A message from the Principal

With less than a week to go until the end of the school year, it is an ideal time to reflect on a year of many successes, highlights and progress as a school.

Last Friday's assembly was a beautiful reminder of all that is great about SKiPPS.

• The great musical performances that demonstrated the confidence, talent and resilience of our amazing students.

• The sharing of different types of learning that demonstrate the curiosity, high standards and commitment of our learners and staff in always seeking to do our best.

•  The strength of our wider school community and parent involvement as seen in the amazing joke book launch - a project masterminded and executed almost entirely by a group of committed parents.

• The celebration of diversity and sustainability demonstrated through our Italian Day celebrations, the amazing video created by our Year 5/6 students, walk to school month and our home-grown egg raffle

• The way that our Year 6 students stepped up and showed the leadership to run assembly, as they have all had the opportunity to do this year.

• The sense of fun and enjoyment and warmth of relationships on show that stem from our school ethos and values that take these as the starting point for what makes a good school.

These factors combined have ensured we have enjoyed a memorable year as a school with a range of wins, results and activities that we can celebrate with real pride. I have enjoyed sharing these with you throughout the year in our weekly newsletters

We really appreciate the shared commitment, support and enthusiasm of our students, families and staff towards our school and the way that we operate. It is precisely this strong partnership that leads to such good outcomes for our learners on so many levels.

I am very proud of our Leadership Team (Michelle Bove, Mel Borella, Matt Cook, Jac Morphy) who have worked incredibly hard this year to keep us on track and always looking to improve whilst reflecting our school values. 

Our teachers and educational support staff are a genuine team with a clear focus on what is most important – our students. We have a staff who are committed to collaborating and creating a happy, supportive and challenging environment both for their students and fellow professionals. 

School Council and its Subcommittees have continued to work hard and deal with uncertainty to ensure the effective running of the school. Thanks to Elisa Webb for her work leading council this year as our School Council President. Her hard work and commitment to making our school even better has been much appreciated. 

It has been wonderful to have so many different events and activities led by our parent community and SKiPPA, our Parents' Association this year.  Jazz in the Park, Celebration of the Arts, our Trivia Evening, Walkathons, Mango Fundraisers, Election Sausage Sizzles, beautiful Mothers' and Fathers' Day events, end of term breakfasts and hot chocolate stalls and so many more. 

I hope our families have an enjoyable Christmas and safe holiday and return next year ready to take on the work ahead with renewed energy. 

I wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Neil Scott

Principal