Dear Parents and Carers,

Swimming Carnival

What a fabulous day we had for the Swimming Carnival yesterday. We were so fortunate to complete the day before the wild weather set in the afternoon. Students demonstrated excellent participation, both in the competitive events, novelty events and for cheering on their houses.

A big thanks to:

• Leann and her staff for accommodating us at the Grenfell Aquatic Centre
• Frank for being our Starter for the day
• Our parent volunteers that were able to assist with timekeeping
• Mrs Harveyson and Mrs Best for organising the whole day
• Staff for ensuring everything ran smoothly and encouraging all of our students
• Mr Sinclair, for driving students to and from the pool, to save their little legs
• Harry Forde for your wonderful time keeping

We are pleased to congratulate the following Swimming Champions for 2023:

Senior Girl - India

11yrs Boy - Jack R

11 yrs Girl - Saskia McLelland

Junior Boy - Charlie 

Winning House - Xavier

Staff Professional Learning

On Tuesday, as part of our commitment to professional learning, staff worked alongside Alice Smith from COGlearn, and Bernadette Rayner from the Canberra-Goulburn Catholic Education Office, to develop our understanding of the science of learning, evidence-based instruction, and high impact teaching practices. We also had the opportunity to observe Alice model lessons utilising these practices in literacy and spelling. Overall, it was an invaluable opportunity for staff, and we look forward to applying our skills and continuing professional learning in this area.

School Board Parent Member Nomination

In last week's newsletter I announced that a position for a parent member on the School Board has become vacant and so we are calling for nominations.

Parents - both new and existing - are invited to nominate. We have very exciting plans for our school community and would love to have someone who is keen to help our school flourish and grow.

School Board members take on an advisory role and meet twice per term, on a Monday evening, to work together to provide leadership to the school community. 

If you would like to nominate, please email me (melissa.hotham@cg.catholic.edu.au) by 9am Thursday 16th February (date has been extended). Nominations will be seconded by the School Board Chair, Rob McLelland or another member of the Board. The list of nominees will be published in this week's newsletter with details on how to vote.

Don’t be shy, we would love to have you! Please contact me if you would like more information or have any questions.

Kind thoughts,