Wellbeing and Inclusion 

Dear Karoo Community, 

The Growth of the Whole Child

At Karoo PS we believe in celebrating the growth of the whole child.  We know that education is not only about an individual's academic growth but also their social and emotional development.  Throughout the year we have supported our students as they experience successes, challenges, the known and the unknown.  Each experience that that they have had supports their development as confident, compassionate, kind and tenacious individuals.   As we come to the end of a year, it is important to take a moment to celebrate both the successes and the challenges and acknowledge the important learning that occurs in all experiences that we have.

We are so incredible proud of all of our students at Karoo PS and all that they have achieved this year. A HUGE congratulations to ALL!

Transitions

Transition support

As we move towards the end of the year, we continue to work to support our students during this transition time. The inclusion of our Step Up days, which occur at school, provide students with information about their 2025 year level and class.  

Our first Step Up session occurred on Friday 30th November, where students moved learning spaces into their 2025 year level space and learnt key information about their new year.  The session was a WONDERFUL success with all students talking and sharing, even with a few nerves, how excited they were to be going into their 2025 year.

Our second Step Up session occurred on Tuesday the 10th December.  On this day our students met their 2025 teacher and classmates and engaged in a wellbeing session together to get to know each other in preparation for 2025.  On this day, students also brought home a letter from their new teacher.  

At Karoo PS, we also provide additional transition support to students as required, this ranges from student support group (SSG) meetings and action plans, to transition social stories, as well as a comprehensive 2024/2025 teacher hand over process.

Enjoy this special time with your child and if you have any questions regarding transition, please don't hesitate to speak to your child's teacher.

Celebrating 2024

What an amazing year this has been at Karoo Primary School!  We have all achieved so much as a community, and our parents, carers, staff and students make Karoo PS such a wonderful, kind and inspiring place to learn! 

It is so important that we all work together to support our students and your children to thrive, and we have seen this collaboration in so many areas this year.  I sincerely thank you all for your continued support over 2024 and being such an integral part of making our school community such a warm, welcoming and inclusive environment.

I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday break and enjoy time together reflecting over all that has been achieved this year.  

Kind Regards, 

Courtney Hoffmann