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 8^th and 9^th 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

Mandarin @ Carrum Primary School – Term  3 Snapshot

Curriculum Overview – Term 3

Prep

Our Prep students have made a fantastic start to their new unit on Fruit! Through lots of repetition, movement, songs, visuals and play-based activities, students have been learning to recognise and say the names of seven different fruits in Mandarin. Throughout the term, they will also learn a catchy fruit song and practise asking and answering the question, "What is your favourite fruit?" in Mandarin.

Year 1 & 2

Year 1 and 2 students have been revisiting the numbers 1–10 in Mandarin through a range of fun and interactive activities. One of the class favourites has been our Monkey King card game, where students enthusiastically practised their number skills while working with their peers. The classroom has been filled with laughter, teamwork and lots of meaningful conversations as students negotiated the rules and encouraged one another. For the remainder of the term, students will begin a new unit on emotions and feelings, learning to recognise and describe different emotions in Mandarin while making connections to this term's Inquiry learning.
           

Year 3 & 4

Year 3 and 4 students have been practising our classroom learning expectations while using mini whiteboards to build confidence and participation. We have also revisited Chinese numbers and extended our counting skills all the way to 1,000. Students especially enjoyed creating their own Counting Fries craft, which combined creativity with number recognition and Chinese character writing in a fun, hands-on way.
 
 

Year 5 & 6

Our Year 5 and 6 students have been exploring the mathematical concept of experimental probability through the classic game of Rock, Paper, Scissors—all played in Mandarin! Students had great fun collecting and analysing class data to investigate which choice was the most popular. This engaging activity combined language learning with mathematics, giving students the opportunity to apply Mandarin in a meaningful and interactive context.
              

Meet our 1/2 Team 




Miss Kenner (1/2A)
How long have you been at Carrum: I’ve been teaching at Carrum since 2017.
Why do you love coming to school: That’s easy peasy. I get to work with the best students and the best staff at the best school!
Favourite subject to teach: Maths and Reading
Favourite past job: JB HiFi, and hockey coaching.
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Food: It’s tricky to choose just one. Probably hot chippies.
Hobbies: I love to do anything crafty, enjoy taking the dog and kids on beach and park adventures, and hanging out with family and friends.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be: I really wish I could teleport. Is that a superpower?

Miss Cadby (1/2B)
How long have you been at Carrum: My Carrum journey started in 2023 as a placement student… and I loved it so much I never left! Last year was my very first year in my own classroom.
Why do you love coming to school: Every day is different! I get to laugh, learn and see my students’ smiley faces as they grow and shine.
Favourite subject to teach: Reading!

Favourite past job: Student Support at RMIT
Favourite Colour: Pink and green.
Favourite Food: Hot chips, pasta, and chocolate… the ultimate trio?!
Hobbies: You’ll usually find me reading, walking along the beach, getting creative with crafts, or doing Pilates
If you could have a superpower, what would it be: To fly anywhere, anytime!

Miss Dunshae (1/2C)
How long have you been at Carrum: I have been at Carrum since 2023 but did have a ‘gap year’ last year.
Why do you love coming to school: Carrum truly has the best students, best families and best staff, it certainly makes getting up every day very easy.
Favourite subject to teach: You name it, I love it.
Favourite past job: Waitress, pharmacy assistant
Favourite Colour: The colour of the ocean in WA (Gatorade Water)
Favourite Food: Can’t go past a hot chip or potato in any way (except steamed YUCK)
Hobbies: Netball, Reading, CrossStitch, spending time with my dog at the beach
If you could have a superpower, what would it be: Can I ask for Genie powers and be able to grant other people wishes?

Miss Sutton (1/2D)
How long have you been at Carrum: This is my first year at CPS after starting my teaching career at a school in Mitcham four years ago.
Why do you love coming to school: To see my student’s smiling faces and watch them continue to grow their confidence each and every day.
Favourite subject to teach: I love teaching Reading.
Favourite past job: Gymnastics Coaching
Favourite Colour: Pink
Favourite Food: Pasta
Hobbies: Cooking! And taking my dogs out for adventures.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be: I would love to be able to fly!



Miss Ferguson (1/2E)
How long have you been at Carrum: This is my 13th year! 14 if you count my placement.
Why do you love coming to school: I love seeing everyone each day and learning something new.
Favourite subject to teach: Has to be Maths.
Favourite past job: Bakers Delight, teaching athletics was fun too!
Favourite Colour: Light blue.
Favourite Food: Definitely chocolate.
Hobbies: Snuggling with my dog Tilly, playing games and sports like Volleyball (Go the Goats)!
If you could have a superpower, what would it be: Super speed!

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Breakfast Club Recap

This Term in Breakfast Club we have introduced toast and spreads and we have had Sandra making porridge too.

We have had some new year 5 helpers join, Kai, Ellie and Imi and they have really taken on the responsibility of serving, setting up and cleaning. Marlow, Austin, Grace and Luke have stayed on since the beginning, Grace now has new adventures on a Wednesday morning. We also thank Amanda and Sailor for helping. 

If you would like to help at all please see Mrs Riley. We could also do another day if we have community helpers or grandparents etc.

Breakfast club is on the 3 / 4 deck area and toast is inside the gallery, we start before 8.30 and need to pack up by 8.50am.

If you haven’t been before please come and try, also if you wake up late or haven't had breakfast come for a feed. We have a variety of fruit and cereal. We also get the oranges ready for class on a Wednesday!

There is plenty of food available. We know it will be cold in Term 3 but still come in all weather conditions. We hope to see you next Term for some yummy breakfast.

By Marlow and Ellie

Local Community Events, things to try and Sports Clubs

    



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