We are nearly at the end of term 1 – with one week to go. I hope it has been a positive term for you and your child. There has been lots of learning happening in classrooms, I hope your child has been sharing it with you. Some grades have also had swimming, excursions, incursions and sport excursions. What a busy term and we finish it off with cross country next week.
Curriculum Days and Professional Practice Day
As a government primary school, we hold four curriculum days each year. This year we have held two curriculum days so far, with two more to come. Our staff are also entitled to a professional practice day and we are able to hold this as a common day, where students do not attend school and staff spend the time working on their professional development. We have decided on the final three pupil free days for 2023. They are:
- Thursday 18th May (Term 2)
- Monday 10th July (Term 3)
- Friday 3rd November (Term 4)
Cross Country
Next week we have senior (grade 3 to 6) and junior (Prep to grade 2) cross country. Senior is on Tuesday at Holm Park Oval and Junior is on Thursday at our school. On Tuesday, students in grade 3 to 6 are invited to wear house colours for their race and on Thursday the whole school can come dressed in their house colours.
The colours are Cooper (yellow), Lohan (blue), Morgan (green) and Rankin (red).
Parents are more than welcome to watch but we ask that you stay in your allocated viewing spots. This helps with our duty of care with supervising students and the smooth running of this large (and exciting) event.
The event does depend on the weather; however we may still hold the event even if it is wet under foot. Therefore, I suggest a change of clothes and shoes on these days, in case your child gets muddy.
Prep enrolments 2024
We are holding an Open Day on Saturday 6th May 10:00 – 12:00pm for families looking at enrolling their Prep child at our school for 2024. Prep enrolments will open next term. If you know someone who is interested in attending our school, please let them know of this date or to contact our office for more information.
Save the Date
The staff are planning a fun family afternoon for Education Week on Monday 15th May from 3:30 to 5:00pm. More information to come next term.
ANZAC day
We will be holding our ANZAC ceremony on Thursday 27th April at 12:20pm. Families are more than welcome to attend. We plan to hold the ceremony on the oval at our Remembrance Garden. If weather does not permit, we will move to the shed.
Our Student Representative Council runs the ceremony for our school community.
Thank you
Thank you to our Parents & Friends committee who have been working very hard to organise hot cross buns, Easter raffle and a treat day. Thank you to all the families who generously donated for our prizes.
This week we ran our parent-teacher interviews. It was nice walking around the school in the afternoons and seeing parents and teachers meeting face-to-face as well as many interviews being held virtually. I would like to thank our school community for all their support this term and we are looking forward to a fantastic 2023, filled with lots of learning and laughter. I thank you for the respectful way in which you work with us. The partnership between parents and our school, works best when we are respectful to each other with all our communication – in person, emailing and on the phone. It is lovely to come to school each day knowing the wonderful community that we are working in and that we will all be treated in a respectful manner.
Enjoy the busy last week and the school holidays.
Heidi Inglis