Hi everyone,

Just a brief "need to know" this fortnight as we are putting together a bumper final issue for the year. With our Year 10s, 11s and 12s all finished, the end of the year seems to be rushing towards us. It was fabulous to host nearly 250 Grade 5 students today for a "taste" of secondary school. They rotated through a number of "lessons" and enjoyed the very first performance of our 2023 Studentworx show, The Brothers Grimm. Our 2023 School Yearbook is hot off the presses and will be distributed to students in Years 7-9, and collection arrangements will be communicated to students in Years 10-12.

We have been very busy behind the scenes readying for the 2023 school year. With subject choices and a timetable just about finalised, we are still working on staffing. There is a large amount of staff movement statewide and in the next Bulletin we will farewell a number of our current staff moving off to new opportunities. We have been fortunate to recruit some excellent teachers to our team for 2023, and I will introduce them to you early in 2023.

Important Dates

2 December Year 10 last day

12 December Presentation Night

13 December Year 7 2023 Orientation Day

14 December Years 7-9 Big Day In (St Helena Fair)

15-19 December Redemption days for students with unsatisfactory academic results

30 January First day for 2023 students

Redemption

Students who have not satisfactorily completed their learning requirements for Semester 2 will be asked to attend the Redemption days at school in order to complete their work. If this applies to your child, you will be contacted by the Mini School. Students not required for Redemption may finish for the year at the end of the Big Day In on the 14th of December.

St Helena Carnival

aka the "Big Day In" on the 14th of December.

To celebrate the end of the school year, we will have an onsite carnival!

There will be food, amusements, games and a movie in the Theatre .$15 includes unlimited access to all amusements, a sausage and a drink for lunch.Students will have the opportunity to purchase fairy floss, snow cones, popcorn and slushies, all priced at $2 each.

Students will also be able to purchase ice cream, twister potatoes and drinks from on-site food trucks. These will vary from $2-$12.

Amusements include:- Inflatable Castle- Bungee Run

- Sports Obstacle Challenge- Inflatable Soccer Pitch- Inflatable Twin Slide

Also happening on the day:

Yard Games, an indoor soccer tournament, basketball games and plenty of activities on the oval.

IMPORTANT: THERE WILL BE NO EARLY LEAVING PASSES UNLESS THE SCHOOL IS NOTIFIED OF A PRE-ARRANGED APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE DAY OF THE EVENT

Please pay via Compass

From the Principal

Dare to be Excellent

Term 4, Weeks 7 & 8 · 01 Dec 2022

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