Dear Families,

The year seems to be flying by so quickly! It is hard to believe that we are in August.

We are excited to be hosting our Term 3 Student, Parent, and Teacher chats next Tuesday. This is a great opportunity to meet with your child's classroom teacher, reflect on the Semester One Report and set goals for this semester.

Students are only required to attend the time of their interview on this day. Please note 3/4K will not be having interviews on this date. Miss Kelly will be in touch with her families when she returns from her leave.

Bookings are still open on Sentral. Don't hesitate to contact Belinda in the office if you need help booking a time.

A video will also be posted in Seesaw on how to access interview times.

Semester One Reports

At the end of Term 2, all student reports were uploaded for parents in the Sentral app. If you have been unable to access these please give Belinda a call in the office and she can talk you through where they are located. Teachers will talk to the reports at the interviews on Tuesday.

Book Week

Our annual Book Week Parade will be held on Friday 23rd August in the Multipurpose room. We are excited to see the costumes as families always do an amazing job of dressing up. Please note it will be very busy around the school this morning with other schools hosting similar events.

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.

Bullying No Way Week

Next week we will recognise Bullying No Way Week. Students will be participating in a range of activities in their classrooms. On Friday 16th students can wear a touch of purple with their school uniform to represent the day.

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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