SRC 2021

This week we had the pleasure of hearing a number of our Year 5 students communicating how they would like to be part of our Student Representative Council (SRC) for 2021. While this is always a nervous experience in front of their peers and others in the school, they spoke with conviction and persuasion, showing us how they would be committed to representing our school when they reach Year 6. While not all can take on this role, we were proud of each of them, as well as their peers who supported them. 

We are pleased to be able to announce our SRC for 2021 are Penny Little, Tori McGrath, Millie Paine, Macey Stewart, Jack Cremins, Luke Davies, Riley Robinson and Jesse Steinhour.

Life Education Van

It was a great couple of weeks of learning in the Life Education Van during the past week and a half. Our students enjoyed the messages around looking after themselves and as always, Leanne and Harold were very engaging. It is a really good opportunity for parents and carers to talk with their children about the messages from these visits and share what they have learned.    

Transition to school - Kindergarten 2021

It was a wonderful week with our new Kindergarten friends for 2021 visiting during their orientations on Monday and Wednesday. This year the guidelines have meant our time was limited, but while the children were having fun with our wonderful Kindergarten teachers, we were also able to share with the parents and carers some information in place of our usual information evening. We hope that this taste of school will assist the children and their families to feel connected to us as they prepare to be part of our community very soon! Don’t forget to come and visit us on 30th November between 9:15-10:00am or 3:30-4:00pm to collect your Ready, Set, Go packs and say hello again.

Bus Travel

During this week we have had a number of issues raised about bus travel by families. We have spent time with several groups of students who travel on buses, speaking clearly about expectations from our school on the way in which they travel to and from school. While this is not during school time and we cannot be there to ensure conduct is appropriate, we do have an expectation that all of our students will model respectful and appropriate behaviour. It is vital that anything you become aware of on bus travel is communicated to the bus company who have their own system that they should be enacting in these circumstances. Be aware that they have the right to remove students from bus travel should they require. This is a good time to speak with your children about what you expect of them as well, particularly around language used and physical behaviour that impacts on others around them.