Welcome to Week 3,
Our school is always a fantastic place to be during Synthesis week, as we are able to see the incredible art work produced by our students at St Stephen’s. We are tremendously grateful to our passionate and committed staff who are able to work with the children and unlock their talent, but, more importantly, we are able to celebrate the wonderful work produced by the students. If you haven’t had a chance to see the exhibition in the Primary Village and Cousins Hall, please come before it closes on Wednesday afternoon.
This week also brings a lot of excitement, particularly on Friday as it is our Orientation Day. This is where the students will experience moving to the next year to get a glimpse of what life is like in the year above. For most year groups, the day is reasonably straight forward. However, for the Year 2 students, you will be able to start the day over in the 3-6 space, before being walked back later that morning. It promises to be an exciting day as we welcome some new families to the school.
WEEK AHEAD:
23-25 October – Synthesis Exhibition, Cousins Hall and Primary Village
ELC
27 October – Orientation Day
27 October – Primary Disco
3-6
27 October – Orientation Day
27 October – Assembly 5S
27 October – Primary Disco
Wishing you a wonderful week,
Andrew Johnston and Hannah Lockwood-Jones
This term, we are delivering a new community football program offering called Superkick, which targets participants in Year 2 and 3.
We would love for you to be able to assist us by promoting this exciting new program!
Ways that you can help:
- Promote flyer via your school newsletter
- Promote via your parent communications app (e.g. ConnectNOW)
- Promote via your P&C Facebook group
- Promote via any other communication methods with your Year 2/3 parent group (e.g. Y2/3 parent Facebook group)
- See attached flyer and social tiles to assist with promotion.
We appreciate all your support in assisting us promote Superkick through your school!
Duncraig Christmas Markets
The wonderful parents in Duncraig Primary have been very busy organising an amazing family afternoon out for Saturday the 4th of November. The Christmas Markets will include artisan stalls to buy goodies from, food trucks, live music, kid’s activities, and a stack more! You can pre-purchase raffle tickets or a $5 kids activity pass which gets them unlimited access to face painting, go karts, cuddly animal farm and so much more! We can’t wait to see you there.
Christmas Markets – Less than Two Weeks Away!
The Christmas Markets are just around the corner, and the excitement is building! Here’s how you can make the most of this festive event:
Skip the Line: Secure your activity passes and raffle tickets now to avoid waiting in line on the day.
Click this link to purchase yours: https://events.humanitix.com/cm2023
Get in on the Excitement: To guarantee a safe, smooth, and seamless event, sign up to volunteer for just one hour on the day and in return, receive free activity passes for your children to enjoy!
Click this link to sign up as a Volunteer: https://signup.com/go/rgSgyqv
Whip Up Christmas Cheer: Unable to volunteer but still want to help? We invite you to contribute your baked goods to our Christmas Markets Bake Sale and delight our wonderful community with your delicious treats.
Click this link to sign up for our Bake Sale: https://signup.com/go/KWPPUVk
Pre-Primary – Year 12 ‘Synthesis’ Art Exhibition
Thank you to all students and families that attended the Exhibition Opening on Thursday night. I’m sure that you will agree that the art was outstanding, the band was amazing, and the food was absolutely delicious!
Synthesis will be open in the High School Foyer until 25 October, and in the Primary School (before and after school) until November 3. We encourage you to come along and celebrate the fantastic creative achievements of all our talented students.
Interschool Basketball Competition
Congratulations to the four teams that represented St Stephens at last Friday’s interschool competition. We had a very successful day. All teams played six games. One of our girls teams had 4 wins and 2 losses. Both of our boys teams had 5 wins and 1 loss and our other girls team walked away with a perfect record of 6 wins. There are some very talented basketballers in our school and I would like to thank our coaches, Mr Jason Ponosh, Mr Daniel Shadbolt and Mr Joe McCarthy for taking the time to hone their skills and talents and to give our students such a fun and positive basketball experience.
Finally, thank you to our wonderful students that continue to demonstrate that beautiful balance of competitiveness and sportsmanship.
