From the Principals
Information from Mrs Mann, Mrs Cook and Mrs Strachan
Can you believe this is the second last newsletter for the year? We have a super busy few weeks left, with lots of amazing events coming up!
2025 Classes
Students will be finding out their 2025 teachers on Friday, December 13 when we have our in school Transition Day. Although we are still finalising the make up of classes for next year, we can confirm which teachers will be teaching in which level/area next year. All of our teachers are amazing, so which ever class your child is in next year, we are confident that they will have a wonderful experience.
| Year Level / Role | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|
| Foundation | Mrs Battle, Mrs Walsh, Ms Abrahams & Ms Williams |
| Year 1 | Mrs Lewis, Miss Fletcher, Mrs Quinn, Mrs Forster |
| Year 2 | Mrs Lumley, Mrs Caldarelli, Miss Mealings, Mr Hoskin/Mrs Reid |
| Year 3 | Mr Tran, Mrs Shoebridge, Mrs Moore, Mrs Guye/Mrs Jarvis |
| Year 4 | Mr Sadler, Mr Straughan, Mr Dahlenburg, Miss Nguyen |
| Year 5 | Miss Yates, Mr Webb, Mr Bird, Mrs McConachy, Mrs Dyett, |
| Year 6 | Mr Souter, Mr Allison, Mr Samothrakitis, Mrs Prentice, Miss Nealy (new teacher) |
| Physical Education | Mr Walsh, Mrs Tarenidis |
| Art | Mrs Simpson & Mrs Jones |
| Music | Mr Condron & Ms Parker |
| Indonesian | Ms Pittas & Mrs Fuller |
| STEM | Mr Lowne (Mic), Mrs Tarenidis, Ms Hedstrom & Mrs Jenkin |
| EAL | Mrs Fuller |
| Literacy Intervention & Support | Mrs Van Zuylen, Mrs Jones, Ms Hedstrom & Mrs Pritchard |
| Maths Intervention & Support | Mrs Hannink |
| Teaching & Learning Coach | Mr Wastie |
| Wellbeing teacher | Mrs Jarvis |
There may be some changes to this before the end of the year, but as of now this is our plan and we are so excited for our new teams and what they will bring to the students of Vermont Primary School in 2025.
Parking, Kiss&Go Zones and driver behaviour
Unfortunately, the parking and driving of some motorists at pick up and drop off time continues to be an issue. During the last week, we have had several complaints from the school community about unsafe behaviours and extremely questionable driving. Sadly, Ian our crossing supervisor was almost run over last week by someone who completely disregarded the crossing signs. I cannot stress enough how important it is for people to follow the road rules and to drive with caution. I have spoken with the local council and the police about the things we are seeing, and they have assured me that they are going to do more frequent patrols and will be issuing fines to anyone they see doing the wrong thing.
For the safety of our students, staff and parents I urge people who drive to and from school to drive mindfully and safely. If you have concerns around the road use, please understand this is not the schools responsibility to fix. Please contact the council or local police (as we have been doing).
School Council Thanks
I would like to thank the members of the 2024 School Council for all their work, effort and commitment. This week, we had our final meeting of the year, and were able to reflect on a years worth of great work. For those of you who are interested, school council nominations happen each year, so look out for information about that early in Term 1, 2025
Vermont Views School Magazine
The Vermont Views magazine is available for purchase for $15. This is a great keepsake of 'the year that was' and a fun way to track your child's journey through their school years. The magazine has every 2024 class included, special items from the specialist subjects, and a reflection from the student leaders and the Principals.
Orders can now be placed through the Compass Parent Portal, under the Shop Menu. To access the Shop Menu from the app, click the ‘More’ button at bottom right of screen. Then click on the 'Shop' tile.
If you would like to purchase a copy, you will need to do it before it orders close on Friday 6th of December 2024.