Dear Families,

What an amazing year it has been at Swan Hill North Primary School in 2024. I would like to congratulate our students on their efforts and the growth they have achieved in their learning. The students should be proud of their efforts.

This year has been so exciting with the plans for our new buildings approved and the funding guaranteed in the State Budget. The build we begin in 2025. This is so exciting for the SHNPS community. The new build will allow for us to ensure we have facilities that match the educational philosophies of SHNPS.

The masterplan reveals state-of-the-art facilities, including a STEM space for science, technology, and art subjects, modern classrooms – each equipped with a small wellbeing office, a new administration building, and a shared central space.

SHNPS has a strong focus on learning and wellbeing, with staff dedicated to ensuring individual needs are met.

The staff have focussed on professional learning related to reading in 2024. This will continue to be our focus in 2025 as we are watching our students become even more accomplished readers.

Recent data showed 92 per cent of students felt a strong sense of inclusion. This gets back to our belief as a school that all our students can learn and belong to a community.

We have continued to welcome many new students to SHNPS this year and this is continuing into 2025.

As we reflect on the school year the students talk about many things that they loved including camps. We have many students who have participated in the High Ability Program in Maths and English which is a credit to our students and staff who plan the learning at the point of need for students.

Good luck to our Grade 6 students who graduate at the end of the year and are moving onto Year 7. We know you will do fabulous things in your next chapter of schooling.

2025 Classes

All of our students met their teacher on Tuesday. Please see a list of the teachers for 2025.

Prep/Foundation H- Karla Holt

Prep/1 - Bridgette King

1/2M - Vanessa Maduka

1/2C - Jamie Coote

3/4K - Skye Kelly

3/4W - Paige Warburton

3/4B - Ellen Brose

5/6H - Hayley Howard

5/6C - Nicole Carroll

5/6 K- Louise Kupper

AUSLAN - Aleisha Pye, Kathryn O'Rourke

Art - Ash Healey, Taylor Bennett

Science/Wellbeing - Petrina Caldwell

PE - TBC

Staffing

I want to welcome Louise Kupper and Paige Warburton to our staff in 2025.

Aleisha Pye and Ellen Brose who joined us halfway through this year will continue to work with us.

Welcome back to Ash Healey, Jess Sanders (Weaver), and Mrs Bennett who will be returning from Family leave.

Staff Farewells

We would like to wish Jess Gray all the best while she takes some leave in 2025.

2025 Student Leaders

Congratulations to all of our students who obtained a Student Leader role in 2025.

Congratulations to the following students:

School Leaders

Toby C

Zax

Arabella

Eva

Dietz Tribal Leaders

Tyndarah

Harry E

Evie F

Gummow Tribal Leaders

Aiden

Kooper

Hope

Randell Tribal Leaders

Chelsea

Lil G

Ammarni

Cadel Tribal Leaders

Gabby

Sam

Addi

SRC

Violet

Archie

Hunter

Eli

Ivy

AJ

Malahkai

Rachel T

Leaving Families

We have some families leaving the SHNPS community for the very last time this year.

Thank you for sharing such an important part of your child’s life at SHNPS.

- Everett family

- Beasley family

- Corr family

- Forster family

- O’Meara family - journey starting all over with Mikaylah joining us as staff in 2025

- Treacy family

- Donaczy family

- Fishwick family who have been with us for 24 years

- Holyoak family

- Pope family

Book Packs\Parent Payment policy

Our Parent payment policy has been sent home. The booklist was attached to this.

Please read through the cover letter and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact the office.

We are offering the materials listed on the student's booklist to be purchased through Campion. Campion are offering free postage on book packs until the 5th of January.

If you need support in purchasing your child's booklist through Campion, please speak to Belinda or Rheannon in the office.

School Saving Bonus

As shared with you previously, parents and carers of every child enrolled in a Victorian government school in 2025 will receive the one-off School Saving Bonus $400 support. Parents have received emails about this.

Families can choose how they allocate and spend the School Saving Bonus funds using the online system. The School Saving Bonus can be used towards 2025 school costs, which may include:

camps, trips, excursions and incursions
swimming and sporting programs
outdoor education programs
graduations
school uniforms
textbooks (Please note stationery is not considered to be a textbook).

Families can use the online system to choose how they’ll spend their School Saving Bonus.

2025 Enrolments

If you know any families who are looking at enrolling at SHNPS, please encourage them to contact the school via email in the school holidays.

2025 and beyond, our school is looking so bright with many exciting developments.

We wish all our community a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday.

Kind Regards

Brea