PRIMARY NEWS 

from the Assistant Principal  

We welcome back our students and staff for Term 4! 

We have a full term ahead with many great experiences for our students in the classroom, across the school, on the sporting field and on excursions. 

This Thursday is CRAZY SOCK DAY. Students wear socks other than school socks and bring a monetary donation for Catholic Missions.

Tuesday of November 3  is Melbourne Cup Day. Keeping in the spirit of a race day, students may wear a FANCY HAT or cap to school.

2027 Kinder Transition

We are excited for our final two 2027 Kinder transition sessions coming up! Our Year 6 students will be stepping up to provide wonderful peer support to our current Kindergarten students during these sessions, helping them with their learning activities and building connections. These days offer a fantastic opportunity for our Year 6 students as well - acting as peer mentors allows them to build confidence, practice empathy, and develop valuable leadership and communication skills as they prepare for their own step into high school.

Class Reps for Term 4 

Congratulations to the following students who are Class Representatives for Term 4.

Lily Kourahanis, Braxton Anderson, Landon Sutherland, Charlie McGregor, Annabelle Apthorpe, Roman Donnelly, Josephine Butcher  

Uniform Pride and Sun Safety

As warm weather approaches, we encourage all students to wear their school uniform with pride - it reflects our shared values and strong community spirit. With sunny days ahead, please ensure your child brings their school hat every day for outdoor activities, recess, and lunch.

To stay healthy and energised through the end of the term, please send your child with a reusable water bottle to use throughout the day. Our canteen offers a refreshing menu with fresh salads and light, nutrient-rich meals to keep minds active and focused.

Camp Quality Puppet Show and esCarpade Car Rally

We are excited to welcome Camp Quality to our school next Friday! Their visit plays a vital role in building empathy, understanding, and community support around cancer awareness.

During the visit, our K-4 students will experience their interactive primary school cancer education program puppet show alongside a visit from the colourful esCarpade car rally for all students.

The interactive puppet show brings awareness to a complex topic in a gentle, reassuring age appropriate way. It helps dispel common myths and misconceptions (such as reassuring children that cancer isn't contagious) using language students can easily understand. The performance shows students how to be supportive, compassionate friends to classmates or family members who may be navigating a cancer journey. It teaches children how to welcome peers back to school after medical treatment and reduces feelings of isolation or misunderstanding. The esCarpade car rally brings excitement and visible energy to the school, connecting students to a broader network of dedicated community fundraisers working to support families impacted by childhood cancer.

We look forward to a memorable and impactful day!

Excursions

We have exciting excursions coming up for all of our 3-6 classes. Please ensure that you are abreast of details via Compass as these are updated in the coming weeks. Year 6 travel to Canberra, Year 5 Lake Keepit, Year 4 Inverell and Surrounds and Year 3 travel to Thalgarrah. 

Later in the term, Kindergarten students will have the opportunity to tour through the fire truck and have a demonstration of the water hose and siren in action when RFNSW visit us at school. This is guaranteed to be a hit!

Replenishing Classroom Supplies 

It's time to restock! 📚 As the school year progresses, stationary items can naturally get lost or used up. Please check in with your child to see if their personal pencil case needs top-ups on daily essentials like pencils, glue sticks, and dry-erase markers. Having their own supplies ready each day helps ensure your child stays prepared and confident in their learning. Thank you for your continued support!

Assembly Awards

Congratulations to our award recipients:

Rebecca Bryant, Cohen James, Ashton Readett, Evelyn Jinesh, Phoebe Hollingworth, Juann Jomy, Hanna Balili, Clancy Hall, Charlize Collins, Braxton Anderson, Georgia Devlin, Zoe Burdekin, Indi Forsyth,Florence Wright, Karman Kaur, William, O’Brien, Connor Newton, Caine Macey, Layla Hancock, Addison Brown, Tyler Van Durren, Harry Gibbs, Jaxon Mills-Nasilasila, Athena Taylor-Connelly, Harriet Devlin, Minhaya Sargeant, Pippa White, Charlotte Kemp, Hudson Portass, Ryder Davis, Fenix Ridgewell, Ava Langley, Zachariah Rennie, Logan Butler, Hamish Hollingworth, Korbyn Krauss, Jexi Waller, John Boland, Jasper Marchant, Gianna Fenton, Ivy Pollock, Remedy Iskov, Hugo Smith, Rafael De Barros Altoe, Oscar Keating

What's coming up in Primary

Week 2

Wednesday 21

Year 2 to primary playground 

NSW PSSA Athletics

Thursday 22

NSW PSSA Athletics

Crazy Sock Day 

Kinder 2027 Transition

Friday 23

ACS Cricket Trials in Moree

Week 3

Wednesday 28

Year 2 to primary playground 

Thursday 29

Kinder 2027 Transition

Friday 30

Primary Touch Gala Day in Tamworth

Camp Quality Puppet show and esCarpade rally

Week 4

Tuesday 3

Melbourne Cup - wear a race day hat

Contacting Staff

We ask that all correspondence with staff is via the Compass portal.

If you would like to speak with the classroom teacher, please arrange a mutually convenient time to meet or leave a message at the front office for the teacher to get back to you. 

Please try to avoid just popping into a classroom in the morning when the classroom teacher is preparing for the day's learning.

K-6 Staff 

Samantha Gleeson -  KM

Tania Moore - KTM, Leader of Student Care ES1/S1

Elise Muggleton - 1W

Robyn Ditchfield - 1D

Carmel McCosker - 2M

Cath Doyle - 2D

Terri-Lea Selig - 3S + Inclusion Support

Elissa Murphy - 3M, Leader of Student Care S2

Chloe de Gunst - 3D

Amanda White - 4WL

Cathy Lane - 4WL

Mary ann Wilson - 4W

Kate McCosker - 5M

Courtney Fleming - 5F

Peter Baz - 6B

Jaide Daniels - 6D

Casey Lea - 6L, Leader of Student Care S3

Maddy Devlin - RFF

Gabby Campbell - RFF + KM

Sarah Edwards - RFF

Chris Myers - RFF and K-11 Sport

Jodi Uebergang - 3S + RFF

Lisa Wilson - K-11 Music

Toni Fraser - Librarian

Aimee Gaias - Leader of Pedagogy

Renee Stewart - Inclusion Support 

Mary-Jane Guest - REC