It’s hard to believe that we are only a week away from the end of the school year.

We would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support, with special thanks to the parents and friends who have supported the various school activities, excursions, and sports programs. This level of support has allowed us to provide these valuable extra-curricular activities.

Our teaching staff have again shown a strong commitment to doing their best for the children they teach. They approach their work with positivity, enthusiasm and a focus on continuous improvement, with our work around Literacy a real highlight. Thank you for your dedicated, hard work again this year.

Similarly, we would like to acknowledge and thank our learning support and administration teams for their efforts and work. They have provided invaluable high-level intervention support for students and successfully managed school operations in the areas of front office, finance, technology, library and grounds.

Throughout the year, Coro students have shown positive attitudes to learning, upheld our school learner profile attributes and been involved in the broader aspects of school life, including after-hours school/SAPSASA sports, sports days, choirs, special days, SRC, crossing and flag duties, canteen, school garden activities, buddy classes, assemblies, excursions, Minecraft / art clubs, and much more. We trust they’ve had an enjoyable year, and we’re sure they’ll be looking forward to the holiday break.

We would like to thank members of this year’s Governing Council for their advocacy and support of our school. Special thanks to Sam Neville (Chair), Andrew Redhan-Wenham, Chelsea Mount, Ben Sanderson, Sally Woolford, Anna Forgan, Declan Page, Janita Bentley, Laura Kool, Chris Schneider, Candice Doman, and Emma Collingwood. Strong parent support contributes to our school in so many positive ways.

I would also like to acknowledge the work of our school OSHC and Canteen, in particular, Dennis and Mathew and their teams, who provide an invaluable service.

Next week will be the last week of primary school for our Year 6 students. We look forward to saying farewell at their graduation ceremony Thursday evening. They have been a terrific group of young people with bright futures ahead of them, and we wish them the very best for the next stage of their schooling.

Each year we farewell families, many of whom have been heavily involved in school life. We thank you for your support over the years and extend our best wishes for the future. Thank you for being part of the Coromandel Valley Primary School community.

We will also be farewelling two long-term members of our teaching staff, Sean Murphy and Juli Bryan. Both Sean and Juli will be acknowledged at our Celebration evening and our final school assembly on the last day of the term. We would like to congratulate both of these wonderful educators on their outstanding careers within education.  

Last but by no means least, thank you to Kat, Kate and Sue, who have provided excellent support and leadership across all aspects of school life.

We have very much enjoyed working with students, staff and families this year, and we wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas / New Year. We look forward to seeing you all back at school on Tuesday, 28th January 2025.