Dear families,

After an interesting start to term 3, our students have quickly settled back into some solid routines. I would like to thank staff, students and parents for making the week of home learning a success. I know for some the pressure was high and your efforts to support learning were highly valued. Thank you to families for respecting and adhering to the ongoing COVID-19 guidelines re masks and limited access, your cooperation is appreciated. We will continue to provide you with links to assemblies and events where possible.

Pupil Free Day

On the first day of this term our staff worked alongside teachers at Belair primary school to discuss Writing, Mathematics and Inquiry learning.

The day started with a presenter fromn Brightpath talking to staff about how to improve cohesion within writing. Staff had an opportunity to explore how this could be done after moderating work samples.

The next session focused on mathematics, inparticular problem solving ideas and task design.  This was followed by an opportunity to compare units of inquiry with  particular attention on Humanities and Social Science, ensuring that we carefully embed Australian curriculum content and assessment into our units. 

Our SSO's connected at Belair Primary School where they learnt more about supporting students with speech and language difficulties.

Our specialist teachers connected with other specialists from partnership schools at Blackwood Primary school to explore the languages, Physical Education, Sciences and Performing Arts. All found this useful in developing effective approaches to deliver the Australian Curriculum.

Staff found the opportunity to connect worthwhile and came away with new thinking for teaching and learning.

Hats

In line with our Sun Smart policy students are required to wear their hat at lunch time as the UV increases to above 3. Even on cloudy days students are susceptible to  sun damage at that time of the day so hats on for full protection. Students do not need to wear their hats at recess time. This allows for some Vitamin D in the system!

2022 Enrolment

We are well into the process of looking at class structures for 2022. If you have a child who will be starting school next year can you please make sure you have completed the registration of interest form below and return to the front office. If you know anyone who is still considering a place for next year can you also encourage them to speak to the school if interested. registration of interest form.pdf