Primary Notices

K - 6 Mufti-day - Friday 5 April

Mother's Day Breakfast Invite

Primary Choir in Term 2

From Term 2 our Primary Choir rehearsals are moving to Tuesday Lunch time commencing on 30 April.

Students are to meet staff and will be escorted down to CAPA 5 with their food straight away at the beginning of lunch for choir rehearsals.

They will be dismissed at 1:35pm to head back to class.

Year 6 Canberra

Day 1: We departed early from the College and make our way down to Canberra arriving in time for lunch at the National Capital Authority. We visited the Mount Ainslie lookout to take in the sights of the whole Canberra region, before heading to the Museum of Australian Democracy, and finishing our day at the National Electoral Education Centre. It was a huge first day and our evening was spent settling into our accommodation and some free time.

Day 2: We awoke early and tucked into breakfast. First stop was Parliament House where we learnt about the role of the House of Representatives and the Senate. We then took part role playing the passing of a bill. We were lucky to meet Dr Gordon Reid and he joined our group photo.

After lunch we visited the National Art Gallery where we looked at lots of amazing artworks by Australian and international artists.

Next, we visited Canberra Zoo where we saw so many amazing animals, what a fantastic zoo in the heart of our capital!

Last stop for today was Questacon. The kids immersed themselves into the interactive activities and particularly enjoyed the giant slide.

Day 3: Another big day of visiting Canberra’s sites.

We began our day with a trip to the National Museum of Australia where we were guided around the ‘Meet the People’ gallery to learn about some of Australia’s Indigenous history.

Next, we visited the National Arboretum where the students were given an orienteering task in small groups, they enjoyed this activity which took them on an adventure through the gardens. This was a beautiful venue overlooking the newly established trees, Parliament House and the distant mountains.

Following this, we arrived at The Mint (temporary venue) where we learnt so much about the history of Australian coins and we discussed if cash was still relevant and relied upon in our society.

We all enjoyed an early dinner before heading to the long-awaited Laser Tag.

Day 4: This morning we ate pancakes for breakfast and sang Happy Birthday to one of our students. We packed our bags and headed off to the AIS where we toured around the swimming pool, gym, indoor volleyball courts and the gynamsium before participating in the interactive sports zone where we all had a ball!

We enjoyed morning tea and departed homeward bound.

We are currently due to arrive between 4:30 and 5pm this afternoon.

Thank you to all our wonderful staff for providing this amazing opportunity for our Year 6 students to visit our Nations capital.