Our Athletics Carnival was a great success on Tuesday, with spectacular weather and thankfully no rain, (or snow) or freezing weather. Congratulations to each and every child who participated and competed in the various track and field events. We are always inspired by the many remarkable individual achievements as well as the determination, enthusiasm, resilience and sporting spirit displayed by the children. We now look forward to announcing those who will progress to the IPSHA Carnival to represent Claremont College at this higher level of competition.

Thank you to the many parents who came along, joining the House cheers, and offered your help and support in so many ways. Thank you Mr Geering for a great event, and to all of the staff for your hard work, energy and dedication in all that you do.

Your well-being is always high on the agenda here at Claremont. Well-being initiatives for students, families and staff are integral to the current Strategic Plan of our school. When our current Strategic Plan 'Our Story, Our Vision' (2016-2020) was developed I don’t think any of us anticipated how just how important well-being would be, as the few short years progressed, to the life and mission of our school community. In fact, when this important document was first researched and drafted, we were one of just a few school’s that identified ‘well-being’ (especially teacher and staff well-being) as being a strategic priority. In line with this vision, many well-being initiatives, activities, events and educational programs feature strongly in the day to day life and calendar of our school.

Mums’ and Friends Night with Chelsea Pottenger

Tonight we welcome our mums (and their friends) and female staff to this event which is sure to be fun, inspiring and night of refreshment and encouragement. Thank you Mrs Janelle Ford (Deputy Principal) for organising this event and for leading the vision with the way we care for our mums.

Dads Night at the Diggers

Our Term 2 ‘Fathering Project’ gathering at Coogee Diggers last Monday was just fabulous. We had 13 dads attend and we had an energetic conversation for a couple of hours on topics that included social media, e-safety, the law and police working in partnership with schools, the Dads’ and Kids’ Camp, NAPLAN, parenting principles and boundary setting, parent involvement in school life, and the power of dads talking with their children, having courageous conversations with them, and getting connected to their kid’s school and ‘world’. Thank you to the dads who came along. I was very much encouraged and inspired by your passion and commitment to being a great father.

Don't forget that our next ‘Fathering Project’ event will be the Dads’ and Kids’ Bingo Night on Friday 14th June. Bookings are essential, so please refer to the flyer below.

Now that we have had our Athletics Carnival, we are excited to launch the ‘Claremont Health, Fitness and Well-Being Challenge’ which will culminate in a celebration event on the last day of Term 2 at Grant Reserve on Friday 28th June. As a school we will be raising money for the new ICU Ward at our local Prince of Wales Hospital. Our fundraising target is $10 000 and we ask all parents and your extended families, work colleagues and friends to get behind such an important and worthwhile cause. Our theme is ‘Locals Helping Locals’. All of us certainly benefit from living in close proximity to our local hospital and we want to support and encourage the amazing people at the Prince of Wales who work so tirelessly for our community. This is our opportunity to get behind you and help fund the new hospital which will certainly be a blessing to our local neighbourhood (and beyond) for generations to come.

Ten thousand burpees and push-ups! Perhaps a world record?

Did you know that the world record for the most burpees is 7295 in 12 hours!

As part of the fund-raising campaign, I have set myself the personal challenge to complete 10 000 burpees and 10 000 push-ups (but not all in one go). I started the challenge back in February and I am just a little over the halfway mark. While I have not set myself a completion date, and I am certainly not going to break any world records, I am hoping to finish on the 28th June at our Celebration Event. My body is already full of lots of aches and pains from doing this, so I am not going to do anything stupid.

On our Celebration Day, we are going to break our own Claremont record, by all doing ten thousand burpees at once. 400 teachers and children will each do 25 burpees at once, totalling 10 000, and we think we can break this record in just a few minutes. We hope that many parents will also join us for what will be lots of fun. We are also hoping that the media will be present as well, so that we can share the message of Claremont’s involvement in the local community.

My personal connection

Many of you know that this year my family was impacted by the tragic death of my son’s girlfriend, Marli in January. Marli had just graduated Year 12 at Brigidine College and she had the world before her.  Marli died of a drug overdose at a party. She had never taken drugs before and she paid the highest price for a very unforgiving mistake.

It has certainly been a challenging journey for my son as he makes sense of this loss and comes to terms with his grief. He is definitely not ‘over’ this, but he is making good progress. Gulliver has channelled his energy into his passion by surfing 1000 waves, and he too is raising money for the Prince of Wales Hospital, through his cause ‘1000 Reasons for Marli’. I am so proud of his determination and courage in what has been such a difficult time for him. Tomorrow at 10:00am we will be celebrating at Maroubra Beach. You might have seen an article in today’s ‘Daily Telegraph’. There may be some other press coverage related to Gulliver’s drug awareness campaign over the coming days.

If you would like to join us on the beach, you are most welcome and I would be delighted to see you there.

Individual well-being goal setting

The tragic loss of Marli, has certainly evoked a lot of soul searching and contemplation about how we make sense of loss and deal with grief. My faith has certainly been a source of strength and comfort.  As a father it has been very difficult to watch my son grapple with his emotions and come to terms with all of this. Gulliver’s surfing challenge has given him a purpose that has helped him to channel his energies and grief into doing something positive, especially so that Marli’s death was not in vain. We all take comfort in this verse:

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28

As an educator, I have thought deeply and hard about how we prepare children for the challenges of life. Drug education, even in the early years of a child’s education is certainly necessary. I strongly believe that this is a community issue with schools, parents, police and other health professionals collaborating and working to solve problems together. The conversations we have with our children about difficult issues and concepts must be had starting in the early primary years, and not just left until the teen years when they are directly facing the challenges. I also believe strongly that we must be equipping and empowering our children to talk to each other, and to have the skills to support their peers, to be role models and ‘upstanders’ willing to intervene and help others (as opposed to being ‘bystanders’ who watch, keep silent and do nothing).

Therefore, as we embark on our Wellbeing Challenge, we have aligned this initiative and our fundraising with our Peer Support Program. Lead capably by our Year 6 and Year 5 students, all children (K-6) are currently participating in four Peer Support sessions that focus on;

fitness
healthy eating
mindfulness - gratitude and appreciation
kindness and generosity.

Across our Peer Support Program all children will talk about setting an individual goal based on one of the four themes. Their peers will then support, encourage and inspire one-another as they work to achieve these goals. We encourage you to talk to your child over the coming days about what might be their goal (realistic and achievable). This is where our fundraising efforts will connect with individual goals, by asking your friends and family to sponsor them and to encourage them to achieve their well-being goal.

With four weeks until the end of the term, the ‘Claremont Health, Fitness and Well-being Challenge’ will also be incorporated into the children’s PE, Sport and Health lessons. We will also link key messages into our Chapel teaching theme for Term 2 which is all about being ‘Inspired for Life’.

Thanks for reading, and getting on board with these exciting and important initiatives and ideas. Please consider if your business can make a tax-deductible donation, offer prizes or should you have any creative ideas for how you can get involved, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Have a great weekend. 

Doug Thomas    
Principal

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Tonight - Chelsea Pottenger returns to Claremont - A Night For Mums 

Year 2 – NSW Schoolhouse Museum Excursion - 6 June

K-6 - Opera Australia Incursion - 11 June

CIS Cross Country - 13 June - See Sport@Claremont for more details

Kindy Learning Festival 14 June

DADS & KIDS BINGO NIGHT - 14 JUNE AT COOGEE DIGGERS

Tickets are available now on Flexischool. Please remember to indicate on your Flexischool booking the number of adults and children attending.

Year 5 - Excursion to the Rocks, 20 June

Year 5 - Excursion to Nielsen Park, 21 June

Futsal Schools Championship Gala Day @ Hawkesbury - 24 June 

See Sport@Claremont for more details

Parent/Teacher Interviews - 25 June 

Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on Tuesday 25 June.  See “Around the School” for more information about booking online.

Anglican Schools Corporation Netball Gala Day @ Baulkham Hills - 26 June 

See Sport@Claremont for more details

Year 1 Learning Festival - 26 June

Year 5 - Learning Festival - 27 June

TERM 3 

Year 5 - Excursion to Shark Island - 25 July

School Photos - 29 & 30 July

IPSHA Athletics Championship @ Homebush - 26 August

See Sport@Claremont for more details

The following items require immediate action.

Year 2 – NSW Schoolhouse Museum Excursion - Parent Portal

K-6 - Opera Australia Incursion, 11 June -  Parent Portal

Year 5 - Excursion to the Rocks - 20 June -  Parent Portal

Year 5 - Excursion to Nielsen Park - 21 June -  Parent Portal

Parent Teacher Interviews - Click HERE to book 

Registration to Futsal/Netball Gala Days

Year 5 - Excursion to Shark Island - 25 July -  Parent Portal

Excursion to Vaucluse House

This week, as part of our History unit ‘Past and Present Family Life’, Year 1 had the pleasure of visiting Vaucluse House. Students were immersed in the world of the 1800s as they were guided through the house itself and surrounding rolling fields. In the garden, Year 1 enjoyed playing the hilariously fun and novel ‘Olden Days’ children’s games of croquet, quoits, skipping and skittles. They walked amongst the curious fruits and vegetables growing in the extensive kitchen gardens, and steered clear of the buzzing coming from the live bee hives. Students sat and watched the animals in the farmyard as they ate their picnic lunches, and discussed the various food products that come from domestic animals. Students started their exploration of inside the beautifully preserved house in the servant’s quarters. Did you know that the first person up and last to sleep in the house was the scullery maid? Did you know that scullery maids were usually girls who were twelve years old? Students tried their hand at common kitchen chores: polishing silver, grinding spices, churning butter and dusting floors.

Having earned their keep, Year 1 travelled through the rest of the house and saw how the resident family, the Wentworth’s, used to live. Words such as ‘amazing’, ‘fancy’ and ‘red’ were bantered around as students tried to describe the lavish interior of the drawing room.

Students donned Victorian children’s clothes and saw the confined nursery that once held all ten Wentworth children. For many, however, the pinnacle of the excursion was not the glitz and glamour of 1800 living, rather it was discovering that even people as wealthy as the Wentworth’s still wiped themselves with sheep’s wool.

Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed their Vaucluse House excursion and should be discussing the finer points of Victorian living for years to come.

Kadoo Excursion to Watsons Bay

Last Friday, Year 3 students went on an excursion to Watsons Bay. We were met by two knowledgeable guides - Tim Ella of the Dharawal-Yuin people and Grant Hyde. They took us on a Kadoo tour of a lifetime. We immersed ourselves in Aboriginal culture as we discovered the local flora and fauna and learnt all about the history of the region. We enjoyed listening to Tim’s wonderful stories about his culture, his people and his Dreaming of the land. His abundance of knowledge and history of how our Indigenous Australians lived, was fascinating.

We took part in a traditional welcoming ‘ochre’ (clay) ceremony and learnt how to make soap from different types of leaves. Tim taught us about the totem of Sydney, Guriwal (whale), the native birds, animals and sea life that populate the waterways. Along the way, we even got to taste-test bush tucker straight from the bush, and enjoyed wattle seed pancakes with native jam. Some of us discovered that there were more tastier leaves than others! We loved being able to handle prehistoric stone tools, weapons and animal skins used and made by Aboriginal people.

We had such a wonderful adventure and look forward to learning more about Aboriginal culture this term in English, History and Art.

Year 3 Quotes

“The best part was eating delicious bush tucker.” Taka Maven
“I learnt that you can make soap from different types of leaves.” Sarah Ong
“I found it interesting learning about Aboriginal weapons and tools that they made from materials they found.” Mason Retif
“I learnt that Aboriginal people respect the land and animals. They only ate and used things they could give back to the land.” Tabitha Au
“The best part of the trip was having wattle seed pancakes with homemade jam and whipped cream.” Angus Murray
“I learnt that different clans of Aboriginal people couldn’t eat certain foods e.g kangaroo, stingrays and whales.” Caleb So

Mrs Hayley Irwin, Miss Roxy Morrison, Miss Su Lim
Year 3 Teaching Team

Learning Festival

The Year 5 Learning Festival will be on Thursday 27 June (Week 9) at 9am. It will go for approximately 45 minutes. Please make a note in your diaries. Thank you. 

Scripture Classes

Rev Martin Robinson, is the assistant minister at St Jude's Anglican Church, Randwick. He  oversees the youth and children's programs at St Jude’s. Marty is married to Emma and they have a 19-month-old son, Levi, and another son due in September. Marty’s interests include basketball, cycling, music, and, most of all, sharing the message of the love of Jesus. He has been invited to work with the Year 5 staff and Mr Blevins to teach a scripture unit across the final four weeks of Term 2. Marty is very excited to have the opportunity to meet and teach the Year 5 children in Scripture classes this term.

Bondi Golf Course Photography Excursion

On Thursday 23 May, Year 6 travelled to Bondi Golf Course to photograph the picturesque landscapes, but more importantly, to view the Aboriginal rock engravings found on site. As a group, Year 6 discussed the cultural significance of this site, reflecting on what the engravings represent and why they may have been carved at the this specific site. As well as being an excellent opportunity to extend our knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and art, the excursion provided students an opportunity to develop their photography skills.

  In Visual Art this term, Year 6 has been looking at photography and the different techniques that are used to create the ‘perfect’ shot. Throughout the school holidays and this term, students have been experimenting with different techniques and subjects to build a photography journal. These photographs will be displayed early in Term 3 for the whole school to view our Photography Exhibition.

KINDERGARTEN

Kindergarten participated in a range of activities on Reconciliation Day at Claremont. Some of these involved Indigenous storytelling, music and games along with watching a few short videos about some Indigenous Australian kids living with their Nanna and ‘Old Dog’. The episodes are available here at https://www.littlejandbigcuz.com.au/watch. These were used as a springboard to discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and perspectives. Students really enjoyed participating in the smoking ceremony and learning about some traditional dances and art with ‘Didgeridoo Australia’.

Student quotes:

James: “I liked learning all the dances.”
Lucia: “I learned about the flag and what the colours mean.”
Caitlyn: “I liked making the Aboriginal flag with all the children at school.”
Rosie: “I liked when they played music and we got to dance.”
Rosario: “I liked doing the actions to the dance.”

A Reflection by Year 2

As Year 2 reflected on their experiences during Reconciliation Day, they were fascinated by the didgeridoo. One of our students, Archie Tremain was privileged enough to get to play the didgeridoo and it started Year 2 questioning how the instrument works. This linked well with our Explanation unit in English, so some eager Year 2 students did a bit of investigating.

How to Play the Didgeridoo - An Explanation by Year 2

The didgeridoo is an Aboriginal musical instrument. They are mostly made from eucalyptus tree trunks that have been hollowed out by termites.

Firstly, to play the didgeridoo you need to sit down because they are very long. The player must vibrate his lips and blow softly into one end of the didgeridoo. Next, the player will try to copy sounds of Australian animals such as the kookaburra or dingo. They do this by using their voice while continuing to blow air through the tube. Special breathing, called circular breathing, is used to keep the sound going for a very long time. Players do this by breathing in through their nose at the same time as pushing air out of their mouth.

Archie found his first attempt at playing the didgeridoo quite difficult. 

“The didgeridoo is hard because you have to move your lips up and down in a weird way. It looks easy but it’s actually really hard!” Archie Tremain

“I found it very fascinating and interesting. I also liked doing the dance moves and learning about the culture!” Clara Khoury

“The dancing was really fun and so was watching Archie play the didgeridoo” Jez Christian

“I really enjoyed watching everyone dance and learning some new indigenous dance moves” Kobe Lim

Koojay Corroboree

On Friday 24 May, Year 4, 5 and 6 ventured down to Coogee Beach to participate in the Randwick City Council’s Koojay Corroboree. The event was a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, with a smoking ceremony taking place and various dance groups performing for the community. The students were entertained by performances from the Doonooch Dancers, The Glen Dancers, Warada Dancers from Soldiers Settlement Public School, Chifley Dance Group and Chifley Didge Kids. In the final performance of the Corroboree, Claremont students were invited to stand up, move down to the beach and perform the dance, an exciting opportunity for them all.

The main message from the Corroboree and the overall theme of National Reconciliation Week this year was, “Grounded in Truth - Walk together in Courage”. Speakers throughout the morning emphasised this theme, highlighting to students the importance of acknowledging the past, but working together to build a better future. Overall, the event provided students an opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognise the significance of National Reconciliation Week.

“It was really interesting to learn about the history of what has happened in the past and be involved in the dance.” - Anna Macri, Year 6

“I think from the Corroboree I learnt that it’s important to know what happened in the past and to say sorry.” - Nathan Lee, Year 6

Premier’s Reading Challenge

A huge congratulations to the following students who have completed their Premier’s Reading Challenge. It has been a joy to see so many students enjoying this challenge and experimenting with the different texts they are choosing to read. A number of students this week (across all ages) read books by the wonderful, timeless Roald Dahl.

Charlotte Brickell (Kindergarten)
Juliette Francis (Kindergarten)
Alexis Larby (Kindergarten)
Lachlan Tharenou (Kindergarten)
Zach Setiawan (Year 1)
Jonathan Shin (Year 1)
Connor Tharenou (Year 1)
Grace Webster (Year 1)
Charlotte Francis (Year 2)
Stella Larby (Year 2)
Julian Stanton (Year 2)
Henry Fitzpatrick (Year 4)
Jack Francis (Year 4)
Ivan Kostornyi (Year 4)
Nick Hickman (Year 5)
Gulliver Yang (Year 5)
Nathan Lee (Year 6)

Digital texts… How much screen is too much?

With digital reading still in its relative infancy, for many adults it’s hard to know exactly what the issues are—what’s happening to a young brain when reading online? Should kids be reading more paper books, and why? Do other digital activities, like video games and social media apps affect kids’ ability to reach deep understanding when reading longer content, like books? And how do today’s kids learn to toggle between paper and the screen? 

The digital revolution and all of our personal devices have produced a sort of reading paradox: kids (and adults) are reading more now, in literal words, than ever. However the relationship between reading and digital tech is complicated.

Cognitive scientist Daniel T. Willingham said that digital devices aren’t changing the way kids read in terms of actual the actual process of putting together letters to make words and words to then make sentences. In fact, he is quick to point out that in terms of “raw words,” kids are reading more now than they were a decade ago. But he does believe, that kids’ reading habits are changing.

“They have less patience for being bored. What I think that all the digital activities have in common is that, with very little effort from me, something interesting happens. And if I’m bored, another interesting experience is very easy to obtain.” Instead, reading's payoff often comes after some effort and maybe even a little boredom in the beginning. But the slower-paced pleasure comes with more satisfaction in the end 

To try to navigate a new world caught between digital and physical reading, at Claremont we are trying to find ways to balance both. Though there is plenty of distracting media out there all screaming for kids’ attention, digital reading companies like Epic! are trying to keep the reading experience as close to a real book as possible. This app is used in classes at school, and one of the reasons we love it is that they have made a conscious choice to keep ads, video content and hyperlinks outside of the book-reading experience.

We would love to encourage you to try the app out for yourself. You can find it through this link

Mrs Stephanie Affleck
Teacher / Librarian 

New Titles to the collection

The author Jen Bryant and illustrator Boris Kulikov share the inspiring story of this amazing young inventor who gave the gift of reading to blind people everywhere. Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted most of all was to be able to read. Louis went on to invent his own alphabet. This was a system for writing that he could read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.

It was lovely to share this special book with the students this week. We also have our first Braille library book. Staff member Ms Jess King, organised through her contacts at Vision Australia, for the popular Pamela Allen book Mr McGee and the Biting Flea to have Braille added to each page. This has allowed the students to have the tactile experience of feeling the Braille writing. 

The CBCA Book Of The Year Awards Shortlist 2019

The school library has added the following nominated title to the collection

Younger Readers Category ( Ages 8-12 Years)

Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a thirteen year old girl living in a remote community in the Kimberley region.She is saddened by the loss of her brother who begins to distance himself from the family. One day Mia rescues a dirran black cockatoo and decides to care for the bird, in doing so, she soon discovers her own inner strength.This is a gentle tale about the power of standing up for yourself, your culture and family ties.

Mrs Susan Kesur
Librarian Assistant

Upcoming Events

Thursday 13 June - CIS Cross Country
Monday 24 June - Futsal Schools Championship Gala Day @ Hawkesbury
Wednesday 26 June - Anglican Schools Corporation Netball Gala Day @ Baulkham Hills
Monday 26th August - IPSHA Athletics Championship @ Homebush

Claremont Athletics Carnival

The 2019 Claremont Athletics Carnival was a fantastic day full of fun, competition and some superb individual performances. A huge thanks to all the staff and parents for their involvement throughout the day, helping to make it such a great day and for helping to encourage the students to compete with a sense of fun and fairness. This was the first year we also introduced electronic timing to link with a new results system to ensure a professional and consistent approach to timekeeping as well as giving us a more efficient way of tracking and managing records. Age champions and the winning House will be announced within the coming week. Photos

Futsal Trials

Trials for the upcoming Futsal Gala day will be held in week 7 on the following days

Year 3-4 Boys/Girls - Thursday 13 June 7:40 am - 8:30 am
Year 5-6 Boys/Girls - Friday 14 June 7:40 am - 8:30am

Netball Trials

Trials for the upcoming Netball Gala Day will be held in Week 7 on the following days

Year 3-4 - Wednesday 12 June 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Year 5-6 - Thursday 13 June 3:30pm - 4:30pm

To register for any of these trials, please complete the following form.

Claremont Champions

The Lucky Charms is a basketball team of 8 girls from Claremont in Year 5.  They have played in the East’s Basketball Comp for the past two years and have improved out of sight. Though most of them are ten years old they play in the 12s comp. They’re currently coached by Tyler Harapin, an old boy of Claremont (& previously Nick Osler). It’s a great team and it’s been fantastic to see them grow in skill and in the way they work as a team.    

Pictured:Eme Woodward, Chloe Treadgold, Bronte Millar, Holly Hughes, Charlotte Muir, Sofia Spathis, Scarlett Osler and Kaiya Harapin (absent).

Joel Geering 
Sport and PDHPE

Parent/Teacher interviews will be held on Tuesday 25 June 2019. To streamline this process and lessen the time demand on staff and parents, these interviews will be held for all classes in the school hall from 1:30pm - 8:00pm. 

These interviews, which will be 10 minutes each, will give you an opportunity to discuss your child’s report with the class teacher. This year we are again using an online booking system (www.schoolinterviews.com.au). You will be able to see all available interview times after logging in. You can book an interview time that suits your family best. Instructions on how to book your interview are set out below.

Kindergarten to Year 6 Parent/Teacher Interviews

When: Tuesday 25 June 2019
Time: 1:30pm - 8:00pm
Where: Claremont College School Hall

Please note: Children do not attend these interviews.

ONLINE BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Click HERE and follow these simple instructions:

1. Enter your details.
2. Choose your child’s teacher.
3. Choose your time.

When you click finish, your interview time will be emailed to you automatically (please check your junk mail folder if you do not receive your email immediately). If you need to change your interview time, please contact the school office.

We had an excellent Chapel service this morning. Our Year 6 students led us in songs, and we had a special guest. Rev Marty from St Jude’s Anglican Church is a friend of our school and has shared God’s word with us in the past.

He spoke about the parable of the mustard seed. At face value it doesn’t look like much, however over time it becomes a massive tree with so much potential. This illustration reflects what our faith can be like when we trust in God. Small beginnings can often lead to inspiration and to do all the things God desires for us in our lives. It was a delight to have Rev Marty with us this morning.

Verse of the Week:

“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” - Matthew 17:20

God Bless!

Charlie Blevins
Chapel Coordinator

If you shop at Woolworths, please bring in you Earn and Learn stickers to the front office, as we will collect them to earn educational resources. Miss King and Mrs Speranza have a wonderful group of students who meet on Mondays to process the stickers received. Stickers will be collected up to and including 25 June.

The Woolworths Earn and Learn initiative this year focuses on resources for Makerspace and STEM. Because of this we are keen to acquire some of these resources, so we appreciate that you are bringing in your stickers. 

Don’t miss out on seeing the movie 2040 this weekend at Ritz Cinema. 

KIDS SEE IT FREE WITH PAYING ADULTS! SAT 1 JUN AND SUN 2 JUN ONLY. 

See below for more details:

Rated G. Starring Damon Gameau, Eva Lazzaro, Zoe Gameau.

Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, 2040 blends traditional documentary with dramatised sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board of how these solutions could regenerate the world for future generations.

Bookings for the School Holidays are now open. Click HERE to see the exciting program on offer.

The holiday program runs from Monday 1 July to Friday 19 July.

There is also a special Staff Development Day program on offer for Monday 22 July - Wizards & Potions. Click HERE to see the program.

The Canteen is open 5 days a week. Please place your orders via Flexischools.

Please note that children need to bring their own cutlery from home, and only children who have ordered a canteen item will be given a spoon or fork.

Also due to WHS issues, the canteen is unable to heat food brought from home

All members of the extended Claremont family are warmly invited to come along and pray for our school community. Toddlers are also more than welcome.

The prayer group meets fortnightly on Thursdays at 8:45am. Please sign in at the school office.

Dates for Term 2 are: 6 June and 20 June.

For those parents who would like to pray for the school but are unable to attend the Prayer Group, you are now able to receive fortnightly prayer points. If you are interested in receiving the fortnightly prayer points or have any questions, please contact Vivian Yang via email vivian@yang.id.au

The Uniform Shop is open every Wednesday fortnight from 8am - 9am.  The remaining dates for Term 2 are:

12 June, 26 June

The Uniform Shop is situated below the School Hall with entry via the small gate next to the units. Whether you can make it at this time or not, parents are encouraged to place online orders (especially if you are purchasing accessories) via Flexischools.

Please note, the Uniform Shop does not accept any second hand clothing except for Claremont school uniforms. It is very inconvenient if you leave other items. Thank you.

Please note that all communication should be through the email address: clothingpool@claremont.nsw.edu.au

Please refrain from calling or texting Roxanne Fielding direct. 

School Years: K-6 co-ed
Dates: Monday 8th - Friday 12th July, 2019
Location: St Jude's Anglican Church, Randwick
Drop off and Pick up times: 8am-9am, 5pm-6pm daily
Transport: Make your own way
Regular price: $255 (online price)

Your son or daughter will have the week of their lives and get a great opportunity to make new friends and build self-confidence during their school holidays! They'll enjoy the experience of camp, with the chance to participate in exciting outdoor activities and explore a Christian worldview, whilst still going home to sleep in the comfort of their own bed.

More info: https://crudaycamps.com.au/cru-edge