Dear Families

The Winter Solstice is nearly upon us. June 21st sees the day of the year that the South Pole reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun, meaning the day with the least daylight hours is with us. It also means we are on the way to Spring.

Our Winter Celebration, due to be held tomorrow, has been cancelled. We want everyone to be able to join together safely but the current condition of our oval makes this too difficult. Please see further in newsletter a link to learn more about the stars. This information was created by our students.

This week sees our student leadership group collecting good quality jackets to donate to Longford Rotary shop. If you can help out by bringing in any jackets you have at home, that are no longer needed, they would love to help Rotary support our families in need.

Parent teacher conversations have begun this week. Teachers will give further information about student reports (that went home on Monday) and also share Evidence of Learning in English, Maths and Science.

I was very proud to give Principals Awards at last week’s assembly and Merit Certificates for Respect at Line Up yesterday. Celebrating the successes of our students is such a joy and we love to share their growth and achievement with our community.

Mrs Burnett has left Harvard and is now in Chicago. In her words “I have gained new knowledge and perspectives, made lasting connections and a developed a renewed sense of purpose”.

Jen Copeland
Acting Principal

Principal and Aussie of the Month awards were presented to students at last weeks assembly.
Congratulations!

Principals Awards
Zachariah, Bianca, Olivia, Mia, Charlotte, Mila, Bethany, Ella, Zara and Tobias

Aussies of the Month
Rhylee and Deegan

Congratulations to students for receiving a
Respect Certificate of Merit

Our Grade 5/6 chefs have been busy making soup for the Winter Celebration. As the Celebration has been cancelled, they will sell the soup to students tomorrow, from our canteen for 50 cents. This is a Grade 6 fundraiser to go towards their end of year activities.

Learning conversations (Grades Prep-6) will occur on Tuesday 17th June 3:00-4:30pm, Tuesday 24th June 3:00-7:00pm and Thursday 26th June 3:00-4:30pm. We encourage students to attend 3-way conversations with their parent/guardian and teacher. Members of the leadership team and specialist teachers are also available for conversations via appointment during this time. All conversations will be held in the General Purpose Room.

The online bookings are now closed. Please contact the school office or your class teacher to make an appointment. 

In preparation for these conversations, we ask families to consider speaking with their child about learning goals to help guide the conversation.

Name: Dianna 
Grade: 2
Class: 1/2 Viney

What is your favourite thing about reading?

I can read pages now. I really want to be a singer when I grow up and so I have to be able to read so I can read the music and words. I love reading all of the Billie B Brown books, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, the Gingerbread Man and Cinderella – they are some of my books at home. Sometimes I read at home in my room and when I’m at school I read in my classroom and sometimes in the Library.

What an icy start for garden on Friday! The 3/4 Gleeson/Herring students braved fog and frost in the story circle with blankets a minor concession. It got even colder when they launched into water workshops and planting. Washing hands was slow with the pipes still partially frozen. We decided to run the next classes indoors!

You will see photos of an erosion and weathering activity. This revealed the power of plant roots as soil glue, especially on steep slopes. Students then put theory into practice by planting natives around the oval. Megs ran a book making group that has inspired students to see themselves as scientific authors while chefs created pancakes from pumpkin. Delicious.

The cloudspotting and ice ornaments you can see were activities from a warmer day!

Fowl Friends

These students have had the difficult task of caring for our school flock during a time of sickness. Instead of welcoming visitors, the fowl friends have been calculating how much medicine to add to the drinking water and understanding the need for greater hygiene. They have done well to adapt to the demands of the season.

On Thursday 26th June, our Kinder to Grade 2 students will attend Braveheart Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure show. More information about this important program can be found in the link below.

On Monday our LiL and Kinder families watched the incredible Bindy of 'Happy Habits'. The performance 'Teddies & Bin, Rhyme & Sing' is a heart warming and funny show about friendship for young children.

When friendships get tricky, as they often do, DJ Dog Bruce comes to the rescue.
Bruce helps his young audience learn about the seesaw of give and take within friendships, as he helps everyone learn how to positively problem solve.

On Thursday 5th June our Northern Midlands cross country team competed in the Carnival at Deloraine. Congratulations to our team for their sportmanship on the day. Well done!

Leadership Staff

Support Staff