Inspired For Life During COVID-19

I would like to start this newsletter with a big shout-out to Lacey M (Year 6) who, during the holidays, spent time with our local MP Matthew Thistlethwaite discussing the impact that COVID-19 has had on homelessness in our community. Together Lacey and Matt (pictured above) are collecting beanies for people who are living on the streets during these cold winter nights. If any Claremont families would like to help and donate, you can drop off a beanie to Matt’s office at Shop 6, 205 Maroubra Road, (Corner of Anzac Parade) Maroubra NSW 2035. You inspire us Lacey!

I am also inspired by Raphael A (Kindy) who helped his Grandmother (Yiayia) by making some hot meals and desserts for people in need. Raphael helped prepare 50 meals of pasta bolognese with a tray of Greek biscuits and cake for the soup kitchen in Newtown.

Raphael has been very affected by seeing so many homeless people when we went to London last year so he loves helping his grandma with this every few months. His Yiayia is incredibly generous with those less fortunate and does many things in the community to help with food and clothing through women’s shelters and the Greek Church.

Lacey and Raphael, your actions reflect Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan which we learnt about in Chapel this morning. Thank you from all of us. I truly hope that we have all been inspired to help others. It is so good to have these good news stories during these difficult days.

Thank you to the parents who attended our P&F meeting on Zoom on Wednesday evening, and to our P&F President, Melisse Lee as well as the P&F Executive Team for leading the meeting so well. As I later reflected on the meeting, I was really heartened and encouraged by the concerns expressed by attendees regarding the wellbeing of our school community and the psychological wellbeing. These days are filled with increasing uncertainty and this impacts us all in various ways. The parents who spoke at the meeting shared concerns for the emotional health of others and we are all very aware that depression, anxiety, fear, tiredness, frustration and a sense of the overwhelming impact day in and day out.

Yesterday, I spoke with a friend who is a Principal of a primary school in Christchurch, New Zealand, and he told me about the suicide, last week of one of the fathers of his school. This man was facing many challenges with the financial collapse of his business and managing the stress of caring for a child with special needs. He made a terrible and tragic mistake by taking his life. Of course, the family and school are grieving from this loss. Unfortunately, his children have lost the opportunity to share many more years together with their father. Despite the miles between us, I am sure they would value your prayers.

You may think that I am being somewhat reactive or extreme in raising this issue, but I want to reach out to our parent community in communicating that you are not alone in some of the challenges that you might be facing. There is always someone to talk to here in our school community. Please reach out to one of us, and know that you are never imposing, and we are never too busy.

You can contact our school in a number of ways, should you need to talk through the issues and challenges that you might be facing.

wellbeing@claremont.nsw.edu.au - Our School Counsellor, Miss Cath McKersie will confidentially receive and respond to your email.

kc.rochester@claremont.nsw.edu.au - My PA Mrs Kathy-Clare Rochester, will pass on your correspondence directly to me.

External to the school, I would suggest:

Wellbeing:

Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14
Kids Helpline - 1800 55 1800
MensLine Australia - 1300 78 99 78
Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467
Beyond Blue - 1300 224 636
SANE - 1800 187 263

Specific Financial Services:

National Debt Helpline - 1800 007 007
Wesley Mission Financial Counselling - 1300 827 638

Sean Johns from the Fathering Project and I, will host and facilitate a meeting for dads on Zoom, this Monday 3 August from 7pm. Sean will speak about being a dad during times of crisis. I will speak about the conversations we should be having with children when we are facing challenges and difficulties – what to say and what not to say. I hope that many dads can join us for this virtual gathering. Bring your dinner, beer or preferred beverage for what will be an informative and positive opportunity to be equipped as a father, and to also meet and connect with other Claremont dads. The meeting will conclude by 8:30pm. Please contact the school office via office@claremont.nsw.edu.au if you are interested in participating so we can send you a link to the Zoom link.

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, be reassured in knowing that Claremont is well equipped to support your child’s ongoing learning and wellbeing. We look forward to the opportunity to meet with parents at the Parent Teacher interviews in Week 4. Further to this, our days at school are filled with wonderful moments of fun, excitement, deep learning, creativity, happiness, friendship, warmth and support. The children have the most amazing, caring and dedicated teachers and support staff… there is much to be thankful for.

I would also like to welcome to the Claremont Team, Ms Alexe Wallace who has taken on the role of Receptionist on Thursdays and Fridays. As always I am sure that you will welcome her to our Claremont community.

Doug Thomas      
Principal

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At Claremont, we have many wellbeing programs that aim to build strong character in our students - strong character that is resilient, kind and empathetic. We value connection with others, and have designed 3 different types of Buddy Mentoring programs to facilitate this. These include our:

• Kindergarten and Year 6 'Buddy Program';
• Year 5 and the residents from Anglicare Dorothy Boyt Nursing Home 'Nanny & Pop Buddy Program'; and
• Our newly created 'Student Leadership and Mentoring' Buddy Program for students in Year 5 and 6.

Kindergarten and Year 6 'Buddy Program'

It has been lovely to witness our Year 6 and Kindergarten students reunited since the return of students on-campus last term. The bond they form through our Buddy Program is very special. Many people speak so highly of this program but perhaps don't realise just how much of an impact it can have on our children and our school community as a whole. 

For those not familiar with this Buddy Program, it involves each of our Year 6 students being paired with a Kindergarten child. The program has been running at Claremont for many years now with tremendous success. Our buddies see each other during recess and lunch times, and the teachers arrange times to work together collaboratively on a variety of tasks, ranging from reading books, art, writing and play based learning activities.

There are many benefits from this program. For Kindergarten students it:

• Supports a smooth transition for starting school;
• Supports their wellbeing;
• Promotes social and support networks for them and their parents throughout the school;
• Helps them feel understood, cared for and respected;
• Promotes a sense of community and belonging within our school; and
• Helps their families settle into our school.

For our Year 6 students it:

• Supports, acknowledges and encourages their leadership;
• Supports their own wellbeing while they are helpful to others in need;
• Develops a sense of responsibility and pride;
• Develops their dispositional character traits such as empathy, compassion, initiative and kindness; and
• Encourages an appreciation for diversity in others.

Our current Year 6 students have enjoyed developing their leadership skills when caring for their buddy this year. This sure is a tradition that we plan to continue for many years to come.

Year 5 and the Residents from Anglicare Dorothy Boyt Nursing Home

A more unique program we have at Claremont is our 'Nanny & Pop Buddy Program'. This involves our Year 5 students visiting Anglicare Dorothy Boyt House Nursing Home in Malabar one afternoon per week for several weeks during Term 4. This very special program is one that really opens the eyes of many of our students. So often our Year 5 teachers are inspired by how our students step up and show incredible compassion, gentleness and genuine care for the elderly. Students spend time speaking with the residents, and many make them crafty little gifts. The whole grade performs for the residents each week, with some students playing instruments, some dancing and others performing songs. They share books, stories and poems. It really is a lovely opportunity to make some very special memories for both the children and residents alike.

As this is a different year to other years, we may need to modify our program, perhaps by sending gifts or by ‘Zooming’ the residents. We will provide more details regarding this year's visits as we approach Term 4. We look forward to making these connections with the residents later in the year.

Year 5 and Year 6 'Student Leadership and Mentoring' Buddy Program

This certainly has been a different year - and with this have come adjustments to our school events and programs. In place of our Peer Support program, our new 'Student Leadership and Mentoring' (SLAM) Buddy Program gives our senior students the opportunity to focus on developing their leadership skills. During Years 5 and 6, students experience a range of leadership training, and this forms as one aspect of this training. Children learning from other children is powerful and meaningful, and this program allows for this mentor-style approach. I encourage you to read Mrs James' piece in this newsletter to know more details about this exciting new initiative.

Larissa Cameron
Deputy Principal

Year 5 & 6 are excited to explore a new mentoring program this year. Due to COVID-19, we are making some adjustments to our regular Peer Support program to ensure students are still having the opportunity to learn and implement leadership skills. The transition from Year 5 to Year 6 is a significant change, so we have created a mentoring program where the Year 6 students support Year 5 and provide them with ‘tips’ and ideas to prepare for Year 6. These sessions will not only benefit Year 5, but also develop Year 6 students’ leadership and mentoring skills. The focus for this program will be ‘Servant/Christian Leadership’, ‘Values and Ethics’, ‘Emotional Intelligence’, and ‘Collaboration and Communication’. Within these sessions, the teachers will teach the concept, and brainstorm ideas about how these topics relate to Year 6, and how each concept can be delivered to Year 5 in a meaningful and practical way. The Year 6 students will then meet with their Year 5 SLAM group on a Monday morning to implement a ‘lesson/session’ and create dialogue around the transition to becoming the leaders of the school.

Alanna James
Head of Primary

Show kindness by helping others

How many helpful things can you do each day? You can even record it! Work out which day in a week is your most helpful day? Do you think you could beat your PB?

Larissa Cameron
Deputy Principal

With the change over to our new Uniform Shop, we bring the following key dates to your attention.

On Tuesday 11 August the Flexischools account will be closed and all orders will be filled.

On Friday 14 August  we will hold a HUGE sale of some of the existing new and second hand stock (not at Wylies). Following this, the shop will be closed for business while the space is renovated and refurbished. We anticipate that our new Uniform Shop will be open for trading by the end of October. Lots of further updates, news and information will be communicated soon, along with the official launch of some new and updated items of our school uniform… we are planning to have a transition period between old and new.

Due to the financial challenges of COVID-19 a small number of parents who had initially enrolled for Kindergarten in 2021 have had to withdraw their application. This, coupled with some deferments to 2022, and a smaller number of siblings than usual, means that we now have some vacancies. Many people in our community often do not submit applications to Claremont because they often think they don’t have a chance for their child getting a place. We seek your help in getting the word out that vacancies do exist. If you have a child at preschool, please tell others. Application forms are available on our website, or contact Kathy-Clare Rochester, kc.rochester@claremont.nsw.edu.au for further information.

We would like to invite parents to participate in an Individual Parent-Teacher Conference with your child’s class teacher via Zoom on Thursday 13 August. These meetings are a valuable chance to discuss with your child’s class teacher about how your child has settled in since the start of year and to review their progress.

In order to provide parents with the most convenient time possible with their child’s teacher, we use an appointment system throughout the school. This allows parents who may have more than one child at the school to make consecutive appointments rather than having to wait for long periods of time in between meetings. Each appointment is 10 minutes long and we would ask all parents to keep strictly to these timings. 

We are using School Interviews, an online booking system for scheduling meetings. Simply select your chosen time from the available times. The online booking system will close on Wednesday 12 August at 3pm. 

Since the meetings will be held via Zoom, we would ask parents to assist us by:

• Logging into the Zoom meeting room at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time;

• Downloading the program and have a practice run prior to the conference date (if you haven’t used Zoom before);
• Positioning yourself with a wall behind you so it is less distracting for you and the teachers;
• Making sure that there are no children in the room during the meeting; and
• Understanding that the appointments will be strictly 10 minutes only.

What to do:

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

1. Enter your details.
2. Choose your child’s ‘go-to’ teacher.
3. 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.

The following events are scheduled for Terms 3 and 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 3

Term 4

Parent Teacher Conference - 13 August - book a meeting time

Concert Costumes need to be sourced by Thursday 13 August see details in Music@Claremont below

Visual Arts Lessons in Kindergarten

This term in Visual Arts, Kindergarten students are learning about the art of printmaking. They are exploring the different techniques that famous artists, such as Andy Warhol and Piet Mondrian used, as well as investigating and experimenting with hand print art, inspired by Australian Aboriginal artists. The Kindergarten students are having the opportunities to apply these techniques when using different tools to create their own prints.

Last week there was lots of discussion and inquiry about what printmaking is and when and why we use this art form. These little artists created their own prints by blowing bubbles through a straw into soapy coloured water and transferring the bubbles onto paper. They enjoyed seeing the patterns and textures they could make, whilst overlapping the colours.

Here are some photos of our bubble prints.

Visual Arts Lessons in Year 1

This term in Visual Arts Year 1 students are learning about sculptures in their unit ‘ Our Living World’. The children are exploring the artistic forms of sculpture to create their own artworks. They will learn about various artists and how to use different materials to make sculptures. They will also focus on real and living things in this unit. They explore how to use techniques and a range of different materials to make the sculptures of people and living things. The focus of this unit is on the details of living things and how to make these into realistic sculptures.

Last week, Year 1 looked at a range of different sculptures and had a discussion about what they thought the meaning behind the artwork was. The students also made a range of paper sculptures exploring different techniques of how we can use coloured paper to make three-dimensional artworks. 

Here are some photos of our paper artworks.

Year 1 Term 3 Speaking and Listening Assessment 

Year 2 Maths - Money

Capable Year 2 students had a crazy week with coins and currencies!

The students demonstrated curiosity and collaboration this week when investigating money.

They spent some time researching currencies from around the world, thinking back fondly to trips overseas where they used money from other countries.

The students also loved bringing in coins and notes to show the class. It was exciting to see so many different currencies from around the globe. Year 2 saw notes and coins up close including:

Thai Baht, English Pounds, New Taiwanese Dollars, Euros, Macedonian Denar, Japanese Yen, Malaysian Ringgit, American Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Mexican Pesos, Chinese Yuan, Singaporian Dollars, Italian Lerah, Fijian Dollar, Vietnamese Dong, and Cambodian Riel.

We also spent some time planning out our weekly shops.

The children looked at the Coles catalogues, finding items that their families would enjoy, that were reasonably healthy and well priced.

Year 3 Literacy

This term in English, the unit we are looking at is called ‘Words to Unite Us’. The students are exploring the theme of a common humanity, using a range of picture books to support them with their learning. They will be identifying the similarities and differences between themselves and other children around the world.

In writing this term, students will be learning about imaginative texts. They will be developing their understanding of perspective or point of view writing, through the medium of diary entries. The first diary entry students write, will be written from the perspective of another child in a different country. They will be using a picture book called ‘Children Just Like Me’ by Barnabas Kindersley which offers insight into the lives of children today all around the globe. They will also learn how to write ‘A Day in the Life of’ from their chosen child’s perspective. This week, students have worked on gathering information about their child and explaining what their actions, feelings and characteristics are. They then compared and contrasted their life to the life of their chosen child. This task has certainly sparked curiosity and wonder as students have shared insightful reflections and thoughts. We look forward to structuring and writing the diary entries next week. We cannot wait to read students’ diary entries and share these with you later in the term.

Year 4 ‘Camp at School’

Participating in a school camp is an important milestone. Whilst we are disappointed we were unable to attend our camp at Collaroy, we are very fortunate to have a ‘Camp at School’ experience. We are very proud of the enthusiastic and positive approach our Year 4 students have shown toward the changes to our camp program.

On our first day of ‘Camp’, Year 4 participated in STEM activities and camp games. With many ending up in ‘The Learning Pit’, collaboration was key as they problem solved and sought to build or control their robots. The whole grade enjoyed participating in some new camp games on the playground and were thrilled to be wearing ‘mufti clothes’.

On Thursday, Year 4 participated in Indigenous workshops learning about the sweeping ceremony, traditional artifacts and symbols in Indigenous art. They used their new found knowledge when creating artworks of their own. 

The end of the week saw Year 4 down at the beautiful Coogee Beach learning about the natural flora and fauna around our coastline. The weather was stunning and the students enjoyed walking from Coogee Bay to Clovelly.

Camp this year has looked a little different, however, the kids have really enjoyed their time together exploring Geography and Science, as well as developing their social skills. 

Here are some of their highlights and reflections from their ‘Camp at School’ experience:

“It’s been really fun and it is a good experience because we get to experience it differently to what it would have been like at Collaroy. My favourite part has been learning the new games and spending time with the cru leaders.” - Sarah O

“I liked camp at school because it is quite different and we learn about Indigenous culture and the CRU leaders are fun!” - Jade J

“I liked when we were building the STEM Mindstorm project. We can make it move around and it depends which degrees you use to move it.” - William Z

“I liked playing all the games. I liked the human naughts and crosses. I won the last game on Thursday.” - Zara A

“I like playing the games. The naughts and crosses game. It is fun because it is like a live version.” - Zali M

“I like mostly everything. I liked outside games and watching ‘Try not to laugh’. It is really hard not to laugh.” - Gabriel F

“I liked the people that came over to tell us about Aboriginal culture. I liked the painting we did. It was really fun!”- Gia G

Excursion to Shark Island

Last week, Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their excursion to Shark Island! This excursion introduced many aspects of the content that the students will be learning about this semester in Geography, for the unit ‘Factors That Shape Places’. The students were able to explore the diverse features and characteristics of the environment and learn about the history of the island. They explored the relationship Aboriginal and European settlers have with the environment and how they have shaped it into what we see today. Thank you very much to our parents who came along and helped us have such a great day!

Student highlights:

My favourite activity was fishing because it was really fun and I don’t get to go fishing very often. I learnt about how much Shark Island has changed over the years and the different types of trees that there are on the island.  Seamus M 

I loved fishing and building nests for fairy penguins! I learnt lots of facts - when people came from overseas it was used as a quarantine station. Sanja P

I learnt that most native trees were cut down and replaced with other trees. My favourite activity was catching the bugs to figure out if the island was healthy.  Oliver K

There was a New Zealand fur seal on the rocks of the island and you had to pay a big fine if you came within 40m of the seal. There are very interesting huts still standing on the island and the island used to be used for human and animal quarantine. I also learnt that there are many trees on the island that are not native.  Ruby M 

What did you enjoy most about the Shark Island excursion?

Fishing was my most favourite because I caught a fish on my reel but then the fish got off somehow!  Archie M

When I caught a trevally!  Henry B

Describe the environment of Shark Island

You can’t see much wildlife, but there are lots of trees.  The only buildings are the toilets.  Sadly the trees there aren’t native as they were introduced from other countries.  Sienna G 

Shark Island is definitely smaller than I thought it would be but it was peaceful and quiet and it was just an awesome experience.  Xanthe S

What surprised you most or was an unexpected experience during the excursion?

It was surprising that most of the trees were introduced to the island.  I really thought that most of them would be native to Australia. Beth G

I was surprised that there were shelters that were built when the island was a quarantine station.  Oliver W

I was surprised that there were fairy penguins and a seal on the island.  Mila T

There was a seal on the island so we couldn’t go 40 meters within it.  Costantia G

If you could make a change to Shark Island, what would it be?

I would put more Australian native trees and plants on the island and a few animals.  I would still keep the old parts so the people could learn more about the history of the island. 
Sienna L

I would get rid of the wall at the old toilet blocks to help the marine life come up and rest on the rocks.  Micah C

Year 6 - Literacy

This term Year 6 students are learning all about Refugees, with a key focus on the concept of ‘Difference’. We explore ‘difference’ in the way people live, the perspectives people have and the ways we can accept or deny difference. Here is how we are learning about difference through Literacy. 

Writing - Persuasive Texts

‘Australia Should Accept More Refugees’ is the topic we are focussing on for our persuasive writing. Looking at this topic involves deep research, brainstorming ideas for and against, and using evidence and facts to support your argument. The students have analysed a WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like), in order to identify the techniques and features of an exposition, and include these to improve their own writing.

Guided Reading - Picture Book Analysis

Year 6 has a special and exciting task to complete this term; Buddy Books! To prepare for this activity, the students are analysing picture books to learn about the features, techniques, language and structure used when conveying a story. They have focussed on language and visual features, as well as using inferential comprehension to gain a deeper understanding of the text. Each of the picture books has a key underlying concept of difference, displacement and hope; a strong link to our theme of ‘Refugees’. Once students have analysed these books, they will start planning their own Buddy Book to pass on to their Kindergarten Buddy.

Speaking & Listening - Debating

Toward the end of term Year 6 will be learning about the skill of debating. Their persuasive writing skills will be of considerable value to help them as they structure strong arguments to convince their audience. Some Year 6 students are already involved in regular debating sessions and competitions, so we look forward to having some experts in the room to learn from.

Library Literature in Infants

Looking through the CBCA shortlisted texts, students in infants classes have enjoyed reading and responding to the book “We’re stuck” by Sue deGennaro. The book follows Turtle, racing into the lift of Building 24. There is a nod and a blink and a step to the side. A grunt and a sigh and a lean to the right. But what happens when the lift stops moving. Students were able to make connections, with them recently being “stuck” inside with isolation. They also took a lot of joy in creating another character who would be funny to be stuck in the lift with. 

Book Week 2020

Everyone loves Term 3 for a number of reasons, one of which is BOOK WEEK! Before you get too excited, so that we can (hopefully) celebrate as a whole school community, Book Week  this  year has been postponed until Term 4. This term, however, we will in all year groups be delving into this year’s shortlisted books, giving students the  opportunity to really celebrate quality literature and to recapture the joy of reading in a positive and lively way.

The theme for Book Week 2020 is “Curious Creatures, Wild Minds!” So perhaps you could start thinking about a costume along this theme. 

Three for free

We hope you enjoyed last week’s “three for free”, and a special thank you to the students who came and told me they went deep sea diving. If you  have any suggestions for things that could be included, please let me know by emailing me through the front office.

1. Greeking out podcast We’re so lucky to have such a broad number of cultures represented at Claremont College, including a number of Greek students. Here are some kid-friendly stories of Greek gods and goddesses, monsters, and heroes for you to enjoy.
2. Dyson challenge cards Definitely cheaper and arguably funner than the actual vacuum. Some engineering-based fun challenges for kids. My pick is the design a boat challenge.
3. Phoebe and the unicorn A fun comic sheet activity for creating fun, short, fantasy comics.

Foyer Display

With not as many people able to walk through the front office, we thought we’d include a visual of our Foyer Display. You may like to print the photo of the find-a-word of the shortlisted books to complete in your own time with your child/ren. 

Instagram: @claremontcollegelibrary

Mrs Stephanie Affleck
Teacher/Librarian

New Books in Our Library

New Fiction Titles

Due to popular demand we have added the following titles to the collection.

This entertaining book is written by David Walliams, OBE, English actor, comedian and successful children’s author. This is a hilarious book that tells the tales of some very silly parents. The colour illustrations are by the very talented illustrator Tony Ross, who has said that he aims to draw the characters exactly how Walliams describes them. Walliams style of writing has been compared to author Roald Dahl and Ross also illustrated books for the late author too.

Recommended for ages 7+ years old.

This story introduces us to a very tricky girl called Myrtle Meek who always demands more and more from her parents. Mr and Mrs Meek try to find her a FING, but have no idea what this could be? The search to find a Fing begins!

Recommended for ages 6+ years old.

Mrs Susan Kesur
Library Assistant

Concert 2020 Grade Costumes

Dance rehearsals got off to such a great start this week! It is so exciting to see our vision come to life. Hopefully the students told you all about their 2 dance sessions this week.

We will be filming the dances in Week 5 (17 August). And so we need your help.

We need the children to source a costume and to bring it in a labelled bag to school no later than Thursday 13 August.  We appreciate this is a tight deadline but we are running to a strict deadline to make this happen! We have chosen most of these items to be clothes you may already have at home. We do not expect anyone to buy these items. Please borrow, swap etc.  If you are having any difficulties in sourcing what is required, please reach out to the parent/school community as someone will be able to help.

We are also hoping to find:

Stethoscopes, firefighter helmets, nurses/doctors outfits, capes and helmets.

We would LOVE if anyone has the above items that could be borrowed for one of our dances. We would ensure that these are returned to you.

Please label each part of your costume.

IPSHA Athletics Carnival Update

A decision was made to cancel the proposed upcoming IPSHA Athletics carnival at the IPSHA Executive Meeting earlier this week. This decision was based on the high risk of COVID-19 transmission and an inability to be aware of new, potential hotspots.

No doubt, some children will be feeling sad and upset that they won’t have the opportunity to compete at that level. Here is a link to an article titled ‘Sports Meets COVID-19: What to Say and What to Do’ from Psychology Today. While the article is aimed more at parents of high school/college athletes dealing with disruption in Sport due to COVID-19, there is still some great advice for how to talk with children about their feelings around setbacks and disruptions in the sports they love due to this crisis. 

Joel Geering
Sports & PDHPE Coordinator

This term in Chapel we will be looking at stories from the bible. This week we focused on one of Mrs Crerar’s favourite stories in the bible, ‘The Parable of The Good Samaritan.’ She shared with us how this parable shows us God's heart for all people and teaches us to love and care for others.

This week the students will be learning the memory verse, 

‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ Luke 10:27b

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 by CLICKING HERE.

Tiffany Knoll
Chapel Coordinator

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  

School Banking is back for Term 3 and check out the new rewards!

Claremont College is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students and after a temporary pause in Term 2, it’s now back from the first week of Term 3.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking will earn an exciting reward every time they reach 10 deposits.

Due to the pause, we now have both Term 2 and Term 3 Treetop Savers rewards items available - some of the best yet!

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.

Getting involved in School Banking is easy!

All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways:

1. Online

Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.

2. In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet. Deposit books and wallets are available from the school banking drawer in the office. 

School Banking day is Tuesday. Each week you need to put your completed deposit in the school banking drawer in the office.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2020 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking 

Mr Jeff Morton and Mrs Betty Preshaw
School Banking Coordinators