Published on: 1 June 2023

  • National Reconciliation Week
  • Lapathon Fundraiser
  • Inter-house Competitions
  • IPSHA Paper Plane Competition

This week Australia celebrates National Reconciliation Week. The theme for this year, “Be a Voice for Generations”, urges all Australians to use their power, their words and their actions to create a better, more just Australia for all of us. In the Preparatory School, the boys are learning about Reconciliation Week through the daily school bulletin and their library lessons. Last week, Olman Wally from Boorloo Aboriginal Cultural Experiences provided workshops for our youngest boys to teach them about our Aboriginal history.

All boys from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6 participated in the Wardung House Fundraiser on Tuesday, the annual Preparatory School Lapathon. Boys ran as many laps as they could to raise money for Camp Quality, a charity that aims to improve the lives of children with cancer. It is always impressive to see how many laps the boys can run and the generosity of our community. If you would like to donate, please click here.

Every term, the boys are able to participate in two lunchtime inter-house competitions. This term, the boys are offered table tennis and soccer. Whilst soccer doesn’t begin until Week 8, table tennis wrapped up last week with Karda finishing on top. These competitions allow boys to interact with other students outside their immediate friendship groups, as well as other year levels. They also develop a sense of belonging to their House. We look forward to watching the upcoming soccer competition and which house will be victorious!

A group of six boys from Years 4 to 6 had the privilege of representing the Preparatory School at the IPSHA Paper Plane Competition hosted by Peter Moyes Anglican Community School in Mindarie. It was a wonderful afternoon of aeronautical feats with 2 categories of competition. Lars Fraunschiel (5LH) and Ethan Hopkins (4GM) placed first and second respectively in the distance event while Daniel Sanchez (4FT) won second place in the time aloft category. Well done to all boys who participated in this event and represented Christ Church Grammar Preparatory School with pride.

Today we commence our mid-term break and I hope all families have a restful and enjoyable time together!

Dr. Steven Males
Head of Preparatory School