Principal's Message
This week is Children's Week. Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood and the theme for 2021 is Children have the right to choose their own friends and safely connect with others.
Seeing this right brought to life in our school yard and learning spaces last week and again this week has been joyful.
Screams of delight in seeing a classmate after such a long time, games that involve a whole group of friends and wide smiles when being reunited with old buddies have filled our hearts with joy.
Schools are communities. They are designed for learning together, playing together, growing together. We are so happy to be re-uniting as a community next Wednesday November 3rd.
Clickthis linkfor a snippet of the joy we witnessed.
Tomorrow Friday October 29th is World Teachers day.
World Teachers' Day is an opportunity to celebrate the teachers who are making, or have made, an impact on our lives.
This year, Victorian teachers and our SMDP teachers have continued to show their resilience, leadership and adaptability throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They have adapted their learning environments, supported their students and school communities, and continue to share their knowledge with students in homes and in classrooms.
World Teachers' Day 2021 is an opportunity to celebrate the teachers who are making, or have made, an impact on our lives.
Thank you to every one of our St Martin's teachers for doing their best and continuing to maintain personal relationships with each and every one of their students in order to grow their learning.
Whether you're a current student, have children in school, or have been out of school for many years, World Teachers’ Day is a chance to say, ‘thank you’.
On behalf of our SMDP students we say thank you to our teachers and staff.
Changes to 2022 start dates
In the last newsletter, we published the starting dates for 2022 but a change has had to be made to fit in with presenters for staff professional learning.
The new schedule is as follows:
JANUARY
28th: First Day back for Staff
31st: First Day of Prep [8:45am - 12pm]
Get to Know Your Child Meetings (By Appointment) YR 1-6, 2022 [8:30am - 5:45pm]
FEBRUARY
1st: All students Begin
4th: School Closure Day - Staff PD
Finally on behalf of our community we offer Dan our sympathy and deepest condolences on the death of his dear mum, Mary who passed away on Tuesday evening.
Dan described his mum as a humble, kind, gentle person who lived a faith-filled life. Her qualities live on in Dan.
We keep Dan, Kate and their boys in our prayers and thoughts at this time of sadness.
Denise Kelly
Deputy Principal
St Martin de Porres Primary School is committed to creating an environment where the safety, wellbeing, and participation of all children within our care is paramount.
2021 School Closure Days
Listed below are our school closure days for 2021. These are student free days. Staff use these days to further develop their learning and keep informed with current practice and procedures.
- Monday 1st November - Report Writing
- Friday 3rd December - Planning 2022
NOTE: These dates may be subject to change that may be out of our control.