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Dads Reading Morning
A big thank you to the many dads who came along and shared stories and books with the boys at our Dads Reading Morning in Week 7 this term. This event is a favourite for our community each year. The enjoyment we see in the boys as they so happily welcome their dads and meet up with the dads of their friends and classmates is something we all very much look forward to. We are fortunate to have a strong reading culture in the Junior School, and we are grateful to all the wonderful role models the boys have to learn from.
Speak Up Challenge
A huge congratulations to the 58 boys who participated in the Junior School Speak Up Challenge this year. Your dedication and commitment to the process was outstanding. You should each feel very proud of yourselves for your achievement. Our volunteer judges, Mr Brian Tonkin and Mr Michael Hanrahan enjoyed the experience very much and loved the variety of speeches and the speaking skills of the boys.
Thank you also to Matteo Conte and Matthew Vinci (Year 10) who came down to the Junior School and gave us some excellent advice and answered many questions we had.
Five students have or will be participating in various interschool competitions. Congratulations and all the very best to Christopher Chan (6W), Joey Lee (6R), Alexander Peca (6B), Mitchell Rae (6W), Nathan Veitch (6B), Ollie Baumwol (Y3), and Ashton Rae (Y3).
Name |
Class |
Speech Title |
Julian Arevalo Ballestas |
3 |
The light and dark stones |
Ollie Baumwol |
3 |
My special family |
Maxime Blackadder |
3 |
Sport is the best! |
Elijah Fitzgerald |
3 |
To stop in space |
Rohan Jenkins |
3 |
Modern battle wars |
Lennox Marston |
3 |
Secret sharks |
Daniel Mitten |
3 |
Interesting facts about dinosaurs |
Hunter Neesham |
3 |
I have a wish |
Ashton Rae |
3 |
Are you ready for some fun? |
Fionn Sao |
3 |
The war against plastic |
Jordan Trueman |
3 |
Things that go bump in the dark |
Ash Antonas |
4B |
Tricks and more |
Enrico De Santis |
4B |
Is our world spinning out of control? |
Riley Faulkner |
4B |
The amazing NFL |
Lincoln Mathanda |
4B |
Covid through my 9-year-old eyes |
Travis Vinac |
4B |
English, Italian, are there any other languages? |
Max Woods |
4B |
Bearly bearable |
Cristian Bianchini |
4R |
My brotastic life |
Alexander Chan |
4R |
To pineapple or not |
Aramis Landrigan |
4R |
The deep planet |
Thomas Van Dyk |
4R |
The next earth, colonising Mars |
Hugh Franklyn |
4W |
The world of fantasy |
Duy Pham |
4W |
Cats versus dogs |
Olaf Rijks |
4W |
Nat Fyfe’s eye |
Finlay Bower |
5R |
Playing sport equals fit, happy, healthy kids |
Tate Capararo |
5R |
Dribble hard |
Owen Hales |
5R |
Concussion |
Benjamin Hartnett |
5R |
Ballers are better |
Grayson Marston |
5R |
Books versus movies |
Lucas Pilatti |
5R |
Australia’s most popular sport |
Thomas Swingler |
5R |
The Golden Kookaburra |
Pascoe Durtanovich |
5W |
To be healthy as a whole, mental wellness plays a role |
Marcello Goria |
5W |
Friendship is real |
Lachlan Harney |
5W |
Graffiti should not be considered art |
Brendon Karczub |
5W |
Save the stress |
Kale Thong |
5W |
Education matters |
Matthew Trueman |
5W |
Women are expensive |
Aiden Chan |
6B |
Video games, the new teachers |
Luke Dimasi |
6B |
Our grandparents, our future |
Jake Golding |
6B |
World War 2, a sad war |
Kai Jordan |
6B |
Screenless gaming |
Dylan Kildare |
6B |
A hard time |
Noah Myers |
6B |
Berms, bumps, bruises but brilliant! |
Alexander Peca |
6B |
Peace out brussel sprout |
Nathan Veitch |
6B |
Global warming, what the world needs to know |
Oskar Bromberger |
6R |
Homework is history |
Evan Hawke |
6R |
The Rosy-lipped Batfish and friends |
Eli Hickman |
6R |
Seeing into the future |
Joey Lee |
6R |
Did you remember your mask? |
Ari Malyniak |
6R |
The man in the red bandana |
Kha Pham |
6R |
The national sport of Japan |
Christopher Chan |
6W |
Why first borns are the best |
Eamon Franklyn |
6W |
Vehicles through the ages |
Jericho Landrigan |
6W |
The graveyard of the Atlantic |
Christian O’Neill |
6W |
Is gaming really that bad for you? |
Mitchell Rae |
6W |
Such a waste of time |
Artin Taghavi Adviehchi |
6W |
The future era of Elhybrid cars |
Troy Warner |
6W |
Think twice about plastic |
Chess Club and Tournament
Chess Club has begun in the Junior School Library on Mondays at lunchtime. If you are interested in signing up to take part in the Chess tournament next term, please register your interest with Mrs Bevan before Friday of Week One Term Three.
Carolyn Bevan, Assistant Principal 4-6 & Library teacher
