Principal's Report

School Maintenance and Building

We have been fortunate this year to receive a large amount of funds to support maintenance to our buildings and grounds.  

Earlier this year we were notified that we had received $35000 to spend on making the school grounds safe and aesthetically to improve their appearance with painting and floor polishing particularly in the multipurpose room.

This week we were notified that we had received $62441 for this year and next as part of the governments school maintenance blitz. The maintenance blitz is an investment by the government to ensure that schools can provide better classrooms and facilities for their community.  

We will also have our building off the prep room beginning next week. We can't wait to see this long awaited project begin. All of this investment in the school facilities can only help to make our school environment a safer and better place to learn.

Sarah and Clyde Davidson with Little Charlie - Born 8th August 2019

Visit the Synchotron

From researching human cells to famous paintings, fossils to advanced electronic devices, the work done at the Australian Synchrotron is helping to build a brighter future for all Australians. Shine a bright light on an object and you can see it more clearly. Shine intensely bright synchrotron light and you can see objects in astonishing detail, right down to the smallest atoms!

The light created at the Australian Synchrotron is about a million times brighter than the sun. This brilliant light can be used to assemble tiny machines that would fit into the eye of a needle, improve cancer detection, and develop new drugs to fight malaria.

On Sunday 20 October 2019, you will have a rare chance to go behind the scenes of this state-of-the-art facility and experience these scientific wonders first-hand. ANSTO would also like to provide students from Upper Ferntree Gully Primary school that attend the event with a free branded educational gift. Book your free tickets now at https://2019synchrotronopenday.eventbrite.com.au and make sure to mention the name of your school to be eligible for the gift. Please email events@ansto.gov.au if you have any questions.  

Have a great week everyone.

Tabitha