It was great to see students, staff and families come together to celebrate Book Week last Thursday. The parade was full of many characters and colour! Book Week provides an opportunity to shine a spotlight on reading which is an integral area of focus for our school. Along with the explicit teaching of reading skills, staff also endeavour to promote the joy and benefits of being a keen and active reader. Families have an important role to play in their child’s reading development; the combination of positive school and at home reading experiences have an immense benefit in children becoming capable readers. We hope that yesterday's after school information session, targeting reading in the junior primary, provided some helpful insights to the families in attendance. Whilst the primary years session was cancelled, we will aim to re-schedule further information sessions in the future, either later this year or in early 2025.
A reminder that the Scholastic Book Fair is set up in the library all week, please refer to the schedule on the flyer provided.
A further important home-school partnership is the presence of open communication. All staff at Henley Beach are committed to ensuring parents and caregivers have the opportunity to discuss their child's learning progress. Teachers can be contacted throughout the term, or alternatively, your child's teacher may also contact you if they have any areas that they wish to talk with you about. If you would like to speak with your child's teacher, please contact them via email, Seesaw or by calling the front office.
2025 Planning
Future enrolments are an important factor that helps inform the school’s class and staffing arrangements. In order to support the school’s planning for next year, for families of Reception students (starting in 2025), if you have not already contacted the school regarding your child’s enrolment, could you please do so as soon as possible. Alternatively, we require families to inform the Front Office if their child (yr 6 students being the exception) will be leaving Henley Beach at the end of 2024. This information helps with planning class structures for next year.
Morning Drop Offs and Afternoon Pick Ups
A reminder that staff are on supervision duty in the yard from 8.30am before school. If your child arrives prior to 8.30, they will need to go to Before School Care. Similarly, in the afternoons we have yard supervision until 3.10pm. Children not collected by this time will be taken to the office and parents notified.
Parent Engagement Survey
The annual parent survey is underway and closes midnight Sunday 8 September (end of week 7, term 3). The survey assists the department to better understand the things we’re doing well, where we can improve, and what’s important to you as a parent. The survey can be accessed via the link below and takes less than 10 minutes to complete.
https://survey.education.sa.gov.au/sc/KS7rPKzxEI7XbWJZ6xuZyQ2
School Sport
Congratulations to the boys' knockout netball team who competed in the final round of the competition yesterday. They finished runner-up which is a great achievement. Thank you to Brooke Jones for coaching the team and the families who were able to help out with transport.
Tomorrow, we have 33 students representing the school in the local athletics competition. Good luck to all students participating.
Playground Planning
As a part of the school’s commitment around exploring opportunities for upgrades to existing play spaces, we are working toward developing some concept ideas for the playground. A part of this process has involved student representatives from each class meeting with Simon Hutchinson, from Climbing Tree. The purpose of these meetings is to get feedback from students about their observations of the existing play equipment and identify new possibilities. Students have done a terrific job during these sessions by contributing insightful and valuable information. The work happening in this area is a long-term project for the school and will incorporate further feedback opportunities from within the school community as the plans become refined.
