Carbrook Junior School Communications, 24 March 2022
Term 1 - Week 9
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been another great week here on Campus.
Thank you for the time you have spent meeting with the teaching staff to discuss your child’s learning journey and set goals for Term 2. We know just how important the partnership between home and school is and are always eager to work alongside how we can set goals together for your child.
Leaders 2022
Today at our Assembly we introduced our Student Leaders from Stage 2 and 3. These students have served on passion projects over the past 6 months and have been acknowledged for their long standing service.
We congratulate the following students:
Matthew De Winnaar
Max Johnston
Harrison Klowss
Caleb Myers
Parker Rowland
Xander Sellan
Jacqueline Liu
Evie Caswell
Johnathon Mosely
There will be further opportunities for others to join these leaders at the end of Term 2. If your child is interested and needs some help to think about how they would serve please get them to speak to their classroom teacher for ideas.
Easter Chapel
Next week we will join with the Middle Senior School for our Easter Chapel. This will be on Wednesday morning at 8.45am in the CCC. This is a wonderful time for our P – 12 community to get together and focus on the upcoming Easter season.
Swimming Carnival:
On Thursday we will have our Stage 2 and 3 Swimming Carnival (Years 3 -6). Tomorrow afternoon the students will nominate for their races and come together in houses to rehearse their famous War Cries! We welcome our parents to come and watch the carnival. If you would like to volunteer and do a job on the day please contact raul.ocana@calvarycc.qld.edu.au.
Free Dress Day:
On Friday we will have our End of Term Free Dress Day. Please bring a gold coin donation to support families in our community who have been flood-affected. Please remember to ensure your child has closed in shoes and is appropriately dressed for a school day on Friday.
Thanks for your continued support.
Have a wonderful last week of Term.
Yours sincerely,
Fiona Burnett
Head of Junior School, Carbrook
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Project 21 Opening: Cunningham Pavilion
9am Tuesday, 19 April 2022
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CAPA Update - Dr Gary Holley, Head of Calvary Academy of
Performing Arts
Another great week in the CAPA department. Instrumental lessons are going great, and the new band and strings students are progressing well. Due to the swimming carnival next Thursday, there will be no band or string group lessons. Private lessons will be scheduled by the teachers for next week.
We have our Cunningham Opening at Carbrook on the first day of Term 2, 19th of April. All choir students will be performing at this opening. A letter outlining the requirements will be emailed and put on the CAPA Facebook page. This will be our first performance for the year.
Is your child interested in learning Bass Guitar, Guitar or Singing? We have lesson times available at both campuses. Private Lessons are $38 per half hour and Group Lessons of 2 people are $19 per half hour (Subject to numbers) Use the following link if you would like to sign your child up for lessons.
https://forms.office.com/r/wZPsTKZuwP
A reminder if you have not already joined the CAPA Facebook page, please do so as there will be information put there regularly regarding performances.
Should you wish to contact me my email address is gary.holley@calvarycc.qld.edu.au
Gary Holley
Head of Calvary Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA)
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Notice from Carlee Johnston - Head of Student Development
Thinkuknow presentation
Our children today are never truly ‘off’. In previous generations, once we left school at 3pm, we were relatively inaccessible to our peers until 8am the next morning. In 2022, children often have multiple accounts on apps such as kids messenger, tik tok, snapchat, fortnite, Minecraft, etc. This means that their school experiences follow them home, and vice versa.
Once we place a device in our child’s hands, many have unrestricted access to the adult world. We also know from the neuroscience, that our children’s brains are not mature enough to deal with many of the challenges devices pose. Our children are still developing their prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for their executive functioning, including their ability to make decisions. Therefore, it is important that the adults in their lives help them establish strong boundaries to keep them safe.
Technology develops at such a rapid pace, and it is difficult for parents to keep up. Therefore, we have invited one of our local police officers to speak at the College. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn more about young people and the online environment, and how you can help them to be safe and responsible users of technology. The session will cover:
- What young people SEE, SAY and DO online
- The challenges they may face
- How to report and get help if things go wrong
Please join us on the 21st of April at 6pm, in the Calvary Community Centre at Carbrook.