Newsletter 3 – Week 3, Term 4, 2021 – Message from Admin Team, Morning Running Club, Celebrating Student Success, Scholastic Book Club, MS Readathon Award, Canteen, Snap a Selfie with a Senior, Town of Cambridge Bike Month

Message from the Executive Administration Team

Dear parents and caregivers

I hope everyone managed to take advantage of the fleeting sunshine over the weekend, it was a welcome change wasn’t it? I’m sure you will be aware of the disappearance of 4 year old Cleo Smith recently. As mum to a 4 year old daughter, it is quite close to home for me. I know it can be an unsettling time for parents. You will also have received a Stranger Danger alert by direct email today. It’s important we remain alert but we maintain a sense of calm and routine for our children with the right safeguards in place. As a school we are keeping the focus on protective behaviours in developmentally appropriate ways according to year level. On the school website, there is a ‘Protective Behaviours for Parents’ Handbook’ which outlines the language used in the Protective Behaviours curriculum and tips for parents. You can find the resource under the Information tab under Parent Resources, or click here.

 

Learning Environment

 

Year 6 Camp: What an adventure our Year 6s had at the end of last week at Forest Edge Recreation Camp in Waroona. By all accounts, our students embraced the challenges presented through abseiling, kayaking, climbing, raft building and more. It was a time for our graduating students to connect and grow away from home. Thank you so much to our teachers and EAs who put so much preparation and planning into the camp, plus time away from their families to ensure these kids had an amazing time. To Mr Alan Ramsey, Mrs Leigh McCarthy, Mr John Porteous, Ms Hannah Cox, Mrs Renae Small, Mrs Kirby Harper, Mrs Tess Thuang, Mrs Geraldine Pratley, Miss Laura Smith, Mrs Kate Gibson, Miss Kate Goyder and Mr Jon Bowman, thank you. I know our students are very grateful to have had the opportunity.

    

Community Engagement

 

World Teacher’s Day: This Friday 29 October is a day where we acknowledge the wonderful work our teachers do, day in and day out to help your children grow and learn at school. Being a teacher is a very special occupation which really does consume you and our teachers spend countless hours outside of the school day on lesson planning, collaborating with colleagues, analysing student achievement data, marking student work, setting up classrooms as inviting learning environments, working with external health professionals, developing individual plans, writing reports, choosing resources, uploading to Seesaw, meeting with parents and the list goes on. We can’t also forget teaching their students each day and doing playground duty. Teachers do it because they love to see their students have those lightbulb moments, to see them develop socially and emotionally and to develop a love of learning. I am sure you will join me in helping our teachers know how appreciated they are this Friday. It might be a little note, card or drawing by your child or even a simple flower from the garden. We will be hosting a morning tea in honour of our teachers, thank you to class reps and the P&C for supporting us in spoiling our teachers.

 

The Fathering Project: Don’t forget that this Friday, the first Fathering Project event involving kids, dads and father figures is happening. The Paper Planes & Pizza event is being held at the school from 4:30-6:30pm. You will need to register and pay via the Qkr app (P & C Fundraising Events) by Thursday 28 October to take part. We hope the community will get behind the first event. Thank you to The Dads of Grantham St (DOGS) and the P&C for supporting this great community-building initiative.

Connect, Collaborate, Communicate

Yours in learning

Tamara, Alan, Rachel and Kerry