Thank you for 2019

It has been a whirlwind of a year with so much happening, even our students have commented as to how quickly it has gone. As always the Upper Gully community has been incredibly supportive of our small school. We face many challenges as a small school however we also have some amazing successes and opportunities for all of our students. We work really hard to make sure that we can give our students just as much opportunity as those in bigger schools. While there are many things we can't control ( the amount of girls in Upper Gully) there is a lot that we can do to positively support our community and students.

Some of the great events we have had this year include:

Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival

Sherbrooke District Swimming Carnival

Whole School RUSH excursion

Grade 6 Jackets and Polos

Gr 5/6 City Camp

Whole School Aquatic Education

District Cross Country

Winter Sports

Wakakirri

Grade 3/4 Phillip Island Camp

District Athletics

Life Education Visit

Summer Sports 2018

Grade 1 Dinner Grade 2 Sleepover

Grade 5/6 STEM Tech and Trade's Day

School Christmas Concert

Grade 6 Leadership Day

Parliament House and Shrine Excursion

Grade 6 Graduation

Grade 6 Big Day Out

Class Parties

And then we have the parents!

Family Night

School Banking

Book Club

Raffles

PFA

School Council

Reading

Classroom Helpers

Library Helpers

Trivia Night

Mothers Day Stall

Fathers Day Gifts

Special Friends and Family Day

Assemblies

I'm sure I missed something, however they say schools are busy places.

The staff at this school deserve an amazing thank you for all that they do. I have really appreciated all of their support this year. They make things a lot lighter and even when it can be challenging, they work together and work it out.

Thank you to our wonderful supportive families. I know that our children can face challenges in a small school however we all really appreciate the communication and support that you give to help us work through difficult times as well as joining in and celebrating our wonderful success and achievements.

Thank you to our PFA and School Council. We greatly appreciate the time that people offer to help our school be a success and improve every year.

Thank you to all of our students. It is always wonderful to see the enthusiasm and learning that happens at school. The willingness to step up and demonstrate our school values. While all children face struggles as they learn and grow our Upper Gully family work through and sort things out. They are able to show such wonderful resilience.

Thank you everyone for a wonderful year in 2019 and we wish you all the best over the break. We look forward to seeing you in 2020 for a fabulous year!

Assembly Friday 20th December 12:45pm

Please come along to our final assembly at 12:45pm on Friday the 20th of December in the library. We have end of year presentations to make and we farewell our year 6 students. The Christmas Raffle is also drawn.

Wheels Day

Thursday we have decided to have a wheels day and bbq to celebrate the end of the school year. We will be heading to the park on the corner and using the basketball court. Please ensure that students have helmets for all wheels activities.

Have a great week everyone.

Tabitha

Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School

Issue 34 · 17 Dec 2019

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