Principal's Report

Father's Day/Special Person Breakfast & Gift

A Compass alert will be released tomorrow regarding our upcoming Father’s Day/Special Person Breakfast, which will be held on Friday 1st September. This alert will also contain details relating to a special gift the students have been working on during Art.

Grade 6 Camp

Thanks to our staff and parent helpers for supporting our Grade 6 Camp to Anglesea last week. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend this year. However, from all accounts, the students had a great time. Special thanks to Mr Greer for his role as camp coordinator.

Parent, Caregiver and Guardian Opinion Survey

On Monday 7 August approximately 100 randomly selected families received an invitation to participate in a Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey.  We’d really appreciate you spending the time to complete the survey if you were selected.

The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour and student engagement. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

The survey will close on Friday 8th September. The survey is conducted online, only takes 10 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time prior to the closing date on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

Estimation Challenge

This week we will hold our second Estimation Challenge, which will take place at Assembly on Friday. Please see the poster below for all of the details and once again we hope this will promote some mathematical conversations at home. We look forward to seeing who can make the closest estimate in each class.

Book Week

Each year across the country, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) brings children and books together to celebrate Book Week. During this time schools, libraries, booksellers, authors, illustrators and children celebrate Australian children's literature. 

On Friday 25th August we are celebrating Book Week here at SGPS with a character parade occurring in The Hubat 9:00am. These activities are a great way to remind students about how much fun reading can be and also how important it is.

Reading to your child from birth helps establish important literacy skills - the building blocks that help children learn to read and write. As your child gets older, reading a book together continues to be a great way to improve their language skills, increase their vocabulary and develop comprehension while also facilitating parent-child bonding. The theme of Book Week in 2023 is: Read, Grow, Inspire. Below is an image that highlights just how powerful regular reading can be to a student’s learning development. So, throughout Book Week, I encourage you to take some time to read something fun and enjoyable with your child.