Primary Update – Term 2 Week 8

Jenni Vile on 20/06/2025

4 Red Assembly

Last week, 4 Red led a wonderful assembly all about persistence. They shared stories of famous people who didn’t give up, even when things were hard.

We heard how J.K. Rowling was turned down by 12 publishers before Harry Potter became a huge success. Thomas Edison said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Michael Jordan was cut from his school basketball team, but kept trying and became a star. Taylor Swift didn’t let early knockbacks stop her from chasing her music dreams.

4 Red reminded us that persistence is important for everyone, not just the famous. It helps us keep going when learning is tricky or when we face challenges.

Buddy Day

Today, we celebrated both Champagnat Day and Buddy Day, a significant day made even more special by welcoming our K–2 students to the Lavalla Campus, as we continue our journey towards becoming one community.

Despite the wet weather, spirits were high as our youngest students took part in an outdoor walk around the new building. This gave them a first glimpse of their future surroundings and, most excitingly, their new playgrounds! Thanks to gumboots and rain jackets, the rain became part of the adventure, with many students eagerly putting puddles to the test.

PK-2 Build Update

We are thrilled to be counting down the final weeks to the opening of our brand-new PK–2 building. The excitement is building across our community as we move closer to this exciting milestone.

This week, the campus has been buzzing with activity as delivery trucks arrived daily, bringing in beautiful new furniture and resources to help bring the learning spaces to life. It’s been wonderful to see the vision for our early years environment coming together, piece by piece.

We cannot wait to welcome our PK–2 students and families to the Churchlands site at the beginning of Term 3. We look forward to sharing this next chapter with you and to seeing our youngest learners thrive in their inspiring new space.

To help your child feel confident and prepared for the upcoming move to the Churchlands campus, we encourage you to read through this social story together. It’s designed to gently introduce the new environment, routines, and spaces in a way that supports a smooth and positive transition.

Just click here.

New finish time for PK and K from Term 3

To help ease traffic congestion and ensure there is adequate parking for all families during afternoon pick-up, we will be introducing a new home time for our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students from the beginning of Term 3.

Starting in Term 3, dismissal for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten will be at 2:45pm. This small adjustment will help stagger pick-up times across the school, making the process smoother and safer for everyone.

We appreciate your support and understanding as we make this change to improve the overall experience for our families and to support the safe and efficient operation as we move to being one campus, one community.

Pupil Free Day PK-2 – Friday 4 July

To facilitate the setup of classrooms and unpacking of boxes in readiness for the start of Term 3, Friday 4 July will be a Pupil Free Day for all PK-2 students. OSH Club is running a vacation care day on this day. To book your child into OSH Club on this day, please contact OSH Club directly https://www.oshclub.com.au/find-us/newman-college/