Principal's News

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Harmony Week - dress up day

This week is Harmony week and it is all about celebrating inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for all Australians, from the traditional custodians of the land to those who have come from many countries around the world. 

We will be recognizing Harmony week on Friday, by offering students the opportunity to wear 'a touch of orange' (traditionally, orange signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect), orwear traditional dress from their home country.  We will also run activities in the classroom and all come together as a whole school at 1pm for food tasting at no cost and minor games. Please let your child's teacher or the office know if you do not want your child to take part in the food tastings. Sno cones selling for $3. Students will still need to bring their own lunch on this day).

School Council AGM

Our school council Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday night. A big thankyou to each of our members (see below) for committing for this upcoming year.  Congratulations  to the parents who have taken on an office bearing position - 

President- Tom Acocks

Vice-President- Merryn Murray

Treasurer- Alana Godden

Secretary- Linda Rasmussen 

Shannyn Nichol

Jenna Harvey

Brett Harris

Steve Rasmussen

Kylie Moroney

Phil Carroll

Sarah Mangan.

On behalf of our school council and the entire school community I would like to say a thank you to our outgoing members -Janine Trickey (25 years), Dylan Cuttriss (5 years), Emma Solomano and Meg Beach. Your ongoing support of the school and time on school council is greatly appreciated.

NAPLAN 

NAPLAN testing for our grade 3 and grade 5 students is complete for another year. Thankyou to the staff who made this process as smooth as possible for our students.

100% Attendance February celebration

Not only did these student receive the most opportunity to learn during February by being at school everyday, they enjoyed Pizza and a free sno cone to celebrate!

Glasses for Kids Program P-3

The glasses for kids program will be visiting our school next Wednesday March 26th. This program provides free vision screening and testing for glasses if required for all grade Prep to 3 students who returned the consent form.  

Student Progress reports

In an effort to keep families informed and up to date we will once again provide progress reports at the end of this term. This will give you a snapshot of your child’s progress and achievements this term. These will be available on Thursday 3rd April on XUNO. Please contact the office if you require a hardcopy.

Parent Teacher Interviews 

Our first Parent teacher interview will be held on Tuesday 6th May. Bookings will be available via XUNO early next term.  Please do not wait until the interviews if you have any concerns or questions. It is best to contact your child's teacher or the office as soon as possible.

Good luck to our grade 5/6 students participating in the teams tennis event in Echuca next Thursday.

Kate Whitford