From the 

Principal

Dear Parents / Carers,

As I mentioned in a previous newsletter Term Four is when we finish off the current school year and make plans for the following year.  Preparations for our 50th Birthday Party are well underway. We have compiled a magazine reflecting our journey as a school over the last fifty years, families can order a copy via the pre-order form below.  

Preparations are complete for our Beyond Boundaries Adventure Program that will be held this year in the week commencing Monday 30 October.

We will soon start forming classes for the 2024 school year. The formation of home groups and the placement of children into these groups is a considered process. Teachers work collaboratively to create classes of students. Consideration is given to gender, a spread of ability groupings, behaviour, friendship groupings and any pertinent welfare related information. Individual student and staff needs, and a whole school perspective are also considered.

At the end of the day our aim is to ensure: 

• Each child is part of a class group that will allow them the best opportunity to learn.
• We make optimum use of the prior knowledge that teachers, parents and others have of each child prior to class placement.
• Class groups are formed that consider the social, emotional, academic, and physical needs of each child.
• The placement of children into class groups commences in the third week of November, once all assessments and reports have been completed. 

If parents have aspects related to their child’s learning that they would like us to consider when placing their child in a class group, please write to me. Letters can be emailed on the school email address or sent to the office addressed to me and marked confidential. Alternatively, I invite parents who would like to have a conversation about any aspect of grade placement for 2024 to have a conversation with their child’s class teacher.

Please ensure that any correspondence relating to student placements reaches me by Monday 13 November 2023. We will be unable to consider any correspondence on this matter after this date.

Kind regards,

Anne Babich

Principal