Principal's Column

As we close Term 1, we would like to take a moment to recognise the amazing efforts of our students, staff, and families. This term has been full of learning, growth, and many wonderful achievements. There has also been a number of school events, including our annual Family Picnic, Parent/Carer Interviews, Year 4 Camp, Year 6 Camp, NAPLAN,  Cross Country, District Swimming, just to name a few. These events would not have been possible without the dedication of our amazing staff or our community coming together.  

TERM ARRANGEMENTS

• Last Day of Term 1: Friday 4th April - please note a 2.15pm finish
• First Day of Term 2: Tuesday 22nd April - 9.00am start (after Easter)

2025 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

STUDENT ATTENDANCE

Many of families would have noticed that we have moved to posting our weekly attendance data on Class Dojo. As the term has progressed it is evident how our community has worked to have our students at school. By the end of Week 9 we had over 90% of our children at school for 32 days! A special shout out needs to go out to our Year 3 cohort for the consistent attendance above 90% and to 3S and 4H for a week each of 100% attendance. 

To celebrate our students who reached over 90% attendance this term, we had our termly Principals Lunch on Tuesday! It was brilliant to see such a big turn out of students, we had over 320 students in attendance. Congratulations to our raffle winners: Casper (Prep), Angela (Year 1), William (Year 2), Jahla (Year 3), Brendan (Year 4), Charlotte (Year 5) and Azeb (Year 6).

We are super proud of our student attendance so far this year!

CROSS COUNTRY

Last Thursday (27th March) all students were invited to participate in our annual Cross Country event. Our Year 3-6 students participated at Galvin Park at different intervals throughout the day, whilst our Prep - 2s enjoyed an afternoon event at school. A big shoutout to Mrs. Morgan and our team for their extensive organisation to make the event run! A special thank you goes to all our families who attended. We wish our students entered into the District level all the best!

2026 ENROLMENTS & SCHOOL TOURS

We are thrilled to launch our 2026 School Tours and Enrolments! Follow this link to register for a school tour: https://forms.gle/s4hZp1jZsn5aLqbC9.

Enrolments open at the start of Term 2 (Tuesday 22nd April 2025).

2026 YEAR 6-7 TRANSITION INFORMATION

In the first week of next term, the Year 6 students will begin the process of choosing their 2026 secondary schools. Information will be given to each student about this process when we come back to school.

SCHOOL COUNCIL OFFICE BEARERS

At our Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Tuesday 18th March, the following 2025 School Council Office Bearers were selected:

• President: Karlie Miles
• Vice President: Jessica Appeldorff
• Treasurer: Laura McCleary
• Executive Officer: Chris Gatt

Thank you to our parents above for taking on these roles to support our school community!

A FINAL NOTE...

We are incredibly proud of our Westgrove community and appreciate the ongoing support from the community. We wish everyone a safe and restful break and look forward to welcoming you back at the start of Term 2!