On Monday 1 March, the Year 1 girls happily visited Ayers House for a trip into the 'Olden Days'

They pretended they were applying for jobs to work as servants in the year 1890.

The girls displayed their talents at carrying trays with china crockery across the floor with 'grace not pace' and discovered the many new tools in the kitchen. They dusted the balustrade and learnt lullabies in the nursery.

The girls were very impressive to their prospective employees and greatly enjoyed their trip back in time.

Seeing Numbers Everywhere

Our Year 3 girls have been focussing on building their understanding of numbers, particularly consolidating their knowledge of the relationship between 10, 100 and 1000.

To support the girls, they were asked to make collections pertaining to these numbers, with some surprising new learnings!

We collected 1000 beads. We made bracelets by using 50 beads for each bracelet. We knew we had 1000 because we had 20 bracelets. We now know that 50 times 20 is 1000. – Maim and Alessia

We collected 1000 skittles. We counted by tens and recorded our groups so we could keep track of how many we had. We put 100 skittles in each cup, and we had 10 cups. This is how we proved that we had 1000. – Dani and Eliza

We created a number grid from 1 to 1000. We placed 1 piece of Lego on each square, so we knew we had 1000. This also made it easier for viewers to look at it. – Skyler and Aayana

We put the acorns that we collected into zip lock bags to make it easier to count. We put them into groups of 30, 40, 60 and 70, then we stuck the bags together to make 100. – Chloe and Maarisha

Year 4 Wingfield Waste Excursion

On Thursday 25 February, our Year 4 girls went to the Wingfield Waste Centre to have a close-up look at where all of our waste ends up if it is not recycled correctly.

This excursion supported their learning about sustainability and the impact that our waste management has on the environment.  

It was clear how many items end up in landfill, which could have been recycled if they were separated before being put into the rubbish bin. Unfortunately, it was also evident just how much soft plastic is thrown out.  

Students also visited Electronic Recycling Australia, where 95% of all ‘end of life electrical equipment’ is recycled.  

The girls were amazed that the hills surrounding the Waste Management Centre were actually made of rubbish covered in soil and bark, and in some places, trees and bushes had been planted on these 'rubbish mounds'. They were also surprised by the number of birds which fly among the rubbish piles looking for scraps of food!

In class, we look forward to focusing further on sustainability and our impact on the environment after this eye-opening day out together.

2020 Early Learning Centre Graduation and 2021 Welcome to Reception Assembly

Our Reception parents are invited to attend our Junior School Assembly on Thursday 18 March, at 8.40am, where our girls will receive their 2020 ELC graduation certificates and be officially welcomed into the Junior School by Ms Liz McCarthy and Ms Jane Danvers.

All students will be presented with a certificate at this assembly.

We would love to see you there on this special occasion.

ELC/Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews

Parents have now received notification of the Junior School Parent/Class Teacher Interviews to be held on:

Wednesday 24 March: 3.45pm – 8.00pm (with the last timeslot commencing at 7.45pm)

Tuesday 30 March: 3.45pm – 6.00pm (with the last timeslot commencing at 5.45pm)

The interviews are an opportunity to meet with your daughter’s class teacher and discuss how she has settled into her class and year level, progress and growth areas.

We encourage parents to refer to the email for more details or click here to book their 10 minute timeslot.

NAPLAN

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It tests skills in writing, reading, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy. The tests will be administered in schools across Australia between Tuesday 11 May to Friday 21 May.

Wilderness girls will participate in the Nationally Coordinated Practice Test (NCPT) on Thursday 25 March at 11.00am.

The NCPT is an opportunity for students and staff to familiarise themselves with the online NAPLAN format and to test schools’ technical capabilities. The NCPT includes an omnibus and a writing test. Results are not published, and families have the opportunity to withdraw their daughter by contacting the school, should they wish.

Collection of Personal Information
Schools are required by law to collect personal information about you and your child, irrespective of whether your child participates in NAPLAN testing. To be advised of how your child’s personal information will be used for NAPLAN testing, please view the Collection Notice located on SEQTA.

Further information about the testing timetable for your daughter’s class will be sent closer to the test dates. In the meantime, please view the NAPLAN tab on SEQTA Engage for more information.

Class Representatives

The Junior School is still looking for a parent or two to nominate for Year 6. If this is something that you would like to do, please email Mrs April Ridgway, Director of Communications and Marketing.