Principal's message

School Reading Focus

Each fortnight our teachers engage in high quality professional learning to enhance their understanding and skills in strategically identified aspects of the curriculum. Our lens remains focused on explicit teaching through effective classroom practice and assessment, and we continue to implement Learning Intentions and Success Criteria supported through the 'Third Teacher' being the highly supportive classroom environment. As we move through Term 2 and 3, the staff are turning their attention to improving reading across the school linked with explicit teaching, through strengthening the K-2 Phonics Instruction and 3-6 Reading Comprehension skills.

Our K-2 teachers are engaging with an online learning platform to build their expertise in developing explicit teaching and learning lessons aligned to evidence based phonics instruction.

Our 3-6 teachers are engaging with the DoE Strategic Support Team to engage with research, develop understanding, implement strategies and reflect on the impact on student outcomes.

Parents and carers are encouraged to read to their child, have their child read to them or model positive reading habits regularly to build confidence and love of reading. The school provides Reading Eggs as an online source to supplement reading programs at school, and students are encouraged to engage with this software at home. Mr McLeod continues to build the collection of texts in our school library, and encourages student voice in the purchasing choices.

We look forward to sharing more of our journey as the year progresses.

Kindergarten Enrolment 2026

Enrolments are open for Kindergarten 2026. Parents and carers can enrol for Kindergarten by visiting the office and collecting a hard copy of the enrolment form, printing a copy of the form and returning t to the school, or completing the online enrolment. All intake area enrolments will be required to provide 100 points of residential address, and Out of Area enrolments will be submitted to the Out of Area Enrolment Panel for consideration as per the DoE Enrolment Policy.

School tours will commence in Term 3 with transition commencing in Term 4.

You can access further information through this link or by contacting the school via email or phone.

Road Rule Reminders from Georges River Council

This is a friendly reminder from council to drive safely and park legally around our school during drop off and pick up times. This term I have received reports of our parents parking in the private driveways of our neighbours and younger students having their safety compromised. Please take care when driving around the school.

Remember to:

Buckle up
Slow down to 40
Always park legally
Observe all signposting
Give way to pedestrians
Avoid illegal manoeuvres
Never queue across children’s crossings

Council parking officers and police regularly patrol school zones

Stringent penalties apply

Please see below new penalty notices amounts for 24/25.

Double parking (School zone) : $410 + 2 demerit points
Disobey no stopping sign (School zone) : $410 + 2 demerit points
Disobey No parking sign (School zone) : $227 + 2 demerit points
Stop within 10 metres of an intersection (no traffic lights) school zone : $544 + 2 demerit points
Stop within 20 metres of an intersection (traffic lights) – school zone : $544 + 2 demerit points
Stop in intersection in school zone : $544 + 2 demerit points
Stop on/across driveway etc to/from land (School zone) : $410 + 2 demerit points
Stop in bus zone (in School zone) : $410 + 2 demerit points
Stop on/near pedestrian crossing (School zone) : $544 + 2 demerit points
Stop on/near marked foot crossing (in school zone) : $544 + 2 demerit points
Stop on/near childrens crossing (in school zone) : $544 + 2 demerit points
Stop on path/strip in built-up area (School zone) : $410 + 2 demerit points
Obstruct access to ramp/path/passageway in school zone : $410 + 2 demerit points
Stop at/near bus stop (school zone) : $410 + 2 demerit points
Not parallel park direction of travel in school zone : 410 + 2 demerit points
Stop on bicycle crossing/near traffic lights in school zone : $544 + 2 demerit points

For more information, click on links below:

https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/community/schools/safety-around-schools

Mrs Kristy Bentley

Principal