Around the Junior School

YEAR 6 GRADUATION

On the last day of term, we farewelled our Year 6 students and their families as the boys graduated from Junior School. A special Mass was held in the Chapel followed by a luncheon in Gibney Hall which had been transformed into the wonderful world of Dr Seuss’s, Oh the Places You’ll Go! We wish the boys well as they transition into Secondary School in 2022 and look forward to seeing where life takes them. A special thank you to Jane Redolatti, Sheridan Andrews and the Year 5 parents who assisted with the setup, serving and clean-up of the luncheon.

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

The Father’s Day Breakfast is always a highlight on the Junior School calendar. It was wonderful to see so many dads, grandads and other father-figures attend this special morning. There was plenty of friendly rivalry going on with everyone wearing their favourite team colours with Chris Richards, father of Rohan (6W) giving a wonderful and insightful talk on his experience as a dad.

BOOK WEEK

Who doesn’t love Book Week? This year was no exception when the boys (and staff) excitedly dressing up in some creative and wonderful outfits for the Book Week parade that celebrated the wonder of books. This year’s theme was Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds – a great theme which gives children an opportunity to escape into another world and be anything they want to be. Concluding Book Week was a special visit from author, Mark Greenwood. A self-proclaimed history hunter, Mark shared his stories of searching for lost explorers and glittering treasure.

TONY CURTIS CUP

The Tony Curtis Cup is a cardboard boat race regatta, named after former Principal, Mr Tony Curtis, who is also an Old Boy from the Class of 1956. This annual event is open to the Junior School boys to promote the design and building facets of Design and Technology. The boys design and build their craft during their after-school Engineering Club using only recycled materials. The boats are then put to the test at the Curtis Aquatic Centre pool where they race their boats in what is always a fun afternoon filled with plenty of energy and excitement.

YEAR 6 CAMP

The Year 6 boys engaged in some fantastic activities during their final Junior School camp, including learning about the Aboriginal history meaning of Dwellingup which is a ‘place of nearby water’. Other activities included rafting on the Murray River in Lane Poole Reserve, a scavenger hunt, survival tent construction and learning how to navigate using a compass and the cardinal points. Later in the week, the boys competed in rogaining, did some water colour painting, did the Treetop Climbing Adventure and had an Aboriginal guided history tour. The final day concluded with a Mass to reflect on their time at Camp Kelly. Camps provide a unique set of challenges to the boys in a safe environment and they have the opportunity to make and develop new and stronger friendships. The boys immersed themselves enthusiastically in all activities and grew as young people during the camp. Thank you to the parents and teachers who provided valuable support and care of the boys during the camp. Here are a few other highlights from the Junior School in Semester 2: • Year 6s were visited by the Golden

Heritage Club (Old Boys of Trinity or CBC Terrace who left the College more than 50 years ago). • Year 4 boys received their

First Holy Communion. • Year 4s visited Wheelchair for

Kids and donated hand-knitted blankets and ring pulls. • Fred Brockett (5W) won the Year 5 competition at the Annual Central

Region Spelling Bee with Frank Zhang (6G) finishing as runnerup in the Year 6 competition • Nine baby chickens hatched in the 5 Green classroom, giving the boys the opportunity to learn how to handle, pat and look after them. • The Junior School raised $2,500 for the

Cancer Council during Daffodil Day, giving hope to those experiencing cancer. • Seven Year 6 boys from the Gifted and Talented program held their annual Evening of Eminence. • We welcomed new students and families for 2022 at the New

Student Orientation Morning. • The Junior School boys had a visit from

Farmer Damien and his cow, Belinda, as part of an agricultural incursion.