Principal's Message

Winter is here…

Winter has well and truly begun, and we are feeling the cold weather! 

Please ensure your child is appropriately dressed for the colder days. Where possible, we try to give students time outside at recess and lunch each day, which might mean additional layers of clothing are needed to keep warm. 

While we encourage those extra pieces of clothing for outdoors, please remind students that outer wear such as beanies and jackets must be taken off when in classrooms. For this reason, we encourage families to name all clothing belongings.

Thank you to families for supporting our focus on wearing the correct school attire during the colder months of the year.

Staff and Student Illnesses

Covid and the flu is currently prevalent across our school community. As such we have had a number of staff absent due to illness. In these circumstances, we try to cover teachers with consistent casual relief teachers (CRTs), however at times we have difficulties finding replacement teachers and have needed to split classes. Please know this is not our preferred method of managing staff absences, however in the case where classes are split, students are receiving consistent teaching and learning. 

To help minimise the spread of illness across the school, we ask that if your child is displaying flu or covid symptoms, they are kept at home in an effort to reduce the spread of infection. Please update Compass with an attendance explanation for their absence. We thank families for their support with this matter.

Top Attendance Tips for Families 

• Remember that every day counts

 • Schools want to work in partnership with parents – act early if you have any concerns by contacting the school or enter absence on Compass .

 • There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes and their social connectedness 

• Talk positively about school and the importance of attending every 

• Open and prompt communication with your child’s school about high absences is not a good idea 

• Avoid making routine medical and dental appointments during the school day or planning family holidays during the term 

• Seek help from your school if you are concerned about your child’s attendance and wellbeing. Schools want to work in partnership with parents to support student attendance and wellbeing.

Policy Updates

Please refer to our school website for all current school policies. 

Enrolments /School Tours

School tours are open every Thursday morning at 10am. If your child is attending 4-year-old kindergarten this year and will be starting school next year, please note that enrolment at the school is required. This process does not happen automatically, so we kindly ask that you come to the office to complete the enrolment.

Calendar Dates & Term Dates for 2025

We also recommend you check Compass and the newsletter for important calendar dates regularly as dates will be added throughout the year.

                                Start Date                                                                               Finish Date

Term 2                 22 April - NO School - Pupil Free day                         4th July at 2.30pm

                               Wednesday 23rd April - Term 2 commences 

Term 3                21st July                                                                                      19th September