Deputy Principal

Volunteer Induction Workshops

With the new year comes the opportunity again for parents and carers to join volunteer opportunities at our school, commencing with our Whole School Athletics Day. Volunteer Induction Workshops will be held on the following dates, so I encourage you to come along if you did not attend one last year. The Volunteer Workshops only need to be completed every two years and you must retain a current Working with Children's Check to apply as a volunteer. Please bring this along when you attend the workshop.

• Thursday 9th February at 2:30pm
• Tuesday 14th February at 9:00am
• Monday 20th February at 2:30pm

Camp

Just a reminder that the Senior Camp to Candlebark Farm will be held on Wednesday 29th - 31st March 2023 at Candlebark Farm in Healesville. A Parent Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday 1st March 2023 at 6:00pm in the School Hall. Please place this into your diaries.

A Camp Information & Consent Letter was sent to families via PAM earlier in the week. Please complete all the relevant information by Friday 17th February 2023.

Playground Project

The Cranbourne Star Newspaper attended our school on Monday to interview, photograph and acknowledge the great work completed by the Playground Project Team. Look out for the article in the upcoming newspaper edition.

The Project Team is to be congratulated for their hard work and dedication for getting this project off the ground, both literally and metaphorically.  I am sure you would agree that it looks fabulous. Their student voice was really heard around the school last year and they can witness the fruits of their hard work. Thanks go to Harmony, Joseph,  Jared, Chantelle, Lourdes, Aziz and past students Justine, Delvin and Ekant as well as Miss Foster.

If you haven't already seen the playground, I invite you to come on in a have a look. I especially love our school motto that is a bespoke feature of the playground.

Shade sails will be the next addition to this play area for which we hope to secure some funding allowing for installation.

Surplus furniture

We have lots of surplus furniture that we are giving away. If you would like to pick up any desks or chairs, free of charge, please contact me.

Healthy Lunchbox

This week is Healthy Lunch Box Week endorsed by Nutrition Australia. The link below provides some great ideas to promote healthy eating and lunch box ideas for families to consider and gain inspiration.

I encourage you to check out the website: www.healthylunchboxweek.org.au

Congratulations

At St Therese's, we continue to strive for excellence and improvement for both our staff and students. It is staff dedication that assist your children to learn best. Congratulations goes to Rosie Osthmuller, Rosina Chandra and Jackie Bishop for completing their Master of Evidence Based Practice. At St Therese's we pride ourselves in delivering the best possible practice and this is delivered through learning and teaching together.

Working in partnership

Michelle Hinds