From the Principal

Important Term 1 Dates

Tuesday 28th March - Division Athletics

Wednesday 29th March - P&F Meeting

Thursday 30th March - Grand Prix (3 to 6)

Monday 3rd April - Wednesday 5th April - Parent Teacher Interviews

Thursday 6th April - Colour Fun Run, End of Term BBQ, Last day of term 2.30pm finish

Friday 7th April - Good Friday 

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to the following students who celebrated their birthday last week or over the following two weeks.

Maddison (3/4C)

Isla (1/2B)

Caleb (1/2B)

Harriet (3/4B)

Colour Fun Run

Last week, all students should have received their Colour Fun Run sponsorship form. 

Students are encouraged to collect sponsorship money to win prizes. 

The event will take place on the last day of term, with students running laps of the school oval, whilst be covered in water, colour ... and slim. 

Parents are very welcome to come and join in the fun. 

Grade 3 to 6 Excursion to the Grand Prix

It will be an early start, but it should be an amazing day.

Our Year 3 to 6 students have been lucky enough to be invited to the Melbourne Grand Prix...and the best bit...it's completely free. 

On the day, students will need to bring their snacks, lunches, water bottle, hats and be dressed in full uniform. They must be at school no later than 6.45am. Unfortunately, we cannot wait for late arrivals. We estimate we will arrive back at school around 5.00pm, however, this will depend on traffic coming out of Melbourne. 

Students should not bring spending money. 

We will be provided with ear plugs when we get there, however, if students have their own noise cancelling head phone or similar, they are welcome to bring these too. 

School Council

Last Tuesday evening, School Council held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and March meeting.

The new school council executive is;

President - Mark Hutchings

Vice President - Matthew Bowd

Treasurer - Cassy Viney

Secretary - Brenda Wereszczuk

Assistant Secretary - Matt Ward

The other parent members of the school council include:

Tamara Smith

Kate Tiley

Rebecca McErvale

Kerrie Royal

Carolyn Nickson

Billie Graham

At the March meeting, Camps and Excursions policy was reviewed. 

School Council meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

Parents and Friends (AGM)

Parents and Friends will be holding their AGM on Wednesday 29th March at 3.30 in the Staff Room. 

We would love to see as many new faces on our Parents and Friends as possible. 

Parents and Friends are a sub-committee of School Council and work together to raise funds for the school. They coordinate events such as the Colour Fun Run, End-of-term BBQ's, Mother's and Father's Day stalls, Beaufort Show BBQ and any other fundraising that occurs. 

All current member and new members are welcome to attend and we are looking for new member and new ideas.

From the Principal

Congratulations to Blue House for taking out the 2023 School House Athletics on Friday. It was a great day, and it was wonderful to see so many families come along to support the students. Walking around during the day, it was amazing to see the great sportsmanship shown by our students and the happy faces as all students tried for their personal best. 

Thank you to Miss Feely, the people behind the scenes and those that helped on the day to make this a successful day. 

Miss Feely is currently putting together a team of students from Years 3 to 6 who will now represent our school at the Divisional Athletics on Tuesday 28th March. 

Information around Parent Teacher interviews will be going out this week. Interviews will need to be booked through XUNO and will be available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday straight after school. Each interview will run for strictly 15 minutes, allowing enough time for all parents to meet with their child's teacher. If you believe you need longer, please contact your child's classroom teacher to make an alternative time.  These interviews are a chance for parents and teachers to discuss how their child has settled into school and to look at some potential learning goals for the year. Please be aware that teachers will not have completed any formal assessments with students, therefore, will not be providing judgements on where students sit against the curriculum. This will be provided in the Mid-year Reports. 

This term we are trialling having our End-of-term BBQ orders completed on XUNO. Parents will complete the order online and then will be required to send the cash in a labelled envelope, with their child, to the office.   

By doing this, we will be saving parents and the school transaction fees for such a small amount of money. 

This will be a trial, and if it is not successful, we will revert back to the paper version on Term 2.