Arrival times
Just a note on the start of the day. We run a soft start each day with students invited into their classroom between 8.45 and the official start of learning at 9am. On occasions there will be times students arrive after 9am. This is understandable with so many things that can get in the way each day. On those days it's simply a matter of checking in via the Compass kiosk in the office and then heading to class.
However, what does become difficult is when these late days continually add up. Being 10 minutes late every day adds up to over a week of learning in a year. Over the course of a student's entire school, it's equivalent to an entire term of lost learning. Arriving late on a regular basis means a student will miss the important initial instructions of a lesson, requiring additional support to get on track and meaning the rest of the class is impacted. My message is if you are finding that it is difficult to get your child to school by 9am please reach out to see if we can help you. There may be some ideas or supports we can put into place to make sure your child can boost their learning time.
Trivia night
Good luck to those competing in the Parent Trivia night this Saturday. In reality, it's not really a competition, but a time for parents to let their hair down and have fun. Thank you to the organisers and we hope everyone gets home safely!
Somers Camp
Next Tuesday, August 19th, 27 students from Years 5 and 6 will be heading off to Somers Camp. Somers is a Department of Education run program which combines students from a number of primary schools to be part of a 9 day camp. We participated as a school before COVID, so it's great that we have been able to re-join. Accompanying the students will be Belinda Treseder and Issi Pellissier, so along with a whole bunch of new faces, our students will be there with teachers they know. Parents are invited to visit on the weekend, and we will be seeing students back at school Thursday, 28th of August. We wish them all the best on this big adventure and thank Belinda and Issi for giving up their time to go on what is a very looooong camp!
Parent Opinion Survey
Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey offered by the Department of Education and is seeking your feedback. The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation.
Our school will use the survey results to assist in identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies.
All families will receive an email with an individualised PIN to access the survey. The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open online from Monday 18 August to Friday 19 September 2025.
The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.
The online survey will be available in English and 10 other languages including Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Resources are also available in additional languages to assist parents / caregivers / guardians who speak a language other than English at home. Please reach out to your child’s teacher, or the school directly for survey guides in your language.
