News From the Principal

Dear Families,  

What another great year it has been!! On behalf of all the staff, I would like to thank you for your support that you have shown for your children and their learning.

By now, you would have received your child/ren’s reports and class placements for 2019.

As a team, we look forward to working with your children in 2019.

Staff Announcements

As usual, this time of the year sees us farewelling some of our staff. I would like to say thank you and all the very best to the following staff members who are leaving us today:

Karla Santoro (parenting)

Ivana Coro (parenting)

Olivia Sawley

Tamara Denton

Mel Phillips

Tania Schwenke

At the same time, we have a number of new staff joining us next year.

They are:

Lia Taylor

Elliot Charles

Patrick Conti

Kendall Carr

Please see below for a full list of teachers & classrooms for 2019.

Position Available - Defence School Mentoring Program

I am very pleased to announce that we have received funding from the Department of Defence to employ a mentor to support our Defence students and families to minimise the impact that the military lifestyle can have on these children.

The role will be known as a Defence School Mentor (DSM) and will commence at the beginning of next year and run for the full year.

The program aims to provide:

• facilitation of a supportive educational environment for Defence families during times of change;

• establishment of ongoing programs and resources for use during and beyond the life of the Program;

• linkage of Defence families into their local school community; and

• provision of education resources to support the Defence student’s wellbeing.

The position is being advertised and the Job Description can be obtained from the front office from January 21st 2019.

The role will commence in February and continue over the school year. It will be approximately 10 hours a week, with days/times to be negotiated.

For more information about the DSM Program and role, visit the Defence Community Organisation at www.defence.gov.au/dco

End of Year Performance

What a great night (afternoon)!!! It was fantastic to see the children so engaged and excited to put their class performance on for you. You should be very proud of each and every one of them.

Thanks must go to everyone involved and of course, to you the families & friends that attended.

Special thanks to:

All staff

Phil Crossing (sound)

Karen Smith (organisation for the night)

Sally & Anna (canteen), Parent Help (raffle)

Colby, Charlie, Jake & Josh (Comperes)

Well done to everyone!!!

On a side note, we raised over $2,000 through the class baskets kindly donated by families.

Outstanding Attendance Award

In 2018, we had one student who attended every day and was on time.

This was a tremendous effort, given that we had 190 school days!!!

I am very pleased to announce that Leeo S in Room 22 has won the Attendance Award along with a $25 Westfield Voucher. A brilliant effort. Well done Leeo.

Outstanding Achievement Awards

Classroom teachers have nominated two students from their classes for the overall 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award winners. I would like to congratulate the following students on such a successful year:

Room              Name

3                      Piper, Nathan

4                      Charlotte, Dayne

5                      Charlotte, Cooper

5a                    Harry, Olivia

10                    Archie, Aggie

11                    Patrick, Viya

12                    Charli, Max

13                    Caleb, Zara

14                    Violet, Joel

16                    Willow, Xander

17                    Bethany, Sam

19                    Sahar, Ari

20                    Nicholas, Kenzie

22                    Will, Isabel

23                    Isabelle, Thomas

26                    Lucy, Nash

27                    Ashton, Leila

29                    Hunter, Isaac

30                    Maddie, Jackson       

31                    Elijah, Erin

32                    Devyn, Caitlin

33                    Liam, Isabella

Year 7 Graduation

This year we had 60 Year 7’s graduate. Their graduation consisted of a cruise and dinner on the West Lakes Princess (West Lakes), followed by a formal ceremony back in the school hall. We were privileged to have the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Susan Close as our special guest.

Both Susan and Mark Butler (Federal Member for Port Adelaide) donated prizemoney for our outstanding students. Jake A won the overall school excellence award. Congratulations Jake.

Special thanks to the Year 7 teachers (Jess Knycz, Jayne Wright, Tamara Denton & Kate Newman) as well as all the other staff at Largs Bay who have contributed to the student’s education over the years. On behalf of all involved at the school, I would like to wish the students all the very best for the future.

Farewell

I would like to wish all students who are leaving Largs Bay today all the best for their futures. Some are moving and others are entering their High Schools as Year 7 students in 2019. We are very proud of all of them and know that they will continue to be successful wherever they go.

Enjoy the Break!!

A reminder that children will return to school on Tuesday 29thJanuary.

We will start the day with an assembly in Yard A to welcome both the students and staff (including our new staff).

The front office staff will be in from Monday 21stJanuary and the uniform shop will be open on Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24thJanuary between 9am and 1pm.

In the meantime, I would like to wish you all a wonderful break with your children and families and we look forward to seeing you all fit and healthy in 2019.             

All the best

Mike