Message from the
Head of Prep School
Term 2 | Week 2
Welcome back for Term 2. Talking to the students many families experienced some wonderful times over the break.
During the holidays the Prep School were represented by 110 students in the ANZAC March in Orange. This was an excellent roll up and the students presentation and behaviour were outstanding. Thank you to the families and staff who were involved.
The final day of Term 1 saw an outstanding participation in the Inter-House Athletics carnival. From the March Past to the very end the students were involved with great enthusiasm, and House spirit being clearly demonstrated. Congratulations to all involved – students, staff and parents for a terrific day to end out the term. Also a special mention to Mrs Barrett for making it all possible.
The students are looking most impressive in their winter uniform and we are aiming to keep it this way. When worn correctly the students look smart. We are currently completing regular checks for uniform neatness and having the correct uniform. Each morning assembly a class is inspected and staff are ensuring students enter classrooms and leave school wearing uniform correctly. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in ensuring the students come to school suitably attired and have all the necessary items, including sports uniform. During Term 2 and 3 if wearing PE clothes, the full school track suit is to be worn. Should frequent indiscretions occur (3 or more in a term) you will be notified.
There have been some enquiries regarding a new school uniform. There will be a review of all our uniforms, school and sport during 2019. Please note there is no change for this year nor next year so if clothing needs to be purchased please do so.
Our Kiss 'n' Go zone after school and after sport is working quite well. To improve it even more could I ask that you remain in the car while waiting for your child. Some parents are leaving the car to walk their child the last 10 or so metres. Now in Term 2 all children are independent enough to put their bags and themselves into the car. Many thanks for your anticipated support.
A number of events are occurring over the next week. Most importantly our Year 3 Mother’s Day breakfast this Friday is a highlight for our students to show mum their work and to say thank you. Happy Mother’s Day to all our mums. I hope you are thoroughly spoilt.
Our WAS Cross Country follows on from the Cross Country yesterday with HICES in two weeks’ time.
Again congratulations to all for yesterday’s Inter-House Cross Country. Some excellent running from students in Kindergarten through to Year 6 at the beautiful PLC grounds. Again our squads look strong for the upcoming carnivals.
NAPLAN testing is set down for next week for our Year 3 and Year 5 students. The less pressure we can place on the students the better they’ll perform. It is an assessment of their understanding of the curriculum, and gives you an indication of their ranking against children across the country. We wish all our students the very best.
At Assembly we acknowledged the following students:
- Luna Cunningham - Prep School Values
- Elizabeth Croft - Prep School Values
- Xavier Zinga - Principal's Award
Enjoy your week.
Mr Rob McLean
Head of Preparatory School