Our Year 6 students’ entrepreneurial spirit was alive and on full display at yesterday’s annual Market Day. With stalls ranging from handmade games to food products, the stalls demonstrated creativity, initiative and a focus on planning and execution. Beyond the fun of the day, the experience in developing products helps students to build financial literacy, collaboration and communication skills. Thank you to our Year 6 teachers for guiding the students through this project, and to the parents and community members for supporting the event. Read more here.
The Preparatory School Spring Time Celebration has been magnificent with Grandparents Day and the Open Night proving to be highlights. Following from last week’s festivities, Tuesday night’s Spring Time Concert was a wonderful reminder of the joy that music brings to both performers and audiences. Students showcased their talent across a variety of ensembles and performances, and it was uplifting to see the hard work with music tutors and staff come to life.
This morning we witnessed a significant moment with the Prefect Induction Assembly for the Year 12 student leaders of 2026. This rites of passage sees the boys understand and acknowledge the shift which is to serve the School and their peers in positions of responsibility. We look forward to seeing the positive impact this group will have in guiding their peers in the year ahead.
Congratulations to both our Preparatory and Senior School athletics team for their wonderful performances at their respective inter-school competitions last week.
I am also pleased to share that the school pool is now operating at a comfortable 26.5 degrees and open to our community for use. Our thanks go to the facilities team for managing the works and ensuring the pool is at its best for our students and wider community.
Last Friday we watched our athletes push themselves to achieve at their highest level with a very exciting finish to the carnival with CCGS winning four of the last six relays to charge up the leaderboard and finish in 4th place. A couple of standout achievements went to Will Gibson (Year 7) who broke the inters record in the U13 Long Jump, Triple Jump and the 4x100m relay along with Jeremy Jin, Jake Leys and Jasper Thomson and to Fergus Khoo (Year 9) who broke the inters record in the U15 800m. Congratulations to all students and to the coaches, on your dedication and hard work over the season. Read more here.
As one chapter closes another begins. This morning, we had our New Prefect Induction Service where we formally recognised our School, House and Residential Prefects for 2026 and heard our School Prefects make their ‘Commitment to Service’ for next year. We wish them all the best for a successful 2026.
The Year 12 students have been busy preparing for their Trial Exams that commenced yesterday and conclude at the end of term. Arrangements for the final weeks of Year 12 leading up to their Celebration Day event on Tuesday 21 October and the Valedictory Day on Thursday 23 October will be outlined in the coming weeks.
A reminder that while at times students do need to be away from school for significant reasons (eg bereavement in the family, illness, etc.), we do encourage all parents not to take their sons out of school during term time as this will undoubtedly disrupt the continuity of teaching, learning and assessment. In the case of a planned extended absence, we appreciate the advance notice through contact with your son’s Head of House. This will enable appropriate planning and clarity around missed assessments and classroom work.
Upcoming Senior School Events
Term 3 concludes – Friday 26 September, 12.45pm
Start of Term 4 – Tuesday 14 October, 8.25am
Year 12 Celebration Day – Tuesday 21 October, 8.30am to 12.00pm
Year 12 Study Day – Wednesday 22 October
Year 12 Prize-giving and Award Assembly – Thursday 23 October, 8.30am to 9.30am
Year 12 Valedictory Service and Dinner – Thursday 23 October, 6.15pm to 10.30pm
Mark Morrissy
Deputy Principal/Head of Senior School
Developing rich oral skills is key to developing good reading and writing skills. From Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6, boys engage with both the Talk for Reading and Talk for Writing models. Both approaches are evidence based and are underpinned by rich oral language development as a foundation for writing and reading success. In the younger years, opportunities at home to assist in developing sound oral language skills include reading together as a time to bond, explore new stories, and introduce new words. Storytelling and imaginative play encourage new vocabulary, practicing sentence structure and developing creative thinking. Alphabet and letter recognition games, such as ‘I Spy’, promote vocabulary development and phonic awareness. Together, these experiences build the strong oral foundation that supports boys in becoming confident, capable readers and writers throughout their schooling.
Week 9 in the Preparatory School continues to be busy with the Spring Music Concert taking place in the Chapel on Tuesday night. A wonderful evening that highlighted all the demanding work that our musical ensembles put into performing their pieces. From guitar ensembles to the Yahoos, it was a great night that celebrated the boys’ musical talents.
The Wardung Lapathon had been moved to Tuesday of this week. All boys in the Preparatory School ran enthusiastically in support of Camp Quality, an organisation helping children and families as they face the challenges of cancer. With over $15000 raised already, families can still donate money here to this important cause.
Year 6 Market Day took place yesterday and showed how the Year 6 cohort embarked upon the journey of product research, design, manufacturing, and sale to our whole school community with proceeds raised going towards The Orangutan Project and The Cancer Council. Read more here.
