Dear Families,
I hope everyone had a wonderful break and have enjoyed the return of school for semester two.
OUR COLLECTIVE SCHOOL PILLARS AND VALUES
After receiving close to 200 community responses from staff, students and parents we have finalised our three school pillars and values that will guide our school moving forward into the future.
Our three pillars that will set the direction for our mission are:
FAITH – LEARNING – COMMUNITY
Our values centred on the example of Jesus Christ that will support our daily actions and interactions are:
KINDNESS – LOVE – CARE
Thank you to everyone for your input and support throughout the process of constructing our shared pillars and values.
2023 NAPLAN RESULTS
EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AGAIN with the 2023 NAPLAN RESULTS
Once again, we have managed to produce outstanding results!
ALL RESULTS IN YEAR 3 ABOVE THE NATIONAL AND STATE AVERAGES
Congratulations to all our Year 3 & 5 students who sat the test. A special thank you to our leaders and teachers who have looked closely at our testing data over the last three years and adjusted teaching practices to achieve such excellent results:
Student results have been sent home to families.
NEW RECEPTION CHILDREN
Our mid-year intake consists of 23 children who have enjoyed their first two weeks at school. They are a delightful group of children taking their next step into the wider world under the incredible leadership of their teacher Mrs Haddad.
OSHC & VACATION CARE
SHAYLA COOPER – NEW OSHC DIRECTOR
We welcome Shayla who will be our new OSHC Director. Shayla has worked in various OSHC services as a leader and most recently at St Francis of Assisi in Newton. We look forward to the positive impact she will have on our community.
During Vacation Care, one of the highlights was the excursion to the Hahndorf Farm Barn. The children enjoyed feeding the animals. Thank you to the staff for ensuring the excursion was a huge success.
YEAR 1 & 5 SHARED MAKERS EMPIRE SHOWCASE
This week our Year 1 and Year 5 students shared their collaborative buddy project for the ‘Learning by Design’ Showcase event at Stone & Chalk. The two year levels worked together to solve a problem of soccer balls passing through the goal nets at Bridge Street and used Makers Empire technology and 3D printing to resolve. Thank you to both teachers for leading this impactful initiative to enhance student engagement and purposeful learning.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY UPGRADES
Over the school holidays we organised for maintenance and upgrades works to be undertaken. One specific holiday makeover occurred in the Preschool with the floorboards being replenished.
