We honour grandparents and acknowledge the valuable insights and guidance that older people bring our children through the Grandparents and Special Visitors Day! Grandparents and special visitors are invited to Carinya to enjoy a concert, morning tea and fun classroom activities, with the opportunity to sign out students from 12:30pm to spend the afternoon doing something special together.

On Friday 10th June, Year 12 is hosting their fundraiser lunch, with all funds going to Tri-Freedom, which is a local charity that seeks to end human trafficking.

Students in Years 7-12 will be able to purchase a range of cakes, sweets and baked goods, and enjoy an entertaining Fire Noodle Challenge!

ORDERS DUE TODAY (Monday 6th June): Parents can pre-order sausage sizzles for their children via the TASS Parent Lounge for students to have for lunch on the day.

Details TBC

Details TBC

Prep to Year 4 families are invited to come together at school for a sausage sizzle picnic dinner. There will be no formal events for the night, with the aim of the evening being to have a relaxed time together as a community where parents and carers can meet each other and the class teachers.

LOCATION: Small oval, basketball courts, large oval and cricket nets.
PARKING: Please park in the Raywood Drive carpark. Limited parking will be available via Boronia Drive.
BRING: Picnic chairs or rug.
WEAR: Sun safe casual clothing. Those participating in the slip and slides will need swimmers, towel and change of clothes.
COVID-19: Please be COVID safe by practicing social distancing, hand sanitising and stay home if you or one of your household members are showing symptoms or have tested positive for COVID-19 and are still in the isolation period. Masks are not mandatory in outdoor settings however you may choose to wear one.

RSVP by Monday 14th February via the link below:

As we start a new school year, parents and carers will have a lovely opportunity to meet their child’s teachers and build community with other families in Carinya Gunnedah at the Welcome BBQ and Classroom Visit. 

Each year, Carinya Gunnedah runs a Welcome Barbeque and Parent Information Evening and, while COVID-19 has changed the format of this evening, we sincerely hope that you will join us for an outdoor sausage sizzle dinner, enjoy some warm hospitality and welcome the opportunity to walk through your child’s classroom.

RSVP is not required, and there will be plenty of sausages, tea, coffee available that cater for all the relevant dietary needs.

For information about the Junior School Swimming Carnival please refer to the attached letter.

Parents and carers will be notified when bookings open, and the link will be made available on the website.

Parents and carers will be notified when bookings open, and the link will be made available on the website.

All our Junior School Families, from Gumnuts to Year 4, are invited to a wonderful evening bringing "home and school together" with classroom activities, a sausage sizzle and fun games for all the family to enjoy!

Please click the link below for information about the 2021 Swimming Carnival.

Students from Kindergarten to Year 4 will be participating in the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Week. This year’s theme is ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’.

Children will need to come to school dressed as a book character or something related to books or reading on the day. They may also choose to dress up in the theme ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’. Please do not go to any great expense hiring or purchasing a costume, often the simpler costumes are the best.

Unfortunately, parents, carers, grandparents and other special visitors are not able to attend this event due to COVID-19 restrictions.

As part of Carinya’s response to COVID-19 and our commitment to looking after the safety and wellbeing of our school and broader community, parents and carers are unable to attend the Kindergarten THRASS Dress Up Day. The day will run as normal for students.

More information about Carinya’s COVID-19 Response Measures can be found here.

Unfortunately due to the uncertainty of how the impact of the coronavirus will affect the musical, we have decided to not to run the Musical Information Night at this stage. We are still considering whether we are able to run the musical at the moment, and will make a decision in the near future.

As part of Carinya’s response to COVID-19 and our commitment to looking after the safety and wellbeing of our school and broader community, we have made the decision to not have parents and carers at the Year 3 Fairytale Dress Up Day.

Children will still come to school dressed up for this event. They will participate in activities as normal throughout the day.

More information about Carinya’s COVID-19 Response Measures can be found here.

As part of Carinya’s response to COVID-19 and our commitment to looking after the safety and wellbeing of our school and broader community, we have made the decision to not have parents and carers at the Year 4 Chinese New Year Dress Up Day.

Children will still come to school dressed up for this event. They will participate in activities as normal throughout the day.

More information about Carinya’s COVID-19 Response Measures can be found here.

The Kindergarten Transition Program is focused on your child working directly with our Kindergarten teachers in the classroom to help prepare them for a successful start in Kindergarten. The sessions are for children only, however parents and carers are welcome to hang around after drop off at 9:00am for light refreshments.

The Kindergarten Transition Program is focused on your child working directly with our Kindergarten teachers in the classroom to help prepare them for a successful start in Kindergarten. The sessions are for children only, however parents and carers are welcome to hang around after drop off at 1:30pm for light refreshments.

The Kindergarten Transition Program is focused on your child working directly with our Kindergarten teachers in the classroom to help prepare them for a successful start in Kindergarten. The sessions are for children only, however parents and carers are welcome to hang around after drop off at 1:30pm for light refreshments.