Dear Parents and Carers,

We've come to the end of another busy but productive and dynamic school year. So many highlights to reflect on, along with successes and strong academic achievements. It's with great excitement to share that our school has been identified as an 'influence' school in the areas of Reading, Numeracy and Engagement. This indicates a positive trajectory in performance, for the measures of top two bands, reducing bottom two bands and learning gain. These are pleasing results, of the hard work from staff with a strong focus on developing collaborative Professional Learning Communities, driving improvement in teaching practice and student outcomes.

To reflect on the past 6 months, its' been a joy and pleasure to be able to lead this wonderful school. I'm very proud of the students' academic achievements and their approaches to learning. I would like to thank the whole school community for your support and collaboration during my time as acting principal. I am confident that our community will continue to flourish and strive for excellence.

As we welcome our new principal Justine Mackey, I look forward to the positive impact and leadership Justine will bring to our learning environment. I'm very excited in welcoming Justine to our amazing school and hope we can make her transition warm and supportive.

Have a Merry Christmas and safe holiday break!

Bianca Gatherum

Staffing

New staffing appointments for 2024 are:

Nipa Parikh, Yang Ping Qian and Alice Zhang - Integration and Multi-Cultural Aides.
Meggie Le Cudennec - Performing Arts teacher.
Cathy Edwards (0.2)- Visual Arts teacher
Year 1 teacher - TBC

School Carnival

Thank you to all the school community for attending the school carnival two weeks ago. We were fortunate with the weather turning out to be just perfect, ensuring a fun filled evening of carnival rides, cultural food, market stalls and food trucks. The money raised will be put towards improving our school facilities e.g. playgrounds.

Canteen Lunch Orders

The last day for lunch orders is Tuesday 19th December. On Wednesday 20th December students are asked to bring in their own snack/lunch.

Final Assembly

On Wednesday 20th December we will be having our end of year assembly. This will begin at 12:45pm and conclude at 1:30pm. All parents are welcome to attend as we would like to say farewell to our Year 6 students, for the final time.

2024 Start of Year

First Day of Term 1, 2024 will be Wednesday 31st January for Year 1- 6 students. We look forward in welcoming our Prep students on Wednesday 6th February.

Parent Helpers Special Morning Tea

We welcome all parent helpers who have contributed throughout the year to attend the Special Morning tea on Monday 18th December.

Retaining Wall complete

The retaining wall works have now been completed by Graceline Builders. The installation of a 50m concrete sleeper wall that lines the outside area near the basketball courts looks impressive. The relaying around the outer edge of synthetic turf will complete the project,

2024	Start date	Finish Date
Term 1	29 January	28th March
Term 2	15th April	28th June
Term 3	15th July	20th September
Term 4	7th October	20th December

Important Dates to Remember