Wow what a final week of term we have had! Today’s Athletics Carnival was well attended with students and lots of families. Our students did themselves very proud, having a go at so many different activities and really giving it their all in the running races. The Parent/Staff/ Year 6 student relay race was quite a highlight with the Staff narrowly taking it out at the end over the Parents. Dulgan (Yellow) House were the winners on the day but all house groups did outstandingly well in terms of effort, spirit and participation.

Thank you to all our parents who assisted with setting up, packing up, supervising activities and with cooking and serving at the Sausage Sizzle. Thank you to all our staff who really showed a lot of support to students and to the various activities to ensure our day was successful. It was a great way to end the term. Special thanks to Mr Chrisitie and Mr Papazis who did all the planning and organising for the day along with their special helpers Ian and Bob.

This week we also had another very successful Ecofest with many participants coming along to learn and experience the various activities we had available. We are always so grateful for the many businesses and community groups who participate in this event and make it such a success.

This year, we partnered with UPP (Unleashing Personal Potential) to run a workshop with our Year 5 /6 students around Positive Peer Relationships. I was so proud of the students' engagement on this day and so pleased to see them learn so much about each other and about the impact of their choices. We will be keen to continue this partnership each year. 

Finally, I would like to congratulate my staff for their continued professionalism and dedication to our students and to our school community throughout another term that has continued to have significant challenges; including ongoing illnesses for themselves, their families and their students. The constant disruption to learning and the unavailability of relief staff has meant lots of juggling with learning plans, class groupings and a sense of solid routine. Throughout all this, I have been so proud to work with such caring, considerate colleagues who just consistently find the positivity in each day.

Have a fabulous break from school. We’ll see you back at school on th 11 July. I’m heading to Melbourne to visit my daughter. It's going to be so cold!  

Cheers

Penny