Dear Families,
How nice is it to feel a little bit of sunshine? We just have a snippet of warmth then we are back to winter. However, it is only a matter of time before the warmth stays for a greater period.
The school has been buzzing with extra curriculum activities this term. The book fair was a huge success. Thanks to Ms Kat Riddock for her organisation and to our parent helpers. The money raised will assist in the purchase of new reading material.
Madame Nicholson is very busy preparing students for their French plays. If you are able to come along and witness what the children have been learning, you will be pleasantly surprised.
Best of luck to our Grade 3/4 Tournament of Minds students who will travel to Melbourne for the State titles on the 9th Sept.
Unfortunately I was unable to attend the school athletics day due to illness, however I heard it was a very successful day. Thank you to Ms Sally Kelly for her hard work in organising this day.
As we change into the next season, please note that our new school uniform is now available for purchase. There are some subtle changes to most of the uniform. The main difference is the school dress. Please contact the office if you wish to purchase any new items for the summer. The Uniform shop (off the Library) is open on Mondays 330-4pm.
Unfortunately, Mt Buller ski school has cancelled our last few skiing days due to a lack of ski instructors. Your frustration mirrors our frustration, as we booked these days back in Term 2. It is extremely disappointing for our students, the teachers who have spent many hours organising the trips, the office staff who coordinate the administration and the parents who have organised their timetables to support the students and organised ski gear. It is bitterly disappointing that local schools are not given a priority. We were given an option to change days (at late notice), however this is impossible given the time frame and the time tabling of curriculum activities. On behalf of Mt Buller, I apologise for this unfortunate situation.
Congratulations to our students who represented our school at the National ski & snowboard championships. See related article in newsletter for list of students who are competing at Nationals.
There were also student representatives from our Mt Buller annex. Thank you to Mrs Sue Steele (Mt Buller leading teacher) for her organisation of the Victorian and National ski championships.
Please remember we have a working bee on 27th October in Term 4. If you haven’t yet made it to a working bee in 2019, I would really appreciate you saving 2 hours on this day to come along and help prepare our school grounds for the summer months.
Enjoy your week.
Julie McInnes
