Playground Update
It's been a frustrating journey for all of us as we negotiate the very unfortunate series of events around our Junior Playground redevelopment. Following on from the administration of our contractor, we have subsequently been liaising with the Victorian School Building Authority and new contractors to deliver the project. We are looking to receiving some new design plans and be able to plan for construction starting sometime next term. I will keep you updated when we have more information to share.
Visit from our local member
Today I had a chance to meet with our local member for State Parliament, Matt Fregon. It was a good chance to both show off our school but also to discuss with him the needs of our school community and how the government can help our families with resources and facilities.
Specialist Awards
If you can't attend our fortnightly assemblies, you may not know that each time our specialists teachers select one class each to be the recipient of their own Specialist award. Each of Physical Education, Visual Art, Performing Art, Japanese and a combination of STEM/PMP are on the lookout for a class that has worked well together, put in extra effort or achieved some thing great. This week's we celebrated the following classes -
Physical Education | Visual Art | Performing Arts | Japanese | STEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4C | 3C | 2A | 2A | 5B |
Cold weather and sniffles
Even though we continue to see beautiful, clear sunny days, the mornings have turned quite cold and that means we will soon enter Winter. At the same time we are also seeing not only a number of students absent due to illness, but quite possibly a number of students who should be absent. If your child is unwell it is important for them to stay home. Recovery from illness is much easier when resting at home, and how well your child can get through a school day is severely compromised by illness.
Further more, it's important not to spread the various colds, flues and sniffles to other students and staff. Schools can be a breeding ground for illness so we all need to do our part to prevent that. We want all our children at school everyday, but only if they are healthy!
As the weather does turn cold, it's a good time to ensure your child comes to school in sufficiently warm clothing. Many kids like to wear shorts or skorts all year round, but please make sure they come to school with a jumper or jacket. Single digit temperatures will be the norm for many mornings until Spring, so rug up!
Justin Hone Principal