Farewell Year 6s and Families

As we speak, our Year 6 cohort are enjoying one of their final activities at primary school - Gumbuya World. They have lots of wonderful memories of their primary school adventures that have been reflected in their impressive yearbooks. I want to wish each one of our Year 6 students all the best on their next step of their schooling journey and encourage you all to stay in touch. To the families that are leaving us this year - thank you for your ongoing support and passion for all things Karoo and your dedication to the ongoing success of your child/children. We also wish you well for the future.

Building and Grounds update

Over the break we are excited to have the painting of the gym booked in, thanks to the money raised at the Bogan Bingo Night. The gym floor will also be sanded, resealed and looking great for the start of the year. The Year 5/6 toilets (next to the gym) will also be painted and we are looking to beautify them even more in 2024 with some decals that the SRC have chosen. During the holiday break we will also be concentrating on the trees at Karoo - this will involve pruning, cutting and removing any tree that is unsafe. We also can't wait to break soil on the turf in mid February, and the next big target is the re-surfacing of the end basketball court into a soccer pitch! This has been a big request from the students so we want to make it our next target!

2024 Dates

Please note some important 2024 dates in your diary (see the calendar page in this publication). This is to give families as much notice as possible so arrangements can be made to attend these fabulous community/school events! Especially note the PEPS (Parent Education Partnership Series) and Community Events which are after school/at night. Also the Year 3 and 4 concert date has been locked in too!

Congratulations Sue - 15 years of service!!

Congratulations to Sue Bulhert, our wonderful Crossing Lady, who is receiving a certificate for 15 years service as our amazing Crossing Person! We love having Sue keep our students safe and saying hello every morning and afternoon!

2024 Student Leaders

We were very proud to announce our 2024 Student leaders at the assembly last Friday 15th December. The presentation of badges will be at 9:15am on Monday 19th February 2024 at a special ceremony. We are also excited to introduce student action teams to offer further opportunities for students in Year 6 to show leadership in their final year. These teams include the Media Team, the Smile Squad, the Setup Squad and the Green Team. The intention of these teams is to promote cooperation with classmates to take action around the school; an important leadership quality. Some of the tasks support the school, build responsibility and teamwork and in turn support students across the school.

2024 Student Captains

ROLE	NAME
School Captain	Tate C			Maddison G				Asher F
Student Voice	Charlize B				Cooper W
Media Captain	Luke O	Molly B				Zach H			Jye W
Science and Environment	Xibi Z				Hannah B
Mandarin	Jaeden Z
Visual Arts	Amelia A		Mya V				Sasha P
Performing Arts	Amy W		Jess A				Dhaani N
Wellbeing	Layla E	Indigo W				Jack K			Charlize K
Library Captains	Michael F	Bailey J				Zoe W			Felix G
Sports Captains	Mitchell H				Georgia K
	Elise P				Sam E
	Eva P				Brock S
	Declan C				Sienna A

2024 Classes and Specialist Teachers

Year Level	Leader / Teacher	Teacher	Teacher
Foundation	Mrs Amy Ellis FE	Ms Tiana Dias FD	Ms Alicia Gropel FG
Year 1	Ms Fiona Marker 1M	Ms Karla Markovic 1K	Ms Karen Corrales 1/2C
Year 2	Mrs Emma Finnerty 2F	Mrs Alisa Hardware 2H	Ms Karen Corrales 1/2C
Year 3	Mrs Tanya Grimes 4G	Ms Tia Beagley 3B	Ms Clare McCandlish 3M
Year 4	Ms Sophie Brown 4B	Ms Kat Bacalja / Mrs Simone Vitas 4KV	Mr Tim Wilson 4W
Year 5	Ms Michelle Davies 5D	Mr Josh Edwards 5E	Ms Sarah Dobson 5S
Year 6	Ms Claire Moyle 6M	Ms Gemma Wild 6W	Mrs Robyn Harris/ Ms Cass Blonik 6HB
PE	Ms Lauren Kavanagh
Visual Art	Mrs Jess Cole
Music / Performing Arts	Mrs Jess Cole	Mr Oldham
Media & Technologies	Mr Adam Horne
Mandarin	Mrs Hilary Cheng
Science	Ms Katie Smith
Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader	Ms Kat Bacalja
Learning Specialists	Mrs Peta Phillips (English)	Mrs Simone Vitas (Mathematics)	Mrs Robyn Harris (Wellbeing)
Assistant Principal - Teaching and Learning	Mrs Ashley Kuusela (from Term 2)	Mrs Peta Phillips (Acting)
Assistant Principal - Wellbeing and Inclusion	Mrs Courtney Hoffmann

Congratulations and Many thanks to everyone!

This year has been another positive and highly productive year at Karoo Primary School. We have seen the ongoing positive engagement of all our families, through a range of school activities and special events, such as our Colour Run, Working Bees, Carols, daily classroom support, KPA and so much more.

After another busy year, I would like to thank the large number of people who continue to contribute so positively to our wonderful, caring school community. Thank you to the Karoo Parents’ Association and families across the school who have organised and supported many outstanding school events for students and the community, whilst also raising valuable funds for the school. Thank you to all our School Councillors who actively contribute to the governance of the school and support our drive for ongoing high standards of education and student performance.

A sincere thank you is extended to the dedicated and hardworking staff who have contributed to the success of Karoo Primary School in 2023. Your professionalism, diligence and the high level of care shown to all of our students is hugely valued and regularly recognised.

To all those who support our school, the school community wish to thank you for all your contributions throughout this year. With your support, our school continues to be an extremely busy, positive and dynamic learning environment. We hope you enjoy our final Christmas Song and message to thankyou all! (please click on the link below)

The Staff at Karoo Primary School wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas!

See you all in 2024

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Reminder: Please note arrangements for the last day of term, Wednesday 20th December. Students will be DISMISSED AT 1.30 pm - OFFICE CLOSES AT 1.45PM.

ENJOY THE BREAK!

As we move into the "big break" and Christmas holiday period, I wish you all a most relaxing and rejuvenating time together with family and friends. Thank you for supporting us throughout 2023 and partnering together with us to achieve great things.

We will see you for Day 1 Years 1-6 on Tuesday 30th January and for Foundation - Wednesday 7th February.

Until then stay safe and stay well!

Danielle Heatley

Principal

Announcements

Important Information for Families

Canteen closed - Wednesday 20th December

Last day of School - Students dismissed at 1:30pm