Principal's Report
Be Awesome Day 2024
The Be Awesome Day organising committee, led by Mrs Schulz, have planning well under way for our annual Be Awesome Day to be held on Friday, 1st November. Please keep an eye out for further details early next term.
Upcoming Curriculum Days
Just a reminder that we have three curriculum days coming up in Term 4. They are as follows:
- Thursday 24th October – Berry Street Education Model (Day 1)
- Friday 25th October – Berry Street Education Model (Day 2)
- Wednesday 13th November – Reporting & Assessment Day
The Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) training is a 4-day training course based on classroom strategies and informed by Berry Street’s approaches to trauma-informed learning and the science of wellbeing. The BSEM enables schools to support students’ self-regulation, relationships and wellbeing to increase student engagement and improve academic achievement.
All of our school staff will complete this training course, with Day 3 and 4 being completed in Term 1 next year.
Grandparents Day
We are planning to have our Grandparents' Day on Friday, 18th October. Please share this date with grandparents and special friends. The day will run from 11.30am to 1.30pm (or 2.00pm for those who want to stay and have a snack with their grandchildren). More details will be provided via Compass early next term.
Prep Ballarat Wildlife Park
Our Prep children attended their major excursion on Friday. They all had a great day, although I am sure there were some tired children (and adults) that evening!
Thanks to our parent helpers for supporting this excursion. We are lucky to have such awesome support from our parent community. Thanks also to our staff for planning such a great excursion.
Time for a quick selfie!
Time for a quick selfie!
Newsletter - Email Subscription
I know that all families receive a notification in their Compass News Feed when the newsletter is released, however, you (or your family members) also have the option to 'subscribe' to the newsletter. To do this, please scroll to the bottom of any page of the newsletter, click on 'subscribe' and fill in your details, i.e. name and email address.
Early School Finish End of Term
Students will be dismissed at 2.15pm tomorrow. For those who catch the school bus, it will arrive an hour earlier also. An assembly is scheduled for 2.00pm and students will be dismissed from there. Term 4 commences on Monday, 7th October.
Happy Holidays
I would like to thank all families and staff for their continued support of the school. I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable school holiday period and I look forward to seeing you all next term.