Dear brothers and sisters,

fill your minds with thoughts that are good,

with thoughts that are about everything we love and respect.

Think only about things we can do

that people will respect and admire in us.

Keep doing the things you learnt from me,

the things that you were taught by me,

the things that you have heard or seen that I do.

And then the God of peace will be with you.

Philippians 4:8-9

It is important that everyone involved in our school is familiar with our Code of Conduct and abides by this. Information about the Code of Conduct, including the conduct statements and elaborations on what these mean, can be found here. Please make sure you are familiar with the 12 conduct statements. The Code of Conduct describes the minimum standards to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students. It is the responsibility of all members of our community to report any breaches of the Code of Conduct to the Principal.

Assemblies for 2023 have been mapped out and the dates are below (as well as on the calendar on our website). This is the plan at this point in time and if any changes need to be made, I will let you know. With different things going on around the school, some terms were able to have more assemblies than others. Parents are encouraged to attend assemblies when they can.

We are hoping that a delay with permits, etc. will be rectified quickly and the build will commence very soon. I am meeting with the architects and builders again on Wednesday and hope to get a firm starting date. The aim is that the first separable portion will be handed over mid-year. This is when the Year 4-6 classes will move to other learning areas around the school and the renovation to the upstairs area will commence.

For those who missed the images of the building project last year, you can access them here.

Our Learning Support team have been working hard with classroom teachers to identify student needs and plan the implementation of a targeted approach across the school. We are pleased to have Mrs Letissia Amadio heading up our Learning Support with a team of EAs. Support will be targeted at different levels, being individual, small group and in-class support programs. More information about Learning Support can be found on our website on the Learning Support page.

We are pleased to have Mrs Cheryl Brown back at St Paul's to run our enrichment program this year. The program has been named 'ASPIRE' and we are currently in the process of doing some testing across our Year 3-6 classes to identify students who would be suitable for the program. The intention is that we will have a Year 3/4 group and a Year 5/6 group running this year. The program will also involve specifically targeted competitions, which may involve other students from the Year 3-6 classes.

More information on this year's ASPIRE Program can be found here on our website.

We have again had some concerned neighbours contact the school about how our parents have been parking on verges and grass areas outside people's houses causing damage to sprinklers, etc. Please be mindful of only parking in designated parking areas and not on verges outside houses. I appreciate your support with this.

While we wait for our new grass to establish properly, we have taken the opportunity to take our Year 3-6 classes down the park so they can have a bit more of a run around on the grass down there. I am very grateful to the many staff who volunteered to do additional duties to cover the increased supervision required in order to provide the students with this opportunity. The students have been having a great time and have represented St Paul's well out in the community.

Have a great week!

Regards,

Pete Merry

Principal

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