I have very much enjoyed speaking at Chapel across this term as we have explored the theme ‘Blessed is the Peacemaker’. Our weekly online Chapel has been such a blessing, and I am incredibly grateful to Mrs Knoll for her passion and commitment (which has been unwavering across almost the entire year), to create a meaningful and special experience for us all each week. I am so glad that for so many children, our weekly online Chapel service is a highlight. I do hope, however, that we can gather in the hall from the beginning of 2021. 

As we head into the final few weeks of 2020, and with Christmas in view, I am strengthened and comforted by a couple of thoughts. Firstly, I love the reminder that Jesus is the ‘Prince of Peace’. When many of us are still feeling tired, overwhelmed and perhaps anxious about the details of our lives, my prayer is that each person, and each family, in our school community will know the precious peace that comes from knowing and trusting in Jesus. 

Recently, while I was preparing a Chapel talk on the topic of ‘Peace’, I was chatting to my neighbour, a Jewish man, and I asked him what does ‘Shalom’ (Hebrew for peace) mean to him. I was moved and impacted by his answer. My neighbour told me that ‘shalom’ doesn’t just mean an absence of conflict, but it also implies completeness, soundness, wellbeing, contentment, friendship and much more. Shalom is a powerful word. With this in mind, this week in Chapel, I encouraged the children to use the word ‘shalom’ in their Pixie Post Christmas Cards. I think this is a lovely and most pertinent blessing that we can all be using, as we get close to the finishing line of 2020, and begin to anticipate the year that lies ahead. 

And thinking about 2021...

There is much I am excited about when it comes to 2021. To start with, our new Kindy students are full of energy and enthusiasm. It is a great privilege for me to be part of the planning team, as we put things in place to ensure a smooth and positive transition for these awesome little people. I really love that each and every year I kind of get to start Kindy again and again. When I started school back in 1971, I apparently screamed every day for two weeks solid - I am getting better as the years roll on. My wife says that I have never grown up. This is one reason why I love my job!

Even though these final few weeks are full and demanding, Mrs Ford and Mrs Cameron are busy too, preparing for important priorities for 2021. We are also very close to completing all of our staff recruitment needs as we fill the last of the positions vacant. I am delighted with the new staff who will be joining our team. 

Anyhow, with just seven full school days remaining, we are working with great enthusiasm. It will be a very special conclusion to 2020. While I may not get to see you in person at our usual end of year events, I do hope that you prioritise joining us for the Kindy Nativity at next week’s online Chapel Service (it is going to be beautiful!) and of course at our Virtual Speech Day Event on 2 December. 

Shalom!

Doug Thomas
Principal

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Congratulations to Mrs Crerar and her husband Matt on the birth of their baby girl, Jemima Elizabeth Crerar, on 10 November!

As you are aware, we are not able to have our usual Speech Day event at UNSW this year. Instead, on Monday 23 November we will be holding a special Speech Day Assembly on the playground. This will be an event for students and teachers only. During the Assembly, awards will be presented across a range of areas. Students who receive a prize will have a special mention in our Virtual Speech Day presentation for all families to view on Wednesday 2 December. 

We ask that all students wear what they would normally wear to school on Monday.

Year 6 Valedictory Dinner

Our Year 6 evening will be held on Friday 27 November. Some of the Year 6 awards will be presented that evening. 

Virtual Speech Day

The third part of our Speech Day celebration will take place virtually on Wednesday 2 December, starting at 10am. Students will NOT come to school that day. Speech Day will be viewed from home. This will be an opportunity to celebrate the award winners, reflect on the year of 2020 and be entertained by many surprises, musical items and speeches from our Claremont staff and students. You will receive a link to a password protected page to view this special event. This will be a similar set-up to our School Concert.

We are looking forward to celebrating the many achievements of 2020. 

Tara Barr

Next year our school will be moving to online NAPLAN tests and because of this our Year 2 and Year 4 students will be participating in 'School Readiness Tests' on Monday 23 November. These tests are purely so that the NAPLAN administrators can be assured that we have the technical capability to administer the tests. They will also give the Y2 and Y4 students a NAPLAN style practice, in test conditions. Our students already participate in online PAT assessments each year so we do not anticipate any online tests nerves or technical issues. A few key points:

• The students do not use their own name, but are assigned a code, and we do not receive any feedback on student achievement from these tests.
• The Year 2 students will only participate in a 45 minute 'Omnibus Test' which has questions across a variety of subjects.
• The Year 4 students will participate in a 45 minute 'Omnibus Test' and a 42 minute online writing test.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Janelle Ford
Deputy Principal

Now is the time for the children to buy some packs of Christmas Cards because… Pixie Post is coming to town! ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and jolly is what the Year 3 students will be as they wear their pixie hats and jingle bells delivering precious mail to students and staff alike. 

Our Pixie Post Christmas Card delivery service will commence on Monday 23 November for one week only. 

Just a reminder that no lollies or treats are to be included. Just a nice card and message. Please remember to include the name and grade of the person you are sending the card to on the envelope.

Bring your Christmas Gifts for CaringKids

Please leave the gifts in the baskets under the Christmas Tree or, if it is raining, in the office. 

We are proud to support this local charity, CaringKids. CaringKids is a registered charity, founded by one of our Claremont mums, Margaret Skagias.  The charity provides Toy Boxes to children who act as a carer for a family member with a disability or illness. They provide the siblings of children with special needs and other young carers with a Toy Box filled with games, books, puzzles, toys and more, to assist them to learn, play and read.

CaringKids recognises and honours the unique contribution that each child makes caring for their family member, and they have asked the Claremont community to donate the following items that are always in short supply for them:

●      Stationery (30cm or less)
●      Craft supplies (30cm or less)

For more information go to: https://www.caringkids.org.au/

Students can bring in their donations and leave their unwrapped items in the baskets provided under our Christmas tree near the fish pond. 

Project Help India

Please continue to bring in the green boxes to raise money to buy the children supported by Project Help India much needed warm clothes for the coming winter months, and to help share with them the spirit of Christmas that we all enjoy.

This is the charity set up and supported by our Principal, Mr Thomas, and his wife Rowena (http://projecthelpindia.co/ ). 

The small green boxes represent the fact that it is the small things we do that can have a big impact on others.

Congratulations to Anya K, Evie J, Isla B, Sofia P, Maya M, Georgina K who have run a successful charity in Year 3 this week. The girls made and sold bookmarks, loom bands, hair scrunchies, notebooks and books. The girls managed to raise $68! The money the girls made has been donated to the Randwick Children’s hospital.

Anya K, Evie J, Isla B, Sofia P, Maya M, Georgina K, you are an inspiration to us all. 

“I really want to help kids who have cancer. I hope this money will help with their treatment.” Anya K

“We want to help people who are in hospital and having treatment. We are raising money for them. If you are having a bad day, remember those people who are in hospital.” Georgina K

Be grateful…

It's the end of the year. How are you going to thank people who have helped you this year? How will you show gratitude? Being grateful is not only kind to others, but it is also a great way to boost your own wellbeing.

Larissa Cameron
Deputy Principal

The school policy to date has been that a COVID-19 test is required where a student or staff member displays fever or cold or flu symptoms.

Students are required to remain at home and isolated until their negative COVID-19 results return. Test results should be provided to the school prior to returning.

However, unless siblings are also showing symptoms, they may remain at school. This policy will be changed whenever the school feels it necessary.

We fully appreciate the imposition placed on busy families by asking that siblings remain at home. However, in the interests of keeping staff, students, and our wider community safe, these measures were necessary to put into place at the time.

To support students (and their parents) who are kept at home due to long term health reasons, we will provide work for at-home learning.

The auction closes at 9pm on TONIGHT (Friday 20 November).

The Claremont Art Auction is our final fundraiser for the year. Each year group has collaborated on a special artwork (or in some cases, multiple artworks) to be auctioned. 

Students have worked really hard to create some very special pieces, so hopefully we can all dig deep, in the hope of owning a new artwork to commemorate a very unusual year.

Please visit https://airauctioneer.com/claremont-college-art-auction to register an account and place your bids.

Happy bidding! 

The following events are scheduled for Term 4 and will proceed depending on advice from the Australian Government, NSW Health and the Department of Education in accordance with the current COVID 19 situation.

Term 4

Term 1 2021

Year 1 - 'Nude Food' Reward excursion to Coogee Beach - - Parent Portal or ‘To Do’ Badge on Claremont App

Year 6 - Let’s Go Surfing - Parent Portal or ‘To Do’ Badge on Claremont App

Whole School - Student Details and Permissions Form 2021

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with a Certificate of Achievement or Principal’s Award at our Merit Assembly this week:

Chrisanthy T, Isabelle W, Jasper S, Alexis L, Billie H, Alexa S, Maya V and Georgia K.

Geography PBL in Kindergarten

Once upon a time, way back at the end of Term 3, there were some Kindergarten teachers enjoying a lovely Sunday outdoors. They were very excited that Spring had arrived, so they decided to visit Centennial Park to take a stroll through the grounds. 

They walked through the gate, along the path and down to a beautiful big pond, when suddenly they stopped. Their faces turned worried, “Oh no!” they sighed. For there in the pond was a bird making a nest out of plastic bags. “If the bird eats the plastic they will get sick!” cried one. “What can we do?” asked another. They stood there for some time and tried to brainstorm solutions, but they couldn’t think of any ideas. Sad and concerned, they continued on their walk around the pond. 

A little further along, they saw some ducks waddling on the grass. Their faces turned worried, “Oh no!” they sighed. For there by the water was a duck with a twisted wing. “The poor duck has become sick after eating all the bread” cried one. “What can we do?” asked another. They stood there for some time and tried to brainstorm solutions, but they couldn’t think of any ideas. Sad and concerned, they continued on their walk along the path. 

After a while, they came across some possums in a tree. Their faces turned worried, “Oh no!” they sighed. For there in the tree was a possum with a large scratch across his face.  “The poor possum has been scratched by a cat” cried one. “What can we do?” asked another. They stood there for some time and tried to brainstorm solutions, but they couldn’t think of any ideas. Sad and concerned, they continued on their walk back to the car.

Later that day, when they were each at home, they reflected on the different problems they had seen. “If only there were some clever people who could help find solutions” they thought. The next day at school, they chatted about their visit to Centennial Park. “Those poor animals” cried one.  “What can we do?” asked another. And then, all at once, they had a bright idea. “We could ask the Kindergarten students to help!” they shouted excitedly, “They are great at solving problems!”.

So later that day, they told the Kindergarten students about what they had seen and they discussed each problem. “We can help!” exclaimed the Kindergarten students as they put their creativity and enthusiasm into brainstorming solutions. After thinking for a while, they concluded that they didn’t know enough about each problem.  “What should we do?” they asked. After much thought, the Kindergarten students decided that they could use the geographical inquiry process, which they had been practising all semester, to help them explore and solve all three problems!

Over the next few weeks, the Kindergarten students asked questions and collected geographical information by looking at maps, surveying others and reading articles. Once the information was collected, they sorted the information by discussing what they found, recording tally charts, creating graphs and drawing pictorial maps. Finally, they communicated the information by sharing it with others and reflecting on their learning. 

Equipped with all the information they could find, our heroic Kindergarten students each chose the problem they were most passionate about, and in small groups they began to plan their solutions. They worked tirelessly, applying all that they had learnt and collaborated together. Some students started to make signs to tell people where the bins were located and how to recycle their rubbish. Others began designing a poster to explain the concept of Nude Food and created an example Nude Food lunch box. Some students wrote letters and books explaining why we shouldn’t feed bread to the ducks, and others created signs  to remind people. created a treasure hunt to raise awareness of the different native animals in the park.

After many weeks of questioning, collecting, sorting and communicating, our valiant heroes grew tired from all their hard work. They decided to rest over the weekend before embarking on another important week of problem solving.

Exhausted, the Kindergarten students went home to their beds and dreamt of how wonderful it could be… if we all took a little more care of Centennial Park. 

The end (almost).

The Kindergarten Team

Geography PBL in Year 1

This term for Project Based Learning (PBL) Year 1 has been investigating the question ‘How can we care for the beach?’. 

Throughout this process, students have been learning how to pose questions, collect, record and represent geographical information, draw conclusions, present their findings and reflect on their learning. 

The term began with students attending a range of workshops and stations where they learnt about some initiatives that people had created to help care for the beach and marine environments.

PBL is student directed, so Year 1 students had the choice to work independently or in pairs to complete the project. Students were able to choose from a range of mediums to present their ideas, ranging from Clips, Book Creator, Pic Collage, making a poster or a picture book or creating an artwork. Here are some pictures of their work in progress so far.  We have been blown away by the passion and enthusiasm students have shown towards their projects. 

What have you learned about caring for the beach? 

“That we can’t throw rubbish in the water. When we go to the beach we have to  bring nude food.” - Amber O 

“If you throw rubbish in the ocean, sea animals can die or get sick.” - Amelia T 

“Plastic is really dangerous and lots of animals are dying when they eat the plastic.”
- Fynn J

What have you learned or enjoyed about working with other people?

“My partner has good ideas.” - Lily LP 

“I have learnt some new ideas from my partner, and they have learnt some new things from me.” - Esra V

The Year 1 Team

Geography PBL in Year 2

There is no doubt that 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone due to COVID-19. Lockdown, businesses shutting, restricted travel, unable to see family or gather at church… the list goes on. Our Geography unit this term required our Year 2 learners to investigate the impact that COVID-19 has had on regional New South Wales. 

First, we had to define the problem. This involved students brainstorming all the different ways COVID-19 had affected their lives and the people around them. Next, it was time to discover. Students engaged in scaffolded research and collected information to find out how small regional towns in NSW were affected by COVID-19. The dreaming phase kicked in where students had to choose a particular regional town, gather and process geographical information, and come up with a solution as to how people can support that regional town. All this information was documented in their research map. Empathy was developed throughout the research process as students gained a deeper insight into what it was like to be one of the workers that may have lost their job because of the pandemic. 

The fun began when we started to create! Using their research map, students were given the option to create a poster, brochure, or use applications on their iPad such as Book Creator and Keynote to represent their information. This included attractions, accommodation, restaurants within that regional town to encourage more people to visit and support some of the small local businesses. Next week, our investigators will deliver their final project and debrief to reflect on the inquiry and design process. 

They have loved sharing this project-based learning experience with their peers. I am sure these Year 2 tour guides would be excited to plan a trip for you in the school holidays to visit and support these local regional towns! 

The Year 2 Team

Geography PBL in Year 3

In Geography this term, the Year 3 students have been investigating a ‘wonder question’ linked to Australia and the world. The students started by thinking of a question relating to Australia or the world and wrote it down as part of our class Wonder Wall. This activity sparked curiosity and facilitated an engaging whole class discussion. Following this, the students investigated how their wonder could be a problem that needed to be solved.

Some types of problems that were investigated were how we could help stop climate change, what would happen if there were no clouds and even what would life be like if the world was still joined together. Students were able to work collaboratively or independently to investigate, research, find solutions and create prototypes for their project. The students were encouraged to explore any and all solutions, no matter how impossible they seemed. 

They thoroughly enjoyed the Geography project based learning as well as designing and creating their solutions- the possibilities were endless and many great solutions were discovered along the way. Now, the final steps are for the students to present their problems and solutions to the grade. We all can’t wait to see each other’s investigations from this term!

Student reflections on their Geography PBL: 

“I really enjoyed making the prototype. I like swimming at the beach so I really liked the idea about freezing down the water and making it cooler. That fitted in with our overall problem which was looking at Global Warming and how we could help stop coral bleaching.” - Hudson S 

“I started off looking at why Fiji’s water is warmer than Australia’s but then when I got into the problem I was opened up to a new world of ideas and that’s what I really loved about it. I went out of the box with my ideas but it was really fun.” - Archie T 

“I have liked collaborating with others and putting our ideas together. It’s been fun to think of ‘crazy’ ideas to solve problems... but you never know, they might just happen!” - Indigo E

 The Year 3 Team

Geography PBL in Year 4

This term for our Year 4 Project Based Learning (PBL) focus, we have been exploring the concept ‘Change is necessary for growth’ and applying this idea to the role and purpose of dams as a form of sustainability.

The students began the project by considering the concept in general. Is change necessary for growth? There were some heated debates and discussions with an amazing range of examples used about the human body, plants and animals as well as in business and economics. 

The second phase had the students considering the role of dams in our world. They applied their knowledge from our previous Science unit on Sustainability and our Geography unit on the Murray Darling River System. A range of questions and ‘Wonderings’ were posed and used by the teachers to group the students by their interests.

Over the following few weeks, each group was prompted through an inquiry process: Define, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, Debrief. 

Some of the problems they identified were

• Animals being displaced by the building of dams;
• Natural waterways being changed;
• Fish not being able to use the riverways as they used to for reproduction; and
• The risks of dams breaking or overflowing. 

After research, some of the actions they decided to take were:

• Creating websites and posters to raise awareness; and
• Writing letters to inventors, architects or politicians who they think could help solve their problem in Australia or throughout the world. 

The students were very engaged throughout the whole process with many identifying actions they will need to do in the future so they can make the world a better place. 

The Year 4 teachers were super proud of the enthusiasm and initiative shown within the groups.

Here are some of the posters the students created: 

The Year 4 Team

Geography PBL in Year 5

Students in Year 5 have welcomed the challenge to take control of their learning journey during this term’s Project-Based Learning program (PBL).  By making decisions on the content focus, students revelled in the opportunity to work with increased autonomy to construct their investigations, decide their learning goals and reflect on how their learning and problem solving has real-world possibilities.  By empowering students in this way, we are able to improve their motivation and self-efficacy and develop positive connections between the classroom and the world within which they live. 

Year 5 students initially explored issues related to bushfires by using the activity of ‘wondering’.  Students explored a variety of thoughts and ideas, creating a series of questions they had about bushfires.  Some of their questions were very interesting: Why does the sky go dark during a bushfire? Will all the sand on the beach turn to glass in a bushfire? How far do embers travel during a bushfire? How can we save our native animals from dying in bushfires? Why are there different coloured flames? Do we have enough fire stations in rural areas? 

After choosing their focus area, students then started to understand the problem they were aiming to solve by following a comprehensive series of steps: Define, Discover, Dream, Design and Deliver.  Students also used De Bono’s ‘Thinking Hats’ to evaluate each step in their PBL. 

Students are excited by the learning and thinking involved in their PBL.

“My PBL is about how smoke affects people.  I have learnt that smoke can cause lung issues such as cancer and it can lead to death.  You can’t contain smoke so my solution needs to focus on how to put out bushfires more effectively.” - Oliver K 

“I researched how people typically prepare for bushfires.  I have found out that some people aren’t willing to leave their homes; that they want to stay there.  I also discovered that some people don’t know much about the behaviour of bushfires and how to stay safe.  My solution is to identify the different towns that are most likely to be affected by bushfires and help them to learn a special fire drill.  My fire drill also involves going to a safe hall where there will be volunteers to help people.  I will also have volunteers who help people get to safety and help put out the fires.” - Beth G 

“The problem I want to solve is how to save houses in rural areas from being burnt down by bushfires.  I decided to research what materials are fireproof. I know that bushfires are natural, but I want us to get to a stage where we don’t have to worry about losing our homes.” - Hannah N

 The Year 5 Team

The Afternoon Show with Mr Ryan

It is with great pleasure we recommence ‘The Afternoon Show’ with Mr Ryan. We hope you enjoy Episode 7! 

The Year 6 Team

Plastic Fantastic

We would really appreciate it if you could continue to send in any plastic containers that could be used for our lunchtime gardening club. Strawberry, cucumber and tomato containers have proven to be the most effective for planting but we encourage you to send in anything that might be suitable. For hygiene reasons, we ask that you ensure that the containers are thoroughly cleaned prior to sending them in. Please refer to the photograph for an idea of some of the types of containers that are needed.

The Eco Warrior Team

New Fiction Titles to the Collection

Non-Fiction

The Periodic Table Book is the perfect visual guide to the chemical elements that make up our world. This book takes the reader on a visual tour of the 118 chemical elements of the periodic table. It explores the naturally occurring elements, as well as the man-made ones. Every element has its own story of where it comes from, what it can do, and how we use it. This book includes more than 1,000 colour photographs.  

Fiction Title

Author Toby Hammerschlag was a special education teacher for thirty years. She was born in South Africa and migrated to Australia in 1986 with her family. Her inspiration for the novel comes from her many years of working with children from diverse backgrounds.

This book is set in Sydney at a public school in Darlinghurst. It tells the story of four very different friends who come from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. Talia, a Jewish girl from South Africa, struggles every day in the classroom with dyslexia. Maha is a new immigrant from war torn Iraq and her family face the very real prospect of deportation.

This title is recommended for ages 9 years and older. 

Library Returns

All Library Borrowing classes are finished for the year. We still have a number of students with overdue books. Please encourage your children to return all library books to the library. We have a large returns box just inside the library door and books can be returned any day up until the end of the term. Thank you for your assistance.

Mrs Susan Kesur
Library Assistant

TERM 1 MORNING SKILLS SPORTS PROGRAMS 2021

Term 1 Sport information and registration form have been made available on your Parent Portal. 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 11 December 2020.

Programs commence from Week 4, 2021. 

Monday: Year 3-6 Tennis (Eastern Suburbs Tennis Centre)
Tuesday: Year 1-2 Tennis (at school) and Year 3-6 AFL (Grant Reserve)
Wednesday: Year 3-6 Netball (at school)
Thursday: Year 1-2 Dance (hip hop) (before school in school hall)
Friday: Year 1-2 Football (soccer) (at school)

Morning Skills Information booklet

Claremont Champions

Some of our Claremont students who are members of the Coogee Minions Surf club continued their success over the weekend with the club handing out some of their awards for the 2020 season. Congratulations to Gia G (Year 4) and Nicholas G (Year 4) who received 3rd place in the u9 girls and boys age group, respectively. 

Joel Geering
Sports Coordinator 

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 

This term in Chapel we are focusing on the theme ‘Blessed is the PEACEMAKER.’ As we get closer to Christmas, we are looking at Jesus the Prince of PEACE. 

This week we focused on Christmas and how Jesus came to earth as a baby to be the Prince of Peace. But why did He come as a baby? How can a baby be the king and save the world? This week we focused on these questions and what truly happened that first Christmas. 

Christmas is not an easy time of year for a lot of people. This year we will continue to gather presents together for children locally and all over the world. 

This week the students will be learning the memory verse: 

‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.’ Luke 2:14 

We love seeing the students getting involved in the Chapel videos each week. Remember if you would like to watch this week's online Chapel video you can find it on our school website.

You can also watch this week's Chapel by Clicking here.

Tiffany Knoll
Chapel Coordinator

This term we will be selling ‘limited edition’ ‘Blessed is the Peacemaker’ Christmas T-Shirts. These are available for $20 and are available in both children’s and adult’s sizes. Why not buy one for each member of your family. You can place your order here.

Deliveries will be made by the term. Check out this week’s online Chapel service if you’d like to see this T-shirt worn by a very handsome model. You too, can be at the height of 2020 fashion and style this summer!

If your child wishes to participate in any music tuition or after school extra curricularactivities in 2021, please check the school website for details on the tutor or click the links below.

Please note that all students are required to re-enrol for lessons in 2021.

Claremont College Concert Band - Sam Golding 

Click HERE to register for Band with Sam.

Brass - Sam Golding

Click HERE to register for Brass lessons with Sam.

Drums - Percy Reddy

Please click HERE to register for lessons with Percy.

Flute - Visnja Kosanovic

Click HERE to register for lessons with Visnja.

Guitar & Rock Band - Luke Galea

Click HERE to register for guitar and/or rock band lessons with Luke.

Guitar - Mark Tsangaris

Click HERE to register for lessons with Mark.

Piano - Helena Kacarovski

Click HERE to register for lessons with Helena.

Singing with Lyndell Pym

Click HERE to register for lessons with Lyndell.

String Ensemble and Cello - Margaret Machamer

Click HERE to register for cello lessons or string ensemble with Margaret.

Violin - Dominique Guerbois

Click HERE to register for violin lessons with Dominique.

BEFORE SCHOOL & AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Art & Craft Workshops with Artisan at Home

Bookings are taken online www.artisanathome.com.au  at any time.

Chess Coaching with Sydney Academy of Chess

To register for Chess Coaching please click HERE

Coding Club with CodeCreate

If you want to try the first lesson for free, click HERE to sign up.

If you’re ready to enrol or you wish to re-enrol, click HERE.

Curtain Call with Lyndell Pym

Click HERE to register for Curtain Call lessons with Lyndell.  

Greek with John Sotiropoulos

Click HERE to register for Greek lessons.

The Uniform Shop is now open for business on: 

Mondays         1:00pm-4:00pm

Wednesdays   8:00am-11:00am.

At present the only items available to purchase directly from the Uniform Shop are school bags, socks, hair accessories, hats, art smocks and raincoat sales. Any uniform items required in Term 4 may still be purchased from Wileys. 

Click HERE to see details of the uniform, price lists, and availability of items.

Welcomeasy are delivering recess and lunch orders to school.

Orders must be placed by 10:59pm the night before for delivery on the next school day.

If you are ordering a snack item, please specify in the notes area whether the snack is for Recess or Lunch.

Please note that orders are to be placed on the ‘Welcomeasy’ website and NOT Flexischools.

You must firstly create an account by following some simple steps. Go to www.welcomeasy.com.au  

The TeamKids service at Claremont will be open for the school holiday program from Thursday 3 December to Wednesday 23 December and again from Monday 11 January to Wednesday 27 January. Bookings are now open - see the flyer below. 

The service will be offering a Pupil Free day service on Wednesday 2 December. 

A reminder that all parents are asked to confirm their TeamKids bookings for the term so that the service can arrange to be adequately staffed each day. 

If you haven’t booked yet and require a booking or would just like to confirm your arrangements, please contact TeamKids Customer Service on 1300 035 000.

2021 School Travel Applications are now open

Applications for student travel in 2021 opened from Monday 12 October 2020.

Students who require a School Opal card or travel pass for 2021 can now apply online. A new application should be submitted if a student is applying for a school travel pass for the first time or requesting an additional pass as a result of a new shared parental responsibility situation (e.g. joint custody).

Students who have changed school/campus, changed address, repeated a year or received an expiry notification from Transport for NSW for their school travel entitlement should re-apply or update their details.

*Applications must be completed by the student's parent or legal guardian if the student is aged under 16 years. Students 16 years and over must complete the application form themselves. 

Where there is a change of distance eligibility based on a student’s grade, the system will automatically update a student’s entitlement if they meet the new criteria. If they do not meet the new eligibility criteria, they will receive an expiry notification via email.

Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply.

Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply.

If a student needs to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov...

Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2020 to ensure that current student entitlements are updated and their current entitlement/card remains valid. If their application is submitted after 31 December 2020, the system will automatically cancel an entitlement/card and a new one will need to be issued.

Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out from January 2021.

Students residing in Rural and Regional (R&R) areas should receive their travel pass at the commencement of the new school year from their nominated operator, this may be distributed via the school or sent direct to their address. Note: some R&R operators do not issue travel passes. Students/Parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.

New Concession Entitlement Cards

Transport for NSW will be replacing the below cards with Transport Concession Entitlement Cards (TCEC) from October 2020:

• Senior Secondary Student Concession Card (16 years and over) – also used by Mature Secondary Students (18 years and over), Distance Education Students and Home School Students
• Proof of Age card (when a student under 16 years of age looks older)
• Boarder Rail Pass.

All previous cards will be valid until they expire. Students who require a Transport Concession Entitlement Card should speak with their school administration staff.

Enquiries regarding school student travel can be submitted to Transport for NSW at:

https://transportnsw.info/cont...