Greetings from Shaun

End of Term 

I can hardly believe that we are at this point of Term 1 already, but then when I started to reflect on all the things we achieved together this year, gosh did we get some momentum working together!

We celebrated the Welcome Picnic, reestablished the Music tutor program with new tutors and Kelly Sports with a new lunchtime dance club, Hip Hop Heroes! We had Meet the Teacher, School Council Elections and the Annual Report to Community Meeting. Not to mention the very important Junior School Council and Green Team Elections. We also had school photos and started school tours. We had NAPLAN earlier than ever, in term 1! Then we rounded the term out with a Fete, Ride2School day and a whole school Athletics Day Carnival. Wowee that's a lot!

As the last week of the term starts to wind up, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for such a tremendous start to the 2023 school year. It really does show that when we work together, we really can achieve so much.

Fete Success

I would like to pass on another huge thank you to our amazing Fete coordinator Sam Richardson, the Fete Committee Team and the army of people who volunteered to help out. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication in the lead up and on the day to organise and execute such a successful event. It was truly a memorable day for our students and the wider school community. It takes a lot of work to pull together an event of this size, and I appreciate everyone's commitment to making it a success. 

As a side note, I would also like to report that the slime washed out of my hair very easily. Thanks May!

Ride2School

Last Friday was Ride2 School Day. It was wonderful to see so many students and parents riding, scooting or walking to school and supporting this national event. I have never seen the bike shed as full as it was on Friday! Raffle tickets were given out to all students who cycled, scooted or walked to school as they entered the school gates.

On Monday at assembly, the excitement was tangible when the winners of the Bicycle packs for each year level were drawn out. These prizes were provided by Darebin Council.

Thank you to all students for getting involved.

Athletics Day

I must admit that when it was still raining late on Monday evening, I was worried. As it turned out, I didn't need to worry, because the weather was splendid. Athletics day 2023 turned out to be another beautiful celebration of all things Northcote Primary School.

A big thank-you to Dale and his rainbow tutu, who puts in a huge effort coordinating and planning the event to run smoothly each year.

Thank you to all the staff and parents who worked tirelessly to do all the little things on the day to ensure Athletics day was a huge success.

Most importantly, thank you to the students. I am always encouraged by their tremendous display of sportsmanship and comradery.

If you are going away be safe on the roads, if you're staying home enjoy some down time and I will see you all on Wednesday the 26th of April for the start of Term 2.

PS. Just in case you missed it, we have a Curriculum Day on Monday the 24th of April and the ANZAC day public holiday is on Tuesday the 25th of April. Don't forget!