Dear parents and carers,

It’s amazing to think we have already reached the end of Term 1. Although it has been a very short term a lot has happened. It is lovely to see how well all the children have settled into their new classes and how much learning they have squeezed into a very short space of time. It has also been lovely to get to know our thirteen new students and their families.

The Middle Primary classes had their assembly on Friday. Thank you to all the parent who went to such efforts to make costumes. I think all the children did very well learning their dances! The Early Years classes will start off the assemblies next term on Friday, 7^th May at 9:00am. The senior classes will have their second assembly on Friday, 28^th May and the Middle years will have their second assembly on Friday, 11th June. All the details are in the term planner with this newsletter.

Just a reminder that there will be an Easter Hat parade on Thursday this week.  More details will be sent out on See Saw.  There is also an Easter raffle being held by the P&C so watch out for information about that!

We have a couple of staffing changes happening next term.  Ms Belinda Chan is going on long service leave for Thursdays and Fridays for the whole term and Mr West Marshall will be coming in to replace her.  We welcome him on board.  We have also taken on a few new Education Assistants this term and we will be running a recruitment process to hopefully make them part of our Team.

Last week the School Board took part in School Board Training – part of their role is to act as a liaison between you and the school, particularly when it comes to whole school changes and decisions.  The Parent reps for our school board are Bianca Landis (Mason’s Mum) Angelo Forte (Amber’s Dad), Chantelle McCarthy (Sam’s Mum) and Philippa McNeish (Genesis’ Mum).  Please feel free to talk to them about any school issue that might be worrying you or if there is something you would like to get involved in.

They will be running a getting to know you get together at the Tomato Lake Café on Tuesday a flier will be coming out very soon. Put it in your diaries and come and meet the Board and other parents from the school.

Next term will be a very long term with 11 weeks, so I hope you all have a wonderful two weeks’ holiday and we will see all the students back in school on Tuesday, 20^th April.

Deb