Out and about with
Mr Walsh

As we come towards the end of the 2023 school year it is a chance to reflect on many amazing achievements throughout the year. We have been excited to continue to engage in school and community based events and we look forward to planning for 2024 and continuing to focus on our school goals. The Department of Education continues to support the following goals through Teaching and Learning and Engagement and Wellbeing in 2024 and we will share a summary of our Annual Implementation Plan and Goals following our initial school council meeting of 2024:

Teaching & Learning - Support both those who need scaffolding and those who have thrived to continue to extend their learning, especially in numeracy.
Engagement & Wellbeing - Effectively provide available resources to support students' wellbeing and mental health, especially the most vulnerable.

It takes so much work behind the scenes to allow Surfside to operate on a daily basis and we are always thankful to those who make Surfside Primary School such a special place to be. The thought, care and dedication that goes into every day at Surfside is remarkable and on behalf of Surfside we would like to thank:

Mrs Giggins and Mrs Patterson for their continued support of our students, staff and community.
Our leadership team throughout 2023 of Mrs Patterson, Mrs Charleston, Mr Chapman, Gill and Kellie and all of our year level unit leaders for your guidance and dedication to our teaching, learning, engagement and wellbeing program at Surfside.
Our administration team of Ebony, Vicki and Kerry for their helping hands and positive vibe.
To our classroom teachers, specialists, tutors, education support staff, kitchen and garden specialists, CRT's and all who have walked through our doors to support each and every student each and every day.
To Julie, our parent helpers and our senior students who assisted in the canteen.
To Damian and Terry for their maintenance and grounds work and our cleaner Adam who keep our school looking clean as well as safe.
To Kathy our Surfside crossing guard and our community crossing guards for protecting our students and keeping them safe.
Sarah and the team from Camp Australia for providing support and care for our families.
Emily our IT support technician for keeping our school connected on and off site.
Our pre service teachers, Deakin program supporters, Deakin OT students and all of our Student Support Services for their continued support of our students.
Our parents, carers and extended school community who have always been there to lend a helping hand.
A big thank you to our school council members throughout 2023 to support our parent and community voice - Eloise Cann, Erik Wirtz, Fiona Fahey, Sabrina Lunn, Melissa Lonergan, Stephanie Henderson, Ms Mock and Ebony Anderson
My biggest thank you goes to every student who walks through the doors of Surfside. We wish you all a safe break and hope that 2024 will continue to be a year that provides you with the opportunity to thrive.

Welcome School Captains 2024

We would like to congratulate and welcome our 2024 school captains. All of our applicants were of a high standard and we thank everyone who expressed an interest in undertaking this very important school leadership role and we look forward to working with all of our year 6 students in 2024. We would like to welcome:

Sophie Smith

Arlen Anderson

Rafferty Smith

Daisy Coates

Farewell School Captains 2023

'Great leaders don't set out to be a leader...they set out to make a difference'

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank and wish our outgoing school captains all the best on their transition into secondary school. You have done an amazing job in constantly displaying our school values and being a positive inspiration in and out of the classroom. Thank you:

Lou Dumbell

Brinn Johnson

Luda Savage

Molly Brilliant

It has been amazing to see your growth over the last 12 months.

School End of Year Assembly Celebration

We were able to celebrate many achievements, farewell and welcome staff and students and enjoy some music throughout our end of year assembly. Please check out some amazing snapshots.

Year 6 Graduation and Awards

We were excited to celebrate our year 6's graduation last Thursday and we wish them all the best with their next journey. A big thank you to the year 6 teachers and all who have contributed to this year 6 cohort over the past 7 years.

On behalf of Surfside PS we want to wish our year 6 students all the best and thank them for their time with us. You have been a fantastic crew and we hope you continue to be the best version of you!

Below are some of the awards and achievements that were recognised at our graduation and end of year assembly:

Lions Club Encouragement Award – Tahniat Siddik & Cole Clayton
Alison Marchant School Values Award – Tom Dear
Bellarine Scholarship Award – Milla Petrovics
Libby Coker Award (Federal MP for Corrangamite) – Molly Brilliant
Cosmopolitan Lodge Award – Oliver McLellan & Brinn Johnson
Rotary Transition Awards – Mackenzie Browning, Mia-Rose Cummins & Edward Oaten
Sport Award – Lou Dumbell & Grace Tolley
Art Award – Archie Denning & Kate Parnell
Music Award – Luci Lowery & Mackenzie Browning
Principal’s Award – Lou Dumbell & Luci Lowery

Prep- 6 Celebrations

Over the last 2 weeks our students have celebrated a long year with a range of different activities. We want to congratulate and thank our students for their hard work and dedication throughout the year and we look forward to what 2024 brings for all of our students, school staff and Surfside community members.