Principal's Message

Good afternoon, Parents/Carers,

As Term 1 draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy Easter break and look forward to a productive Term 2.

Behaviour Focus

Our behaviour focus for Week 10 is Respectful,

We are learning to:

• Respond with kindness

We are successful when:

• Using kind language everywhere

• Being aware of other people's bubble

• Stop and think before you respond - Is it kind?

• Being fair and share

Goodbye Mrs Abbott

Mrs Abbott, our APC&I will be leaving us at the end of this term to take up the position of Relieving Principal at Mullaley Public School from Term 2.  Mrs Abbott has been a valuable member of our team over the last 2 years and will be missed by staff and students alike. We wish her all the best in her new role.

Congratulations Arabella

Congratulations Arabella on achieving the Junior Girls Swimming Champion Runner Up Award at the Quirindi Zone Swimming Carnival.  Well Done!

Premier's Spelling Bee

Students in Yrs 3-6 have been given their spelling words for the Premier's Spelling Bee, and we ask that these words be revised at home.  Just 10 mins a day to review the list is all that is needed.

Missing Decodable Home Readers

We are missing a range of decodable home readers. If you have any of these books at home, could you please return them to the classroom teacher as soon as possible. These books are used daily and are used by all students. If they are not returned our students are disadvantaged in their reading.

Attendance Matters

Turn Up Awards

The "Turn Up" award was introduced last year to encourage our students to attend school every day.  Each day your child attends their name will be entered into the draw to receive a paddle pop voucher.  A voucher will be issued each week to each class.  If your child attends 5 times in that week they have 5 entries.  If they attend two days in that week they have 2 entries. Congratulations to our winners for Week 9:

K/1B - Ava-May    

2/3O - Latrell

4/5/6T - Jackson

Reading Awards

Congratulations Joe and Marcos on achieving your 25 nights reading awards.  Keep up the good work!

Easter Hat Making Afternoon

It was great to see so many families join us as we made our Easter Hats yesterday. We hope you enjoyed the experience with your child and look forward to seeing our students parade them on Thursday.

Easter Hat Parade

We will be holding our annual Easter Hat Parade this Thursday, 2nd April at 2:00pm on the middle terrace. We invite all families and the community to come along and see our students parade their marvelous creations.  

Easter Guessing Competition and Raffle

Time is running out to have a guess on the Jar of Easter Eggs and to purchase raffle tickets for our Easter Egg Guessing Competition and Easter Raffle.  Guesses are 50c each and tickets in the raffle are $1 each.  We will announce the winner of our guessing competition and draw the prizes to our raffle at the Easter Hat Parade. See the School Office for details.

Walhealth 715 Health Checks

Walhealth will be carrying out 715 Health Checks on Thursday, 23rd April (Term 2, Week 1).  Notes for all indigenous students were sent home last week.  Please ensure these forms are returned to the school office by this Thursday, 2nd April to ensure your child's place in this program.

Parent/Carer Survey

In Term 2, we are inviting parents and carers to participate in the NSW Public Schools Parent Survey.  The survey gives you the opportunity to share your experience at our school, including communication, inclusion, wellbeing and how your child's learning is supported.  

Hearing directly from our parents and carers will help us understand what's working well and where improvements can be made. Participation in the survey is optional, your responses are anonymous, and it takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete.  The survey is available in Term 2 and when the link goes live, we will share it with you.

Kind regards

Kathy Nott

Principal