This week's notes

Dear families and friends,

Picnic Sports 2024

Our Annual Picnic Sports will be held next Thursday 29th February on the school oval. 

We are looking forward to a fun day and hoping for great weather! A program and details were sent home yesterday with the oldest child in each family. We have also attached the same information below.

SGSSA Swimming Sports

Today Emma Thomas competed in the the SGSSA Swimming Sports at the Dunkeld Swimming Pool. Emma swam in the 11 yr old girls 50m freestyle race coming 2nd in her heat and a respectable 4th in the final. Fantastic results Emma, well done!

Parents Club Meeting

Reminder there is a Parents Club AGM and general meeting at 7pm this Monday 26th February at the school. Please try to make it if you can.

School Council Elections

With the 2024 school year underway it is now time to hold elections to replace retiring School Council members. This year we have 1 position available for any interested school parent. If you wish to nominate someone for school council or self nominate yourself then nomination forms are available from the school office or can be downloaded below. 

Closing date for nominations is Thursday 11th March.

Attached to this newsletter is a page explaining the roles that a school councillor may be involved with in a school.

Naplan 2024

The annual Naplan assessments for students in Year 3 and 5 are scheduled to begin with the Writing test on Wednesday 13th March, Reading on Thursday 14th, Language Conventions on Monday 18th and Numeracy on Tuesday 19th March. 

Please try to have your students attend on these days. 

Naplan assesses the numeracy and literacy skills of students in Yr 3, 5, 7 and 9 every year. An information letter was sent home with all Year 3 and 5 students yesterday. 

Except for Year 3 Writing, all tests are completed online in an adaptive format suited to each child's ability.

 If you would like to trial a test you can follow this link and give it a go:  https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/public-demonstration-site

Student Free Day

The School Council has approved a student free day on Friday 26th April. The staff will be attending a professional development course on student wellbeing.

With Thursday 25 April a public holiday for ANZAC Day, this means families can enjoy an extra long weekend!

Lions Club Paper Truck Loading

Reminder that this Sunday is the paper truck loading to help out our local Lions Club.  Any help at the old railway shed from 10am onwards would be very much appreciated by the Club.  Please support them if you can, as they are regular donors to our school.

Smile Squad six month fluoride varnish visit

The DHSV Smile Squad team are heading back to our school on Tuesday 30th April - Wednesday 1st May to complete six-monthly fluoride varnish applications for those students who have provided consent. Fluoride varnish applications help make sure students have the best chance of preventing tooth decay, so we’re excited Smile Squad are coming back.

Consent for this fluoride varnish application was provided when students’ initial consent forms were returned. However, if anyone has changed their mind and do not wish to receive a fluoride varnish application, they can contact Dental Health Services Victoria directly to let them know. Please contact the Smile Squad team via: smilesquad@dhsv.org.au and ensure you include your child’s name and school they attend.

Have a lovely weekend

Sally Purnell

Acting Principal