School Photos 2020 - HIP HIP HOORAY, WE HAVE A 2020 PHOTO DAY

Thursday November 26th is our 2020 school photo day!

(this date is different to the date sent out on SENTRAL last week)

School photos will be individual portraits only.

Ordering and payment information will be available next week.

Book your haircuts now!

Emoji Me Project - Some of you might remember paying for the 'Emoji Me' art installation project in 2019. Our wonderful Art Teacher, Miss Quarrier has taken on the project and our students will be able to get creative. Thanks Miss Quarrier, you're the best.

2021 Booklist & Fee Schedule - Next years booklist and fee schedule are available to download from the school website if you did not receive a 2021 booklist.

Library Books - Students are able to borrow books from the library again - Hooray!

Parents please check if your child has any SPS Library books at home from remote learning or way back in Term 1. Please return all Library books as soon as possible

Year 4 & 5 Families - Prepare for High school now with SAVER PLUS

Beleza School Uniforms - Did you know that Beleza is now open to purchase uniforms.

2020 Parent Opinion Survey - WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted amongst all parents. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of parents’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, student engagement and experiences of remote and flexible learning. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies. All parents will be invited to participate in this year’s survey. All responses to the survey are anonymous. This year, the Parent Opinion Survey will be conducted from Friday 16th October to Friday 13th November.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. The online survey will be available in a range of languages other than English. These include: Arabic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Chin (Hakha), Hindi, Japanese, Somali, Turkish, Punjabi and Greek.We will be sending out login details to families on Friday via Sentral.

SMS absence line 0438 594 361- sms message only, please do not call this number

Call the office on 03 5977 5421 anytime between 8:30am - 4:30pm

All notices and communication is on the Sentral Parent Portal, if you need help creating an account or support with you account please contact Alisa in the office.

OUR VISION STATEMENT AND MISSION

VISION STATEMENT AND MISSION

VISION - Somerville Primary School works collaboratively to ensure every student achieves success by engaging them in the curriculum at their point of need. Our school community creates meaningful relationships with strong values.

MISSION – Inspiring Excellence in Education…Every Student…Every Time.

OUR VALUES

COURAGE – To act confidently by; voicing your opinion in different forums, trialling new ideas, being persistent and flexible in your beliefs, asking for assistance as required and accepting a challenge.

HONESTY – To be truthful to yourself and others by; being confident and resilient enough to say what you really think, knowing what is right in a particular situation, being explicit in expectations, being able to say how you feel, owning up to what you have/haven’t done, speaking out respectfully if you disagree with others’ opinions and being truthful without hurting the individuals or the group.

RESPECT – To acknowledge individuals with courtesy by; genuinely listening to and responding courteously to others, showing no discrimination, making sure to acknowledge others upon meeting and being thoughtful of others’ feelings and values.

RESPONSIBILITY – To be accountable for your actions by; acknowledging and being aware of individual duties, ensuring that tasks will be completed successfully and on time to the best of ability, offer support to others and accept the consequences of your actions.

TRUST – To rely on and have faith in others by; accepting that information given is correct, having an expectation that you opinion will be valued and listened to, being confident that decisions are made in the best interests of the group, having an expectation that tasks allocated will be completed diligently and keeping confidentialities.

HOW WE ENACT OUR VISION STATEMENT AND MISSION

School Council provide Governance and direction through School Policies, the school’s Strategic Plan and the implementation of that plan through the Annual Implementation Plans.

The philosophy of our curriculum delivery is based on our Vision Statement and Mission.

Wellbeing is a very strong focus encompassing our values throughout the whole school consistently through our Wellbeing First Two Weeks of School program where we set the tone for the year and our timetabled weekly whole school Wellbeing sessions.

We promote our values across the school and include specific presentations on values through whole school assemblies.

Extra curricula activities during lunchtime include: library time, knitting, gardening, origami, choir, dance, art, interschool sporting opportunities along with incursions/excursions and camps from grades 3-6.

Happy Birthday from everyone at SPS!

August 20th - September 2nd

October Birthdays @ SPS

🎉29th - Declan H, 🎶29th - Jade B,

November Birthdays @ SPS

🎈2nd - Maddy C, ✨4th - Chase B,

🐱‍👤4th - Meg C, 🎂4th - Courtney B,

🎁 5th - Noah O, 😎 6th - Hunter K,

🎉7th - Scarlett AC, 🎶7th Poppy T,

🎈7th - Willow A, ✨7th - Oliver J,

🐱‍👤8th - Molly L, 🎂10th - Eve B,

🎁 10th - Sophie R, 😎 11th - Ethan L,