Newsletter

Term 4 Week 7


Acknowledgement of Country

We would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional custodians of this beautiful country that we are gathering on today, the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.



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 (May)Event
Wednesday May27thReconciliation Week -June 3rd
Wednesday May27thDivisional Cross Country 3-6
Thursday May 28thYear 1/2 Olden Day dress up
Friday May 29thInterschool sport at home (C.P.S)
Friday May 29thCarrum Foreshore 5/6A and B


      
Date (June)Event
Tuesday June 2ndWear it Yellow-gold coin donation
Tuesday June 2ndStep Into Prep 2.15pm 
Thursday June 4thYear 1/2 Robotics Incursion
Thursday June 4thYear 5 visit to PRSC
Friday June 5thCarrum Foreshore 5/6C and D
Monday June 8thKings Bday
Tuesday June 9thCurriculum Day
Thursday June 11thInternational Day of Play
Monday Jun 22ndGirls AFL -seniors
Friday June 26thTerm 2 finishes
Saturday June 27thBunnings BBQ Carrum Downs





Principals Message Term 2 Week 5

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 27th 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 9th 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

 

                  
   

 


 

 

                            



What's happening in PE


The P.E Program.....



It has been another fantastic term in Physical Education, with students across all year levels continuing to develop their skills, confidence, teamwork, and game understanding.

Our Prep students have been exploring overarm and underarm throwing, while also beginning to develop their catching skills through a variety of engaging activities and games.

Year 1 and 2 students have consolidated their overarm throwing techniques and are now beginning to explore ball bouncing and control using basketballs.

In Years 3 and 4, students have been learning key volleyball skills, game positions, and rules, and will soon begin participating in court invasion games to further consolidate their catching skills and develop strategies linked to game sense.

Meanwhile, our Year 5 and 6 students recently participated in an exciting volleyball tournament where they demonstrated excellent skill development, teamwork, scoring knowledge, and sportsmanship. They will next explore court invasion games and transfer their skills between European Handball and basketball, with a continued focus on teamwork, movement, and tactical awareness.

    

Mia Ami

Physical Education Teacher



Team kids NEWS

   


          
             




Working Bee-POSTPONED

POSTPONED AGAIN

Cancelled for this Friday the 14th, unfortunately we still have a real BEE problem, we will be in touch soon with a new date!


Tools needed
Many whipper snippers
Many rakes
Gloves

JOB LIST
Ruthlessly whipper snip the paths in the wetlands
Rake up all grass left behind from whipper snipping
Whipper snip the area containing the fig tree (vegetable bed area)
Remove dead tree in log jam area
 
Weed the farm bay containing the green house and compost bays. A general tidy up is needed.
Pull out any weeds popping up around the school


Junior School Council News

Don't forget this special day coming next week.



Colour Run FINALE News

ALERT: GET READY FOR THE BEST SCHOOL DAY EVER!

WHAT AN AMAZING FUNDRAISING EFFORT BY ALL.

Tomorrow is the big day for our colour run and we couldn't be more excited! Don't forget to wear old clothes 

We raised a HUGE amount of ........$31,816.72

As well as Mr Langford and the teachers we have already slimed for each target we get to slime 6 more, the students were involved in choosing so there is no backing out now!

Thank you all for your huge efforts

Mr V, Mrs Riley and Fundraising Team



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.



Rum-b-run Holiday helpers

Can you help over the holidays?


Did you know our animals need to be taken care of when we aren't at school? We have had an amazing volunteer, Peter who helps maintain this important job over the holidays.

Here is an important message from him below:

Hello. My name is Peter, I have been involved with our little Farmlet for about 30 years now. The Christmass holidays will be upon us soon. I am reaching out to Families to help out over the break to look after the animals. The children would love to go in and care for them. I can walk you through what is involved as it is easy. Please leave your name and number at the school office or contact me direct on 0425 882272. 
           





Fundraising


A HUGE thanks to our families in your recent support in our school fundraising.

Last Saturday we had a fundraising BBQ at Family Fresh Butcher, we sold sausages, hamburgers and egg and bacon rolls. Special thanks to the families and staff that helped on the day volunteering their time, also to their kids-who really helped boost sales.

We managed to raise over $1,000 which will go towards improving our animals and wetlands.

The butcher works with local community and clubs they donate the bread, bacon and eggs to stallholders and very kindly discounted our meat. Please give them a visit as their produce and variety is outstanding! They also have a family meals catering company (the meals are great)

                 








 



    
























Carrum Beach Patrol


Carrum Primary are involved in cleaning up pur beautiful beach.
We would like to ask for volunteers for our Beach Patrol coming up on Sunday 24th of May 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!




Local Community Announcements and Events

 

Local Community Events, things to try and Sports Clubs














       

    
              


 

Our local Carrum property expert

For all your Real Estate needs call Shane at Ray White Chelsea 0401 119 911

A BIG thanks to Shane and his team for creating our enrolment billboard for our school, we are very grateful.