Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to Term 3. I trust that everyone has enjoyed a restful and safe holiday period. During this term, we will have many new and exciting events and activities taking place.

Tank installation – During the school holidays our new water tanks have been installed and they look fabulous, once rain arrives they will come into their own.  Thank you to all who were able to help with the installation process – huge amounts were achieved over a weekend that was very cold!

The next phase of the project is to get the irrigation serviced and then look to begin the process of replacing lawn on the oval where needed.

Professional learning for staff – on Monday, staff travelled to Temora to work with schools from across the Western Region.  Fr Richard Leonard, who was a very interesting speaker, led the day.  His input was both thought provoking as well as entertaining.  He spoke about the challenges that are currently being faced by the education system, and provided thought provoking suggestions for how we can address these challenges.

Yesterday we hosted Steph Cook our local Member for Cootamundra.  Steph visited all classrooms and enjoyed speaking with the children about writing picture books, swimming, fruit break and the different ways that we can celebrate Australia Day.

As you can see, both Mrs McInnes and I tested our photography skills.

School photos –This year, our school photos will be taken on Monday August 6.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone looking very smart in their winter school uniform on this day!  The personalised envelopes for photo orders were sent home on Tuesday –all envelopes should have been returned to school by Friday August 3, even if you DO NOT wish to purchase photos.

Family photos are only available for children attending school (no younger siblings, parents etc.) Please ask at the office for a family photo order form.

Website – please be aware that our new website is now up and operational.

 www.stjosephsgrenfell.nsw.edu.au   

This new site allows us to streamline several of the different programs that we have been using to date.  Over the coming months we will migrate from Skoolbag and school interviews etc. to the Schoolzine platform, which incorporates these processes.

Book Week – Book week is coming…

The theme for 2018 is Find your treasure…

Now is the time to start thinking about the Book Character parade and what characters we might be seeing on the day.  Remember to bring a copy of the book that your character appears in to the parade.

Changes to routines – thank you to those families who are keeping us informed when there is a change to the routine at the end of the day.  This helps to make departures flow smoothly.

If there has been a change to the regular routine, please let us know.

Sincerely,