Dear Parents/Guardians,

I hope you have all enjoyed a refreshing term break with your family and friends. I am very much looking forward to welcoming back our Primary students on Tuesday, 7 October, ready to see their bright smiles and hear the wonderful laughter that fills our classrooms and playgrounds. Our LCC Primary staff are equally excited to begin Term 4 with their students and to support them in completing the year with confidence, joy, and personal best achievements.

Production – Finding Nemo

What an amazing celebration of acting and singing we experienced in the Primary Production of Finding Nemo last term! Our students shone on stage, bringing so much energy, creativity, and joy to their performances. It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they shared their talents with such enthusiasm.

A heartfelt thank you goes to our dedicated staff headed by our amazing Drama teacher and Head of Upper Primary – Mrs Kathyrn Samuel who have all worked tirelessly behind the scenes to guide and encourage our students, and to the parents for their support with costumes, rehearsals, and cheering on the nights. Productions like these remind us of the incredible gifts God has given our students, and it was a blessing to see them use those gifts to bring such delight to our community.

Scripture Challenge 2025 – Ephesians 4:1-13

I am delighted to share that many students have successfully recited from memory the Scripture Challenge passage for 2025 and will be awarded the special Scripture Challenge medal during Primary Presentation Night. I am also looking forward to celebrating the many students who will achieve an ‘A’ grade for their Scripture memorisation this year.

Prep & Year 3 Swimming Program

From Friday 10 October to Friday 17 October (Term 4), our Prep and Year 3 students will have the opportunity to participate in the LCC 6-Day Swimming Program with instructors at the Toby Haenen Swim Centre. Parents are kindly asked to respond via Consent2Go to ensure their child’s participation in the program. Please note that parent helpers may only enter the pool area after presenting their Working With Children Check (WWCC) to the supervising teacher in the pool foyer.

Year 6 Graduation Dinner and Ceremony

We are delighted to announce details for our upcoming Year 6 Graduation. This special occasion will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our students as they complete their Primary years.

The College will cover the cost for all Year 6 students. Each student may invite two family members to attend. There will be a cost for family tickets. Invitations with further details will be sent home during Term 4, Week 1. We look forward to sharing this memorable time of celebration with you.

Year 6 parents please note the change of date this year to Thursday 13 November 6:00pm-9:00pm due to the unfortunate clash of dates with the Year 12 Valedictory Dinner. Thankfully, we were able to move our event to ensure a family with students attending both events can enjoy this special time with their children.

Primary Presentation Night

This event will be upon us before we know it, as Term 4 always seems to fly by too quickly! Primary Presentation Night is a compulsory event on Thursday, 27 November, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, when we come together to celebrate a year of student achievements. Awards will be presented for Scripture Memorisation, Academic Excellence, Diligence, Christian Character, as well as in Music, Art, PE, Drama, and Mandarin. Our Primary students will also share a very special nativity play this year, including songs of praise to God as we celebrate the most wonderful gift of all – His Son, Jesus. A letter will be sent via SEQTA closer to the event with booking details.

After School Student Dismissal

If your child is to be picked up by anyone other than a parent or guardian, it is very important that both the School Reception and your child’s Homeroom Teacher are informed in advance. This ensures that staff can confirm your child is leaving school safely with an authorised person.

This procedure is in place to

· Protect student safety – Teachers and office staff need to be certain that every child is released only to those who have parental permission.

· Avoid confusion at dismissal – When staff are aware of alternate arrangements, they can guide your child calmly and confidently at the end of the school day.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us uphold the safety of every student.

Jefferson & Vania

Please encourage your child to save some money to bring each week for our sponsor children Jefferson and Vania to put in his/her classroom’s money box. These boxes are collected by our ‘Parents & Friends’ helpers who count and bank the money every Thursday which is then sent on to provide clothing, education and health care for Jefferson and Vania.

We are having a Compassion Fundraiser Thursday the 30th of October (Term 4, Week 4), in Primary for Jeferson and Vania. To acknowledge how we want to bless Jeferson and Vania with our donations, the theme will be ‘Be a Blessing’, and Primary students and staff will be encouraged to dress up in a costume beginning with the letter ‘B’. Examples include builder, ballerina, basketballer, Bluey, birthday cake, and so on. As part of their dress up, we ask students to bring a gold coin donation, which will be passed on to Jeferson and Vania.

Primary Activity Day

Friday 28 November (the day after Primary Presentation Night) we will be taking all our Primary students for a special outing to ‘Enchanted Adventure’ Arthurs Seat. We are very proud of the way our students at LCC listen and concentrate in class daily and have achieved many personal goals throughout 2025 – it is now time to celebrate a great year of learning, effort and concentration. Parents are kindly asked to respond via Consent2Go to ensure their child’s participation in our special day out together.

Summer Uniform

All students are expected to wear their summer uniform from the beginning of Term 4. If you experience any difficulties in purchasing uniform items, please contact your child’s Homeroom teacher. As many of our Primary students have grown since the start of the year, we ask parents to check the length of summer dresses (mid-calf length). For some students, it may now be time to adjust the hem or order the next size up. It is also advisable to recheck hem lengths again in January, in preparation for the start of the 2026 school year. A reminder that Prep – Year 2 boys do not wear a tie with the short-sleeve summer shirt.