Dear Parents and Carers,

This week has seen the weather continue to be changeable.  Thank you to those children who are remembering to put jumpers in to schoolbags to ensure that they get home in preparation for use tomorrow.

We always include information about Literacy and Numeracy in the newsletter, I encourage you to take the time to read through this, as there are many tips that will be useful in your discussions with your children.

There is a wide variety of different activities available to the children during recess and lunch breaks, and it is always interesting to note that preferences change as the year progresses.  Handball is popular at present and it is always terrific to see all of the children join together to play this game.  It has been a fantastic way for the children to connect with each other.  As ever, there are challenges when lots of people join in one game and it is always good to see older children supporting younger ones in learning the skills of this game. Sometimes the challenge comes in keeping the games moving along without getting bogged down in disputes over interpretations of the rules – as ever, it is impressive to note that more of the children are choosing to keep the games moving along rather than to lose valuable playing time.

ABC – Our ABC explains what we need to be doing in order to be able to make the most of each day both at school and elsewhere in life.

Aspire – to be our best

Believe – that Jesus is with us

Connect – with each other, the world and God

When we remember these three aspects of our day at school then days will flow smoothly and we will get the most out of our learning.

Thank you to those families who are keeping us informed about absences, illnesses and changes to daily routines.  As always this information helps to keep the days running smoothly.

Please continue to talk with your children about having enough to drink and eat to enjoy their day at school, as during this week some of the children have been eating their lunch at recess time.

Carols in the Park – I understand that the Carols in the Park will be on December 9.  We are preparing our contribution for this year’s event.

Kinder Transition – Yesterday saw the last day of our Kinder 2019 Transition program.  The children have been working with their buddies on numerous activities over the past few weeks and we enjoyed an interesting presentation about the activities that they have completed during this time. We are already looking forward to working with our new Kinder class in 2019!

Library - Well done to everyone who has been looking out for overdue library books and returning these to school.  This week we’ve had a number of books handed in which is terrific to see.  In terms of overdue books, our best result for this year, was an item that had been on loan for 124 days.

Please feel free to keep returning any “extra” books that you find at home.

School Fees – Thank you to those families who have already paid the fees for this term.  Thank you also to those who are keeping us up to date with making payments, this is very helpful.

If your family is experiencing difficulties paying school fees, please make contact with Therese Clancy at school for assistance.  There are a number of options available to assist when people are experiencing financial challenges.

Uniforms – orders for 2019 – an order form is attached to this newsletter.  If you wish to place an order for 2018, please return your order to school by Friday November 30 to enable us to place the order and get it to school by the end of this year.

Swim Safe – information about this year’s Swim Safe program is being sent home today in a separate note.

SwimSafe – please return any final SwimSafe notes, so that our preparations for this program can be finalised.

Sincerely,

Therese Clancy

Principal