Principal's Report
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the fourth term and final term of the school year. We started our term with very exciting news as Henry Hindmarsh along with his very proud family headed to Canberra last Tuesday to receive a special award for his entry in the ‘Pens against Poverty’ poetry competition. Henry met the Governor General, His excellency, Sir David Hurley. Congratulations to Henry on this fantastic achievement!
Term 4 is always an exceptionally busy term and this year is no different. Staff and students are busily preparing for our school play, ‘Pirates verses Mermaids’. Teachers will send out information in regard to costumes shortly. If you have any issues locating costumes, please contact the school for help. Likewise, if you have any additional costumes that might support other students, please let your child’s teacher know. We would very much appreciate any support from parents in regard to making and painting props for the stage and assisting with costume ideas etc.
Other events happening this term are:
Tennis lessons with Birdie each Thursday, First Holy Communion preparation classes and Mass, Mission Week activities, Semester Two reports, 2020 transition programs for our new Kindergarten students as well as our Year 6 students heading off to High school next year and Graduation celebrations. Please keep an eye on the Term 4 calendar available on our website.
We also welcome Mrs Natasha Flanagan back this term after two terms away recovering from knee surgery. Mrs Flanagan will resume her role as Classroom Support Teacher and Student Centred Learning.
Focus and target areas for 2020 planning, is also underway with staff analysing student’s assessment data including NAPLAN results, parent/staff/student surveys feedback and staff requests considered. Once decisions have been set, the school community will be informed.
Thank you to Community Council who have committed to supporting school initiatives and have committed money towards supporting class excursions in 2020 and beyond as well as improving technology initiatives such as Robotics and STEM programs.
ST PATRICK’S 2020 SKI EXCURSION:
Thank you to families for the overwhelming response we had to the proposed 2020 Ski Excursion to Mt Selwyn in 2020. The Ski trip has been booked for Wednesday 5th August 2020. More information will be available next year.
Best wishes for a happy week,
Christine Baron
Principal