From the Principal
October 16, 2025
Last Monday’s assembly was a wonderful celebration of all the great things happening at POPS! Our school choir gave a fantastic performance, the office team spoke proudly about their leadership roles, and the Year 1/2 students shared highlights from their exciting camp day.
Our Community House Captains proudly launched our new Token Rewards System, which many families may have already heard about.
Over the past two years, we’ve been developing our School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) program, setting clear behaviour expectations and class goals. The next exciting step is working towards a whole school reward, students voted for either a movie and popcorn afternoon or a whole school water fight (and yes, one option is very popular!).
Staff are now giving tokens to students or groups of students who are inclusive, polite, caring for the environment, playing fairly, following rules, and staying safe. Students earn tokens when staff notice these great behaviours in action.
It’s wonderful seeing everyone work together towards the school reward. A big thank you to Miss Munforte for leading this fantastic initiative! To read more plese visit the SWPBS at POPS page.
STUDENT ACHEIVEMENTS
Division Athletics Success
Congratulations to our talented students who represented POPS at the Division Athletics Carnival and have qualified for the Regional Athletics Competition!
Lucy M (9/10 Girls) – 2nd in Shot Put
Zach C (11 Boys) – 1st in Hurdles
Harvey G (11 Boys) – 2nd in Long Jump
Luca S (12/13 Boys) – 2nd in Discus
9/10 Girls Relay Team (Summer M, Milla C, Zahli C, Poshiya S) – 1st in 4x100m Relay
Well done to all our athletes on their fantastic efforts, and a big thank you to Mrs Carbone for preparing and supporting the team.For more details, visit the Sports News page.
ISS Girls Softball team: Congratulations to the team for winning the District final against Good Shepherd. They will progress to the Region Finals November 10.
STAFF ACHEIVEMENTS
Congratulations to Miss Robison, who completed her first marathon last Sunday, achieving a personal best! Congratulations also to Mrs Williams, who successfully completed the 10 km event.
Planning for 2026
As we plan class structures for next year, we ask that families not returning to POPS in 2026 notify us in writing as soon as possible. This helps us finalise class groupings and staffing. If you know families considering enrolling at POPS, please encourage them to contact us soon so we can include them in our planning.
Families wishing to share information to support class placements are asked to email Mrs Bullen and me by Friday, October 31. Please note that while we value insights about your child’s learning and wellbeing, specific teacher requests cannot be accommodated.
Please visit:
From the Classroom page to read about Science in 3/4.
Student Wellbeing page to read about Digital Parenting
Community events:
Don't forget:
Saturday Oct 18- Park Orchards Market
Sunday Oct 19- Pettet Foundation Community Day
Warm regards,
Bronwyn Garrity
Week 3:
Mon 20- Fri 24- 5/6 Swimming
Mon 20- Assembly- 9am, Storytime- 9am
Tues 21- PA Parent Information night- Guest speaker Emma- Rose- 6:30pm
Fri 24- Pathways, Yr 4 Bike Ed
