Dear Families,

The children have had a fabulous week reading and celebrating all the short-listed books, culminating in the annual parade today. It was very disappointing that Mrs Brown wasn't there to see the horse, although apparently he was wearing the same sneakers!

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There is lots happening over the next few weeks, starting with the junior athletics day and father's day shared lunch next Friday.

Junior school camp and senior camp is also fast approaching with lots of information coming home for parents.

Enjoy some warmer weather over the weekend, please remember to start bringing hats back for recess and lunch play.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Brown 🏇

Road Safety around the school.

I have recently been in touch with Swan Hill Rural City Council and local Police about road safety around our school.

Of a morning staff have noticed many parents from various local schools taking risks when dropping students off at school. Multiple cars are doing U-turns into our bus bay and at times are double parking on the crossings. Both Murlong and Chapman Streets can be particularly busy in the morning.

Road safety, traveling on buses, and using the crossings safely are discussed with students regularly.

I am urging parents to please drive safely around our school zone to ensure all students arrive at school safely.

Please note the bus zones on both Chapman and Murlong Street are No Standing Zones in both the morning and afternoon. Council and Police have been notified of this and will be patrolling the area.

Please note the staff car park is only for staff who are working onsite. We appreciate families not parking in there.

Morning Drop Off

Just a reminder that our yard is not supervised until 8.30 am. Please ensure students do not get dropped off before 8.30 am. The OSHC program at St Mary's has vacancies for families who need this service of a morning.

Uniform

Teachers have been speaking to students about the importance of wearing school uniform.

Please ensure students have black pants on with their school t-shirts and jumpers.

Students can wear jackets and beanies outside but will be asked to take them off in the classrooms.

I appreciate your support with this.

Parent Opinion Survey

WE WANT OUR PARENTS / CAREGIVERS / GUARDIANS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey offered by the Department of Education and is seeking your feedback. The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation.

Our school will use the survey results to assist in identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies.

The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open online from Friday 9 August to Friday 30 August 2024.

All families are invited to participate in the survey.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

The online survey will be available in English and 10 other languages including Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Resources are also available in additional languages to assist parents/caregivers/guardians who speak a language other than English at home. Please reach out to your child’s teacher, or the school directly for survey guides in your language.<<Schools may inform that the survey results will be communicated to parents/caregivers/guardians through annual reporting. Last year we used the survey results to plan whole school events and used this during the review process. Please contact me if you would like more information.

2025 Enrolments

If you know any families who are looking at enrolling at SHNPS, please encourage them to make a time and visit our school. We invite prospective families to tour the school during learning time to showcase the great learning we do here at SHNPS.

School Council

Our School Council is seeking enthusiastic parent representatives to join our team. School Council is our governing body which makes important decisions at the school. If you are interested in being part of the Council please contact Brea.

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind Regards

Brea

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