We are very excited to announce that Stephanie May is expecting the birth of her first child in August. Stephanie will be on maternity leave from the end of Term 2 and we are very much looking forward to our first cuddles with little baby May!
As Term 1 draws to a close I would like to acknowledge our wonderful staff. We are so incredibly fortunate to have such a professional, dedicated team who deeply care about your children, each other, and our wider school community. My favourite part of the day is when I have the opportunity to watch them work with your children. The expertise that they demonstrate and the deep knowledge and positive relationships that they have nurtured with our students is something I feel very privileged to witness. They are truly amazing.
Master Plan for the Oval
Last Tuesday at our School Advisory Board meeting Richard Bellemo from RB Landscapes Pty Ltd presented his master plan for the landscaping and play spaces around our oval. The aims of his design are as below:
To provide a nature play area for the students around the perimeter of the current oval.
To include areas within the naturescape that reflect the indigenous history of the area.
Incorporate plants and trees originally used by the South-Eastern and Eastern indigenous people of Australia for food, medicine, fibre and implements. Increase biodiversity,
To include sensory play areas that contain playground equipment/elements that stimulate one of the seven senses - touch, movement, smell, taste, sight, hearing and balance.
To choose a name for this new playscape area that reflects the aboriginal heritage of the area.
School Advisory Council members had the opportunity to provide their feedback and this combined with feedback from our staff will be used by Richard to finalise the design. The master plan is divided into 5 stages. If you would like to view the current master plan it is displayed in our foyer.
Winter School Uniform
As we may still experience some warm weather at the start of Term 2 the official changeover to our Winter School Uniform will be Monday 2nd May. Over the first two weeks of next Term parents may choose whether the children are in Summer or Winter Uniform depending on the weather. All children need to be in their Winter Uniform as of Monday 6th May. Please monitor the socks your child/ren are wearing with their uniform to ensure that they are the school colours.
Our uniform shop is open this Friday from 2:30pm - 3:10pm.
Winter Uniform Girls
Blue Winter tartan tunic or tartan skirt
Navy Trousers
Short or long sleeve sky blue polo top with school logo
Maroon tracksuit top with school logo
Navy tights, navy knee high socks
Black leather school shoes (runners are only to be worn on PE/class sport days
Winter Uniform Boys
Grey school shorts or long pants
Short or long sleeved sky blue polo top with school logo
Maroon tracksuit top with school logo
Grey ankle or knee high socks
Black leather shoes (runners are only to be worn on PE/class sport days)
I wish all of you a wonderful and safe holiday and look forward to seeing you all back at school on Tuesday 26th April.
Take care,
Ursula DeCorrado
Acting Principal
