Written by Abigail A and Hayley C

The current SRC has worked together over a period of 2 terms, on multiple topics to bring positive change to the school and being a voice for all students. We have laid what is the foundation that the incoming Semester 2 SRC can build on.

In Term 1, we worked under the guidance of Mrs Hoult to establish meeting protocols and learn how to work together as a team. The four executive members took part in a leadership conference in Huonville to become better leaders for our school. We learnt how to work as a team, and what the attributes of a leader should be. We have taken what we learned from the conference and put it to use in our roles in the school today.

We also put on a Harmony Day free dress event. We worked together as an SRC to make and provide posters in our own time to put up all around the school. The SRC executives were also honoured to attend the ANZAC Day service on Sunday 25th of April. We laid a wreath on behalf of our school community in remembrance of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.

We also began work on refurbishing the Nature Play Pod, which is a shipping container that will contain environmentally friendly materials for all students to use in creative play. We contributed our ideas which will be used to direct the setup of the pod.

In Term 2, we had a teacher change and have been working with Mrs Bloomfield as we continued to work on plans for the Nature Play Pod, which will receive its new doors over the school holidays, ready to be set up and managed by the incoming SRC members.

After some discussion, we decided to bring Waste Free Wednesdays back to decrease the harm that we cause to the environment with single use plastics. We worked with Mrs Bloomfield to create a Facebook survey for parents around the issue of single use plastics in school lunch boxes, which will be used to inform the new SRC as they prepare to create a student led education program.

Our final role this term is hosting a fundraising free dress day for The Smith Family, who support Australians in need to access educational opportunities. We were excited to meet with a representative of The Smith Family and hear more about the work they do. We raised over $500 for this charity, which will support one disadvantaged Tasmanian primary school student have better access to education for a year.

We would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Mrs Innis for giving us the opportunity to be the SRC team we are now. Our thanks also go to Mrs Hoult and Mrs Bloomfield for their support and guidance. We have all loved being SRC members for Semester 1 and wish the incoming SRC all the very best as they continue to build on the work we have begun.