Dear Parents and Carers,

The children have been working very hard this term. It is hard to believe we are in Week 8 with only three weeks remaining of Term 3! It has been wonderful seeing the great level of learning happening in our school. This term in English, our students have been preparing a presentation to an audience. Some children are going to be presenting it to the class, some are recording it on their iPad and others are presenting to small groups. I can’t wait to see these presentations.

Last week we had two Maths consultants come in to work with some of our staff and children. We have formed a three year partnership with Maths consultants and three other schools. The focus is to develop children’s skills in mathematics. This includes number fluency (being able to add, subtract, multiple and divide) and for the children to be able to think mathematically to justify their answers to problems. This is a large component of our Mathematics curriculum.

Last week we also had our Winter Warmers music concert for our instrumental children. It was wonderful to see our band perform. We had many children brave enough to perform individually and as groups. The children have come so far during this year. Music is an important component of development, as it supports the integration of the left and right hand side of the brain. Early next term, enrolment for the instrumental program will begin for children in Years 4 – 6 for 2026.

Over the next two week we get to celebrate Book Week. Next week we have our Book Fair and then in Week 10 on Monday morning, we have our Book Character Parade in the hall. All parents are welcome.

SCHOOL REVIEW

Every four years schools have a review. During this time, we will have three reviewers come to our school to talk to staff, Parents, EC’s and Secondary Schools regarding our school. Areas the reviewers discuss with the school community are how we improve as a school, improving student outcomes, promoting a culture of learning, implementing effective teaching practices and working with the school community.

Our school review is Week 10 of this term (Tuesday 16^th Sept – Thursday 18^th Sept). During this time parents will have an opportunity to speak to the reviewers.

CLEAN CLAUDE

It is very exciting to introduce Clean Claude. Claude is our roaming gnome that has been introduced by our sustainability squad. Our sustainability squad does audits in the different areas of the school. In their audits, they look at any rubbish laying around, making sure paper, poppers, rubbish, and food scraps are all in the correct bins.

We will have a Claude for the 3–6 area and the P–2. The gnome is presented at each assembly to the year level with the cleanest area and for using the bins correctly.

Last week’s winner was Year 5.