Dear Parents/Carers,

YEAR 2 CAMP PORT FAIRY

Our Year 2 students, teachers and staff are very excited about attending camp at Southcombe Park in Port Fairy next week.

The weather may be quite warm and so staff will amend activities accordingly.

The children in many cases will spend their first night away from home without a parent and so it is a big step for them.

It is a great opportunity to develop their self-esteem and independence. I look forward to hearing about their fantastic experience upon their return.

Thank you to Dale Beane and the Year 2 teaching/support staff for the careful planning and organisation of this great camp.

CAMPING PROGRAM 2024

We have a very full and exciting camping program this year. When it is time to complete consent and medical forms please do so as soon as possible.

It is also vital that you make the payments as required and in a timely manner. Please note if this is a problem for you please contact me directly and we will discuss options.

All conversations will be strictly confidential.

Year 1- BBQ Tea/ Night Walk TBC

Year 2 Camp- Port Fairy 18th - 20th March 2024

Year 3 Camp- Kangaroobie 27th - 29th May 2024

Year 4 Camp- Roses Gap 21st - 23rd October 2024

Year 5 Camp- Ballarat 24th - 26th July 2024

Year 6 Camp- Melbourne 4th - 6th September 2024

Cottage by the Sea, Queenscliffe - Selected (18) Year 5 and 6 students - 28th October - 1st November 2024

Somers Camp - Balloted Year 5 and 6 students TBC

YEAR 6 BUDDY PROGRAM

Our Year 6 Buddy program is in full swing to help assist our Foundation students settle in. As you can see there are some great friendships being created.

COLOUR RUN 22ND MARCH 2024

Please join in the fun at our school colour run on Friday 22nd March 2024. The students love the day and especially when they see their family members involved.

It is a great fundraiser for our school so please support in any way you can.

Donations can be made through Compass Tix https://compasstix.com/event/cf856ffb-db0d-410f-a8ba-549b5de52ff4 , student sponsorship forms or at the front office.

PUPIL FREE DAYS 2024

School Council identified and approved the following dates as Pupil Free Days for 2024.

Friday 17th May 2024 - Wellbeing Professional Learning
Friday 7th June 2024 - Assessment and Reporting (Please note typographical error last week- this is the correct date)
Tuesday 6th August 2024 - Literacy Professional Learning
Monday 25th November 2024 - Assessment and Reporting
Thursday 19th and Friday 20th December 2024 - End of Year planning/professional learning

SWIMMING PROGRAM

We have commenced another very busy school year and with that comes our swimming program which will be spread out across the year.

Next week Year 3 and 4 students will make their way down. Please ensure all consent, medical and other associated forms are complete.

There is no compromise allowed regarding compliance around swimming and school excursions.

No student can attend swimming without the correct documentation.

NAPLAN

This week students in Year 3 and 5 completed their National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy tests (NAPLAN).

All non-exempt students across Australia in Year 3, 5, 7 & 9 sit the tests in the following areas:

Writing; Reading; Conventions of Language (Grammar/ Punctuation/ Spelling) & Numeracy.

It’s important for all parents and carers to understand that these measures whilst very important do not give a full and rich assessment of all of your child’s skills, abilities and achievements.

Well done to all students who worked very hard this week on these assessments.

RIDE2SCHOOL DAY - FRIDAY 22ND MARCH

Ride2School Day is next Friday 22nd March. Students and families are encouraged to get active and ride a bike scooter or even just walk to school.

Have a great weekend!

Peter Lee

Principal

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