Principal Team

David Tapp & Shane Gagiero

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to the 2023 school year, a truly momentous start as we are now a school of 370 students. We now have 4 Prep Grades, we are much bigger than anyone expected, with a tight enrolment boundary. This is a strong endorsement of the high quality government school education offered at Somerville Primary School. We look forward to the many milestone events that we have planned throughout the year, last week we had our Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony; this week with our Parents Picnic on Friday.

The Prep students have settled into Somerville Primary with confidence and commitment. They have transitioned smoothly and adapted to longer days at school; which are new to so many. We know that they will flourish at Somerville as each year level has before them. The strength of our culture has laid a timeless foundation for each year level to learn and grow. We are looking forward to a terrific year with student learning and wellbeing leading our way.

School Council Elections 2023

This year we will be holding School Council Elections for 3 parent representatives and 2 DET employees. We will call for nominations from February 13 and nominations will close at 4pm on 27 February 2023. Please see full timeline below:

Event	Date
Notice of election and call for Nominations	Monday February 13 2023
Closing date for nominations	Monday February 27 2023 at 4pm
Date by which the list of candidates and nominations will be posted	Tuesday February 28 2023
Date by which ballot papers will be prepared and distributed	Monday March 6 2023
Close of Ballot	Monday March 13 2023
Vote Count/Declaration of poll	Tuesday March 14 2023
First Council Meeting	Wednesday 15th March 2023

Don’t forget the You Tell Us Interviews next week, if you still need to make a booking, please contact the office.

We have our Colour Fun Run on the 24th of February, parents are welcome from 2pm.

Thank you to everyone who has completed our Communication Survey, Samantha Lord will be sending out the link again later this week.

Have a great week.

David and Shane