PRIMARY NEWS
FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY
There has been much to celebrate over the past two weeks.
Students have had the opportunity to continue their development through programs including the Years 3-6 Swimming Carnival; Red, Orange and Green Ball Regional Tennis Competitions; the Lightning Cup Netball competition; the Grammar Chess Tournament; the SCIPHA Day of Excellence Codebreaking Challenge and our annual Jane Thomas Speaking Competition for Year 6.
This evening, we honour the incredible talents of our students at the Forest Fest, celebrating their achievements in Music and Art. Watching students achieve their best is a fulfilling feeling, and at Grammar, we get to do that often. Thank you to our parent community for your support of these wonderful events.
Term 4 is always an eventful term. Please keep an eye on the Events Newsletter, as well as class GECO announcements and invitations, to ensure you are up to date.
Prep Orientation Days
Our first Prep Orientation Day for our 2026 Prep cohort was held on Wednesday, 15 October, and the second will be next Wednesday, 29 October. We are excited to welcome our future Prep students.
Uniforms
A reminder that students should be wearing formal hats with their formal uniform and the blue sports hat with sports uniforms. Blue hats can be worn in the playground at lunch and recess. Parents, thank you for your support in relation to your child’s uniform.
‘A Way With Words’ Jane Thomas Speaking Competition
On Wednesday, we hosted the finals of our annual ‘A Way With Words’ Jane Thomas Speaking Competition for Year 6 students. This competition is held in honour of Jane, who was the first teacher of the speech and drama program at Grammar.
The Year 6 students studied Morris Gleitzman’s ‘Once’ in English. The task in this unit involved writing a script for a monologue based on a moment from the novel from the perspective of a character. In Term 3, Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences unit studied the migration to Australia, including those seeking asylum, which has helped to add a depth of understanding to the novel for students. In Drama, the students worked with Mrs Karleen Fitzgerald to develop and refine their performances, exploring character and performance skills.
Craig Angel
Head of Primary School
Booklist 2026
The 2026 Booklists are now available via the Class and Year Level Parent Pages on GECO.
This year, a textbook pack has been arranged for each year level. The textbook pack must be ordered through Campion and will be delivered directly to classrooms. Stationery items may be purchased from any supplier.
As part of our sustainability focus, families are encouraged to reuse items where possible. Teachers will send unused items home in the final weeks of Term 4. Visual Art, Music and Christian Education resources will remain at school for use in 2026.
A small number of compulsory items remain available only through the Grammar Shop: Homework Bag, Library Bag and Art Smock.
Please ensure all orders are finalised by Wednesday, 10 December 2025 to avoid delays and additional costs.
