excitement of a concert. What a colourful array of costumes and songs. There have been a lot of tunes on repeat throughout the school this week and many staff and students humming or tapping to the beat. Firstly, a huge shout out to all the helpers behind the scenes for supporting Miss Chiovitti, and finally, and most importantly, Thank you to Ms Bianca Chiovitti for all the hard work, effort and tireless organisation she has put into the concert. There has been a lot of planning, organising, rehearsing to get to the performance and it has been a term in the making. We hope you enjoyed watching our students shine.

A huge thank you to our wonderful school community and all the parents/carers that took time to volunteer for our Father’s/Special person’s day breakfast last Thursday. Also, to Sandra for organising the working Bee last Friday and again to our amazing volunteers. We were fortunate that the rain held off on Friday afternoon and we managed to get a lot of odd jobs done around the school. These opportunities play such an important role in the continuing partnership that is vital to a positive learning experience for our students.

To continue to build on relationships between family and our school we would love it if you could take the opportunity to fill in the Parent survey. This feedback gives us valuable information to help support our students and families to provide the best learning environment for our students. Information about the survey can be found in this newsletter and will be sent out again at the end of this week via Compass.

To complete the survey, simply:

1. Click on the link below or copy and paste the text into your browser. This link will take you directly to the survey. https://research.orima.com/parent
2. Select the School and Campus name below.

School Name: CARRUM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Campus Name: CARRUM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Enter the School PIN below. PIN: 843679

Over the school holidays we will be getting works done on the 5/6 deck. The old deck will be removed and replaced with concrete which will ensure that we have a more stable foundation that will last overtime. When our 5/6 students return, they will be able to access their classrooms more easily. If students are playing at the school over this time, please remind them to be careful as there will be trucks and machinery onsite.

What a whirlwind of a term this has been. The principal selection process has been delayed to Term 4 which means I will be in the Acting role position until the end of the year. Mrs McGregor and Mrs Riley will continue to support me as acting assistant principals. I am grateful for all the support I have been given from the Carrum community and the staff here at Carrum PS. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to take on this role, and I am so proud of our students and what they have achieved this term.

Wishing you all a lovely Term 3 break and hope you all get some time to slow down and have quality family time. Goodluck to whoever’s team is in the Grand final.

Take care,

Cassie Kennedy 

Acting Principal 

Camp Recount

Camp was super fun with activities like Giant swing, Archery and so much more! First let's talk about what happened in the past 3 days.

DAY 1:

We started off the day by hopping on the bus and getting ready for the big trip ahead. Once we arrived we got introduced to everyone and set off to eat our BYO lunch. The next 2 hours were extremely fun activities. Some of these included, the giant swing, canoeing, archery, camp cooking and much more! We then all had our afternoon tea and had another 2 activities and finished with a delicious spaghetti dinner. The night ended with a cosy campfire and MARSHMELLOWS!!! And we will never forget the bull ants!!

DAY 2:

After we had woken up and had our yummy assorted breakfast we went to our cozy cabins. Our cabins were awesome with 2 bunkbeds and 3 singles and a BIG bathroom. We got changed into appropriate clothes for our activities. We did our activities and had burgers for lunch.  We did two more activities, had chicken tenders for dinner, watched Minions the movie and got settled into bed.

DAY 3:

We woke up, excited to see our families after lunch. We had another assorted breakfast and packed our bags, ready to say goodbye. We went to Smiths beach  and had the most amazing time of our life! We played games and had free time at the beach to do what we wanted. We walked back, had lunch and after lunch in 10 minutes we were already on the bus, bags all packed going on another long trip back to Carrum Primary School. We arrived and all our families were on the basketball court waiting to take us home. We all went home always to remember the best camp that we all enjoyed and had fun at Phillip Island Adventure Resort Thank you!

Sophie and Marley

Carrum Primary are involved in cleaning up our beautiful beach.

We would like to ask for volunteers for our Beach Patrol coming up THIS WEEKEND, Sunday 1th of September at 10am.

Meet us out the front of the L.S.C

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!

Local Community Events, things to try and Sports Clubs






Lego Groups





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Photography competition now open!

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Group Play Therapy Holiday Intensive

Monday 28 September – Friday 2 October 2026
1 hour per day for 5 days

Our Group Play Therapy Holiday Intensive is returning, offering children a fun and supportive space to build confidence, social skills and emotional wellbeing through play.

Two locations:
• Balwyn North Clinic
• St Mark's Primary School, Dingley Village

$850 per child | Groups of up to 6 children and 3 therapists (2:1 ratio)

 Minecraft Therapy Groups

For young people aged 9–17

Following the successful launch of our Minecraft Groups last holidays, we're continuing to offer both Term Groups and Intensive Holiday Groups.

These small, therapist-led groups use Minecraft to support communication, teamwork, emotional regulation, confidence and connection.

Expressions of interest are open, and we'd love for you to share the flyer with anyone who may benefit.

Spaces are limited. To find out more or register your interest, simply reply to this email or give us a call.