Principal's Message

Welcome back to Term 2! I hope you all enjoyed the break and that the additional public holidays gave you the opportunity to spend some time as a family without the pressures of work. Our staff have returned energised for the term ahead and this was evident in their enthusiasm in the professional learning they engaged with on the first two days of term. Across the two days, we participated in sessions on supporting students with additional needs, inclusive practice, High Potential and Gifted education and emotional regulation coaching. The two days were highly valuable and gave our staff lots to think about, as well as some great strategies to take back into their classrooms.

With the start of Term 2 we move into our winter uniform. All students are expected to be in full winter uniform from the start of week 3. A photo of the school's winter uniform has been included in this newsletter for your reference.

On the weekend, I had the honour of joining our School Leaders at Forest Park for the Epping RSL sub-Branch ANZAC Dawn Service. It was a cold but thankfully dry morning with many local schools in attendance, along with a number of community groups. Laying a wreath at the dawn service is an important school tradition and one that our captains carried out with a great deal of respect. I thank the families for joining us.

I am excited to announce that our STEM lab is now ready to be used with a number of different opportunities occurring this term. Mr Chong is excited to be working with Stage 3 on Mondays in the STEM lab using our new Podcasting Equipment. Mrs Janssen will be in the lab during Genius Hour with a K-2 group using the new Blu Bots and Mr Chong and I will be operating a STEM club for Students 3-6 at lunch time once a week from week 4.

Looking ahead, we have several exciting events where families can #getinvolvedatRoselea

· New OOSH Provider – Parent Webinar Wednesday 29 April 6.30pm

· Scholastic Book Fair 7-14 May

· P&C Mother's Day Breakfast Thursday 7 May

· Grandparents Day Monday 11 May

· Zone Cross Country 21 May