From the Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
SRC Career Dress Up Day
Last Friday, students were invited to come dressed in their 'future jobs' to raise funds for our School Representative Council (SRC). There were many varied outfits on show. Well done students!
Henry Lawson Festival - School’s Drama Day
The Grenfell Dramatic Society are organising the Schools’ Drama Day for primary and infants students again this year.
Drama Day will be held next Thursday June 8th at the Grenfell Public School Hall from 9.30am. The aim is to encourage participation in stage performance and give students the opportunity to be creative with characterisation, costume, voice, movement and sound. Drama Day also offers students an opportunity to gain confidence on stage in front of an audience and an adjudicator. The organiser's hope the children will achieve an understanding of what is involved in preparing and presenting a performance, and above all realise the importance of TEAMWORK – that everyone’s contribution is vital for the successful presentation of a play.
The adjudicators will provide Highly Commended, Commended and encouragement awards for students in each play. Remember plays are not competing against one another, and they DON'T pick best play, or best actor.
Students will be travelling by bus to the Public School. The bus will depart at 9:10am sharp. It would be great if students could arrive at school no later than 8:45am to get dressed into their costumes and be ready to go.
Parents are invited to join the audience. We have been advised, that in fairness to the performers, members of the audience will only be permitted entry BEFORE the start of a session and at the completion of a play.
Our school will take part in Session 1, which is scheduled to commence at 9:30am and end at approximately 11-11:30am.
Please ensure that you have provided consent for your child to attend on Compass.
Henry Lawson Festival - Parade
Students are invited to join with the school in participating in the Henry Lawson Festival Parade on Saturday 10th June. Please meet us at Short St at 12:45pm for a 1pm start. The theme of the festival is 'Faces in the Street'. Students are asked to come dressed in their SRC Career Day clothing, so that we can represent the various faces (careers) in our community. Props are encouraged to make our walking float stand out.
We look forward to seeing as many students and parents as possible in attendance.
Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Partners in Learning Survey
We would like to invite you to complete the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Partners in Learning survey. As we value the role of parents and carers within our school community we would greatly appreciate your feedback. The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing at St Joseph's Primary Grenfell.
The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. You are able to access the parent survey on your computer or mobile device by using the link in the Compass post sent to parents last week. Please contact the Office if you need help. The survey is open from Thursday 25th May to Friday 9th June.
Head Lice
There have been a number of reports of students having head lice at the school. Please ensure that your child’s hair has been treated before returning to school. Also, keep in mind the school rule, that any child who has hair past their shoulders must have their hair tied back. This is for safety and also to minimise the risk of spreading head lice. Thanks for your support.
Playgroup
I am pleased to announce that Sally Metcalfe will be taking over the Joey's Playgroup from this week. Sally is an Early Childhood Teacher and has vast experience coordinating playgroups and has worked in preschools and daycare centres. Sally is keen to establish routines that will foster social, cognitive and motor development through educational activities.
