Fairholme Junior
MRS ERIN TONSCHECK, HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL
2021 has been an amazing year. Our academic achievements, cultural performances and sporting pursuits have each embodied one of our five core values, Striving for Excellence. I have been immensely proud of our students and staff; their determination to achieve their best, to prepare, perform and celebrate speaks to the heart of what Fairholme Junior is. Fairholme Junior School staff have worked with both national and state education authorities to review and provide feedback on the latest version of the Australian Curriculum. Leading the process of curriculum mapping via Scope and Sequence reviews, interrogating the changes and shifts in curriculum discipline knowledge has not only provided genuine feedback to the education authorities, but has also given our teaching staff a great opportunity to consider implications for the future learning episodes that we will ready for the implementation of Australian Curriculum Version 9 in January 2023. At the completion of the school year, we farewelled and acknowledged Mrs Belinda Eldridge, our wonderful Music Teacher. Belinda has inspired our students with her love of performing arts, music and our God for 20 years. We are very grateful to have been the benefactors of such a rich and vibrant teaching program – the gifts of faith and music will remain with us all. We have been fortunate to continue with many incursions, excursions, service opportunities and
presentations this year. Thankfully, Fairholme Junior staff have been determined to continue the provision of rich and varied experiences for our students. We are pleased to present the following highlights:
INCURSIONS, EXCURSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS The following is a snapshot from 2021 of the many excursions, incursions and presentations this year in the Kindy to Year 6 classes:
Kindy • Kindy Welcome Picnic • Getting Ready for Prep Kindy 3 Day into Prep orientation visits each term • Kindy Kid for a Morning each term for prospective students • Facilities Department morning tea • Evergreen Puppet Theatre performances ‘Rainforest Experience’ and ‘The Ocean’ • Kindy Information Evening, Term 4 • Mother’s Day Pampering morning • Father’s Day Breakfast • Bushwalk at Duggan Park • Laurel Bank Park Spring Picnic • Excursion to building site Prep
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Picnic to Peacehaven Park with TGS Prep Kid for the Morning Prep information Evening, Term 4 Under 8s Activity Morning with TGS and The Glennie School
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Excursion to Darling Downs Zoo 100 Days of Prep Celebration
Year 1 • Scientists-in-Schools with Dr Joanna Turner from USQ • Assembly presentation • Digital learning with OSMO robotics and iPads • Picnic to Peacehaven Park with TGS • Under 8s Activity Morning with TGS and The Glennie School • Excursion to Pioneer Village at Highfields • Book Launch for parents Term 2 Year 2 • Better Buddy activities with Prep and Year 5.2 • Scientists-in-Schools with Dr Joanna Turner from USQ • Digital learning with Ozobots robotics • Under 8s Activity Morning with TGS and The Glennie School • Excursion to Pioneer Village at Highfields • Incursion – Fairholme Heritage Trail with Mrs Jenny Noble - Archivist • Year 2 Strings Program • Year 2 Eisteddfod performance Year 3 • Digital learning with Ozobots robotics • Sleepover at Fairholme College • Scientists-in-Schools with Dr Joanna Turner from USQ • Year 3 into 4, iPad meeting via Zoom • Creative Writing Workshop
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