Dear Parents and Caregivers

As we head into the final four weeks of the school year, there are several events which we look forward to and invite our parents and community members to share with us. 

This Friday, we have our Junior Swimming Carnival. Commencing at 9.00am, our Prep- Year 2 students will participate in a range of water activities before finishing at about 12.30pm. Please note that there is no school organised food stall this year and parents are encouraged to pack their children’s own morning tea and lunch for the day. Teachers will have a sign out sheet for parents who wish to exit their child/ren at the end of the event.

Our Senior Swimming Carnival will be held next Tuesday 26 November and will be an all day event.  Once again there will no school organised food stall and children will need to bring their own morning tea and lunch for the day.

For both events, please remember to pack hats, water and sunscreen.

Please note the times and dates for other events throughout this newsletter.

Final Assembly Time

Our final assembly for the term will be held on Thursday 12 December commencing at 12.00pm. At this time, our new school leaders will be announced to the school community. Everyone is welcome to attend. Assemblies will continue each Monday until the end of the school year.

Classes for 2020

Classes for next year are being developed and will be available on Thursday 23 January from 8.30am outside the School Administration. All classes are DRAFT until the Day 8 School Staffing Census and are subject to change.

On the same morning between 9:00-10:00am, teachers will be in their classrooms and the opportunity is available for parents and students to meet teachers and drop off book packs.  This will be the only time available as teachers will be involved in a Student Free Day program at all other times.

School Leaders Selection Process Continuing

The nominees for the position of School Captains for 2020 will present their speeches to students in Year 3-6 this Thursday from 9.00am. A total of 22 students have nominated for the four positions. It is certainly wonderful to see so many students nominating and willing to be school leaders in 2020. After the speeches are presented, students in Years 3-5 will be invited to vote by ballot, from which a shortlist will be created with successful shortlisted candidates progressing to an interview in coming weeks.  Parents are welcome to attend the speech presentations.

Next Monday, after assembly students in Years 3-6 will go to their Sports House Groups to hear short presentations from students nominating to be Sports Captains or Vice-Captains. Again a ballot will be conducted and preferences for all leadership positions will be considered before a final announcement of all the new school leaders is made on assembly on Thursday 12 December.

School Terms in 2020

School commences for students on Tuesday 28 January 2020

Term 1 :- Tuesday 28 January – Friday 3 April 2020  (10 weeks)

Term 2:- Monday 20 April – Friday 26 June  (10 Weeks)

Term 3:- Monday 13 July – Friday 18 September (10 Weeks)

Term 4:- Tuesday 6 October – Friday 11 December (10 Weeks)

The Student Free Day for 2020 is Friday 4 September.