Miss Mel's Message

Term 4, Week 6

We are hoping you all enjoyed your super long weekend. Staff engaged in professional development on Wednesday and explored engaging ways to ignite young minds through inquiry processes and practices, learning how to create meaningful experiences for our students, to foster a love of discovery and learning. The theme for Term 1 across Prep to Year 6 in 2024 is “Belonging”. 

The weather is becoming warmer, the daylight periods longer, and we all have a spring in our step. Well certainly Gen and I, as last week we had a welcome visit from some gorgeous natives to start off our morning. 

Some exciting new installations are happening on Area B. Our generous P&F along with a Willliamson’s Foodworks Community Grant have enabled us to purchase three exciting new Castle & Cubby Cubbies. These exciting new additions will be a main feature of our Senior legacy garden for 2023. The next stage of this new play area will go in next week, and has been purchased from the profits from our Bunnings BBQ fundraiser. Stay tuned for more updates next week. A big thank you to our school community for rallying behind our fundraising efforts that have made this all possible. We know this is going to be a treasured play space for years to come. 

Welcome 2024 Preps

On Thursday the 9th of November our 2024 preps had their first orientation session. Petrina and I discussed how to prepare students for school, and our existing families shared stories and their own experiences of their children and themselves being part of our wonderful community. 

Prep were given their personalised prep show bags which included items to support school readiness that assist with literacy, numeracy and fine motor skills. 

Processes and Requests

Operoo Information: It is important that you maintain up-to-date records on Operoo. Please check the Medicare and other health information to ensure if there is an emergency we are able to take appropriate and immediate action. 

Building Update

Building works keep ticking over. We are almost there. Can’t wait for handover. 

We have recently added some new frosting to the first aid room, office area and middles windows. It looks great, and celebrates our Catholic identity. 

Staffing 2024

Prep Team; Perri James, Jess Toniolo

Education Support Michelle Beven

Junior Team; Brodie Goricanec, Mariah Plumb, Alex Williams 

Education Support Tash Jolly, Tanya Modola

Middle Team; Luke Carter, Brena Fennelly, Michelle Haller/Jess Glasson

Education Support Kylie Vacirca, Genevieve Serong

Senior Team; Jayde Turner, Hayley Milner, Stephanie Briggs (enhancement teacher)

Education Support Leanne Humphreys, Susan Cairns, Gary Johnstone

Specialist Team; Jess Glasson (PE), Daniel Garcia (Digital Technologies), Jackie Schober (Visual Art), Nadine Lawrence (Performing Arts; music, dance and drama), Fumie Cox (Japanese through Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics) 

Learning Diversity & Intervention Team

Chek Stevens, Stephanie Briggs, Emma Barker, Margaret Sacco (speech pathologist), Robyn Delaney, Leanne Humphreys

Compliance / OHS

Kieran Connell,  Chek Stevens

Administration 

Teresa Pierobon, Lisa Wilson 

Deputy Principals 

Keena Lane-Kerton, Petrina O’Grady

Principal 

Melanie Daly

Other Staffing News

Annie Irwin will be taking long service leave in Term 1. We farewell Erlina Suryadi and Deanne Torcutti and wish them the best in their future endeavours. We also wish Jenny Lunn the best with her new role as an Occupational Therapist.