26 April 2016 JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS ANZAC

26 April 2016
JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS
ANZAC DAY
Junior School girls, led by Ava Cowley and Sarah Rao, joined Middle and Senior School students in the
Citizens’ Parade on ANZAC Day in Southport yesterday. The large contingent of girls representing the School
marched along Short Street and Marine Parade before participating in the Service which followed at Broadwater
Parklands.
TRISTANIA HOUSE WEEK
Crazy socks and tasty treats were a big hit last week in the Tristania House Fundraising Week. Supporting their
chosen charity, Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation, a number of exciting activities were enjoyed by the
Junior School students. Thank you to all the Tristanian Families for their efforts in donating prizes for the raffle
and tasty treats for the Bake Sale. The raffle will be drawn this week after the Years 4–6 Chapel on Wednesday.
Congratulations and thank you the Tristanian students led by Reese Carey, Annabelle Chase-Smith and, Kenina
Murtagh and to Miss Cooper and the Tristania staff on their hard work during this week.
YEAR 2 HINZE DAM EXCURSION
To culminate their studies of the Water Cycle, Year 2 recently visited the Hinze Dam. The girls had the
opportunity to see first-hand where the Gold Coast water is collected before arriving at our homes through our
taps.
“I liked learning about the Water Cycle with Angela.” (Billie Reynolds)
“I enjoyed when we went for a walk down the stairs to the base of the wall of the dam. It looked really scary
how tall it was!” (Sara McCarthy)
“I liked learning about all the water bugs in the science experiments we did with the Hinze Dam water.”
(Sophie Murphy)
“I liked learning about the history of Hinze Dam and the timeline activity.” (Tara Strangman)
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Mary and Lucy Nash and Sarah Bigg for achieving some fantastic results recently. Mary was
awarded the 10 Years Age Champion and Sarah the 9 Years Age Champion at Ashmore Little Athletics, while
Lucy placed 1st in Point Sparring and came 2nd in Clash Sparring at the ISKA Queensland Karate
Championships. Well done to all three girls.
(Mr Brad Moore – Junior School Sports Co-ordinator)
MOTHER’S DAY MARKET STALL
The Women’s Auxiliary will be conducting a Mother’s Day Market Stall on Wednesday 4 May. Students may
purchase multiple items to have gifts for mothers and grandmothers. All items at the Market Stall will be
$15.00 each. Further details about participating in the Mother’s Day Market Stall can be found on Parent
Lounge.
MOTHER’S DAY CLASSIC
Please join St Hilda’s School Team at the Mother’s Day Classic 4km or 8km walk or run. We have been the
largest school team in Australia for the last 7 years and we want to make it 8 whilst supporting breast cancer
research. All welcome and early bird registrations are now open. Traditionally, we wear pink shirts and St
Hilda’s caps – students, mums, dads, everyone!
http://www.mothersdayclassic.com.au/event-info/event-locations-map/gold-coast/
Register yourself first then, select
Team name: St Hilda’s School Gold Coast
Password: love
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Tickets are now on sale for Once Upon A Mattress, our Middle and Senior School Musical for this year. Tickets
are available via the Arts Centre Gold Coast. We would love to see you there in what promises to be a great
show.
http://www.theartscentregc.com.au/whats-on/whats-on-items/st-hildas-musical-once-upon-a-mattress
PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE
All students are encouraged to participate in The Premier’s Reading Challenge which takes place from 16 May
- 26 August. The challenge is not a competition, but aims to improve literacy and encourage children to engage
in reading for pleasure and learning. This year, the Premier has challenged all students from Prep to Year 2 to
read or experience 20 books, Years 3 and 4 to read 20 books and Years 5 to 9 to read 15 books. Prep to Year 2
students can experience books through shared reading, listening to stories or reading picture books. The aim for
the 2016 challenge is to reach a total of two million books read. Students wishing to take part in this year’s
challenge as an individual reader can register at:
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/readingchallenge/registration.html
Every student who completes the challenge will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier and
all students receive a Certificate of Participation.
DATE CLAIMERS
Date
27 April
28 April
29 April – 31 May
29 April
29 – 30 April
2 May
3 May
4 May
4 May
5 May
5 May
6 May
6 May
8 May
10 – 12 May
11 May
12 May
13 May
15 May
Mrs Lisa Cleverly
Head of Junior School
Time
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.15pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.00pm
2.30 – 3.15pm
9.00am
Activity and Venue
Years 4 – 6 Chapel - Chapel Wardens/Chapel
Prep – Year 3 Chapel – Year 2C/Chapel
Family Reading Month begins
Prep – Year 2 Assembly – Leadership/MPC
Senior School Musical – Once Upon a Mattress/Arts Centre
Gold Coast
Labour Day Holiday
House Colour Day
Mother’s Day Market Stall
Years 4 – 6 Chapel – Year 6T/Chapel
Andrews Cup Cross Country/Ipswich
Prep – Year 3 Chapel – Chapel Wardens/Chapel
Grip Student Leadership Conference/Tweed Heads
Prep – Year 2 Assembly – Prep C/MPC
Mother’s Day Classic
NAPLAN Tests for Students of Years 3 and 5/Classrooms
Years 4 – 6 Chapel- Chapel Wardens/Chapel
Prep – Year 3 Chapel – Year 1H/Chapel
Prep – Year 2 Assembly – Visual Arts/MPC
St Hilda’s Service at St Peter’s Anglican Church Southport