Principals Report
By Frank Catalano
Principals Report
By Frank Catalano
Dear Members of the Glen Waverley Primary School Community,
I trust all is well with you and your family and welcome to this fortnight’s newsletter where so much is shared about our fabulous school.
As per usual, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on 9802 9938 or via email at frank.catalano@education.vic.gov.au
May I commence this fortnight’s newsletter by once again thanking the entire school community for the manner in which we have embraced and implemented the latest lockdown. I cannot express how proud I am of the children as they continue their learning journey in a very different way, the staff for their continual willingness to do what is best for the children both at home and at school and of course the GWPS parents. As a staff we are always eternally grateful for the manner in which you continue to support us to complete our duties particularly whilst working from home. Thank you everyone!
As a staff we are very, very conscious of the impact the lockdowns are having on the children, hence we will continue with the whole class wellbeing check-ins each morning and in the afternoon. A reminder that these are intentionally engineered to encourage a greater degree of connectedness amongst the children and their teacher. Once the children return to school, we will hold a variety of other reconnecting and wellbeing tasks.
I have asked Mr Lewis (Assistant Principal, Wellbeing) and Mrs Baily (Leader of Student Wellbeing) to work with some of our senior staff and the Year 5 and 6 Student Voice Team, to develop this program, we look forward to sharing what is planned as soon as possible.
Some of the students’ response to the lockdown:
Rehmat (Year 1) has written a song – “What Makes Us 1D”
When we started we weren’t perfect but ......... that didn’t matter.
We all became stronger cause that’s what makes us 1D , Oh, 1D
Days past and we came back to school,
But that changed when lockdown came back again.
We stayed strong, and we did our best-best-best
During breaks, we rested and then we had our meetings.
Community circles re-charged our minds and kept us busy
That sad feeling zoomed away ....
Cause that’s what makes 1D, oh, 1D
We are all brave and we know that adventure will never end
Cause that’s what makes 1D, oh, 1D!
Daniel (Year 4) has written the following piece:
Before it was all perfect
Then this happened
It feels like a boat of happiness sinking into the deep ocean of sadness
It feels like everything is broken
Nothing can help except going back to school
It’s all because I heard that lockdown is happening again!
Please take care everyone and as mentioned in the Compass Posts, if you need any support, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Students and Staff at school:
Staff:
The first day of the DET review was held last Tuesday and I take the opportunity to share the following with our school community:
The entire Glen Waverley Primary School community should be very proud of:
The next step will involve the reviews viewing teaching and learning in action and then on the final day of the review we will develop the goals, key improvement strategies and targets for our next School Strategic Plan (SSP). I look forward to sharing my news in the coming weeks.
Prep B:
Prep E:
1B:
1C:
1D:
2C:
2D:
4A:
4D:
5D:
Wishing everyone a safe and happy fortnight,
Frank Catalano
Principal