Principal's Report
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
On Sunday, our wonderful and supportive school community truly came to the fore at our Prep and Year 4 Working Bee. The weather was perfect for working outdoors, and we were thrilled to complete our long list of tasks!
As we’ve said many times before, working bees are a fantastic opportunity for our community to come together and achieve great things – and Sunday was no exception. We can’t thank you enough for your time, energy, and teamwork.
Both campuses looked amazing after just two hours of cleaning, blowing, mowing, digging, weeding and pruning. We also managed to move furniture and equipment as we begin preparations for next year’s major building works.
A special thank you to the parents who generously provided some delicious treats – it was very much appreciated! Thank you again for your continued support and community spirit.
Thank you very much to the following school community members: - staff members and families for helping to make our Senior Campus look extra neat and tidy: Yoav Appel, Ignacio Arancibia, Jason Bagg, Meryl and Brad Barr, Romy and Dan Berhang, Ryan Berman, Josh Cole, Rory Doran, Rebecka Finn, Lauren and Mark Freeman, Max Garrido, Daniel Goldman, Marion Goss, Elisa Halilovich, David Hershan, Tim Hope-Johnstone, Jaehee Lee, Deborah Liebhaber, Leon Lopata, Hugh Maguire, Meg and Craig McCarroll, Ed Nucci, Luke O’Brien, Natalie and Michael Osowicki, Andrea Pagani, Grant Poulter, Naomi Schwartz, Ed Scully, Dimi Sfetsas, Brittany and Gerry Sison, Deena Smith, Hayley Smith, Shane Tregear, Chris Yianni, Kirby Young and Jasmine Zhang. Sincere apologies if your name is not on this list but we appreciate your help all the same! We also thank the many children that pitched in and helped. Our Year 3 Working Bee will be held on Sunday 19th October.
Prep 100 Day Party
The 100 Day of School celebration for our Prep students was a huge success last Thursday with a parade in the Hall, a range of classroom activities and a party. Each of the Prep students proudly wore their 100 Day capes, thank you to the mums and dads for supporting this significant event! Also thank you to our wonderful Prep Team for entering into the spirit of the day.
It's been busy time for our Year 1s
It was such a delight to see our Year 1 students and their teachers dressed in ‘olden day’ attire as they headed off on their excursion to Como House, supporting their Inquiry Unit ‘Looking Back’. The excitement and curiosity were evident as they stepped back in time to explore life in the past.
Another special highlight was our Year 1 Grandparents’ Day. The students were thrilled to welcome their grandparents and special friends to Gardenvale, sharing stories and learning about what school was like in earlier times. The children also gave a wonderful performance of songs taught by Ms Cook and their class teachers. By the response from the audience, our special visitors loved every minute spent at Gardenvale.
One particularly touching moment came when a grandparent, who was once a Gardenvale student themselves, returned to the school—it was a heartfelt reminder of the strong community and lasting memories that Gardenvale creates.
Great work to our Year 1 Team!
Parent Opinion Survey
Yesterday I sent a Compass message regarding the Education Department’s Parent Opinion Survey. Thank you so much to those who have already completed the survey. If you have the time, we would really appreciate it being completed by as many parents as possible. The survey will be conducted online and should take 20 minutes to complete. You will find the survey link and pin code in the ‘Parent Opinion Survey’ Compass message.
Book Week Parade
This year’s Book Week theme is ’Book an Adventure’. On Friday 29th August, students are encouraged to come to school dressed up as their favourite book character and will have the opportunity to display their outfits at our Book Week Parade, just after 9.00am under the COLA at the Senior Campus. Parents are most welcome to join us!
Have a lovely week,
Janine