From Last Week

Open Arvo

Parents and carers are invited to come along to their child’s class and the specialist spaces to meet the teacher, experience the space, look at the learning we have achieved in this initial week and to engage in a short activity. This afternoon is not intended to replace Student-led Conferences that are scheduled for the end of this term.

We have allocated a 15 minute time slot for each team, however classes will remain open for the full hour. Families are welcome to come and go throughout the hour - all students are welcome, but must remain the responsibility of their grown up.

3:45 - 4:00 pm - Foundation activities

4:00 - 4:15 pm - Junior activities

4:15 - 4:30 pm - Middle activities

4:30 - 4:45 pm - Senior activities

Our Specialist teachers will be in their spaces ready to meet our families, but will not have activities to do.

We look forward to seeing the parents and carers who are able to attend the afternoon. 

Classroom Representatives

The school is looking for at least one adult representative from each class to become the Class Representative. These representatives will create a WhatsApp group and invite all parents and carers of the class to join the group.

The Class Representatives will be a point of contact for members of staff or council (Classroom Teacher, Specialist Teacher or CET, etc) who may be looking for volunteers for a specific task. The Class Representative will be responsible for sharing that information to the group.

Each group of parents and carers can also use this platform to contact each other for organisational and social purposes outside school. 

The purpose of the Class Representatives is to help foster connections between parents and carers within each class. It provides another means of uniting the community at school and beyond after a few years of disruptions and isolation. We also hope this will enhance the quality of relationships within the school between students, families and teachers. 

The Class Representative does not replace the parent/carer & teacher relationship or any existing communication channels. If parents and carers choose not to join the group, they will not miss out on any vital information, which will continue to be provided through formal channels.

Families should continue to communicate directly with their child’s teacher or the school leadership in relation to their child’s education and school experience. We will only communicate about individual children directly with families.

Class Representatives will be invited to come together with Hannah and Keir for an informal chat twice a term on the Sprout deck, one during the morning and one after school hours. This will be an opportunity to laugh, share experiences, seek information and ensure we are all on the same page. 

Dates for Term 1 2023 are: Friday 17th February @ 3.45pm and Monday 6th March @ 9.00am

We are encouraging everyone who is interested to join each Class Group, however we are seeking at least one Class Representative for each class to be the point of contact for the school or committees to disseminate information. If there are more representatives, the role can be shared.

If you are interested in volunteering to be a class representative, please fill out this google form as soon as possible. 

Design Competition

We have had quite a few visitors to the front office who were coming just to check out the finished renovations and honestly, we don’t blame them - it looks fantastic! One of the most popular elements of the office is our school motto “Deeds not Words”, which has been painted on a very large scale on one of the walls. The font chosen was designed by one of our students and has brought much joy to those in the space.

We are now calling all student artists to help us with our next school design - thank you cards! As a school community, we always have people we are thanking and would love to include the magic spark only our students bring. We want the designs to represent what makes our school and its community so special, but the rest is up to you - what would you include?

All design submissions should be dropped off at the front office by Friday 24/02/23, with winning designs shared in the following newsletter.