A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came along and supported our Book Fair at Open Day. We’re absolutely thrilled to share that, thanks to your incredible generosity, 153 books have been donated to our school library — a new school record! Your kindness means so much — not only have you helped grow our collection to new heights, but you’ve also inspired a love of reading in our students and truly brought our community values to life. We want to extend an extra special congratulations to L1st C, who have donated the most books in the entire school! Your remarkable generosity and enthusiasm have set an extraordinary example of our school values of Service and Respect. Well done! …

This year, children from John Colet school were invited to attend a weekend Music Camp held at German International School Sydney on 21st and 22nd February. Our students participated in the instrumental and choir groups, finishing with a concert for parents on the Sunday afternoon. Mr Miller collaborated with the music teacher at GISS several instrumental tutors to make this year’s event a great success. Being a new initiative, we look forward to hopefully developing this opportunity for the children in the coming years. …

On Tuesday, 3 March, 22 of our 3rd to 6th Class students proudly represented the school at the IPSHA Swimming Carnival. Each student earned their place at this special sporting event by achieving qualifying times at our School Swimming Carnival, a wonderful accomplishment in itself. Competing against schools from across NSW, our swimmers demonstrated courage, determination, and outstanding sportsmanship throughout the day. For some students, this was their first experience at IPSHA level and understandably there were a few nerves. Others were attending for the third consecutive year and approached the carnival as seasoned competitors. Regardless of experience, every student embraced the opportunity to challenge themselves and compete against strong swimmers from other schools. Most importantly, they represented our …