Dear Parents and Carers,

A huge thank you, to the P&F and all the mothers who organised the Father’s Day Breakfast yesterday. It was wonderful to see so many of the fathers attending, mingling, and talking with each other and at the same time enjoying ‘Father Time’ with their children. There was a great atmosphere and sense of enjoyment from all concerned.

Next week we have our Open Night on Thursday 7 September, and classrooms will be open for family visits from 5:30pm until 7:00pm. All families are invited to attend. There will be food vans and an ice-cream van onsite.

A reminder to families that there are still outstanding school fees. Please finalise prior to the end of this term or advise the office of your payment plan for the remainder of the year.

Some of our Year 4, 5 and 6 students attended the regional Spelling Bee yesterday and were

wonderful representatives for our school. Many thanks to Mr Yock for organising. We took out both the Year 4 and 5 competitions - a credit to our students!

The Student Representative Council met this week and I then met with the Head Boy and Girl who tabled the minutes from the meeting with me. From this, there was a discussion around what could be actioned. Some of the actions were a small number of maintenance issues with the playground equipment, more sport equipment at break times and library helpers for Mrs La Rosa in the library. Thank you to the students for their contribution to the running of the school.

Please keep in your thoughts and prayers a school family who has had a grandparent

pass away.

A very happy Father’s Day on Sunday to all fathers and may you have a relaxing and

enjoyable family day.

God Bless and have a great weekend.

Allen McMahon

Principal

We take this opportunity to direct members of our community to review our Code of Conduct. These statements are aimed at ensuring the protection and wellbeing of students in our care. In addition, awareness of the Code of Conduct ensures that adults do not put themselves in potentially vulnerable positions; for example, adults use the ambulant toilet when on site and do not use student toilets.

Should you witness any action or behaviour that contravenes the School Code of Conduct we ask all parents and carers to advise the Principal via email.

Please take a few moments to review our Code of Conduct.

School Photos have taken place this week with the final Pre-Kindy class tomorrow.

Every student at school has received an individual student photo SHOOTKEY to bring home.

This is different to the ordering process from previous years as parents are now not required to bring back any envelopes and all orders are placed online. #winning

Instructions for ordering photos are on the student photo SHOOTKEY sheets and are self-explanatory. Only online orders are accepted. A wide choice of photo packs are available for purchase.

Any new students to the school received an individual SHOOTKEY form on photo day by the photographers.

Should your child lose their individual order sheet you can request your child’s SHOOTKEY from the office.

All orders are due by Monday, 11 September. Please contact Photo Hendriks if you have not ordered by this date.

Family Photos

Family photos are completed. A Family Order SHOOTKEY was distributed by the photographers on the day and payments can then be placed online.

The Friday, 1 September Photo Schedule is below.

Please contact the school office if you have any questions.

We look forward to the annual Open Night event for 2023 on Thursday, 7 September from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Lock this date and time away in your calendar!

What you need to know:

5:30pm - 7:00pm Classrooms Open

Student work will be on display around the classrooms.

The Robotics Teams will showcase their amazing performances from the Robo Cup competition in Kalyara Mia (Onstage Teams) and the Library (Maze And Rescue Teams).

Individual instrumentalists will be performing in Kalyara Mia over the duration of the night for your enjoyment.

The Library will be used to house the LEAP and Science displays, with activities available for parents and students.

Kalyara Mia (Covered Assembly Area) will showcase the Art Exhibition. You do not want to miss this!

Dinner is sorted with food trucks in the Drive Through – JD Food Truck (Hot Dogs, Burgers, Chips), Ninja Cuisine (Japanese) & Suzy’s Ice Cream Truck.

Students are encouraged to stamp their checklist, collected from their classroom, as they move around the school. Don’t forget to take a #selfie!

Thank you for your support of this great community-building initiative.

ISSUE 6 has been sent home today. Book orders are due on Wednesday, 6 September.

Did you know that every purchase you make on Book Club earns our school 15% of the order value in Scholastic Rewards? We use these to purchase more books and educational resources for the school. It all helps!

Cash payments are no longer accepted. Payments can be made by credit card - Visit scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download the LOOP app. Your order will be electronically linked to the rest of your school's order. You do not need to complete the order form.

Term 3: Monday, 17 July to Thursday, 21 September 2023

Term 4: Monday, 9 October to Friday, 8 December 2023

Term 3: Friday 22 September

Term 4: None

Reconciliation: Saturday, 11 November at 10am