OFFICE, CANTEEN & UNIFORMS 

Reminders

To ensure the safety and security of all our students, we would like to remind all parents and guests that any visitors to the school outside of scheduled assemblies or whole school events must sign in at the front office. This includes quick drop-offs or meet ingsduring school hours. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our site safe.

Every Day Counts: Building Bright Futures Through Attendance and Punctuality

As we move through the school term, we want to take a moment to highlight something that makes a huge difference in every student’s success: 

being at school on time, every single day.

When students arrive on time and ready to learn, they set themselves up for a calm, confident, and successful day. Punctuality is more than just making the morning bell it sets a positive routine that builds lifelong habits for future study and careers.

Why Attendance and Punctuality Matter

• Consistent Learning: Missing just one or two days every couple of weeks adds up quickly. Over a school year, that equals weeks of lost classroom instruction, making it harder to catch up on key concepts.
• Smooth Morning Transitions: Arriving a few minutes early gives students time to unpack, greet their friends, and settle in. Stepping into a quiet room before instructions begin reduces morning anxiety and keeps the whole class focused.
• Social Connections: Morning line-ups, teacher greetings, and play time before the bell are key moments where students bond. Being on time helps children feel connected and included right from the start of the day.

How Families Can Help

• Establish Morning Routines: Laying out uniforms, packing school bags, and preparing lunches the night before takes the stress out of morning departures.
• Set Consistent Bedtimes: A good night’s sleep makes waking up on time much easier for growing minds.

• Schedule Appointments Outside School Hours: Wherever possible, try to book appointments after school hours or during holidays. If an absence is unavoidable, please notify the front office as early as possible.

   

Thank you for partnering with us to support your child’s education. Together, we can ensure every student arrives ready to listen, learn, and thrive!

Meeting with Staff

Being a small school means that everyone teaches our students to ensure their needs are met through differentiated grouping during our uninterrupted English, Mathematics and Religious Education blocks.  If you wish to meet or speak with your child's classroom teacher or Mrs Wait please contact the school office to make an appointment. 

Mrs Moore and Mrs Reddan will help organise a suitable time. Thank you for your support! 

Wearing Our Colours with Pride

At our school, seeing our students arrive each morning smartly dressed in their school uniform is a source of great pride. Beyond simply creating a neat appearance, our uniform plays an essential role in fostering a positive, inclusive, and focused learning environment.

Here is why wearing our school uniform matters so much to our community:

• A Sense of Belonging and Identity: It reinforces the message that every student, belongs to the same team. It unites us as a school community and fosters a shared sense of pride.
• Minimising Distractions: When students wear a uniform, social pressures surrounding fashion trends, brands, and daily outfit choices disappear. This helps eliminate unnecessary peer comparison.
• Safety and Security: Whether on school grounds or representing us on excursions, gala days, and community visits, a clear uniform makes our students easily recognisable. It plays a critical role in keeping our students safe.
• Preparing for the Future: Dressing in a full, clean uniform each morning instils daily discipline and pride in personal presentation. Learning to respect a dress code is a valuable life skill that prepares students for future workplaces and broader community responsibilities.

We greatly appreciate the ongoing partnership of our parents and carers in ensuring our students arrive each day in full uniform, ready to learn, support one another, and represent our school with pride.

Monday / Tuesday / Thursday - Winter Uniform

Wednesday / Friday - Sports Uniform 

Our Uniform Shop has a large variety of uniform items available 

(new and/or 2nd hand)

Boys/Girls Sports Uniform: School sport shirt, navy blue shorts, or skirt/skort, short white socks, sports shoes, navy tracksuit in winter months.

Eftpos Facilities available 

Breakfast Club

Once again we are grateful for the support of 'Aussie Helpers' and 'FoodBank' for their donation to our breakfast club. 

We thank them for ensuring all our students have access to nutritious snacks to support them to be 'ready to learn.' We also thank Mrs Moore for preparing breakfast in the canteen for our students. 

 Students can have something on Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. 

Canteen

Canteen will now be open on Friday's. 

 Watch for weekly communications for what's on the menu. If you are able to volunteer or supply morning tea for canteen days please contact the school office. 

Please place money in a labelled bag.

Students still require their fruit break snack on Fridays and a morning tea snack and lunch will be provided as part of the meal deal.