Tuesday 11th July 2023
Hello Everyone,
It’s hard to believe that we are in Term 3 already. It was lovely to welcome the children back yesterday and to hear all about their holidays. This term is a busy one (I know that I say that at the start of every term!). I returned from my trip at the start of the holidays (I had a wonderful time) and one of the first things I did was to come up to school. I missed you all!! I’d like to thank Joe Flynn for doing such a great job of replacing me and the staff who supported him so well.
We have our annual production, scheduled for the end of the term. This year it is called “Winding Jamboree”. Auditions will be held over the next two weeks and rehearsals will start shortly after that. I love production – it reminds us all how important the creative arts are as part of our curriculum. Every year we are amazed at the level of singing, dancing, performing talent that we have at the school. One of our past students, Liv Jacobson is currently appearing in the musical “Midnight: The Cinderella Musical which is on at the Comedy Theatre. To see our students achieve their dreams is one of the best parts of being a teacher/principal.
On the same note, I’d like to congratulate Billy Hooker who has been chosen to represent Australia in the Under 10 baseball team “Aussie Drop Bears”. Billy heads off to Indiana in the USA soon, to play in the Cal Ripken World Series. AMAZING!! There is an article about Billy in this newsletter. I know that we all wish him good luck and a wonderful experience in achieving his dreams.
Over the holidays we had solar panelling installed at the school. This panelling is a direct result from all of the hard work put in by our school community at the fete last year. This will make the school more sustainable and will help offset our large energy bills – so it is the gift that will keep on giving to the school for many years to come. Thank you to every one of you who worked so hard to raise this money, it has made a difference!!
We also had some plumbing work done, the heaters serviced, the staff toilets repaired (this was a large job as the screed under the floor had disintegrated). It was a hive of activity here!
We have had a large number of enrolment requests for students to attend the school in 2024. It is lovely that so many parents want their child to come to our school, but given the large number, I have made the decision that we will not be taking any students from outside of our catchment area, unless the student is eligible to attend (has a sibling at the school). Please make sure that you submit an enrolment form if your child is attending in 2024 so that we can finalise our numbers. Next year, it seems that the school will have slightly more students than our preferred cap of 125.
I’d like to welcome Cathy Kean to the school. Cathy is replacing Geni Krajewski, who has taken Long Service Leave for the term. A significant handover process took place to ensure continuity for the children, and we as a staff, are supporting Cathy to settle into our routines and expectations. Please contact me if you have any concerns or feedback that you would like to share.
Please feel free to drop in and see me at any time.
Trish
