Chess & Clubs
We are off to the next round in tennis!
On Monday, 20 October, nine students from Years 3 and 4 participated in the Todd Woodbridge Regionals. The students performed exceptionally well, placing second overall and qualifying for the next round, the Todd Woodbridge Cup Playoffs, which will take place at Sydney Olympic Park on Monday, 10 November. They represented our school with great enthusiasm and sportsmanship. Congratulations to the team on this fantastic achievement! Anika Davey PDHPE Teacher …
On Wednesday, 3 September, 16 of our students from 3rd and 4th Class participated in the Todd Woodbridge Cup at Evolve Tennis, Collaroy. They played doubles and mixed doubles matches against teams from Pittwater House and St Kevin’s Dee Why. We entered two teams in the competition, both of which competed brilliantly throughout the day. Team 1 emerged as the winners, while Team 2 secured an impressive third place. This is a fantastic achievement and a true testament to our students’ effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the competition. A big thank you to Yanlong Z for her support throughout the day. Anika Davey Physical Education Teacher …
Chess Semi-Finals update
Recently, five students from 5th and 6th Class attended the Inter-school Chess Semi-Finals. Although this year they did not receive a place in the finals, the children demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and resilience throughout. Congratulations Jeremy M, Ian G, Arthur L, Huxley G and Aayansh K. Sara Bell Teacher and Chess Coordinator …
Spring growth
We have seen lots of Spring growth in the garden this week with the Daikon Radish seeds sown at the working bee now growing strong. These will be used as a green manure and will be turned into the soil by Garden Club attendees next term, before planting Summer crops. The shed has also been cleaned out, more seeds sown and preparations for the composting systems are underway. A group of parent volunteers are in the garden on Tuesday mornings after drop off, please come and say hi. No experience necessary. Laurie G Gardeneers Coordinator …
Semi-fanalists in Inter-school chess 2023
Five students from the JCS Senior Chess Club were selected to play at the Interschools Chess Semi Finals at the Ku-ring-gai Town Hall in August. The team played well and scored a good number of points. Unfortunately they did not receive enough points to move through to the finals. Rebecca L won top female player, winning five of her seven games. All the children demonstrated excellent manners and sportsmanship. Congratulations to the following students: Liam Y, Will T, Jessie L, Sadie W and Rebecca L. Sara Bell Teacher and Chess Coordinator …
More robotics classes in Term 4 2023
In Term 4, two classes on LEGO WeDo2.0 have been arranged to satisfy the demand from parents. The program on Monday is aimed at K-Y1 students who have very limited prior experience on building LEGO. Compared to the robotics class on Tuesday for Y1-Y2, the models constructed in this class will have simpler structures and fewer building steps. The LEGO Robotics and Coding Fusion Program on Thursday for Y3-Y5 students includes diversified robotics and coding projects on LEGO SPIKE Prime, LEGO Mindstorms EV3 and Scratch Video Game Programming. So the students could have opportunities to access different robotics equipment and programming apps to develop their knowledge and skills on robotics and coding. Based on the feedback from parents and students, …