Hello Families!

Term 4 is such a wonderful time to be in our school! The results of the focus put into teaching and learning programs up until this point in time, and the work put into establishing positive learning environments, with clear expectations and routines,  means that Term 4 is all about our students showing us how amazing they are!  Wandering around our school, I get to see this on many occasions each and every day. Whether it be students asking me to watch a dance performance while I am on duty, sharing in the moment when a student proudly shares a piece of writing with me or seeing the huge smile on the face of one of our little learners in LIL when they master crawling up steps independently, I am reminded every day of how capable little people are. 

Our busy Term 4 schedule will provide so many opportunities for our students to share their learning with us with upcoming school events such as sport carnivals, musical performances and Outdoor Classroom Day in the school calendar.  It is a busy time, in school and family life, but please endeavour to keep in the loop with all school communication and support your child and our school by attending class and whole school events where possible.

Our teachers are busy preparing for writing end of year reports and this is another great time for students to show us their growth in all aspects of their learning and development. Reports come home with students on Friday 10th December. 

A major focus of our programs between now and the end of the year will be preparing and supporting our students for the transition into their new class groups next year.  Our leadership team and classroom teachers have begun the massive task of planning what our school structure will look like in 2022. 

Upcoming change can lead to feelings of worry and anxiety amongst our students, and even ourselves as parents too. But can I ask that we think of this as another opportunity for your child to show us how amazing they are? We can shift some of those negative thoughts around change into positives. Change  can be an opportunity to grow, to develop flexibility and adaptability, experience challenge, new experiences and opportunities. Change becomes an opportunity to learn something new.  Please know that classroom teachers will be preparing your child for this upcoming change, and in my work as Support Teacher there will be a range of different processes put in place to support individuals and class groups.

And last but not least, our interschool swimming team took out 1st place at the SPSSA Interschool Carnival on Tuesday. Congratulations to Mr K and all of our students who went along and gave their very best! 

Mr Kamano will notify students who have qualified to participate in the Champions Swimming Carnival in the coming weeks. 

Kind regards,

Purdie Hudson

AST / Support Teacher