What a great start to the week with sunshine for our athletics carnival. A huge thank you must go to the conveners of the carnival, Ms Correia, Mr King, Mr Oriel and Ms Wolski for organising such a successful event. I am sure you can appreciate the organisation and planning that is needed to allow almost 900 students to participate.

It was wonderful to see the students participating, giving it their best and cheering on their friends and peers. The House Captains and Vice Captains were bringing back some rivalry to add excitement and team spirit with cheers and screams. It was a great atmosphere. Congratulations to everyone for participating in the day and especially to those who tried their hardest and loved every minute of it.

The data entry from all heats is now complete and students will be presented with ribbons at next weeks assembly. In each age group, the top three fastest runners for 100m and 200m events will represent our school at the Zone carnival. Qualifying height and distances are set by the Zone for high jump, long jump and shot put competitors. Students will be notified at next weeks assembly when they receive their school ribbons regarding the Zone carnival and a permission notes if successful.

STUDENT INVOICES & ONLINE PERMISSION NOTES

INVOICES

Term 3 invoices were sent out to families via email this week. Fees attached to your child's invoice are for excursions, incursions or learning experiences that help support the educational programs run in classrooms. These experiences provide opportunities for students to deepen their level of understanding and engage in learning from different perspectives. 

Thank you to everyone for your prompt payment, this is really appreciated. If you have not received your invoice or would like to speak with the school about it, please contact the office and we will assist you.

ONLINE PERMISSION NOTES

Parent permission for excursions and incursions will begin coming home through your email with a link to information and to seek approval. Currently these emails are sent to the primary listed email address within the system, the same email address where invoices are sent.

Later in the week we will be sending an email to all families that clearly shows current contact details listed for your child/family in our system to review and request changes and or updates. 

NOTIFYING THE SCHOOL OF STUDENT ATTENDANCE

If your child is unwell or absent from school, please use the SZapp, 'absentee tile' to notify the school rather than the school email address. This information is added straight into our system through the office staff and you also receive a receipt of your submission

RAT KITS SENT HOME

EDUCATION WEEK

Please see below information regarding our open day for Education Week on Wednesday 3rd August.

Please note we understand this is an exciting time for families to connect with your child in their school environment and we value that. However, please understand that due to current conditions including COVID-19, RSV and Influenza we are asking parents help us keep our community safe by following our COVID Smart Measures, including:

• all visitors to wear a mask when indoors
• do not attend if any flu like symptoms
• only attend the morning assembly performance and assembly if your child is scheduled to be on stage
• use hand sanitiser and appropriate hygiene practices
• be respectful of others

Thank you in advance for working with us to keep our students, teachers and community safe.