Out and about with 

Mr Walsh

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.