Dear Families,

We are now approaching the halfway mark for Term 2 – already!! As we move through a busy term 2 I have been reflecting on our school mission, vision and values. Please see below:

OUR MISSION

Building the Foundations for Success and Happiness.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to ignite a passion for learning in our students and equip them with the skills and mindset to thrive and achieve excellence.

OUR VALUES

Resilience – Is the ability to recover from setbacks or disappointments.
Integrity – Is being truthful and doing the right thing even when it is hard, or no one is looking.
Courage – Is the ability to have a go and stand up for what you know is right – even when you are afraid, or others don’t stand with you.
Kindness – Is the ability to be caring, friendly, generous, and compassionate towards others.

As a school community we all share in the responsibility for ensuring that all our daily interactions are reflective of our shared school values. I am committed to ensuring that our mission, vision and values of resilience, integrity, courage, and kindness are upheld by all in our school community. As a community who cares deeply for each other and the success of our students our strength comes from the relationships that we have with one another. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who contribute to the positive climate of our school community.

Mother’s Day Stall (Monday 6th May) and Muffins with mum (Friday 10th May):

I wish to thank our PCA led by Louise Cashen for all their hard work in organising our Mothers’ Day stall and our Muffins with Mum breakfast held last Friday. I wish to thank Felicity Dobson, our staff member who works closely with PCA to ensure smooth communications between the PCA team and the school takes place. A thank-you to all members of the PCA, our parent/carer volunteers as well as our staff who helped out on the morning. Our combined efforts go a long way to ensure that our community events are a success.

Thank-you to the following who came out to help with our stall: Katherine Thorn, Chelsea Giannino, Fiona Cordon, Jess Plose, Briony Van Berlo, Rebecca Clarke, Lou Cashen, Kylie Hodor, Nadya Williams, Alex Elliott, Liz Newton, Kylie Smith.

Friendly Reminder regarding Mobile Phones at school:

Can all parents/carers please remind children of the following regarding Mobile Phones:- Students who choose to bring mobile phones to school must have them switched off and securely stored at our front office during school hours- When emergencies occur, parents or carers should reach their child by calling the school's office. In addition it would be greatly appreciated for mobile phones to remain switched off and in students' bags until students exit our front gates please. Our website has our current Mobile Phones policy up please take some time to view this policy.

Education Support Staff Appreciation Day:

On Thursday we held a special lunch for our Education Support Staff in appreciation of all their efforts, care and work. Our Education Support staff within our office, in our classrooms and canteen are a critical support for our students and teachers. We appreciate all that they do and we thank them for their commitment and care.

Prep Information Session/Evening Wednesday 29th May 6pm-7pm:

We will be holding our Prep information evening on Wednesday 29th of May from 6pm – 7pm for all parents/carers of year prep 2025 students interested in attending Kismet Park. If you know of family or friends who have children who are due to begin prep/foundation in 2025 please let them know of this date.

Thank-you to all in our community for your continued support of our staff and programs.

Warmest Regards,

Kathy Cvitkovic

Principal

‘Building the foundations for success and happiness’.

Student Wellbeing/Inclusion