Christmas Raffle

It was wonderful to see so many students, families and staff attend and enjoy our students Showcase and Shine on Wednesday night. You certainly helped to make it a great interactive community event.

A huge thank you to Leanne and her family for organising our Christmas Raffle this year. Leanne has been working quietly behind the scenes throughout most of the year, collecting and purchasing items, then beautifully presenting these in 15 hampers to be raffled.

Everyone was gathered around with great anticipation for the raffle draw. Many of our students helped to draw the winners. Congratulations to the following winners: Abigale, Leo, Sarah F, Hamish X2, Tristan, Dennis, Michaela, Linda, Xavier, Jayden, Andrew, Jamie X2 and Carol.

Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket to support our school. The funds are going towards a new secondary swing.

Staff Leave/Retirement

Our friendly front office staff member, Geraldine will be leaving us to enjoy retirement with her growing family. We thank Geraldine for her work over the past 20 plus years greeting our community and visitors when they arrive at the school. She has also played a significant role in working closely with Crown bus services coordinating the school bus runs.

We would like to thank Davalin for teaching PE and in primary this year, and Ben for teaching in secondary. Both Davalin and Ben started part way through the year and have added great value to Croydon SDS. We wish them all the best in their next role.

Julie B and Leanne will be taking 12 months leave next year to pursue other adventures. We wish them well. Anna and Emma C, who are currently on leave will take another 12 months off; we hope they continue to find fulfilment in their other workplaces.

2024 Staffing

We are excited to announce our team of staff for 2024:

Primary Leader, (inclusive of EEP): Jessica

EEP: Catherine, Allison and Kim

Primary 1: Rachel, Jaymee, Dave, Kate, Naomi, Jodie and Liz

Primary 2: Shalini, Justin, Hannah Da, Hannah Do, Belinda and Vena

Primary Support: Angela

Secondary Leader: Nick

Secondary: Nick, Dushaan, Megan, Ash, Bec, Emma, Kerry, Jolean, Robyn, Kate L, Pauline, Kate D, Kerry, Desi and Jenny-Lyn

Transition Leader: Sam

Transition: Sam, Dushaan, Adrienne, Carol, Jenny-Lyn, Janine, Ramlah, Fiona, Pauline and Jolean

Specialist Leader: Lauren Shannon

Art: Belinda

Community Health: Bec

Dream Big: Babitha

Physical Education: Emma

Additional Programs and Whole School Supports:

Pool: Jen, Maria and Laura

Bike Education: Nikki

Classroom: Kirsten and Kylie

Family and Partnerships Support Leader: Jacqui

Family Support Coordinator: Linda

NDIS Coordinator: Libby

Disability Inclusion Coordinator: Donna

Administration Leader: Val

Administration: Val, Sandra and Mary

Maintenance: Anton

Allied Health Leader: Julie

Speech Pathologists: Julie and Natalie

Occupational Therapist: Brooke

Allied Health Assistant: Karen

First Aid: Helen

Principal Class:

Principal: Christine

Assistant Principal: Judith

Transition Activities

On Monday 11 and Monday 18 December, 2-3pm, students will participate in transition sessions. Students will move to their 2024 section and class to start to become familiar with their new class, room and staff, as well as learn about the programs they will participating in next year.

Student Leaving Croydon SDS

We have four graduating students this year, Siraj, Tommy, Ali and Shaun. Congratulations to these students on completing many successful years at Croydon SDS. Siraj, Tommy, Ali and Shaun have demonstrated great growth over the years and have been wonderful school leaders and role models to their younger peers during their final years in transition. We wish them a lovely graduation ceremony next Wednesday, celebrating their school journey with family, friends and school staff.

We know Siraj, Tommy, Ali and Shaun will continue their life learning and apply their skills in new adventures post school. We look forward to hearing about their future.

We also have two other students who will be leaving us this year as their families have moved out of the area. We wish Lachlan and Ty all the best in their new schools. We also look forward to hear how they are going in the years to come.

Dates to Remember