Mr Irwin's Message

Hello Families and welcome to this week’s newsletter.

It was wonderful to see so many of you at last week’s Open Night. The rain didn’t seem to dampen spirits and although it would’ve been nice to enjoy the evening without getting wet it’s hard to argue that it wasn’t much needed. We hope families enjoyed the opportunity to connect with teachers and have a look around the school. 

Opportunities for Parent Involvement

For those interested in opportunities to connect further with the school this year there’s a number of ways families can get involved actively in school life including our Parents Club and School Council.

Our Parents Club had their Annual general Meeting on Friday and are keenly looking for more volunteers to join their team. The Parents Club do so many valuable activities including fundraising, our lunch order days, the selling of icy poles and Mothers and Fathers Day gifts. Not only do they provide a great service to the school, it is a terrific way to get to know other families in the school community. There’s absolutely no requirement to attend every meeting or activity the parents club run, but if you are interested in helping out at some stage during the year please register your interest at the office.

The other opportunity to formally participate as a parent is through School Council. School Council meets 8 times across the year and support with School Governance. This includes aspects of policy renewal, entering into relevant contracts and licensing agreements (for example cleaning and Before and After School care) and support the Principal in developing the broad vision and strategic direction of the school. Nominations for the establishment of our next school council will be advertised shortly. We will have four vacancies available so if you’re interested and have any questions about being a school councillor don’t hesitate to reach out and speak with me.

Bye for now and have a great week!