As Term 2 draws to a close, I would like to thank the students, staff and parent community for being so supportive of me while I filled in as Acting Principal during Sue's leave. I had a fantastic time and learnt a lot in the 11 weeks I sat in the role. I would also like to thank Kellie Symons for stepping up into the Acting Assistant Principal role; her ideas and advice have been invaluable.

This term, there have been so many events to make the learning at Scoresby PS engaging for students. We are always busy in schools, but when you list things, it’s no wonder we are all ready for a holiday!

Here are just some of the events and achievements that we have been a part of this term:

Foundation – Year 4 swimming program
School photos
Victorian State School Spectacular Hub rehearsals
AusKick Super Kick after-school program
Coding after-school program introduced
District Athletics – over 50 students participated
School House Cross Country competition
Kinder visits
Education Week
Foundation 2025 Open Morning
Mother’s Day stall and breakfast
District Cross Country
5/6 winter sport
Foundation-Year 6 Buddies excursion to the museum
Year 3/4 excursion to CERES
Year 1/2 excursion to Healesville Sanctuary
Victorian Challenge and Enrichment programs in Mathematics and Writing
Adoption of a platypus
Wellbeing Week

School Chaplain

From Term 3 we will have a new Chaplain at SPS. For personal reasons, Sheridan will be reducing her work hours and will only be working on Fridays for the foreseeable future. We would like to welcome Vicky Gibbs as our School Chaplain on Tuesdays, from 10.45am until 3.45pm.

Psychs In Schools

Scoresby Primary School is excited to announce that we have contracted Psychs in Schools to support our students. Psychs in Schools partners with universities to find a way to provide psychologists in schools. They utilise the best treatment model (CBT), in conjunction with psychologists in their 6th year of training, to improve mental health across schools. They also have a support system in place to monitor the success of treatments and a senior psychologist provides oversight and support to all student treatments. Pyschs in Schools works with students across the following areas:

Friendship challenges
Social anxiety
Phobias
Grief
Depression and withdrawal
Externalising behaviours without violence
School refusal
Parent separation
Low self-esteem and confidence
Social skills training
Classroom adjustment recommendations
Behaviour response recommendations
Acute/isolated experiences of trauma

If you feel that your child may benefit from being a part of this program, please contact Nicole Rheumer on nicole.rheumer@education.vic.gov.au or Sue Hartley on susan.hartley@education.vic.gov.au for a pre-referral form.

If you would like further information on Psychs in Schools, please visit their website Psychs in Schools.

School Policies

As part of our review of school policies, we are occasionally required to ask for feedback from our school community on a variety of things. The School Council Education Sub-committee is currently reviewing the following policies:

Student Engagement and Wellbeing Policy
Complaints Policy
Bullying Prevention Policy

These current policies can be found on our school website, and we would appreciate any feedback you have on the wording or implementation of these policies. Please send feedback to nicole.rheumer@education.vic.gov.au

Competition

Wild At Art is Australia's biggest wildlife art competition for kids. It's an opportunity for children to unleash their artistic creativity while learning about Australia's threatened animals and plants – and the threats facing them.

Wild At Art 2024 will run from 17th June to 12th August. See the following website for more details: Wild At Art: threatened species art competition for kids - Australian Conservation Foundation (acf.org.au)

Coding And Robotics At SPS

We wish everyone a safe and happy Term 2 holiday, and look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday 15th July.

NICOLE RHEUMER and KELLIE SYMONS

Scoresby Primary School Leaders, Term 2

Performing Arts News