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ONE BIG VOICE

ONE BIG VOICE On Friday 17 August, the students in our school Choir attended the One Big Voice concert at the Perth Arena and joined forces with 2000 other children to create a big massed choir. The children have spent the…

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YR 5 ORIENTEERING

Yr 5 Orienteering On Wednesday 23 August, Year 5 participated in the WA Schools Orienteering competition around Lake Leschenaultia.  Susan B and Neil drove us for an hour and a half to get there (with no DVD!). Some of us ran…

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RUGBY WA RUGBY-ROO CLINICS

RUGBY WA RUGBY-ROO CLINICS Recently representatives from Rugby WA conducted RugbyRoo clinics during sport at Quintilian School. Our students really enjoyed learning new rugby skills. Some more information…… RugbyWA are dedicated to introducing rugby to primary school children, providing them…

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EVENTS AUGUST

EVENTS AUGUST TRIVIA NIGHT THANK YOU The Quintilian School Trivia Night was held 2 weeks ago with everyone really taking the costumes and table themes to a new level! We might see some of those costumes at the Book Week…

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Sabine’s Baby Hi everyone Finally the arrival of “ROBIN”. Born to our amazing Dutch Language One teacher – Sabine and her husband Xander. She arrived safely at St John of God Subiaco on Tuesday 21st August. Sabina wanted to keep…

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FROM THE BOARD

Quintilian strives to provide a unique style of education, which includes our annual camps for various year groups. Our Year 6s are currently enjoying the experiences and education that Canberra and the Snowy Mountains offer. This camp is something of…

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FLOORBALL WINNERS

In the school holidays we went to Pakenham, VIC to play in the Junior Australian Floorball Open (JAFO). Our Under 13 won the competition and also the Under 15 from WA brought home a trophy. The WA teams included many…

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Alumni Sally Thompson

When did you graduate from Quintilian? At the end of year 3 – 1988! Where do you live now? Berkeley, California.  That’s about 10 km away from San Francisco City – when I take the dog walking I stare straight…

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Events News

Click here for Book Fair Poster Book Fair Some of you may remember the Book Fair from last year – a week long event for the school where families can purchase books for our library, your family name goes into…

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Crochet Club News

On Thursdays a group of Year 5 and 6 students come to school at 8 o’clock to do crochet. Susan B. and Anne L. have been teaching us to do granny squares. We have had lots of fun so far…

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Calendar updates

Mid Week Munchies: Wednesday 15 August Web Calendar Link Term Planner PDF Link Term 3 Clubs PDF Link Mid Week Munchies: Wednesday 15 August On Wednesday 15 August we are holding the third MIDWEEK MUNCHIE of 2018. For only $6.00 your child can have a delicious…

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Never before has a generation been so dependent on their parents Dear Parents, Last year I read a book titled ‘Spoonfed Generation- How to raise independent children’ by Michael Grose. Michael is one of Australia’s leading parenting and educational writers…

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FROM THE BOARD

Welcome back to a wintery Term 3 to all Quintilian families and staff.  I hope everyone enjoyed the three week mid-year break, the first in a two year trial aimed at allowing staff and students additional time to recharge for…

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ALUMNI STORY: Imogen Saunders

Imogen Saunders Lawyer, Lecturer & Researcher International Law, Australian National University When did you graduate from Quintilian? At the end of year 7, in 1993. Where do you live now? Canberra, Australia. What do you do in your profession? I…