Principal's Report

P&C Meeting

The next P&C Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 22nd March at 9.30am in the hall.  Please come along to hear about and plan for upcoming school events and fundraising.

NAPLAN 2023

NAPLAN 2023 has begun for students in Years 3 and 5. The tests, which are online, will run until Monday, 27th March. 

Every day matters, right until the last day of term

There are still three weeks of learning left and it is really important for students to come to school every single day, unless they are sick and/or displaying COVID-19 symptoms.

We understand that students and families are ready for the holidays but being at school every day boosts student learning and confidence and helps them build and maintain friendships.

A reminder that holidays should only be booked during school breaks and students should be at school every day during school term, right from beginning to end.

Missing a day here or there may not seem like much, but absences add up. Every day matters and we are here to support all students in attending and engaging with their learning every day of the term.

Harmony Day

We come together to celebrate Harmony Day on 21 March. Created in 1999 to celebrate unity and diversity of cultures, Harmony Day was originally an Australian celebration but is now marked worldwide.

Our students can wear orange to school and will participate in activities that celebrate our cultural diversity. In our school alone we have over 30 different languages spoken.

Harmony Day/Week creates the opportunity for all of us to think, talk about and recognise how our differences make Australia a great place to live. 

Did you know? 

• Nearly half (49 per cent ) of Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent who was. 
• We identify with over 300 ancestries. 
• Since 1945, more than 7.5 million people have migrated to Australia. 
• 85 per cent of Australians agree multiculturalism has been good for Australia. 
• Apart from English, the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, Spanish and Punjabi. 
• More than 70 Indigenous languages are spoken in Australia. 

These facts are taken from ABS 2016 Census Data. Check out the Australian Bureau of Statistics website .