PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
WELCOME BACK TO TERM THREE
I hope everyone had a relaxing school holiday and spent quality time with family and friends. It was great to be on the gate yesterday morning and greet hundreds of smiling children coming back to school to start the Term. On Monday, the teaching staff had a full day of professional learning at Taronga Zoo where we utilised the zoo educational specialists around incorporating animals and the environment into meaningful, real life, teaching and learning experiences and engaged in the new Aboriginal Education Policy. The teachers' design and make skills were challenged after monitoring behavioural traits of the pygmy marmosets to create an innovative and stimulating feeding device. The winning designs were then chosen to use in the enclosure of these incredibly cute monkeys.
STAFFING CHANGES
There have been a few staff movements and changes for the remainder of the term.
- Mrs Sobraty has returned from maternity leave and will be replacing Mrs Stokes on 1ES, Thursdays and Fridays.
- Mrs Stokes (Mon/Thu & Fri) will be in an off-class Assistant Principal role working closely with teachers and students in Kindergarten, Year 1 & Year 2 with the new NSW Curriculum Reform and syllabus changes.
- Mr Johnson will be taking 4ZV for the remainder of the year, replacing Ms Veenstra who has taken up a position within the Department's corporate Wellbeing space.
- Mrs Rie Matsui will be working with Stage Two (Year 3/4) classes and as a part of our Release from Face to Face (RFF) program.
BUILDING UPDATE
Scaffolding on H Block (Kindy Building) - This has been held up by a few weeks due to wet weather. The painting job on the outside is almost complete and the scaffolding should come down in the next few weeks. This will be dismantled over the weekend to ensure safety for all students.
Office / Staffroom Refurbishment - This project is coming along very well and we are looking forward to welcoming you into our new space mid way through the term
Noah's Ark Toilet Block - The contractors have been engaged and we are just developing the work schedule and start date. More information will be communicated in the coming weeks.
McMillan COLA - This community funded project is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.
TERM 3 INVOICES
Term 3 Invoices will be emailed home at the end of this week.
TERM THREE KEY DATES
If you have not already checked out our Key Dates poster for Term Three.
Please make sure you save the date for our Education Week Open day on Wednesday 3rd August. There will be an assembly and perfromances in the morning as well as open classrooms. More information on particulars to come.