Dear families & friends, 

Student Learning summaries and parent-teacher conferences have been sent home and completed. We were really pleased with the high take up of conferences by families as this is an important conversation focused on each students learning progress and goals. The primary students all were given the opportunity to read their own report and ask any questions before taking it home to families so that they know where they are up to and what their next steps are.

We are excited to be having families come in for Learning Expo on Tuesday 5th July. It won’t be the full expo as we still are unable to have whole group assembly style performances, however families will be able to come in and speak with their child about their Inquiry learning in particular. There will be 2 sessions – Juniors 2 – 2.30pm and Primary 2.40 – 3.10 so that we are able to use the spaces across the site in line with Covid recommendations. We ask that a maximum of 2 adults per family attend and recommend the wearing of masks when inside the building. Each group have sent home further information via SeeSaw about how to enter and what will be shared.

Traffic issues continue to be a concern to us, both on Briar Rd and in the drop off area in the driveway. Governing Council and some individual members of our community are working on ways to be heard by our local council and members of parliament to try and make some change to the traffic conditions and make it safer for our students. We will be sending out further information on ways you can report unsafe traffic and parking issues. It is important that we are role models for the local community in our own behaviour and that we are following the road rules and guidelines to keep students safe. Pleas remember that the drop off area should only be used if students can enter and exit the car and the school independently. Adults should not exit their vehicle in this area.

We are very excited to announce that the opening of a Vacation Care service has now been approved. We are now working through the processes with our plan to open our first Vacation Care in the September/October holidays. There is a substantial amount of set up work to be done including policies, fee structures, programming, staffing, budget etc. The OSHC committee and Governing Council will be supporting Hannah to work through the necessary processes.

Next week is the last week of Term 2 and we have a few things planned including Learning Expo, Morialta Day and our Pj & Hot Chocolate day. Please see the program sent home previously for details.

I want to make special mention of our little group of Hot Chocolatiers. Stella, Tori, Willa, Annie, Nora & Charlotte as part of their Investigation in Nicole’s class, came to me a few weeks ago with a proposal to sell hot chocolate and raise money for the RSPCA.  The girls have worked with Gillian and have managed to gain donations from Woolworths, Coles and Drakes, who have provided above and beyond to the girls, milk, chocolate and marshmallows after writing to the managers of our local stores explaining their plan. Remember to bring along your money and your mug on the last day of term to support the group’s mission to raise money for the RSPCA!

Congratulations Lauren! As most of you will know Lauren has announced she is expecting her first baby later this year. Lauren will be taking maternity leave from the beginning of term 4. We are currently looking at who we can secure to replace Lauren for term 4. We will then start planning for 2023.

AS previously sent out, next week (week 10) I will be taking leave to have some planned surgery that was delayed due to Covid. The recovery time for this will be approximately 6 weeks. During this time Chantal Rainsford will be stepping up as Acting Principal. I feel very confident in Chantal and our amazing team to keep everything moving along while I am away. Chantal can be contacted via the school email or phone and will be increasing her regular time of 2 days per week to a full time position. I will be unavailable during this time.

I look forward to seeing you all again in Week 4 next term.

Cheers Skye 😊

In Investigation Willa, Stella, Tori, Annie, Nora and Charlotte had an idea. They all wanted to raise money for RSPCA because they all love animals. The girls came up with a proposal to sell hot chocolate to everyone to raise the money. They went to see Skye and told them their plan. Skye agreed and then Gillian was appointed as their staff contact person. 

Gillian and the students worked together and worked out a budget, plans for advertising and wrote letters to local shops for donations. We were all excited to see the donations come in. 

Well done girls on using your initiative to plan something that gives back to our local community. So bring along a mug and some money to support RSPCA on Friday 8th July!