Assistant Principal's Report

It has been an extremely busy Term 3! We have held a successful Father’s Day/Special Person’s Breakfast and school concert. All these events cannot take place without the support and work from our community to our amazing parents who worked tirelessly to organise and help at the events and to our dedicated and hard-working teachers and students. I would like to thank every one of you. It is so great to be a part of such a fantastic and supportive community. We look forward to a fun last day of term – Footy Colours Day and the sausage sizzle!

Internship

It is so good to be back home at CSPS after completing my internship at another primary school! There were certainly some take aways and practices that I will look at implementing at our school, especially as the school I was at is a lead school for the School Wide Positive Behaviour Program and we are at the beginning phases of implementation. 

My experience was affirming and reinforced the importance of clear communication, adaptive problem-solving, and fostering team collaboration- all of which are values and approaches we adopt at our school. Continuing our work in transparent communication channels, encouraging diverse perspectives, and continuing to lead with empathy, we will continue to see enhance team cohesion. This will lead to better results/outcomes for our students, ultimately contributing to a more dynamic and supportive school environment. I am sure that you will agree with me that this has been Rohan’s and my approach since we started at this amazing school.

2024 Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey (PCGOS)

Thank you to the families who completed the 2024 Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey (PCGOS) which closes at the end of term. If you haven’t had the opportunity to complete it, there is still time. Your feedback is valuable to us and we will share the results with our community when they become available.

Wellbeing

With the term break just around the corner and the smell of Spring in the air, I would like to encourage everyone to get outdoors and amongst nature as much as you can.

Some of the benefits of spending time outdoors for children (and adults) are:

• Increased confidence and self esteem
• Improved creativity and imagination
• Development of responsibility
• Provides stimulation
• Increased physical activity
• Development of thinking skills
• Reduced level of stress, anxiety and fatigue

Research shows that playing outside facilitates smarter, happier, attentive and less anxious children than those who spend most of the time indoors.

Our Year 4 Campers certainly enjoyed the outdoors during the last three days.

Have a fabulous last week of term!

Georgia Despotellis

Assistant Principal