Primary Report 

It is hard to believe that we are already in week 5 mid way through the term. This week our K-2 students have enjoyed travelling on a bus with their peers and teachers to the Echuca Pool to take part in their Learn to Swim Program. It’s been great to see their smiling faces as they have experienced fun and success in the water.  Some of our families have recently attended the Moama Lights and been able to see some of our students' lantern artworks glow in the dark looking spectacular on display. 

Catch up Parent Teacher interviews 

A reminder we have catch up Parent Teacher interviews next Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th. These will be conducted at the same time as were originally booked on 2nd and 3rd of August.

Face to face interviews will be with Mrs Cowin JS7, Miss Kew JS8, Mrs Gregory JS10, Miss Delmenico JS13, Miss Briggs JS5 and Mrs Pascoe MS7.  Mrs Gibbs will conduct her interviews via phone.

Christmas shoe boxes

We have been invited to contribute to the charity Operation Christmas Child.  This charity sends gift filled shoeboxes to children all  over the world each year. These boxes are distributed in communities and villages where there is considerable poverty and people struggle to make ends meet.

In 2021 shoe boxes which were collected from Australia and New Zealand were delivered to countries such as Cambodia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Madagascar .

Operation Christmas child is hoping to increase the number of boxes that are collected from the Echuca/Moama district so that more children will have the opportunity to receive these donated gifts in a shoebox.

Boxes are packed for both boys and girls in the following age groups: 

2-4 yrs, 5-9 yrs, 10-14 yrs

The boxes are filled with gifts from 6 different categories:

1. Something to wear

2. Something to love

3. Somethings for school

4. Something to play with

5. Somethings for personal hygiene

6. Something Special

The organisation estimates that each box costs approx $10 to process and transport from Australia to the receiving country and if this donation can be made with each shoebox they are most grateful.

Students can cover their own shoe box (A4 size base) with wrapping paper or artwork to personalise.  Students are also encouraged to include a card or letter to the child with a Christmas greeting if they wish.

The shoe boxes are distributed in the receiving country by volunteers and / or local churches.

The completed boxes will be collected at school on Friday 14 October.

Please access the link below if you require further information.

https://samaritanspurse.org.au/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/

ICAS

Below are the following dates for the upcoming online ICAS tests in RC2 & RC3. Registrations have now closed.

Students will sit these online tests in the Resource Centre immediately after tutor group on the allocated dates.  Pencils and paper will be provided.

Make a Wish Casual Dress Day

It was great to see our Primary students supporting the Make a Wish foundation last Friday with our Casual Dress Day.  We raised $491.90!

Also a big thank you to our school canteen who donated all proceeds from cupcake sales on Friday to the Make a Wish foundation.  This contributed an additional $304 to this fabulous charity.

Well done everyone! 

Kind regards,

Mrs Brooke Barber                                                  Mrs Mel Scott

Acting Head of Primary (Term 3)                     Head of Teaching and Learning Primary