Term 2
| Class | Week 2 |
| KA | Kaniyan |
| KD | Yashaswi |
| KR | Shivansh |
| 1M | Arezo |
| 1R | Isra |
| 1/2L | Prisha |
| 2H | Mahima |
| 3V | Thibishka |
| 3/4C | Thujania |
| 4-5F | Leon |
| 5-6S | Aarav |
| 5-6V | Divya |
Dear parents/carers,
Welcome back to Term 2 which promises to be a busy term.
This term we have welcomed Elizabeth Holden as a permanent staff member. Elizabeth will be teaching 1R. We also welcomed Mrs Nanda back from leave.
Last week we observed ANZAC Day with a special service on Friday. Holding an ANZAC Day service is a simple way of teaching children about why we observe ANZAC Day and some of the traditions associated with the day. Thank you to the parents and community members who attended the service.
Staff started the term with a professional learning day on Monday 24.4.23. Our school joined with all other public schools across NSW to carry out professional learning focused on Aboriginal education. The professional learning supported improvement of outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students and supported teacher development in developing the knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal histories and cultures of all students. It was a very productive day and we will use some of our learning to support building our School Reconciliation Action Plan.
In Week 4 of term we will undergo an external validation process. As part of the process we have examined our practice against the School Excellence Framework. The Framework identifies quality practice across the three key domains of education – learning, teaching and leading – to help schools plan and monitor strategies for ongoing improvement. We have gathered evidence of our practice and will present this to an external panel to discuss our judgements and identified areas for improvement.
This term we will be conducting Peer Support lessons each week. In Peer Support Year 5 and 6 students lead groups of younger students in structured weekly sessions. This allows the older students to gain valuable leadership skills and younger students to build strong peer connections across the school.
Our Primary School Sports Association District Wentworthville/Seven Hills PSSA zone have advised that they have been unable to book buses to transport children to and from venues for the competition. Unfortunately this means there will not be PSSA sports competitions this year. The zone is looking at organising a gala day each term. The difficulty of being able to book affordable buses for the competition has become a real issue and it it threatening the capacity to run the competitions each Friday.
regards
Gabrielle Buczynski
