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Term 2 Week 4
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Acknowledgement of Country
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Introducing our class acknowledgement of country
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Dates to remember
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Welcome to week 4 from your JSC
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Junior School Council Interviews
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BIG GREEN schools 2026
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Girls AFL day out
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Meet our ES stars
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Steam Request
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Team kids NEWS
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Expo Day Success
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Hats
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Junior School Council
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Enrol for Prep 2027
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Local Community Services
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Advertising
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Wellbeing
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Local Community Announcements and Events
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Carrum Beach Patrol
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Our local Carrum property expert
Newsletter
Term 2 Week 4
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Acknowledgement of Country
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Introducing our class acknowledgement of...
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Dates to remember
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Welcome to week 4 from your JSC
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Junior School Council Interviews
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BIG GREEN schools 2026
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Girls AFL day out
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Meet our ES stars
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Steam Request
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Team kids NEWS
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Expo Day Success
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Hats
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Junior School Council
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Enrol for Prep 2027
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Local Community Services
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Advertising
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Wellbeing
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Local Community Announcements and Events
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Carrum Beach Patrol
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Our local Carrum property expert
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!
Introducing our class acknowledgement of country
This week we have 3/4 A, thanks to the students and Miss Murray.
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 |
Welcome to week 4 from your JSC
Hi Carrum Primary families and students
Welcome to your week 4 newsletter
This is Maggie, Steeli and Mabel
We are here to fill in for the 5 /6 school captains while they are at the Brias camp. We hope they have a great time and have so much fun and get some sleep!
This week has been cold but warm at the same time, not like last week, we had a bit of rain. Luckily it didn't stop the coffee van from serving our mums some delicious coffee. We would like to thank Team Kids for providing fun craft activities and organising the amazing coffee van. We would also like to thank Sandra and the 3/4s for making incredible muffins. A huge thanks to the Mothers Day stall helpers for giving up their time to make gift buying a possibility.
This Friday we have students from Carrum going to the District cross country at Cornish College and we wish them luck.
Next Week its is Education Week and we have a multi aged day to celebrate, followed by a 3/4 dance at assembly, we hope you can make it.
On May 27th it is Reconciliation Week. It is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. We will have a day on June 2nd where we will wear yellow and fundraise to support Children’s Ground organisation and learn more about First Nations history and culture.
We hope you have a great weekend, we can't believe it is Week 5 next week.
From your year 4 junior school councillors Mabel,Maggie and Steeli.
Junior School Council Interviews
Interviews by Mabel P
Samuel PB
What do you love about your Mum?
I love my mum because she is special
Abigail 1/2D
What did you do for Mother’s Day?
I went to my nan and pa’s for cake
Harry 1/2D
What did you do for Mother’s Day?
I played monopoly with my mum
Edie 1/2E
Did you get Mum some special gifts?
I brought mum lots of gifts
Hazel PB
What did you do to celebrate Mother’s Day?
I got to make a pot with mum
Interviews by Steeli
Lulu 3/4E
What did you do on Mother’s Day
I went fruit picking
Jude 3/4E
How did you celebrate Mum?
I won a footy game for my mum
Why do you love your Mum?
I love my mum because she is family
Interviews by Maggie
What did you do on Mother’s Day?
Jasmin B 1/2B
We went to the city to do a 12km Mother’s Day run.
Why do you love your Mum?
Eve L 3/4C
Because she is very supportive and loves me
Why do you love your Mum?
Blair 1/2A
Because she always hugs me when I am sad
Why do you love your mum?
Lexi 3/4B
Because she is kind and supportive
Why do you love your mum?
Kai Prep A
Because she gives me the best snuggles
Why do you love your mum?
Lila 3/4B
Because she works really hard for me and my sister
Why do you love your mum
Ava 3/4B
Because she gives me
Really good snuggles
Why do you love your mum
Kayden Prep A
Because she gives me cuddles in bed
And last but not least Ollie B Prep A
Why do you love your mum
Because she cooks food for me and loves me so so much
BIG GREEN schools 2026
BIG GREEN SCHOOLS CONFERENCE HOSTED AT CARRUM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Hi this is Meila and Ruby J
We were part of the big green school conference. The big green conference is when 13 different schools meet here and we show them all about our lovely biodiversity at our school. Everyone in the environment team gets the chance to run activities, be tour guides and teach other schools about our environmentally safe school. Some of our favourite activities were the yeast observation where we combined different amounts of yeast water and sugar together and monitored them, there was also the wetlands/seed bomb activity where together we mixed clay soil and seeds. The different students and teachers all took home a lump of this mixture to plant in their garden.
Chickens and goats was another fun activity where they got to feed our chickens and goats and inform everyone with some fun facts. This was all thanks to the organization of Ms Shew and Sandra we couldn’t have done it without them!
-Melia and Ruby J
Girls AFL day out
Carrum 1 – won all their games and are through to the next stage (divisional)
Carrum 2 – won 1 game but had a great day out. Thanks to the year 4 students for filling in for an extra team for the day
We played Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Seaford North and Chelsea. It was a fun day out, our girls showed good resilience and team work. Thanks to Dom for bringing the oranges and to Miss Ami for taking us on a nice day out to represent our school.
We hope our junior school students get to enjoy this when they are in 5/6.
Thanks
Harmonie and Maliyah 5/6A
Meet our ES stars
LOOK who is BACK
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Our Friendly face of the school Bec. S is back after her much earned holiday to Bali with family. For those who don't know to much about her here is her little bio/snapshot!
Hi, I’m Bec!
I’ve been working here for 10 years. Being born and raised in Carrum, I’ve seen lots of changes in the area over the years. What are the chances of ending up working at the same school you went to as a kid? I honestly can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather work or live!
I first started here as a volunteer while my children were at school, then moved into an ES role in the classroom. In 2022, I made the move into the admin team. I love that I still get to see the kids every day when they pop into the office ?
I have two children and two stepchildren, so life is always busy! Our family is involved in many sports, and during summer you’ll usually find us at the cricket club. Most of our family plays cricket – including us girls! I’d say I enjoy the social side of the game a little more than my actual cricket skills… but that’s all part of the fun!
When I’m not at work, I enjoy catching up with family and friends, watching movies, doing puzzles, walking along the beach, and going on holidays. I recently travelled to Bali and loved exploring different parts of the island. It’s such a beautiful place with wonderful people, amazing scenery, and plenty of warm weather!
Steam Request
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Team kids NEWS
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Expo Day Success
EXPO DAY
This week on Wednesday we celebrated our specialist subjects by hosting Expo Day. Our students were mixed in multi age groups for the day and spent time in other classes.
In Art we launched our school concert theme- the elements, fire, water, earth and air. Children were invited to draw using pastels and a range of materials to decorate a square to represent the element. These squares will be used for a whole school art mural displayed in our Multi-Purpose Room. Please make sure you take a look.
For Steam the students had a group challenge to create the tallest towers with the ultimate winners. They brainstormed, planned, tested and improved. It was great ro see resilience and collaboration amongst the groups.
In Mandarin the students were invited to join in with 3 different activities, the activity that groups were assigned to was calligraphy with ink and water, mask making and traditional paper cutting to create window flowers which looked incredible.
The afternoon got us outside, we were fortunate enough with the weather the rain just stopped just in time. The students enjoyed tabloid sports which included 8 rotations. Playing old school games like egg and spoon, hoops, frisbee, rock paper scissor race offs and more. It was great to see teamwork across the ages and lots of laughing and smiles.
We thank the specialist teachers for your detailed planning and our class teachers for engaging with all of the students, whilst having fun!
We conclude our week with a dance at assembly on Friday.
Enjoy the photos below
Hats
However if the UV is 3 or over we encourage our students to wear the air hats nd of course if they want to wear them all year round they are most welcome to
Now could be a good home to take them home for a wash.
Junior School Council
We would like to thank our community for donating to Children's Ground this past week with online donations and gold coins. Our school wore yellow to acknowledge as well as donated to a very important fundraiser. You are supporting a bright future for First Nations children and families.
We managed to raise a HUGE $650, how amazing!!
Next week, Thursday June 11th we are celebrating International Play Day and encouraging the importance of play.
International Day of Play is a time to celebrate the power of play. It’s a time to raise awareness about how central play is to every child’s development and well-being. And it’s a time when we can come together to make sure that every child is able to fulfil their right to play.
The theme for this year’s International Day of Play is “Protect play, protect childhood”. The theme is a reminder for all of us – schools and families – that happy and healthy childhoods are built on play. 
Enrol for Prep 2027
Do you have a child starting Prep next year? The enrolments are now open but there is a diffferent process from last year.
You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
Local Community Services
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Wellbeing
To support the wellbeing of our students and teachers a friendly reminder on our procedures.
Visitor Procedures and Parent Enquiries
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students and staff, and to minimise disruption to teaching and learning, all parents and visitors are asked to adhere to the following procedures when visiting the school:
- All visitors must report to the school office upon arrival for all enquiries and are required to sign in before entering the school grounds. Visitors must also sign out prior to leaving the premises.
- Parents and visitors are requested not to approach teachers in classrooms, staffroom or on the playground during school hours. Teachers have a duty of care to supervise students and are engaged in teaching and learning responsibilities throughout the school day.
- If you wish to speak with your child's teacher, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. Meetings will be scheduled before or after school, or at another mutually convenient time, at the teacher's discretion.
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in supporting our commitment to maintaining a safe, orderly, and respectful learning environment for all members of our school community.
Respectful school communities start with respectful behaviour
Good relationships are based on:
- Open and honest communication
- Trust and respect
- Working together
- Fair and reasonable expectations by all
- Threats
- Violence
- Rudeness
- Harassment
- Discriminatory and derogatory comments
- Aggression
- Intimidation
- Threatening gestures
This includes in-person, over-the-phone, email, text message, social media and online.
For more information ask your school about the Respectful Behaviours within the School Community Policy.
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!
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.
