Welcome to summer and the festivities in the lead up to Christmas. This newsletter is in preparation for 2024 as well as celebrating current achievements and working towards the end of the school year.

It is always a busy time as we come towards the end of a school year with a keen focus on teaching and learning with a sprinkle of fun and engaging activities. We are aware that weekends are also busy for families with Christmas parties, family gatherings, special activities, sporting commitments, etc. It is important that we try to keep as much routine with our kids (and us adults), as possible, while enjoying this festive time of the year and of course getting plenty of sleep.

We will also be extra busy at Surfside over the coming weeks so please keep the following dates and events at the front of your mind and we look forward to welcoming back parent and carer participation at some of these events:

December

Mon 4th Foundation Rockpool Ramble Excursion - Barwon Heads

Tue 5th New Year Level Rotations 2024 - 9.00-11.00am

Thu 7th Breakfast Club - 7.45am in the kitchen

Fri 8th Assembly @ 2.30pm in the courtyard

Tue 12th School Council 5:30pm Finance 5pm

Year 6-7 Statewide Orientation Day

Whole School Orientation 2024 Morning 9 -11am

Foundation 2024 Orientation Morning 9 -11am

Wed 13th Year 3/4 Bounce Excursion

Wed 13th Last Day for raffle tickets & money to be Returned to the Office

Thu 14th Year 6 Graduation

Fri 15th End of Year Assembly - Time depending on weather

Reports to go live to families

Mon 18th Surfside helpers and volunteers morning tea

Foundation-Year 2 Movies Excursion

Tue 19th Year 5-6 Adventure Park Excursion

Wed 20th Last Day of 2024, Early Dismissal @ 2:30pm, Casual Dress for Gold Coin Donation

Surfside Primary School Teaching Team 2024

The team at Surfside have worked tirelessly to support transition processes at our school from kinder to prep, year 6 to year 7 and through year levels. We have thoroughly enjoyed meeting our 2024 Foundation students through an extended transition and we are look forward to beginning our school wide transition sessions across the school over the coming weeks to prepare our students and classes in preparation for the 2024 school year:

Tuesday 5th December (9-11am)
Tuesday 12th December (9-11am) (Statewide Transition Day Year 6-Year 7 & Foundation 2024 students)

These sessions aim to assist our students in meeting our teaching team for 2024 and providing our students a positive transition experience. Transition can always be a challenging time for young people and adults, especially as fatigue settles in towards the end of the year.

Please check our wellbeing page for supports to assist you and your child with a positive transition experience.

We are excited about our teams for 2024 and look forward to working towards our school goals and supporting our students to maximise their learning and engagement opportunities.

We updated staff changes in our previous newsletter and we are now excited to announce our teams for the 2024 school year.

FOUNDATION TEAM
Foundation	Emma McLaren
Foundation	Caitlin Foster
Foundation	Kayla Betts (Barneveld)
Foundation	Courtenay McLaughlin

YEAR 1 TEAM
Year 1	Carrie Manning
Year 1	Jenny Holland
Year 1	Natalie Taylor

YEAR 2 TEAM
Year 2	Diana Wright
Year 2	Donna Queteschiner
Year 2	Sue Welsh
Year 2	Finlay Florence

YEAR 3 TEAM
Year 3	Cam Marchbank
Year 3	Mel Lonergan
Year 3	Anita Mock
Year 3	Laura Myers / Fleur Kilpatrick

YEAR 4 TEAM
Year 4	Katrina McCredden
Year 4	Leah Canale
Year 4	Ande Santilli

YEAR 5 TEAM
Year 5	Laura Repusic
Year 5	Elli Moss
Year 5	Olivia Smith

YEAR 6 TEAM
Year 6	Sally Catchlove / Shereen Wolfe
Year 6	Brooke Henderson /Shereen Wolfe
Year 6	Mandy Lord

SPECIALIST TEAM
Visual Art	Di Mercer
Music	Michael Murphy / Justin Morzinek
Physical Education	Scott Fraser / Justin Morzinek
Indonesian (all classes will undertake Indonesian as a specialist subject in 2024 on a weekly basis)	Leanne Braddick / Sally McLaren

KITCHEN AND GARDEN TEAM
Kitchen Specialist	Fleur Kilpatrick
Garden Specialist	Clancey McKenzie

LEADERSHIP TEAM
Principal	Peter Walsh
Assistant Principals	Linda Giggins / Lynda Patterson
Learning Specialists	Adrian Chapman & Trina Charleston
Disability Inclusion & Support	Gill Hodgson
Mental Health & Wellbeing	Kellie Hewson

ADMINISTRATION TEAM
Ebony Anderson	Business Manager
Vicki Schomacker	Office Administration
Kerry Coghlan	Office Administration
Damien Stimson	Grounds and Maintenance
Terry Howlett	Maintenance
Emily Walker	I.T Support

EDUCATION SUPPORT TEAM
Lani Briscoe	Education Support
Tobi Dew	Education Support
Michal Dwyer	Education Support
Tania Jeffery	Education Support
Claire Miller	Education Support
Penny Morris	Education Support
Katie Ramage	Education Support
Stacey O'Keefe	Education Support
Rachel Petrovics	Education Support
Andree Thompson	Education Support
Raeshelle Grigg	Education Support
Lesley Downie	Education Support
Simmone Johnson	Education Support
Emma Jones	Education Support
Sarah Smith	Education Support

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