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Dear Families,
I’d firstly like to thank all the families who have made the effort to ensure their child is in the correct school uniform. This is great to see and I very much appreciate seeing this improvement in the school yard and in classrooms.
I would also like to thank the students and their families who attended the ANZAC Day service in Churchill on Thursday. Miss Watson also attended and has said what a wonderful job our children did in their speeches and in representing our school. We are very proud of the responsible and respectful way in which our students participated in this event.
Last week, our Grade 5 and 6 students attended Camp Rumbug. This was a fantastic three days in beautiful South Gippsland and again, our children were so well behaved. The staff at Camp Rumbug were full of praise for our children and the respectful way they participated in all of the camp activities and encouraged each other to give things a go. They were fantastic. Special thanks to Miss Smith, Mr Mulry, Miss Watson and Miss Charli for attending the camp and taking such good care of our children along with myself.
This week, we will be celebrating our Mother’s Day breakfast at 8am in the eco-centre followed by our Mather’s Day mass at 9:30 in the church. All mums, nans, aunties are welcome to attend. These are generally really great mornings at the school so we’d love to see as many people there as possible. It is a week early due to school photos next Thursday – the P&F will be running their Mother’s Day Stall next week.
Remember school photos are next Thursday. We are using a new company for our photos this year, so if parents/guardians are unsure of how to order photos, please chat to Janelle or Zahli in the school office who will be happy to help.
On Monday 13th May, we have “Backflips Against Bullying” visiting our school. This is a high energy show that we have booked for the children to learn about bullying, the effects it can have and how to stop it if it is happening to them or someone else. It should be a really great morning for our students to participate in.
One of the areas that we are working on in our school is ensuring that we look to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in our learning. I have provided a link to the Aboriginal Lord’s Prayer and invite families to share in this prayer together if they would like to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGQ2gyWeXnw
Have a wonderful week ahead,
Sally
Please take note of these dates for your family calendar
TERM 2 2024
Week 3: 2nd May- Mothers Day Breakfast and 9:30 am Mass
Week 4: 9th May - School Photos
Week 5: 13th May - Backflips against Bullying Show
Week 6: 23rd May- Yinnar and Distract Soccer
Confirmation Night
24th May- Pupil Free Day (Professional Learning for Staff)
Week 7:
Week 8: 7th June- Pupil Free Day (Professional Learning for Staff)
Week 9: 10th June- Kings Birthday Public Holiday
Week 10:
Week 11: 28th June-Last day Term 2
Remember school photos are next Thursday. We are using a new company for our photos this year, so if parents/guardians are unsure of how to order photos, please chat to Janelle or Zahli in the school office who will be happy to help.
School photos are fast approching on Thursday the 9th of May and on this day, we would ask that all students come in the correct winter uniform. The winter uniform options are, either the grey tunic or grey pants/shorts with grey socks or grey tights. Girls have the option to wear grey pants if they prefer this option to the tunic. Black shoes need to be worn. Black skirts and leggings are not part of our normal uniform. In the past I have allowed leggings on very cold days. School photos fall on a Thursday this year which is usually a PE uniform day, but for school photos we will not wear PE uniform on this day. Grade 6 students are encoruged to wear their grade 6 shirts. Below is students in the correct winter unifrom please refer to these for more information.
Last Wednesday our school had an ANZAC Day service in the Eco centre. Pictured here are some of our flag bearers and students who laid a wreath for their class.
Mrs Fahey and students are making an eco-friendly sculpture for a competition and is asking for families to donate the following:
- cereal boxes
- 1L box milk cartons
- Milk bottle
- Green and blue lids
Our Parents and Friends are running a Mother's Day Stall on Friday the 10th of May.
A CDF pay will be set up to purchase $5 or $10 present tokens.
Child Safe Standard 2
Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously
https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/child-safe-standards/the-11-child-safe-standards/standard-3/