Carbrook Junior School Communications, 28 March 2024
Term 1 - Week 10
Coming Up in Term 2
Term 2 - Week 1
Monday 15 April: Term 2 Commences
Tuesday 16 April: Year 6 Canberra Camp
Wednesday 17 April: Zone Cross Country
Friday 19 April: Assembly; Year 6 Return from Canberra
Coming Up
Prep Fun Run, ANZAC Service, ANZAC Public Holiday; Chapel
Dear Parents and Carers
School holidays are almost upon us and I am so grateful for a fantastic term of learning with your children. As the Easter season approaches, I pray that you have time and space to stop and celebrate the great joy that Easter is. For us it means eternal life.
Easter Chapel
Our P-12 Easter chapel was a time of fun, fellowship and reflection. Thank you for coming along if you were able. Our Piccolos choir and many talented Junior School musicians performed for us, thank you to Mrs Kerryn Vezos who led this group and helped them to work as a team. Pastor Adam reminded us of the baggage we carry and the releasing of this baggage through the sacrifice of Jesus.
If you are looking for a place to celebrate Easter, Real Life Christian Church is holding its services over the Easter weekend. Further details are in our communication today.
Futsal Finals
On Wednesday, we sent 43 students to the futsal finals at Nissan Arena. Once again, our students played with passion and were able to grow their skills individually and as a team.
Congratulations to our amazing futsal teams who competed at the Australian Futsal Association Finals yesterday. Calvary Christian College had 6 teams competing in the final's day and displayed excellence in the way they played against the very best competition. The teams had previously qualified through to this knock out competition. Our year 11 and 12 year-old girls teams made it to the quarter finals. Our 10 year-old girls were knocked out in the semi-finals against their friends at Calvary Springwood. The 9 ,10 and 11 year-old boys all competed through to the quarter finals.
Well done to the amazing players from Calvary.
Prep Fun Run - Rescheduled
Due to wet conditions on Monday, we have scheduled our Prep Fun Run to Monday 22 April. Please see the attached letter with updated details.
Year 6 Canberra Trip
On Tuesday 16 April, our Year 6 students from both campuses are flying to Canberra to experience first-hand, our nation’s capital. As well as exploring new and old Parliament House, we have an itinerary packed with visits to the War Memorial, Australian Mint, Mt Stromio Observatory, CSIRO, AIS and more. Please pray for the safety and well-being of all who attend. It is a stretching, memorable and exciting experience for our young people.
Don’t forget to join our camp Facebook group to see our adventure through photos. Calvarycc Year6 Canberra 2024
Uniform Update
As we come into the cooler weather, it is lovely to see the new black jacket being worn by some students. Just a reminder that the green sports jacket is to go with the sports uniform and the black jacket (or purple jumper for a limited time) is to be worn with the formal uniform.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused to our families by the closure of School Locker. We have not received an update on when School Locker will be reopening. While School Locker is closed orders are online only with free shipping.
The College has a selection of the black jackets available for trying on. Over the holiday period the jackets can be tried on at the Carbrook Campus from 9am – 4pm. Please note the black jacket can only be worn with the formal uniform.
Staffing Update
Mrs Barclay (Sensei Barclay) has been on maternity leave and we thank Mrs Karunaratne (Sensei K) for continuing our Japanese program in her absence. Mrs Barclay will continue to spend time with her beautiful young family and will sadly not be returning to Calvary. A new staff member, Mrs Peel will be joining the team in Term 2 as our specialist Japanese teacher across both campuses for Prep – Stage 4. Mrs Peel has 18 years’ experience teaching Japanese at her previous school. I know our staff, parents and students will make her feel at home quickly.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Zoe O'Donnell
Acting Head of Junior School - Carbrook
Easter @ Real Life Christian Church
Real Life Christian Church warmly invites you and your family and friends to join with us as we celebrate Easter!
We will gather at 9:30-10:30am on both Good Friday and Easter Sunday for worship followed by morning tea in our courtyard.
Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday
Donuts (empty tombs!) on Easter Sunday
General Notices
SALE! College Second Hand Laptops
The College has a number of 2nd hand laptops for sale for only $80 each. The laptops are a Lenovo Yoga 11e 5th Gen, 11.5 inch, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB which are just over 3 years old. You are welcome to purchase as many as you would like for family or friends. Please contact our ICT team at staff-ICT@calvarycc.qld.edu.au if you would like to purchase a laptop.
Easter School Holidays
OSHC
Please see below a link to the OSHC Vacation Care Program for the Term 1 School Holidays.
Parents can start securing their requested days via the Xplor Home app, or by emailing
Calvary Coffee Cup Design Competition
We are excited to launch our Calvary Coffee Cup design competition!!
All students can get creative and submit a hand drawn design of their choice! Check out the video by our students for the details!
Students can collect the template from the office or café at each campus. Parents, could you please assist in making sure the students artwork is protected and doesn’t get damaged when submitting.
There will be three $50 Gift Card winners across our campuses. Two Junior Schools winners, and one Middle Senior Winner.
Artwork MUST be completed and submitted (with name and student number) to the office by Friday, end of Week 1, Term 2. Please ensure you have read the rules of participation.
GOOD LUCK and we can't wait to see our students at work!
Calvary Events
Our current College events can be found on our website: https://www.calvarycc.qld.edu.au/events/
All of our Parent Information can be found on our Website: https://www.calvarycc.qld.edu.au/parent-information/
We have made it to Week 10 in the Performing Arts space. Lots of exciting things are happening next term and we are looking forward to this. The Performing Arts Team wishes all families a safe and blessed Easter and holiday period.
As the term ends, we farewell Mrs Esther McDonald and Mr John Ong as they conclude their time with the College. They have both been amazing contributors to the Performing Arts space and will be greatly missed by our community. We wish them all the very best in their future endeavours and we hope to see you around, particularly during the musical week.
Please encourage students to have their instruments and music at home over the holidays and to play them a few times during the break.
Junior Showcase and Recitals
On Friday 7 June 2024 we will be having a Junior Showcase and Recital Evening at the Carbrook Campus commencing at 6pm, with students arriving at 5.30pm. All students from both campuses in Junior and Intermediate Ensembles will be performing as well as all students doing private lessons within the College. Please add this to your Calendars. An email will come at the start of Term 2 outlining what students need to wear and bring.
Instrumental Program
Private Individual Instrumental Music lesson enrolment: Register Here
Handbook: Instrumental Music Manual 2024.V3.pdf
After School Dance Classes (Carbrook Junior School)
Sign Up: https://forms.office.com/r/x6zD4xrUYj
Handbook: DANCE PROGRAM 2024.updated.pdf
Calvary Performing Arts Facebook
Please feel free to join the Calvary Performing Arts Facebook page to be kept up to date, and to see the details and pictures of our performances and activities over the year.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1390040011905950/
All correspondence regarding CPA, including questions, please send to Emma at: performingartsacademy@calvarycc.qld.edu.au