Principal's Report
Dear Parents,
I was so happy to seee so many of you at the Concert. It was a fantastic event and the feedback was extremely positive. A huge thank you to all staff for a job well done and the fantastic children who were absolutely brilliant.
As you are aware, this is the busiest
time of the year as we complete reports,
organise staffing, transitions to Prep and
Secondary Schools and class allocations for
2019. In this busy time it is easy to lose
focus on what is really important. It is a
time when we need to stop, breathe and
relax, a time to recognise that our children
remain our number one priority. On the
weekend whilst shopping, I was amazed
that as a society we are exposed to the
commercialisation of Christmas
everywhere. I often ask myself what has
Christmas become? Where is the Christ in
Christmas? And what is it that we want in
this season of joy? As a school, we try very
hard to keep the children grounded and
teach them that not everyone in our world
has the possibilities of spending heaps of
money at the shops, so we look at other
ways of reaching out to those in need. Take
some time to think about those who are
less fortunate than yourself and perhaps
consider reaching out to them this
Christmas.
As we review our Learning and Teaching
programs and devise an Annual Action Plan
for 2019, we give thanks for all that has been
achieved this year. The 2019 school year
will be a year in which we continue to focus
on explicit teaching to improve outcomes in
Literacy and Numeracy, particularly
Writing, Spelling and Number facts. We will
continue to pre and post-test so that we can
accurately identify student needs. As extra
curricula activities in 2019, we will
introduce a Dance and Gymnastics Program in Term 3.
A huge thank you to so many people who helped out at the fantastic Concert. The Parents and Friends made a profit od $1253.48, thanks to your contribution.
Congratulations to all Year 5 children who did a brilliant job presenting their talks for leadership positions in 2019. It was simply wonderful.
My thanks to Stephen Luckman for a job well done at todays House Sports and to the parents at the sausage sizzle. It was a wonderful display of sportsmanship and a huge congratulations to Medici who win yet again!
We have our Fete to look forward to and my hope is that everyone in our community will work together to produce the best Fete ever.
Congratulations to Belinda and Nicholas Anderson on the birth of Harlan (3.41kg) a little brother for a very proud sister Eve (PrepE)
The next newsletter will outline all staffing for 2019.
Until next week, regards
Dino