Principal's Report

This is our last full newsletter edition for the year.  A shorter end of year celebratory newsletter will be published on the last day of term, Wednesday 20th December.  Please remember we finish at 1:30pm on this day.

Carols Night

Wow what a lovely night we had on Thursday!!  Our students performed with excitement and Christmas cheer and it was so wonderful to see so many parents, friends and community members enjoying the event. Congratulations also goes to those students/families who won prizes in our raffle.  Photos of the event are included in this newsletter edition.

We were also thrilled to have raised 

Sausage Sizzle :       $623.55

Chop Tops:                 $972.20

Christmas Raffle:      $1785.20

Total:                             $3380.95

Breakfast Club

Our Breakfast Club program finishes for the year on the last Tuesday, 19th December.  I would like to thank all of our Parent Helpers who assisted with the program and we look forward to it returning on Tuesdays and Fridays next year.  On average we have over 60 students per morning.

Whole School Assembly

We have our final Whole School Assembly on Monday morning at 9:15am. Some of the presentations include the farewell to our Year 6 students, announcement of the 2024 Student Leaders, ACE Awards, Colour Run raffle draw and many other items. 

Preparing for 2024

The Statewide Transition day is this coming Tuesday, 12th of December, for all of our students.  We will even be joined by next year's Foundation students.  On this day, students will meet their classroom teacher and spend time with their 2024 class.  Students will also bring home a letter to notify parents of their teacher and class.  All government secondary schools will also host a Year 7 Orientation Day (for Year 6 students) on this day.

 The 2024 teams include:    

Foundation Team 

Mrs Corneille,  Miss Ilejay,  Mrs Davis, Mrs Brittain, Mrs Budhiraja

Karen McBride (Integration)

Year 1 PLT

Miss Edwards, Miss Van Dyke, Ms Beck (new staff member)

Nazima Sahib and Kelly Dean (Integration)

Year 2 PLT

Mrs Turner, Mrs Barker and Miss Naughton

Jacqui Hoiles (Integration)

Year 3 PLT

Mrs Van Der Meer, Miss Crow and Ms Presswell

Leanne Waters and Emma Long (Integration)

Year 4 PLT

Mrs Brittain, Mrs Foden, Miss Longmuir, Ms Biggins (new staff member)

Brock Honeysett (Integration)

Year 5 PLT

Ms Smith, Mr Legge and Mrs Manikanndan

Miss Megan (Integration)

Year 6 PLT

Miss Hamilton, Mrs Elston and Mrs Robinson

Sherelle Browne and Trent Hill (Integration)

Specialist Team

Art – Mrs Steckyj                                                Music - Mrs Gunasekera

PE - Mrs Bevis and Mrs Murnane                Digitech – Mr Thomas (new teacher)

Auslan – Mrs Chebbou (new teacher)        Tutoring - Mrs Campbell 

Teachers in bold are the PLT Leaders

Farewells

Sadly we will be fare welling  the following staff members who are also moving to different schools in 2023:

Mrs Hancock                        Miss Tonkin                  Miss Camamile

2024 Start of School Year Dates

Above you will find the starting school dates for next year.  The office will be open on Wednesday the 24th of January for general enquiries and will re-open for the year on Monday 29th January (Curriculum day).

Olympic Speaker

On Thursday 7th December, we had Brooke Buschkuehl, an Australian Olympic Long Jumper, come to our school to talk to our Year 3-6 students about her journey to become an Olympian.  She talked to us about her challenges, how she overcame set backs and built her resilience, her achievements and her plan for the Paris Olympics in 2024.  She was such an inspiration to all of us.

School Holiday Care

TeamKids have another amazing Summer Holiday program planned! 

Team Kids will operate at Clyde PS for a school holiday program from the 8th - 29th Jan.

Other dates in January can also be booked (excluding Public Holidays), however these will be held at other locations.

Come along and experience the TeamKids difference: 

• Learn new skills and make new friends

• Qualified and REMARKABLE Educators

• Digital detox with our no screens policy

• Delicious and nutritious morning and afternoon snacks

• CCS-approved care

Head to teamkids.com.au to secure your spot!

Keep An Eye on Our School

For those of you who live near the school I would appreciate you keeping a watchful eye on our school over the holiday break.  If you notice anything suspicious, please notify the police.

MCG Excursion

On Friday 1st December, students in Years 3 and 4 went to the MCG Museum. They got to do a tour of the MCG and learnt a lot of interesting facts, such as the oldest part of the MCG is the lights!  They got to play in the Game On area and experience and try a lot of different sports. They learnt a lot about different sports people in the Museum and had  a presentation by retired Olympian Diver, Jenny Donnet.  All the students and teachers had a really great day.

Year 1 & 2 Aquatic Fun Day

Students in Year 1 & 2 had the opportunity to participate in an aquatic fun day at Casey Race.  The  students were encouraged and supported to develop their skills and confidence in the water.  Some of the activities they participated in were water games, jumps, rescues, life jackets and the inflatable dolphin obstacle.

2024 Booklists

Earlier this term, information regarding 2024 booklists were sent out with the Parent Payment Information via Compass. If you are yet to order the books for your student/s for next year, pleas follow the instructions below, or use the link in Compass.

Colour Run Prizes

We are excited to announce our colour run fundraising prizes have arrived at the school. These will be sorted and distributed to students by the end of next week.