Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome or Welcome back
We have enjoyed a very smooth start to the year, thank you to our staff for their efforts to make the transition for our students so seamless. Welcome to our new families we hope your time at our school is particularly rewarding for your children.
Family Gathering
Our Annual Family Gathering will be held on the Junior Playground on Friday February 12th commencing after school and finishing around 5.30 pm.
A (COVID compliant) BBQ will be available and there will be the usual games for the children. Please bring your own drinks, chairs and a picnic blanket.
Can you let me know if you can assist on the BBQ.
Meet the Teacher
Once again our school will be hosting Meet the Teacher sessions on the 15th and 16th of February. A letter inviting you to book a meeting with your child’s teacher will be sent early next week. The booking can be activated via Google Docs.
Swimming Carnival
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help at the carnival next Tuesday. We have enough helpers to assist with all of the extra roles required to make the carnival run smoothly. Below is a proposed schedule for the day. We tried our best to make sure that children do not have to swim back to back in events. Please note that this is only a guide. Novelty events will run throughout the day for different age groups.
9.30 am (approx.) Welcome
200 IM
100m Freestyle
100m Breaststroke
100m Backstroke
100m Butterfly
25m Freestyle
25m Breaststroke
25m Backstroke
25m Butterfly
50m Freestyle
50m Breaststroke
50m Backstroke
50m Butterfly
Lunch
1.00 pm Free Time
2.30 pm (approx.) Pack Up
Staff 2021
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Principal |
Graham Pollard |
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Assistant Principal |
Petra Cole |
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Religious Education Coordinator |
Louisa Mitchell |
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Curriculum Coordinator |
Rachel Powell |
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Finance Manager |
Chris Answerth |
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Office Manager |
Mary O'Shea-Roche |
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K Blue |
Sylvia Campbell |
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K Maroon |
Dom Laria |
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1 Blue |
Louisa Mitchell |
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1 Maroon |
Fiona Debenham |
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2 Blue |
Sophie Murdock |
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2 Maroon |
Michelle Johnson |
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3 Blue |
Luke Folkard |
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3 Maroon |
Tegan Bew |
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4 Blue |
Daniel Hunt |
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4 Maroon |
Rachel Powell |
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5 Blue |
Michelle Dempsey |
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5 Maroon |
Kerrie Buckler |
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6 Blue |
Dillon Payne |
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6 Maroon |
Sam Hornby |
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Leadership Teacher Release |
Marnie Mills (Wed/Thurs 4M and Thurs/Fri 1B) |
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Learning Support Coordinator/Teacher |
Cathy Talbot (Kinder - Year 2) |
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Learning Support Teacher |
Mary Quinane (Year 3 and Year 4) |
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Learning Support Teacher |
Petra Cole (Year 5 and Year 6) |
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Creative Arts Teacher |
Veronica Ellis(Tuesday - Thursday) |
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Japanese Teacher |
Anne Hodgkin (Monday - Tuesday) |
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Teacher Librarian |
Sally Judd (Monday - Thursday) |
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Classroom Assistant |
Donna Apps |
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Classroom Assistant |
Megan Hogan |
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Classroom Assistant |
Sue Demery |
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ECT Release |
Mary Rezek (Thursday even weeks) |
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Catalyst RFF Release |
Veronica Ellis (Friday) Mary Rezek (Fridays Weeks 6 - 9) |
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School Counsellor |
Rachel Corcoran |
Some New Routines and OLD Reminders
As COVID restrictions have been relaxed from the beginning of this year I would like to remind you about the arrangements concerning afternoon Pick Up.
All children should be collected in one of three locations:
- In person whereby the parent or carer waits for the child at the Junior Playground in the area where children assemble in the morning - via Drive Through (see below)
- At the pedestrian crossing on Chewings Street
- The afternoon procedure mirrors the morning drop off (same location, same rules, with one exception…could we strongly urge you to enter our drop off zone via Chewings Street. This will allow the buses to have an unimpeded route when they arrive at the school via Petterd Street. (See below)
You might like to display your family name on your sun visor to assist with the traffic flow.
I hope to see you at our Family Gathering next week
May God bless you and your families
Graham Pollard
Principal