Our Explicit Improvement Agenda

Student Voice and Agency

Planning for Improved Student Learning

Celebrations of Learning

End of Term - Dress Up Day, Student Parade and Display of Student Learning from Term 2

To celebrate our students’ voice and agency and their learning during Term 2, students are invited to DRESS UP as a SCIENTIST, INVENTOR or ENGINEER on - Thursday 22 June (last day of Term 2 for students).  A parade of student dress ups and showcase of student learning (displays, models and photos from Term 2) will take place on Thursday (22-6-23) morning from 9.00 to 9.30 am - parents are most welcome to join us for the Term 2 Dress Up Parade and student learning display in the Allen Hall.

Our Inquiry Focus for Term 2 included Design & Technology and Science. Classrooms are buzzing with experiments, designing and testing hypothesis.  Students used the design process to guide the planning and creation of models to meet specific criteria and reflected on the process.  They explored living and non living things and how food gets from paddock to plate.  Students investigated what plants and animals need to survive and created model farms where life cycle were explained.  We look forward to sharing their learning with you at the Showcase of learning on Thursday 22 June.

Semester One SIMON Reports and Term 2 Student Learning Portfolios

Student Semester One Reports will be uploaded into PAM (Parent Access Module) on Wednesday 21 June and the Term 2 Student Learning Portfolio will be distributed at the end of the school day in conjunction with the Semester One Report.  We encourage parents to write feedback for your child’s learning in Term 2 on the feedback sheet provided in your child’s Student Learning Portfolio.  Please return the Student Learning Portfolio at the beginning of Term 3 so your child can continue documenting their learning journey.

PSG Meetings

Term 2 PSG Meetings will be held over the next two weeks.  The PSG meeting focus is to review and monitor student plans such as a Personalised Learning Plan [PLP], Student Adjustment and Evaluation Plan [SAEP], Behaviour Support Plan [BSP] and/or Safety Plan.  The PSG also provides an opportunity to work in partnership with parents, the student and other professional agencies for improved student learning outcomes.  We look forward to our PSG meetings over the next few weeks.

Winter Lightning Premiership

Our Year 6 students participated in the Winter Lightning Premiership yesterday and were lucky enough to miss the heavy downpour of rain that was predicted.  Congratulations to our Senior Students on their behaviour, participation and sportsmanship.  Photos of the Lightning Premiership Teams are included in this edition of the newsletter.  A big thank you to Mr Tim, teachers, ESO staff and parents who assisted to ensure this event was a success and a great opportunity for our students to attend - thank you!.

Regional Cross Country

The following students Noah C, Katya K,Telina T, Tyler S, Lily C, Annabelle I, Leonardo M will participate in the Regional Cross Country event to be held next Wednesday 14 June in Hastings - we wish them all the very best in this high level of competition and look forward to hearing of their achievements! 

Celebrations of Community

Thank you - Winter Fundraiser

Our celebration of Winter last week raised $998.80!  A great effort by all who wore their woollen beanies and/or ordered their Subway lunch.  The money raised will go towards the development of our outside learning area under the newly installed Shade Sail in the Brunswick Courtyard.  Thank you to everyone who participated for their efforts.

Father’s Day Breakfast - change of dates

As our Year 6 students will be on Camp from Wednesday 30 August to Friday 1 September, we will hold our annual Father’s Day Breakfast on Wednesday morning 30 August, so our Year 6 students don’t miss out on this very important celebration in our school community.  The calendar of school dates and events has been updated to reflect these changes.  More information about the Father’s Day Breakfast will be shared in the newsletter when we get closer to the date.  The Father’s Day Stall will be run by our Year 6 students on Tuesday 29 August.

School Advisory Committee

The School Advisory Committee met on Tuesday night and some items on the agenda included updates to Child Safety initiatives in our school, OHS audits, Emergency Management Planning, maintenance works, setting of school fees for 2024, finance and sharing student learning for Term 2.  Our next School Advisory Committee will be held in Term 3 on Tuesday 1 August and the AGM will be held early in Term 4 on Tuesday 17 October at 7.00 pm.  Parent nominations for the AGM will be advertised during Term 3. 

School Dates and Events

School Dates and Events for Term 3 and 4 have been updated to include the following events - Write a Book in a Day Competition, Book Week Dress Up day, Father’s Day Stall and Father’s Day Breakfast/Assembly.  A reminder Monday 12 June is the King’s Birthday public holiday.