Principal's Report

MRS PHILLIPS BACK IN CHARGE TO FINISH UP THE YEAR

I’ll be taking Long Service Leave from November 6 until the end of the school year.  Nicole will be acting principal for this period. 

Thanks to everyone for your support across 2024, which has been successful on many fronts.  Your support and contribution to that success is much appreciated. I look forward to popping back in for Grade  Graduation on December 17 and then the final assembly of the year on December 19, as I don’t want to miss the opportunity to acknowledge and wish all the best to our current grade six group.

I hope the final weeks of 2024 are kind to you and that you have a restful summer break.  And I look forward to being back in the principal role for 2025.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

This has been the first year of running a scholarship program at our school.  We could not be happier with how each of the programs (Music, Visual Arts, Master Chef and Photography) have run, and the learning and enjoyment has been evident for the participants.

This week I will be speaking with grade three, four and five students to explain the scholarship program for 2025 and how they can apply.  Current grade four and five students who have participated in a scholarship program in 2024, are welcome to apply again, whether that be for the same scholarship program, or one of the others.

Attached to the next newsletter will be flyers that will answer some of the questions you have, but please feel free to give me a call if you need.

Today we are meeting Noel and Pam Coxall, who have funded each of the scholarship programs, to provide an overview what has been achieved in 2024.  We are confident they will be very pleased with what has been achieved with the funds they have provided.

USE OF SCHOOL CROSSINGS

We’re really pleased that large number of students take the opportunity to use one or both of our school crossings (including the traffic lights) to keep themselves safe.  We have had some reports that a handful of students using the Learmonth St crossing have not been following the directions of the crossing supervisor and putting themselves at risk.  If you have a child that is using that crossing, could you please have a chat and encourage them to do the right thing.

As mentioned, we’re really pleased that the crossings are well utilised, so please encourage your children to keep that up.

PRE-SCHOOLER PROGRAM

Well done to our Prep Team (both campuses) who have been hosting kinder students over the past 4 weeks as part of our Pre-Schooler Program.  This is an important part of the transition process for next year’s preps, helping them to feel comfortable and confident in the school environment.  As always, members of our Grade 6 Transition Team have been a big help and enjoyed being involved.

MELBOURNE CUP HOLIDAY

Don’t forget that there is no school next Tuesday.  This is a holiday for state schools across Victoria. There will be no Newsletter next week due to the Public Holiday.

PARENT REQUESTS FOR CLASS PLACEMENT 2025

A reminder that you have until November 15 to let us know if you have significant issues, we need to be aware of when allocating your child to a class for 2025.  Those messages can be communicated with your child’s teacher or a member of the principal team.  See last week’s newsletter for more detail relating to placement requests.