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OPEN DAY 2025 | JUNIOR SCHOOL | PREP - YEAR 6
The Junior School at Ivanhoe Girls' provides every student with the opportunity to become a confident, resilient, resourceful and independent learner. We invite you to talk to our students and staff about an education that is both nurturing and innovative.
Junior School students venture to all areas of the School to access our wonderful and versatile facilities: swimming lessons occur weekly in the indoor swimming pool; the Hillsley Visual Arts and Hospitality Complex is an inspiring location for Junior School Art; and the Performing Arts Centre is used for formal and class-led Assemblies, performances and presentations, to name just a few. The Physical Education Centre, including the Gym, the sports field and tennis courts are used for classes and activities, along with St James Church for Church Services.
Head of Junior School - Julian Carroll
Deputy Head of Junior School - Cate Kalnins
All Junior School classrooms and specialist rooms are open for you to explore with displays of work, photographs and some exciting hands-on activities. Our staff are available in classrooms to discuss the vibrant learning programs offered. Head of Junior School, Julian Carroll and Deputy Head of Junior School Cate Kalnins will be available to answer your questions as you walk past the shade sails outside Fiddian House.
Visit the Prep rooms and enjoy our displays that showcase our great learning since the start of the year. Have a go at one of our literacy or numeracy games too!
In Year 1, we kicked off our learning with a bang! Starting with exploring digital technologies, we have been learning about software, hardware and digital systems. We have started exploring our extended families and creating family trees.
In Reading, we immersed ourselves in the captivating world of Aaron Blabey, reading many well-known books such as Pig the Pug and Thelma the Unicorn. We invite you to visit our vibrant learning space, with games to try, displays to view and books to read!
Year 2 have been learning about the past and present in Term 1. They have made comparisons between school life, communications and technology now and in the past using artefacts, T-Charts and Venn Diagrams.
Come and see the displays and play a numeracy or literacy game while visiting the Year 2 classrooms.
Solving problems with Year 3
Come and visit the Year 3 classroom to see how we have been solving problems using the Engineering Design process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve and Share. Students asked questions about the recycling process and have used coding and robotics technology to design solutions for our waste management. If you like robots and 3D models then drop in and say hello!
Girls in STEM - Our Year 4 scientists have been busy learning about Forces in Term 1. They have followed the Scientific Method to answer questions about contact and non-contact forces.
Come and see the billy carts they have built and used to explore pushing, pulling, gravity and friction forces. See how they have incorporated coding into their learning. Enjoy photos and videos of our scientists in action!
Come visit the Year 5 classrooms and dive into the whimsical realms our students have created! Their original fantasy narratives are filled with brave heroes, mystical creatures, and epic adventures. From enchanted forests to hidden kingdoms, you'll be amazed at the creativity and imagination on display.
| Our Year 6 students have been learning all about 'Our Place in Space' in Term 1. They have been exploring the planets in our solar system, the Sun's gravity, Earth's tilt, rotations, revolutions and space exploration. Come and see the Year 6 Centre which will be transformed into the 'Year 6 Space Station!' Students have followed a unit of inquiry where they have become the experts in a particular area of interest in space. At the space station the Year 6s will present their findings. Come and learn all about space! |
Learning Enhancement teachers Hilary Stack and Rachel Macey invite you to Room 12 in Amos House to discover enjoy some hands-on learning experiences! Play engaging math games designed to make learning fun and effective, reinforcing important concepts in an interactive way. Explore our reading intervention programme, tailored to help students build strong reading accuracy and comprehension skills.
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Prep
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Mrs Michelle Everest
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Year 1
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Ms Melissa Nomes
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Year 2
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Ms Meredith Every and Ms Sonya Garaets
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Year 3
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Mr Tom McBurney
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Year 4
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Ms Alexandra Smith
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Year 5
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Mr Dave Furness and Mrs Tracey Long
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Year 6
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Mr Damian Hoy and Mrs Miranda Stott
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Visit us in Amos House to find out about extension opportunities and the range of co-curricular clubs that run in the Junior School. Explore the School to learn more about what our Junior School students get up to!
Come and visit Madame Edwards and Madame Pianezze in La Salle de français (Junior School French room) and explore the displays and resources of the students. You are invited to ask questions about the innovative and successful AIM method, which helps students become confident language learners.
Mia Francesconi (Head of Health and Physical Education and Junior School PE/Sport Coordinator) and Kimberly Hart (Junior School PE/Sport Teacher) will be available in the whole school gym to answer your questions about our extensive PE and sport program.
Many energetic students will be participating in the following activities on the Junior School courts: 10.00am Aerobics Training (Years 2-3: Level 2 routine) 10.25am Aerobics Training (Years 4-6: Level 3 routine)
PROGRAM
10.00am - Aerobics Training (Years 2-3: Level 2 routine)
10.25am - Aerobics Training (Years 4-6: Level 3 routine)
Zelema Levy (Head of Junior School Music) and staff will lead Junior School open rehearsals and will be available to talk with visitors about the Music program.
PROGRAM - Junior School students will be performing across the school at the Performing Arts Centre and outside the Café!
The artists of the ELC and Junior School, along with Lyn Begg (ELC to Year 7 Art Teacher) welcome you very warmly to our Art Studio!
Step inside the minds of our Early Learning Centre and Junior School artists as you enjoy some of the processes they have begun to explore and beautiful art pieces they have begun to create!
Immerse yourself in the magic of Alice in Wonderland and the remarkable imagination of Yayoi Kusama, as you explore, create and collaborate.
Celia Hatzipavlis (Junior School Teacher Librarian) invites you to visit the beautiful learning space that is the Junior Library.
You are welcome to see the outstanding facilities available to our students, browse the books in the extensive Mary Vinnicombe collection, try out the touch screen terminals, and see some of the students’ recent work focused on responding to literature, cybersafety and digital citizenship. Chat with staff about your child's reading and discuss their next recommended read.
Ask us about the digital ebook collection SORA utilised by the girls on their iPads. You may even have the opportunity to chat with one of the student Library Leaders during your visit, discover some of the books from the recently announced 2025 Notable List in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards, or just enjoy finding a cosy spot in the Library to read a book or two.
Come along to a Storytime which will feature a selection from the Early Childhood category and award winning books! This will be held at 11:30am and 12.30pm.
PROGRAM - Come along to a Storytime which will feature a selection from the Early Childhood category and award winning books! These will be held at 11:30am and 12.30pm (Storytime numbers may be restricted)
Come and meet Alison Knox (Junior School Chaplain) and explore how students can develop their spiritual wellbeing at Ivanhoe Girls' through knowledge, appreciation and experience of the Christian faith. Find out about the integration of Christian Spiritual reflection and prayer into the shape of each term through Junior School Church. Enjoy a time of creative reflection by tracing your hand and writing or drawing what you are thankful for.