Principals Report

SPRING IS IN THE AIR….

The weather has been a little bit warmer although a little crazier, and there are lots of signs that Spring has arrived. This is a time of the year that many of us really love and there is light…indeed longer daylight at the end of the tunnel. This is a reminder for all our students to start wearing their school hats outdoors!

Staff Update

Last week we said good bye to Katelyn Viola who has been teaching Grade 2D this year. Katelyn has been teaching at Wales Street for 7 years. She is now on family leave and will return some time in the future. 

We welcome Laura Nunan to Wales Street who is now teaching the class. Katelyn and Laura worked together for 3 days so there was a smooth transition for the students.

Parent/Carer/Guardian Survey

Thank you to those who completed the Education Department’s opinion survey. Currently we only have a 22% response rate. Your opinions are important to us and will contribute to identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies. The department will use the results from the survey for research purposes and to improve outcomes for students.  

The survey is being conducted online and only takes 20 minutes to complete. It can be completed on any internet enabled device (desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone) and is compatible with most browsers. The survey will remain open until Friday 20th September.

School Savings Bonus

As announced in the 2024/25 Victorian Budget, the School Saving Bonus provides a one-off $400 support for students in Victoria in Term 4, 2024, for use on 2025 school costs.

The School Saving Bonus will be distributed to schools from 18 November 2024.

Once our school receives the savings bonus funds, parents and carers will receive an email directly from the Department of Education with their $400 School Saving Bonus.

Families will be able to choose how they spend the $400 using an online system – on school activities, or school uniforms and textbooks, or a mixture of both.

It will be essential to ensure that the school has your correct email address. If your contact details have changed, please let the school know so that information can be updated. The Education department will email you twice: once in October to verify your email and once in November with details about the $400 bonus. 

Attached is an information sheet providing further detail about this once off school savings bonus. 

Ramps Update

We have seen quite a bit of development over the last couple of weeks. All ramps (except the St David building ramp) are complete with exception of the steel handrails. The St David ramp will hopefully be completed in the school holidays.

The hall floor is also getting a much needed upgrade in the holidays.

Weeding Wednesday

If you have a spare half an hour next Wednesday morning after drop off , come along for a cuppa and a chat & pull a few weeds. 

Thank you Paul & all your support helpers for a wonderful father's & special friends stall