Whether you are a Monarchist or not, one cannot help but be impressed by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s enormous, unwavering contribution to the people of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the world. Her Platinum Jubilee Celebrations last weekend were a huge celebration, and an outpouring of love and gratitude for Her Majesty’s service to her people for 70 years. 

School Open Day

This week we had our first Open Day in many years, and it was a really refreshing occasion; not just because it was a cool 16° but also because we enjoyed welcoming people into our school. We were happy to have been able to showcase our beautiful learning spaces and collaborative teaching to a number of prospective parents, and we were also able to share what is happening around the school with current parents.

Across the day visitors and parents got to see reading groups, Mathematics groups, phonics groups, writing, PE, Indonesian, Music, Library Literature, STEM problem solving, History, Visual Art, grammar lessons, Art Appreciation, Pastoral Care Groups preparation, handwriting, Scripture, spelling and health lessons, and they also saw staff team planning sessions – there is a lot to appreciate in the daily life of a school. 

Collaborative Teaching Parent Workshop

Next Term on 4 August we will be inviting parents to join us for an afternoon workshop followed by a walk-around to witness collaborative teaching in action.

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Venue: School Hall followed by a walk-around the learning spaces.

To register your interest in joining us for this workshop, please do so by following the LINK.

Book Week 2022: Remembering the Olden Days Through Books and Stories

This year our School Concert clashes with Book Week, because of the date we could secure Angel Place Recital Hall, so we have decided to celebrate Book Week in the last week of Term 3. Therefore, on Friday 23 September we will be having our annual Book Week Parade. Our theme for this year will link to our 140th year: 'Remembering the Olden Days Through Books and Stories'. We will be asking the students and staff to choose a favourite book, dress up as a character from the book, and this year identify which decade the book comes from. We will send out more details of the day during Term 3, however for now, keep the day free and start thinking creatively about characters, preferably from ‘the olden days’.

For example, did you know:

• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written in 1865-6
• Little Women was written in 1868-9
• The Adventures of Pinocchio was written in 1883
• The Wizard of Oz was written in 1900
• Treasure Island was written in 1911, and
• The Story of Doctor Dolittle was written in 1920 

We are going to have some fun with costumes from the stories written in the olden days! 

School Reports

Next Friday, the Semester 1 School Reports will be available online.

The aim of our School Report is to communicate with you, your child's individual progress in all aspects of school life, thus promoting discussion and cooperation between home and school. The report has been designed to reflect individual application and achievement based upon monitoring of tasks and work submitted, assessments and other set tasks for the semester.

To assist in your understanding of this report, please refer to the Key that is shown on Page 2 of the report. Kindergarten students are assessed using a three-grade scale which indicates their level of understanding of the content taught and their application of the knowledge or skills for each Key Learning Area. Year 1 to Year 6 students are assessed using a five-grade scale which indicates their level of understanding of the content taught and their application of the knowledge or skills for each Key Learning Area.

Through our evaluation of application, achievement, dispositional development and involvement in learning, and through the written comments made by teachers, we hope that you feel well informed of your child's progress this semester. Please discuss this report with your child and encourage him or her with the progress that has been made.

Please remember that a child who received a ‘3’ for example, for a particular set of outcomes in Semester 1, 2021, then received a ‘3’ for the same particular set of outcomes in Semester 1, 2022, then the child has demonstrated 12 months of growth in that particular set of outcomes.

It has been our pleasure to support your child's learning this semester, to provide them with a unique learner experience, to witness your child's many achievements and progress, and to be a part of their learning journey. We thank you for this opportunity.

Welcome to our New Music Teacher

This week we are pleased to have welcomed our new Music Teacher, Mrs Yasmin Davis. She has written her own message to the Claremont Community, so you can get to know her. See below. 

Enjoy the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend 

This weekend we get to enjoy a long weekend to recognise the Queen’s birthday. Her birthday was actually in April and she is 96 years old, bless her!

Blessed is the Eternal One, God of all humanity, who alone does wondrous things; Blessed is God’s glorious name forever, whose glory fills the whole world. Amen and Amen.

Psalm 72:18-19 (This was included in a prayer to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee)

Mrs Janelle Ford
Co-Principal

Follow us

Website: www.claremont.nsw.edu.au
Instagram: @claremontcollege
Twitter: @claremont2031

As we head into the Winter months, we are seeing many children experiencing a variety of cold/flu viruses, not only COVID-19. For the health and safety of our community, please keep your child/ren home if they are unwell, or display any COVID-19 symptoms.

If you are a household contact, it is critical that the requirements below are followed correctly. If not, it creates an increased risk for our school community. If any students or staff are classified as household contacts, they no longer need to self-isolate, but must adhere to the following requirements, should they wish to attend school.

1. Notify the school ([email protected]) that they are a household contact.
2. For those aged 12 and above, they must wear a mask at all times when indoors. For students under 12, the wearing of a mask indoors whilst they are household contacts is strongly recommended.
3. They must perform a Rapid Antigen Home Test (RAHT) each morning prior to attending school, for the entirety of household contact’s 7 day (5 school days) mandatory isolation period. You do not need to notify the school of a negative test result, only a positive result.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Mrs Alanna James
Acting Deputy Principal

As the 2021/2022 financial year draws to a close, we would like to thank those parents who have made tax deductible donations to the Building Fund and our Library over the past 12 months.

Claremont College is in no way a wealthy school and every donation, whether small or large, is very gratefully received. If you are considering making a tax deductible donation to the Building Fund (or to our Library for the purchase of books) before the end of the financial year, please ensure that it reaches our school office or Administration Office at Hurstville – PO Box 465 Hurstville BC NSW 1481 by Tuesday. Alternatively, you can arrange an EFT payment to:

ANGLICAN SCHOOLS CORPORATION
Claremont College Building Fund
BSB: 012-390
Account: 8383-46662 

This will ensure that your donation can be processed before 30 June, so that a tax receipt can be issued.

You might consider making a donation on behalf of your business. If you are doing so, please ensure that the business name is clearly noted, so that a correct receipt can be issued and that your name and address is clearly stated so that we can forward the receipt to the right person. Please remember that your official receipt for taxation purposes will be forwarded to you by our Administration Office in July and will include donations made either with the payment of school fees, through the school or directly to the administration office or donations made to the school library at Book Week. Please also let us know, so that we can thank you.

Thank you again to all those who have given financial assistance over the past year. We rely upon your generosity and we sincerely thank each one of you.

Remember to pick up your rubbish. By doing this, you are showing respect to our school, to others, our environment and to yourself. If you see a piece of rubbish on the ground, please pick it up, even if you didn’t make the mess. Let’s help keep our playground tidy. And don’t forget to wash your hands afterwards. 

Larissa Cameron
Co-Principal

Hello Claremont College Families,

My name is Yasmin Davis and I am the new Music Teacher at Claremont College.

Music is a huge part of my life and always has been. Both my parents are musicians and I have grown up surrounded by bands and choirs. I was also selected to attend Newtown Performing Arts School as a music student for my HSC. I am a singer and play piano, guitar and ukulele. I graduated from UTS with a double degree, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Bachelor of Primary Education.

After meeting my husband in Germany during my exchange year, I moved back to Europe and have been living and teaching in Germany for the last 5 years.

We returned in December with our 16 month old daughter who also adores music!

I am excited to be back home in Australia and am honoured to now be part of the Claremont College community. It's been a wonderful first week here and I look forward to getting to know all of you over the next months.

Mrs Yasmin Davis
K-6 Music Teacher

Congratulations who received their Gold Certificate or Pennant at the Monday morning Merit Assembly:

Gold Certificate

Year 1 - Ana D
Year 3 - Dylan A, Flynn K, Harrison M
Year 6 - Marcus K, Sophie R, Chrisanthy T, Tabitha A

Pennant

Year 3 - Fynn J, Noah L, Jaymie T, Wilson W, Ava W, Caitlyn Y

Parent/Teacher interviews will be held on Tuesday 21 June 2022. To streamline this process, these interviews will be held for all classes from 1:00pm-8:00pm, except for Mrs Eu and Mrs Davis who will hold their interviews on Thursday 23 June from 8:00am to 4:00pm. We will be offering both face-to-face meetings and Zoom meetings to cater for the needs and requests of all parents. 

Tuesday 21 June

Bookings for face-to-face meetings only will be between 1:00pm-4:00pm and held in the school hall. Bookings for Zoom meetings will be between 4:15pm-8:00pm only. 

Please note, these students will be engaged in learning activities from 1:30pm to 3:10pm, supervised by the Specialist Staff, Learning Support Staff and Teaching and Learning Assistants. Home time will be as normal.

Thursday 23 June (for meetings with Mrs Eu and Mrs Davis only)

Bookings for face-to-face meetings only will be between 8:00am-11:00am and held in the school hall. Bookings for Zoom meetings will be between 11:30am-1:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm only. 

Please note, these students will be engaged in their normal Thursday learning activities throughout the day. Home time will be as normal. 

All interviews, which will be 15 minutes, will give you an opportunity to discuss your child’s report with the Class Teacher. 

Please note: Children do not attend these interviews.

What to do:

Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow these simple instructions:

• Enter your details.
• Choose your child’s ‘go-to’ teacher.
• Choose your times. 

When you click finish, your interview timetable 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.

Our School Concert is always a special and significant event in our school calendar. One of the biggest jobs is sourcing and organising costumes for the concert. Thankfully our wonderful P&F, along with the staff Concert Committee, are helping to organise costumes for each item on the night. 

In order to manage this job, we need your help! Please complete the Google Form HERE to enter your child/ren’s measurements and sizing for costumes. This form needs to be completed by TODAY, Friday 10 June. Thank you for your assistance. 

The School Concert Team

Term 2 2022

2022 Term 3

Term 4

Click HERE for 2023 Proposed Term Dates.

Year 5 - Excursion to The Rocks

Whole School - Concert Costume Sizing Form 

I am excited to recommence Choir rehearsals next week (Week 8) as follows:

Senior Choir - Thursday morning from 8:00am in the Kindergarten rooms.

Junior Choir - Tuesday lunchtime in the school hall.

Mrs Yasmin Davis
K-6 Music Teacher

Indonesian Conversations

I am keen to hear from any Indonesian-speaking parents who would enjoy volunteering to help the children with conversation during our Indonesian lessons. Please email the office to register your interest. 

Bu Jill

Calmsley Hill City Farm Excursion

Last Thursday, Kindergarten embarked on their first excursion to Calmsley Hill City Farm. We were greeted warmly by the Farmers, who taught us all about what farm animals need to survive. The Kindergarten students were given a tour of all the different animals on the farm which included chickens, geese, lambs, goats, cows, llamas and camels. The Kindergarten students had opportunities to play with baby goats, go for a tractor ride and even milk a cow! Here are some of the highlights from our day: 

‘I saw the whip and it looked cool‘ - Hannah T 

‘I liked milking a cow’ - Annie J 

‘I loved the horses’ - Phoebe S 

‘My favourite thing was patting the chick’ - Aidan H 

‘I saw a cow chewing the fence’ - Zachary P

We hope you enjoy some photos of our excursion!

The Kindergarten Teaching Team

Materials Needed

Year 1 has been learning about the different properties of materials. Next week Year 1 will be making their toy they designed in class. If you have any recycling material or unwanted materials at home, please bring them in so your child can then use them to create their toy. This could include, but is not limited to 

• Cardboard boxes
• Juice, Milk, Drink bottles
• Bottle lids
• Skewers
• Egg cartons
• Straws
• Paper plates
• Paper cups
• Wool
• Newspaper 

Thank you

Year 1 Teaching Team

History Showcase

In History, Year 6 has been focusing on researching and investigating the variety of reasons for people immigrating to different countries. We have explored topics such as ‘The Gold Rush’, and the reasons for why individuals and families migrated overseas during and after the Vietnam War. Year 6 has been working hard to research and learn more about ‘Significant Immigrants’, understanding their stories and their reasons for coming to Australia. 

On Tuesday 14 June, students will be showcasing and presenting their research tasks to other year groups. We would like to invite parents to come and see Year 6 ‘in character’ from 2:40pm and hear some of the fascinating stories and experiences of our immigrants. 

We look forward to seeing you then. 

Year 6 Photography Exhibition 

Throughout this term, Year 6 students have been experimenting with a number of different photography techniques and categories. They have produced some amazing photographs which they have collated into their individual portfolios. These have formed their Visual Art Photography Assignment. 

To showcase some of their amazing work, we will be hosting a Photography Exhibition on Friday 17 June, in Week 8. We would love to invite Year 6 parents and friends to view the exhibition. It will start at 2:15pm and conclude at 3:00pm. 

Year 6 students are very excited to showcase their hard work and we look forward to seeing you there! 

The Year 6 Teaching Team

New Titles To The Collection 

The author Remy Lai was born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore and currently lives in Brisbane with her two dogs by her side. We had the pleasure just recently at the Sydney Writers Festival listening to Remy talk about her passion for storytelling and a demonstration of her illustration skills. 

This is a delightful graphic novel about friendship and belonging, starring the most adorable dog. A heartwarming and fun story about an unexpected friendship between the coolest canine in town and a lonely little girl. 

Recommended for children aged 8 years and older. 

Henry Khoo is forbidden from going anywhere without his family or a chaperone. Henry is only twelve-years-old but decides to go on a solo adventure halfway across the world to prove his independence to his overprotective family. This is a diary-style illustrated novel full of fun and adventure. 

Recommended for children aged 8 years and older.

In her debut novel, Remy captures humour and heart, what it means to want desperately to belong, and how powerful one wish can be. Eleven-year-old Jingwen and his younger brother Yanghao relocate to Australia. This is a story about the brothers' experience of moving to a new country, learning English and making new friends.

Recommended for children aged 9 years and older.

Mrs Susan Kesur
Library Assistant

Key Dates

Important Dates for Term 2 

K-6 Sport: Wednesdays 27 April - 22 June

AFL Gala Day: 15 June

Important Dates for Term 3 

See the ‘Upcoming Events’ Calendar above

Term 3 Extra Curricular/Morning Skills Sport

Term 3 Sport information and registration form have been made available on the Claremont app. Please remember to register online for all morning activities as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as some sports have limited positions. 

For billing purposes, registrations will close on Thursday 16 June

Programs commence from Week 2, Term 3 

Monday: Year 3-6 Tennis (Eastern Suburbs Tennis Centre)
Tuesday: Year 1-2 Tennis (at school)
Thursday: Year K-2 Dance (hip hop), Year 3-6 Basketball (at school)
Friday: Year K-2 Football (soccer) (at school)

Term 3 Morning Skills and Sport Information Booklet 2022 

CIS Cross Country

Congratulations to Marnie L (Year 5), Alana P (Year 4), Connor T (Year 4) and Mateo H (Year 4) who competed at the CIS Cross Country this week.

They competed against up to 115  of the top runners in their age group from every independent school across NSW. They finished 10th, 77th, 45th and 10th respectively in their races. This is an incredible achievement considering how many students there are enrolled in independent schools across the state. Well done on representing Claremont and IPSHA with such enthusiasm and tenacity!

Claremont Athletics Carnival

The Claremont Athletics carnival will be held on Friday 19 August (Term 3) at Hensley Athletics Field, Eastgardens. This is a change from our usual venue of ES Marks (and a couple of weeks later than originally planned) due to the delays in the construction work at ES Marks causing havoc with carnival bookings. 

We look forward to being able to have our first whole school carnival in a couple of years. Please stay tuned for more  information with details about the event and how parents can help out on the day. 

Claremont Champions

Congratulations to Jade J (Year 6), who, along with her Souths teammates, won the U12 state oz tag competition held at Coffs Harbour over the weekend. Well done to Jade and her team, who took out the title last year as well!

Mr Joel Geering
Head of Sport and PDHPE

If your child uses the school bus, or you would like to register to use the school bus, for Term 3, please complete the registration form by CLICKING HERE. Please note that the buses are only able to carry 24 passengers each, and also service certain areas.  If you have any questions in relation to the school bus service, please email [email protected]

Click HERE to read this week’s newsletter. 

School Holiday Bookings now open

It’s that time again and bookings are now open for the amazing WINTER Holiday Program TeamKids have planned! CLICK HERE to see what is on offer. 

TeamKids have another amazing WINTER Holiday program planned! 

• Learn new skills and make new friends
• Qualified and REMARKABLE Educators
• Digital detox with our no screens policy
• Delicious and nutritious morning and afternoon snack
• CCS approved care 

Head to www.teamkids.com.au to secure your spot! 

We would like to make you aware that the NSW Government has given parents a $500 voucher to use at childcare centres. This is applicable to TeamKids and we encourage you to take advantage of this great scheme. Follow the instructions on the NSW Service website to apply. Then email or bring in the QR code on your voucher so we can scan and redeem it for you. This will be credited to your account to use until June 2023. 

A reminder for ALL families to book and verify their bookings for the remainder of this term and for Term 3. Also, if your child is away or will not be attending a pre-booked session, please assist by contacting Customer Service to cancel your booking on the day. Please note this has an impact on the service’s staffing for each session. 

Please visit www.teamkids.com.au to secure your spot! or call Customer Service on 1300 035 000.

Ordering

Orders can be placed for both recess and lunch through an online ordering system called Flexischools (www.flexischools.com.au). You can also download the app and order from any smartphone or tablet device. Orders are required to be placed by 8.30am on the day the order is required, however, you can place orders up to four weeks in advance.

If you have any concerns with your orders or would like to discuss anything with the canteen staff, please feel free to email us at [email protected] 

Out of Stock Items

Please note that the white sport polos in sizes 8, 10 and 12 are currently out of stock. We are currently waiting for new stock to arrive and all orders will be dispatched when the stock arrives. 

NOW AVAILABLE - WOOL BLEND GLOVES

The Uniform Shop is run by Ranier on the school premises during school terms on the following days:

Monday: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 8:00am - 11:00am 

Methods of Payment: Cash, EFTPOS, MasterCard and Visa

For new students, fittings are by appointment. Simply book online at ww.shop.ranier.com.au

The Uniform Shop is located within the main body of the School. Please access the Clothing Pool via Coogee Bay Road lower side gate.

CONTACT

Email: [email protected] 
Phone: 9213 0720

Responses will be provided during opening hours.

Note: The website can answer most of your questions at www.shop.ranier.com.au

For more immediate assistance, head office details are:

Online: ranier.com.au/contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02 8337 7290

Dear Art Community,

We have enjoyed our return to teaching onsite with loads of drawing practice, games, 2D and 3D and in different styles. Take a look https://www.instagram.com/phi_morton_workshops/ and follow along!

Term 3 classes will continue to be held on Thursday’s from 3:10pm until 4:45pm in the Kindergarten Rooms. We will begin in Week 2 and run for 8 weeks.  Our last class will be on 15 September. All materials are provided, but you might want to pack some extra snacks for afternoon tea.

Bookings can be made online www.phimorton.com.au Click through to Art Classes. There is a limited capacity of 10 students.

In Term 3, we will continue lots of sketching practice, but build on this into other materials such as fibre and clay.

Any questions, please contact Phi Morton, rhymes with Sky, on 0403377420.