Gemma's Message

Dear Families,

Welcome to the 2023 school year. It has been wonderful welcoming families back. Watching our Prep children arrive was wonderful and the beginning was a very calm start. I hope that you and your children are looking forward to an exciting year ahead. 

We are adding a grass area for our outdoor learning, this will be seen via Viola st. This space will be a space to read, to reflect and to have conversations with others. We were very happy to see our shade cloth go over the sensory garden. Thank you to Louise, Enza and Laura for organising this. We look forward to welcoming all families to our Picnic 7th February.  

New ‘things’ happening 

We are launching an OUT AND ABOUT week in August. In this week we will be having 3/4 sleep over, 5/6 camp, 1/2 dinner, excursions and much more. 

For reconciliation week we are excited to have an Artist in residence join us Emma Stenhouse. Emma is strongly connected with her Ngarrindjeri heritage.  Her work is predominantly inspired by nature, connection to country using elements of contemporary art and traditional Iconography. Emma will be working with children and families to create a school mural. 

Communication 

We are preparing to move to a community portal (all MAS schools) however this seems to be a slow process. In the meantime we will be relying on newsletters, email and socials. 

Meet and Greets

In my communication, you would have received instructions regarding booking your Meet and Greet with your hub educator/s. This 10-minute meeting is a great opportunity for you and your child/ren to meet and build a relationship. This greet is for you and the child to share any insights of your family or your child’s love and interests.

Parish Mass

Our children attended our Parish Mass this week, this was an opportunity to connect with our parishioners and Fr Pritchard. Our children showed a sense of reverence and reflection. It was a lovely time to join together as a Parish for the beginning of the school year. 

Gemma