School News

STAFFING UPDATE – 2026 ANNOUNCEMENTS

As we prepare for the 2026 school year, we are pleased to share several important staffing updates and new appointments across our school community.

APPOINTMENT OF ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

It has been confirmed that Naomi Landmeter has been re-appointed as Acting Assistant Principal at Darnum Primary School for a further term (Term 1, 2026.)  We wish her continued success in her new school community.

Following Naomi’s move, we are pleased to share that Meaghan Bartrop has been appointed as Acting Assistant Principal for Term 1, 2026. Meaghan will continue in her Disability Inclusion portfolio and will also take up the Portfolio of Mental Health in Primary Schools Leader (MHiPS) .  We know she will serve our staff, students, and families with integrity and enthusiasm.

AKNOWLEDGING THE LEADERSHIP OF AERIN VENNARD

We also wish to acknowledge the significant contribution of Aerin Vennard, who has held the MHiPS role during Naomi’s absence. In this position, Aerin has:

• Introduced a Mentoring Program for students
• Laid important groundwork for the potential establishment of a co-located playgroup (more information to come in the new year)
• Supported families in navigating and engaging with third-party Allied Health Providers and professionals
• Ensured the ongoing leadership and continuity of the Respectful Relationships program

We sincerely thank Aerin for her stewardship of this role. With the appointment of an Assistant Principal, the MHiPS portfolio now returns to the Assistant Principal team as originally intended.

WELCOMING NEW STAFF IN 2026

We are excited to welcome two new teachers who will be joining our staff team next year:

• Lidia Vincent, who will be joining us as Foundation Teacher, will be working one day per week in both Class 0WV (Room LA6) and Class 0PV (Room LA4), supporting our junior school teams. Lidia will be familiar to many in our school community, having previously been a valued member of our teaching team before leaving us to pursue a promotional position as Learning Specialist at Yallourn North Primary School.  Since that time, Lidia has held a range of positions across the Government and Catholic sectors.  We are delighted to welcome Lidia back to Trafalgar Primary School and look forward to the experience, insight and enthusiasm she will bring to our Foundation team.

   

• Liza Marino has been appointed as a Grade 2 teacher for 2026.  Liza is a long-standing member of the Trafalgar community and a former Trafalgar Primary School student. She brings 15 years of classroom experience across both public and private settings, including recent work in Foundation/One with a strong emphasis on phonological awareness and systematic synthetic phonics. Please join us in welcoming Liza to Trafalgar Primary School for 2026.

2026 CLASS STRUCTURE & TEACHING TEAM

Sick Bay News

End of year Medication Notice for Families

As we approach the end of the school year, we are reviewing all student medications stored in Sickbay.

Please note:  All medications that have expired, or are due to expire over the holiday break, have been sent home with students today, Friday 12th December.

Families will receive a letter today if their child needs updated medical action plans or replacement medications for the new school year.

Medication that belongs to Grade 6 or exiting students will also be sent home today.

A reminder that parent access to the temporary sickbay is shown in the below map.

I look forward to sharing updates on our fantastic new sickbay space as renovations progress.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Sickbay Sam

Library Request

Thanks to everyone who has borrowed from the library this year. It has been great to see our students reading so many of the different books that we have in the library. The school has purchased some great new non-fiction books this year, which have been real favourites with the students. We are running a class competition for whichever class gets all their outstanding books returned first, so could we please ensure that all school library books are returned as soon as possible to help their class win this. 

Happy holidays and keep on reading! 

Mrs Scouller

2026 Drama Enrolments

Enrolments are now open for Drama in 2026. New students please complete the enrolment form and return to the school office or email it to Raewyn McMahon raewmcmahon@gmail.com. Parents of existing drama students, please email Raewyn to confirm they will be returning to drama in 2026. 

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Parents and Friends News

2025 AGM Results

Following our Annual General Meeting last week, we are pleased to announce our 2026 committee as follows:

President - Sarah Nash

Vice President - Shanika Johnson

Treasurer - Elly Goodman

Secretary - Jane Cook

Attached are our President's Report and Secretary's Summary which were presented at our AGM. 

2026 Term 1 Events

Please see the flyer below outlining our first set of proposed events for 2026. We are excited to begin planning Tea & Tears for new families on the first day for Foundation Students, a BBQ sausage sizzle at the Senior Swimming Carnival, pizza lunch at Athletics Day, and our much anticipated hot cross bun drive. More events are in the works - keep an eye out on Compass!

2026 First Meeting

All parents & carers are invited to our Term 1 meeting next year as follows:

Date: Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Time: 7-8pm

Location: Adult Learning Centre, Trafalgar Primary School, opposite the office.                                          A Zoom link is available upon request.

Please come along and learn about how we plan to support the school, our students and their families next year. 

If you have any feedback, questions, would like to be added to our Parent Helper List, or would like to join P&F for 2026, please click HERE to contact us using our Google Form or you can email us on TPSpandfSecretary@gmail.com

2026 Survey

We have opened a survey to help us plan our events and fundraisers for next year. Please click HERE to open the Google Form and complete the questions to let us know your thoughts. 

We have a $25 VISA gift card to be given to one lucky person after our February meeting - complete the survey by 30th January 2026 to go into the draw!

Best Wishes for the Silly Season 

Here's some jokes to take with you into the school holidays.

• What do you give a snowman with a fever? ....  A chill pill.
• Why did the elf go to school? .... to improve his elf-abet.
• What is every parent's favourite Christmas carol? .... Silent Night.
• What do you call an obnoxious reindeer? .... Rude-olph.

Your Parents & Friends Association committee members give thanks to students, staff, families, and their loved ones for their continued support across 2025. 

We wish you a very happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in 2026 for a fresh new year of learning.

Kind Regards,

Jane Cook

Committee Secretary

Trafalgar Primary School - Parents & Friends Association

TPSpandfSecretary@gmail.com

0418 561 403

Direct Chemist Outlet Loyalty Card

Please be advised that families wishing to support the school and access discount benefits may collect their cards from the Administration Office.

Term 4 Lunch Order Menu & Dates

All Sandwiches have the options of Wholemeal or White bread and selected toppings (including grated carrot, cucumber, tomato, lettuce, cheese and mayonnaise). 

If no toppings are selected on salad sandwiches- ALL toppings will be provided.

If no sauce is selected- NO sauce will be given (Tomato Sauce or Soy Sauce)

Lunch Order Dates for Term 4 2025

Orders are to be made via Compass by 11.45 pm on Wednesday before the day. 

NO late orders can be accepted.