Wow! What a fantastic term we have had.

The growth in our students over the past 10 weeks has been wonderful to witness. Next term we have some exciting events planned and I encourage you to check the Term 2 Parent Calendar which you will receive next term in Week 1, as well as keep a close eye on our Facebook page where we post events and reminders. Each week, we put many photographs of students working and engaging in their learning, and announce school events via our Facebook page.  Stay as up to date as possible by keeping an eye out for our posts. Tag your family and friends and remember, we welcome positive messages and encouragement on our Facebook posts.

We have a few acknowledgements and farewells this term:

Tricia Blair, one of our experienced Teacher Aides has retired this week. Tricia has been a dedicated and extremely valued teacher aide who most recently has been assisting our school in her 2 day a week role in Workplace, Health and Safety.  We celebrated with Tricia this week and wish her all the best for her future and a lovely retirement!

Lynne Kelly, one of our longest serving teachers, has decided to retire this year. Lynne began her teaching career in the late 1970s and has been a teacher with us since 2016. Lynne will stay on for the first part of next term, in a part time role in Early Years, before taking leave prior to her official retirement. This week, staff celebrated Lynne’s fantastic career with many staff commenting on her gentleness, kindness and willingness to support and help others. Lynne is a huge loss to our teaching staff and we will miss her enormously when she leaves us half way through next term. We wish Lynne all the best for her leave and retirement and sincerely thank her for her dedication and commitment to our school.

Ray Bailey our current School’s Officer (Grounds and Facilities) is taking leave for the rest of this year. Ray has been with our school for the past year, and we wish him all the best.

Our new School’s Officer (Grounds and Facilities) is Adam Mackay who has joined us this week. Welcome Adam!

I wish you and your families a peaceful and fulfilling Easter and holiday break and look forward to welcoming all of our students back on Tuesday 22 April for term 2.

Best Wishes

Sarah Lester

Principal