General Information

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday to the students and staff that celebrated their birthday in Week's 1,2,3 and 4 of term:

Imogen Smith, Hallie Parish, Strauss Dodds, Naysha Chand, Sonny Pearce, Xavier Price, Mrs Core

WELCOME 

We welcome the new children to our school community: Denho Basil, Ella Benton, Louis Bertoss, Saha Bommidi, Evie Bryant, Rayshi Chand, Lotti Cheers, Sheikha Dhakal, Rocco Donnelly, Rip Duddy, Mackenzie Floyd, Georgia Frend, Eddie Grob, Oliver Grob, Ellie Hamel, Matty Hamel-Chard, Vienna Hill, Natalie Hogman, Jack jenner, Zack Masterson, Valeriya McIntyre, Raven Ogle, Sonny Pearce, Harry Perkins, Aivee Peters, Amarlie Ramma, Harrison Say, Ellie Schalk, Imogen Smith, Elena Weiss, Noah Williams welcome to Kindergarten. 

We also welcome Abbie Say who has joined Stage 1 Blue, Zafrina Chong and Antony George who joined Stage 1 Red, Indianna Liddell and Freya Say who has joined Stage 2 Blue and Harry Say who joined Stage 2 Red. 

We have also welcomed Kate McCormack and Nadine Gillespie-McKie to our staff.

CONGRATULATIONS

To Maebh Kil'Madden and her family as they welcomed a beautiful baby boy in the holiday. Welcome Michael. 

We wish you all many blessings, love and happiness. 

CONDOLENCES

Our thoughts and prayers are with Zara Correy and her family after the sad loss of her grandfather during the holidays. 

We also are thinking of Kylie McCarthy and her extended family after the sad loss of her grandmother last night.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. 

May they rest in peace. Amen

2026 PUPIL FREE DAYS

Please note the following Pupil Free Days (Staff Professional Learning Days) in your diary:

• Monday, 20 April (Term 2, Week 1)
• Tuesday, 9 June (Term 2, Week 8) * King’s Birthday long weekend - 6-8 June. 
• Monday 20 July (Term 3, Week 1)
• Friday, 4 September (Term 3, Week 7)
• Monday 12 October (Term 4, Week 1)
• Thursday, 17 December (Term 4, Week 10)

SMEATONS LUNCH SERVICE

Please note that Smeatons will be closed from Friday 13 February to Monday 2 March, therefore no lunch service will be available during this period. Lunch orders will resume from Tuesday 3 March 2026.

BOOK CLUB 

The students are given the chance to order books and items from Scholastic Book Club throughout the year. There are 8 issues per year. Book club coordinator is Bec Willis. If your child wishes to place an order, please fill in the order form and send in an envelope with correct money to your class teacher. Orders are then processed and when the items return to the school they are distributed to your child to take home. 

Alternatively you can order online with LOOP. Please follow the instructions for Loop that are on the order form. If the items are for gifts it is recommended that you put your name and contact number on the top of the order and GIFT written on the order. You will then be called to collect them. As Scholastic gives the school a best before date to place our orders we ask that the orders be returned to school by the due date noted in the newsletter. We cannot accept late orders. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

Issue 1 catalogues have been handed out and orders will be due back at school by FRIDAY 13th FEBRUARY. 

SUPERVISION 

You are reminded that supervision at school does not start until 8:40 am and concludes at 3:40 pm. Students are not to be on school grounds outside of these times. 

Bell times each day are: 

 MESSAGES TO STUDENTS 

There are times when different arrangements are made and your child needs to be advised. To ensure that messages are received by the children please ring the school as soon as possible. There are times especially on sports days where it is difficult to locate a child before the bell goes. We appreciate your assistance in this matter.