Jackson School Staff Bulletin

Welcome Back!

 

I hope you had a relaxing and well deserved holiday, enjoying the glorious autumn weather and the later-than-usual Easter celebrations. Although I had a quieter break, I did make the most of being outdoors to help recharge the battery. Whether you were here or away, I trust you all took the time to rejuvenate to prepare for a busy term ahead. 

As the Acting Principal, I look forward to working with you all during Term 2 to maintain the high quality learning and wellbeing that we pride ourselves on here at Jackson School. It is that strong sense of collaboration and support for each other here that was the impetus for me to step up in the absence of Anthony.

Julie, Matt and I are all here to support you all, so please do not hesitate to seek any of us out. My AP role will be backfilled with an announcement to hopefully be confirmed by Week 2.

Curriculum Day - Tuesday 22d April - Sue Larkey

 

Our Curriculum Day will commence at 9:00 am sharp on Tuesday 22nd April. Please bring a pen and something to write on.

 

We have partnered with Sue Larkey to provide professional learning to staff on our third Curriculum Day. This will develop our collective knowledge and understanding of neurodiversity and give us strategies and adjustments to meet our students' complex learning needs.

 

Click here to view other tip sheets from Sue Larkey (Portal Login Required)

 

Only lunch will be provided, so please bring your own morning tea. Flying Wok's crew will be cooking up a storm, offering up three options:

  1. Beef Pad Thai (DF, NF, Halal) - an authentic blend of Asian vegetables, beef, dried shrimp, egg, tamarind juice and rice noodles
  2. Chicken Teriyaki (Gluten Free, DF, NF, Halal)) - succulent chicken strips marinated in ginger, onion, mirin, and soy sauce are served with green vegetables and steamed jasmine rice.
  3. Vegetarian Tom Yum (VEG, VE, GF, DF, NF) - chilli, lemon grass, galangal with vegetables, and rice noodles.

Workforce & HR

 

On behalf of the Jackson School Community, I would like to officially welcome our new staff for Term 2: Cassandra, Deb, Phuong, Soumya, Mark and Leyla. We also congratulate Rikki on attaining permission to teach in Australia, as he will be part of the teaching staff moving forward.

 

In addition to welcoming our new staff members, several workforce changes will take effect in Term 2. 

 

Workforce Changes:

  • Sarah Portelli - Moved to Prep A
  • Cassandra Steffens - New ES in Prep B
  • Deb Kasic - New ES in 1/2B
  • Phuong Truong - New ES in 1/2C
  • Michelle Bonavia - Moved to 3-5B
  • Roka Goldberg-Friedler - Classroom Teacher in 4-6A
  • Haley Gravatt - Moved to 4-6A
  • Funke Afolabi-Owolabi - Moved to 5/6D
  • Pauline DeBattista - Moved to 7/8B
  • Sam Coleiro - Moved to 7/8C
  • Soumya Pandey - New ES in 9/10E
  • Gracie Lolicato - Moved to 11/12A
  • Mark Butuin - New Inclusion ES in Senior School
  • Leyla Munir - New Inclusion ES in Junior/Middle School
  • Rikki - Teacher in 11/12B (Tuesday), TLI

A full staff list is available on the 2025 Timetables and Lists page.

Buildings & Grounds

 

Over the holidays, we continued to have several trades each day. Thank you, Dan, Graeme and Lyle, for working with this over the holidays.

  • Concreting, including accessible ramp access to the Admin and Senior School 
  • Astro Turf in Prep Courtyard for P-2 Assemblies and OSHC use
  • Prep Fencing to allow greater flow for PE classes and reduce Prep students' absconding/climbing
  • Transport Hub now complete - working PTV Myki reader and clock installed with pedestrian crossing. Thank you to Aaron for revamping the Travel Education program and assessments
  • Replacement Primary Deck Steps from the Prep-2 playground and to Stephanie Alexander Garden
  • Resurfacing of the back car park. The line marking will be completed in the Term 2 holidays

Book in for your Free Flu Shots

Jackson School has partnered with Chemist Warehouse to offer free Flu shots to staff in 2025. If you are interested in receiving a free flu shot, please fill out this form https://forms.office.com/r/FpbY1zD4Xn, and a unique voucher code will be emailed to you.

 

For further information about the flu vaccination service, please click here.

For more detailed information on other areas of School Operations, please click on the pages on the left for important updates ready to start the school year. These include: 

I hope you enjoyed the Easter weekend, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

 

Bernadette