Principal's Report

Dear Parents and Families, 

CROSS COUNTRY

A perfect day and so much fun! Daunte’s Bend was the ideal setting for our annual Cross Country on Monday. How wonderful it was to see 100% participation and those smiling faces as they crossed the finish line. Equally so, it was fantastic to see so many parents there watching.

Several of our students qualified to progress on to the Goulburn Murray Division Cross Country scheduled for Friday 14th May at Princess Park in Shepparton.   

MOTHER’S DAY STALL

Students had a wonderful array of gifts to choose from yesterday. Thank you to everyone for their very generous donations. Students receive so much pleasure from having the opportunity to shop for their mum. Believe it or not, I still have a gift from Jess at home that came from a Mother’s Day Stall. Thank you to the JSC members who helped set up trestles, chairs and tables. Your enthusiastic help was much appreciated. 

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

In the past, we have held a Father’s day Breakfast but never a Mother’s Day Breakfast, so this will be a new experience for us.  Once again, Juanita has been working hard in the background preparing the delicious array of food for mums and children to choose from. Breakfast will be available from 8am on Friday morning. Please enter through the front door where adults are required to sign in. After breakfast, parents are welcome to take the opportunity to look at what the children have been learning or to hear your child read. 

SCHOOL COUNCIL

School Council meets next Monday night. The Finance Committee and the Curriculum and Policy Committee will meet at 6pm followed by School Council at 6.30pm.

NAPLAN

Our Year 3 & 5 teachers have been preparing their children for the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy [NAPLAN] tests. These tests are held next week. The NAPLAN tests assess knowledge and skills in Literacy and Numeracy. The results of these tests provide information to teachers and parents which can be then used to support the teaching and learning programs. By analysing results, teachers can adjust teaching strategies to provide appropriate support or identify students who would benefit from enrichment activities. The dates for testing are 11th, 12th & 13th May.

HEADLICE

We have had a report of head lice in the school. If everyone could please check their children’s hair that would be appreciated. 

Pediculosis or 'head lice' are small, wingless insects that live, breed and feed on the human scalp. They cannot transmit any infectious diseases. Direct contact is required for transmission from person to person, where head lice crawl from head to head.  

GASTRO

Unfortunately, some of our students have had gastro over the past week. Students are to be excluded until there has not been vomiting or a loose bowel motion for 24 hours. 

ENROLMENTS FOR 2022 

Enrolments are now open for children who start Foundation in 2022. Please contact the office for an enrolment package. Our Open Day for this year will be on Friday 21st May. Alternative dates for a tour can be arranged by contacting the office.