Out and about with Mr Walsh - Easter Edition

It has been a massive term at Surfside with plenty of things to celebrate in and out of the classroom. I want to take an opportunity to thank all of our students, staff and families for all of their continued support throughout term 1 and adapting back to COVID normal way of life. We hope that all of our families have a safe and restful break and on behalf of Surfside Primary School we want to wish you all a Happy Easter.

Staffing Updates Term 2

It is with sadness and excitement that we farewell two Surfside staff members at the end of term 1 for the remainder of 2021. 

Brenton Barnes is taking the plunge to embark on paternity leave and care for his beautiful daughter. This is a great opportunity as a dad and we wish Brenton all the best but we also know he will be sadly missed by the JLib, the saff and parents of Surfside. We now look forward to welcoming Mrs Anita Mock to the Surfside staff full time as the teacher for JLib for the reminder of the year. Mrs Mock has a lot of experience at Surfside and she will be a great asset to the team.

Katie Heenan has thoroughly enjoyed her return to the classroom following maternity leave but we are excited for Katie and her next journey as the Mental Health & Wellbeing Coordinator at Mossfiel Primary School in Hoppers Crossing. This is a great opportunity for Katie and enables her to continue to follow her passion in supporting the social and emotional supports of young people. We look forward to welcoming Mrs Diana Wright as a member of our Foundation team and will be a team teaching member in F2 for the remainder of the year.

Western Region Swimming Results

Ryan Tolley, Cam Spark, Eva Urtone and Addison Lewis participated in the Western Region Swimming Championships at Kardinia Swimming Pool on Tuesday. The awesome foursome produced a fantastic effort in their 4x50m freestyle relay finishing 3rd and in their medley relay finishing 4th. This was an outstanding effort from this crew and a big thank you to the parents for their support on the day.

Girls Football

Belmont Common was bathed in sunshine as our Girls Football team participated in the division championships on Tuesday. Ms Hopkins was inspirational as coach and it was fantastic to see the girls achieve their personal goals on the football field throughout the day. The girls tackled hard and helped their team mates throughout the day. The girls were excited to play off in the 3rd place game and came away eventual winners after a strong defensive performance. Well done to all of the girls and thank you to our parent helpers and cheer squad throughout the day. Well done and thank you to Mr Cunningham for convening the day. 

Cross Country

Sunshine was the recipe for success in a big sporting week this week and we our studnets were excited to head over to Kingston Park for our school Cross Country carnival. There were many personal bests and challenges and the kids thoroughly enjoyed making their way around the picturesque and challenging course. Our students were amazing and we are proud of their effort, regardless of results. A big thank you to all the wonderful staff and parents who were able to give up their valuable time to assist with the running of the event. Your help is greatly appreciated and valued by our students. The place getters in each age group are as follows     

12 year girls    1st Eva Urtone          2nd Addison Lewis              3rd Alana Kerr

12year boys   1st Ryan Tolley           2nd Cam Spark                     3rd  Tai Sendeckyj

11 year girls    1st Hollie Smith        2nd Tayla Cruz Weber        3rd  Olivia Guise

11 year boys   1st Billy Sullivan        2nd Caleb Kerr                     3rd Owen Baker

10 year girls    1st Freya Mills           2nd Jessica Fahey              3rd Eleanor Cook

10 year boys,   1st Lou Dumbell      2nd Nate Bush                     3rd Baxter Hodgson

8/9 year girls, 1st Ellen Cox             2nd Coby Bullock                3rd Olive Edgley

8/9 year boys 1st William Guise     2nd Eiichiro Sanderson    3rd  Xavier Paulka

Medals will be presented at the next assembly in term 2. The first 8 place getters in the 12’s, 11’s and 10 year age groups have qualified to represent Surfside at the District championships. The running of the district event will take place early term 2. Please be aware that the 8/9 year age group does not progress through to District competition.

The end result was a close tussle and each performance definitely helped shape the results. Our Surfside Primary School Cross Country champions for 2021 are:

• 4th - Green House -123 Points
• =2nd - Blue House - 112 points
• =2nd - Red House - 112 points
• 1st - Yellow House - 110 points

A big thank you to Mr Cunningham for his organisation and running of the day.

Peace of Mind Fundraiser

The peace of mind fundraiser was loads of fun. We were able to raise $1000 for the charity to support brain cancer research and treatment.  We hope this contribution will make a difference to the organisation and those families affected by brain cancer.  Thank you to all those families who gave the support to this fantastic cause.  What a fun day!

End of Term Assembly

Keeping our community COVIDSafe

It is still as important as ever to continue to be vigilant and ensure adequate health and safety precautions in our community to keep our community COVIDSafe.  The Victorian Government, Department of Health and Human Services and The Department of Education continue to have stay safe measures in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our local community. We can all do our part in the following ways:

• Continue good health and hygiene practice by washing hands regularly, coughing or sneezing into our elbow and using hand sanitiser regularly.
• When unwell it essential that you remain home, seek medical advice and be tested if required.
• Please continue to ensure 1.5m physical distancing when required.

Continue to stay safe and healthy throughout 2021.