Stockton Public School Newsletter

Well here we are the end of Term 3…. What a wonderful term we have had!

Just a quick review of Term 3

NAIDOC week celebrations

Basketball workshops

Gymnastics workshops

Public Speaking

Spelling Bee

Education Week

Kindy 2023 EXPO

ChoralFest

Girls Cricket workshops

ICAS assessments

Zone Athletics

Out of the Box maths challenge day

Student Led Conferences

Staff at AECG Connecting to Country Professional learning

Book week and fair

Touch Football gala Day

Newcastle High School taster lessons for Yr5 and 6

Father’s Day BBQ and stall

Newcastle Museum Science Incursion PBL reward day

Years 3-6 Cultural Day at Merewether Public School

VIP PBL morning tea

Science Discovery Day with Newcastle University

And we are finishing with a BANG this week for whole school performance – 4 sessions!

Congratulations to everyone! No wonder we feel like we need a holiday.

Congratulations to all of the students. It has been a very busy term!

Congratulations and thank you to the teachers. All of these events only happen when the teachers go above and beyond to support students and opportunities. I am constantly reminded of how lucky I am to work with the fabulous educators we have here at Stockton Public School.

I trust that you will all have a wonderful holiday over the next 2 weeks. School returns Monday 10 October (Term 4 is the only term during the year that does not start with a Staff Development Day)

Have a wonderful holiday!

Ms Jodie Holt

Principal

Mrs Suzanne Golsby will be finishing on Friday so that she can take some leave. We will be sad to see Mrs Golsby leave our office, but know that it is an exciting time for her and her family.  Mrs Leanne Sewell will also continue on her leave all through 2023.

Dear Mrs Golsby and Mrs Sewell,

We have all enjoyed the laughs, the stories and all of the advice shared. Most of all the friendship. You are a big part of the fabric of our school and you will both be missed - not just by us but by our community, our parents and especially our kids. You are the front of house of our school and we are very lucky to have had such lovely people in our office. The hole you leave at Stockton is a true testament to your character. We have thought about cloning you two in the lead up, but have come to the conclusion that it just won't happen, the bar is too high. However we know you've both made the right decision - I call it “it’s your time in the sunshine”. It’s your turn to enjoy the spoils of your many years of service to public education. We know you'll be back - there’s canteen, reading groups, gardening groups and special school events - not just grandparents day- to keep you busy. We are all so much richer for knowing you both and truly blessed to have worked with you! We want to congratulate you both on making a difficult decision but one that you both deserve. Thank you for your dedication and service - it will be the benchmark for many years to come. We will miss you but look forward to seeing you around regularly. You know where we are - don’t be strangers!

Love from us all at SPS

Mrs Julie Chapman Mills joins us next term as our SAM (School Administration Manager) and Mrs Dionne Walsh will continue as our SAO (School Administration Officer). Mrs Jill Bell (School Administration Officer) will still be a familiar face.

We will organise a whole assembly for Mrs Sewell and Mrs Golsby closer to their retirement.

Should you become aware of a security incident at our school please contact the School Security Unit's hotline 24/7 on 1300 88 00 21.