Event | Date |
K-6: Start of Year - permission notes due | Overdue |
Y5-6: Mortimer Shield Gala Day - permission note due | 8 May 2023 |
Book Club: Issue 3 - orders due by | 10 May 2023 |
Albury Paul Kelly Cup - permission note due | 10 May 2023 |
School assembly - Cross Country awards will be presented at this assembly | 16 May 2023 |
P&C AGM | 18 May 2023 |
Stewart House Donation Drive - donations to school by | 19 May 2023 |
Yr K-6 Joffa Cartooning workshop - permission and payment due | 22 May 2023 |
Yr K-6 Athletics Carnival - permission and payment due | 24 May 2023 |
School assembly - NOTE CHANGE OF DATE | 29 May 2023 |
R Cross Country Carnival - permission due | 1 June 2023 |
School assembly | 13 June 2023 |
School assembly | 27 June 2023 |
Y2-6: ICAS Deadline | 31 July 2023 |
Wow, what a busy start to the term! Staff and students have been involved in numerous extracurricular activities, including chess competitions, netball and cricket matches, rugby and AFL gala days, and cross country. These activities only happen with the support of teachers and parents, so a big thank you to all who have helped provide these learning experiences for our students.
I want to thank Ms Mullins and Mrs Mullavey in the office, who have worked tirelessly to get the permission notes for all these events on our Sentral app to streamline the process and reduce the amount of paper and cost to our school.
In Week 5, our Year 4 and 6 students will participate in online Check-In assessments focusing on reading and numeracy skills. The assessment helps identify how students perform in literacy and numeracy and to help teachers tailor their teaching more specifically to student needs. If you have any questions about the Check-In assessments, please get in touch with me through the front office.
Staff Professional Learning
On Monday, 24 April 2023, our school joined all other NSW public schools to carry out professional learning focused on Aboriginal education. Schools use School Development Days to build on the knowledge and skills of our teachers, school leaders, and administrative support staff through a targeted professional learning program.
The professional learning was planned around the unique needs of our school community. It will help sustain positive change and improve educational outcomes and all learners' well-being. We aim to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students and increase knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal histories and cultures. Our staff was involved in sessions on anti-racism education, building a culturally safe school, and culturally responsive teaching and learning programs.
Miss Hemphill and Mrs Pontt will attend the Learning and Support Conference in Wagga to build connections between other schools and support services in the student well-being and learning support area to support staff and students at Holbrook Public School.
Sport
I wish Will Glass good luck as he represents Riverina at the State Tennis championships in Albury this week. Ollie Cardile and Will are heading to Batemans Bay the following week to represent Riverina at the State AFL Championships. We hope you have an enjoyable experience both on and off the field.
Holbrook Public School Whole School Writing Task
Last week, all Holbrook Public School students were involved in a writing task as a part of our school approach to consistent teacher assessment in the area of writing. The students were involved in investigating, discussing, predicting, and writing about what may have happened in our playground, and having our local police attend school on Monday morning enhanced the imagination of our students for the writing task. I have enjoyed listening to stories and oral language discussions in classrooms and seeing the students’ excitement to engage in the writing process. We look forward to sharing these stories with families later this term.
Save the Date
Our P&C AGM is being held on Thursday, 18 May, at 7:30 p.m. in the school library. I look forward to seeing parents and community members attend the meeting and having a chat about all things Holbrook Public School.
Louise Purss-Semple
Principal