Principal's Report

28th March 2024

Harmony Day

What a wonderful day we had a school today celebrating Harmony Day. It was great to see so many of our students and staff dressed in orange or cultural dress. Thanks to Ms Lu and the multi-cultural committee for organising the assembly and the fun Bollywood dancers. 

School Council

Thank you for taking the time to vote in the recent school council election. We had a high level of participation and a large amount of votes received. The outcome of the election for parent members to school council is below. Congratulations to the following nominees who were elected to school council:

Tina Samardzija

Fred Lu

Eehui Lim

Thank you to the nominees who were not successful and for your interest in the school and school council. A special thanks to Morteza Taherian who has served on the council for the last two years. 

Thank you as well to Trudi Langford and Dina Pogrebnoy, who have decided to not continue on council. Trudi has been a councillor for 4 years and served on the finance subcommittee and has been the vice-president for some of that time. Thank you Trudi. Dina has been on school council for the last 4 years well, most recently as the school council president. We appreciate and thank Dina for her service to the school council in the role of president. 

Thanks you as well to Kristine Klados who recently resigned from school council. We have appreciated your valuable input, especially on the education sub-committee. Kristine's vacant parent member role will be filled by Wen Ruey Lim. 

Those elected to school council will join with the current members below: 

Staff Members

Michael Ramsey

Katrina Spicer

Leasyl Richards

Sharyn Veale

Victoria Bruges-Cannon 

Parent Members

Wen Ruey Lim (fills vacant position left by Kristine Klados)

Alex Zulkarnain

Michael Wos

Meng Leong

Shamus Dougan

Community Members

Jung Chen

Coral Xiao  

The school council held its AGM earlier in the week and the following councillors will be office bearers in the positions of:

President : Tina Samardzija

Vice-President : Michael Wos

Treasurer : Meng Leong

Secretary : Leasyl Richards

Executive Officer : Michael Ramsey

Easter Raffle

Thank you to all the families that supported the Easter Raffle. We raised just over $3000. These funds will go towards the connecting of the water tanks. The raffle was drawn at the Harmony Day assembly. The winners are:

1st Prize : Georgia V.

2nd Prize : Savidi S.

3rd Prize : Jashwin A.

Thank you again for your support, and especially to the office staff for their management of the raffle.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Thank you to our parents that attended school for Parent/Teacher Interviews earlier in the week. It was lovely to see so many parents at school over the two days. I trust the interviews were informative and helpful about your child and children, and their progress so far this year. Our next interviews will be towards the end of Term 3. These will be online via WebEx.

Holiday Works

We are expecting work on two new shade sail structures to commence over the holidays. One will be between the library and Whites Lane, and will provide and outdoor learning space in the area. The other will be between the STEM room and prep classrooms. This area will provide shade for parents waiting to pick up, and also for students to play under at break times. The junior playground will also have sails installed. We may have to wait a few weeks until the project is completed but when it does the structures will be great addition to our school. 

Parents' Association Contribution 

Thank you to our parents who have made a generous contribution to the Parents' Association. It will go a long way towards supporting the PA and developing a sense of community, social connections and fun between children and families. The PA will / has used the funds towards :

• Welcome Picnic
• Welcome morning tea for new parents
• Drinks and snacks at events such as the art show and information sessions
• Parents’ Association subscription and administration costs

Thank you!

Cross Country 

Well done to all of our students who participated in the Cross Country event earlier in the week. It is always great to see our students participate in these events and give them an opportunity to develop their sporting skills, and a chance to succeed as well. Thank you to our PE staff Nicole Purcell, Rosie Gillespie, Anita Woon, and an especially big thanks to Renee Drury for organising this event, as well as to all the teachers that helped to make the day successful as well. 

End of Term

Term 2 commences at 8:50am on Monday 15th April. I wish everyone a safe and happy end of Term 1 break. Look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday 15th April.

Michael Ramsey

Principal