The Principal's Report
Hi everyone,
Our students have been very busy this week with a number of great things happening, no doubt looking forward to a weekend to rest.
Year 6 Camp
I had the pleasure of spending some time on camp with our Year 6 students and staff at the Coffs Coast Adventure Camp in Coffs Harbour. While the rain dampened clothes and activities, it certainly didn’t dampen spirits! Our students made the most of the great facilities at the camp and we are very grateful to have given Year 6 the experience that COVID-19 nearly took away. I am sure that the students will have some great stories to tell. A very big thanks goes to Mrs Mitchell, Mrs Hough, Mr Lynch, Mrs Howard, Mr Porter, Mrs Ucdereli, Ms Gilchrist and Mr Smith for the time spent organising the camp and taking time from their families to provide the experience for students. What is a camp without a hospital visit….We are also grateful to the wonderful staff at Coffs Base Hospital for the care of a couple of students whose injuries required some checking and the staff who did the long wait! Everyone is now home safe and sound.
End of Year Performance
You will be aware that in Term 3 we were unable to hold our Glasshouse Performance, which we look forward to. As a school we had committed to still allowing students the opportunity to learn from the Creative Arts Curriculum and have a performance to work towards. A note explaining what this will look like will go home shortly. Other notes specific to your child’s year group may come home during the next few weeks if there are items needed from home to support the performance. Please speak with your child’s class teacher in the first instance around this, as they will be able to give you more detailed information about this.
Swimming Carnival change
Last week in the newsletter was the announcement that we are unable to hold our swimming carnival due to COVID-19 restrictions. We will send a note home soon to explain this decision and provide dates for your calendar in preparation for the start of our swimming events in 2021.
Transition to school - Kindergarten 2021
Please remember to book your child in for our transition sessions as soon as possible if they are starting school in 2021. We are so excited that we can welcome children to our school for a brief time to feel what it will be like for them.
CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR 2021 SCHOOL YEAR
This term, teacher teams in each year will begin to ‘split’ their classes to create two new class groups for 2021. This is an important and complex process as teachers aim to create two ‘even’ groups. Children will be asked to complete a sociogram to identify a few friends they believe they work well with, and teachers ensure that every child is placed with at least one of these friends. Considerations include, but are not limited to, assessment data, peer dynamics, learning and behavioural needs and the ratio of boys and girls.
If you believe that teachers need to consider a specific factor for your child to be a successful learner, please submit a written response to the Principal no later than Monday 2nd November. You can email to: sjpport@lism.catholic.edu.au
Please understand that requests from previous years will not be referred to and only written responses received by 2nd November will be considered.
Principal