Fun Run and Burgers by the Billabong

Unfortunately we have had to postpone both our Fun Run today and our Burgers by the Billabong family event on Saturday due to wet grounds. The Fun Run course would have been quite slippery and potentially unsafe and the Early Years Playground has a lot of messy puddles and mud that would not make for a successful event. We do however look forward to rescheduling both these events early next term.

School fees

We have a number of families who are getting behind on their school fees and are not meeting their agreements made through our enrolment contracts. I understand that many families experience hardship at different times and if you are struggling, it is important to make contact so we can put a payment plan in place. I will be calling families next week to follow up overdue accounts. 

School Projects over the holidays

During the Easter break we will have contractors onsite installing the new battery storage near OSHC for our additional solar panels that will also be installed on Blue, Green and Yellow Blocks. We should also have contractors here installing the new shades over the swings in the Country Farm Playground, another one connecting the barn to our school building where we will add some outdoor tables our teachers have painted with various patterns and themes and we have a third shade going over the new eating area at Red Block.

Most excitingly, we will have our new contractors arriving on site ready to start our Building Project Stage 3- Library, E Block (Orange) and an extension to our Administration building and tuckshop. This project is due to be completed by the September holidays.

Holy Week

Next week, we celebrate Holy Week where the students will participate in a walk around a number of stations (hopefully in the Bush Tucker Trail) to interact with activities that engage them in the story of the time leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection. Mr Christie always plans such creative ways for our students to experience this learning and it is something I look forward to every year.

Next week we have quite a number of students in Years 5 /6 heading out to represent our school in a local rugby league and netball competition. We have had to draw on our friends at Good Shepherd Catholic School to ensure we had enough students for the footy team. We wish them all the best for a great day with lots of good sportsmanship and competition.

As this will be our last newsletter for term, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your engagement in school initiatives and activities so far and wish you all the best for a happy, safe and holy holiday break.

Have a fabulous weekend. See you all next week.

Cheers

Penny Collins