NWPSSA Inter-school Athletics

Our athletic team represented the school this week in Penguin.  Our 3/4 students competed on Wednesday and our 5/6 students competed on Thursday.  School staff reported back that our students were excellently behaved, despite quite hot conditions, and everyone tried their very best.  We had a number of students reach the next stage of competition and will run again at the twilight carnival as they came first or second in their semi-final.  Congratulations to Molly, George, Kiera and Jessica who made it to the twilight carnival and to all our runners who competed at the carnival.

School Association

Our School Association Annual General Meeting will be held 31st of March at 4:15pm in the staffroom.  All are welcome to attend.  I will share a short report on school facts for the 2024 school year as well as other relevant reports.

Communicating with parents (reporting)

A short, tick-a -box report will be sent home next week to provide parents with an indication of how students have settled into school for the 2025 school year.  If there are any concerns or points parents/carers would like to discuss with staff, please feel free to contact the office or teaching staff to organise a time to meet.

Woolworths Cricket Blast

Woolworths Cricket Blast started yesterday on our school oval.  This is a 4 week program run by Cricket Australia.  If you would like to participate you are welcome to go online, register and pay, please see the flyer below.  This event is not supervised by school staff.

Sun Safety

The weather has been very hot over the past two weeks and students have been excellent at wearing their hats to keep themselves safe in the sun.  Thank you to our parents and carers for supporting our sun safe message and encouraging our young people to look after their skin.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN testing for our year 3 and 5 students will commence in week 7.  I encourage all students to have a go, try their best and not rush through the tests.  NAPLAN is conducted right across Australia and is a snapshot in time of students’ skills and understanding on that day.  Please do not add any pressure on students at all, with positive encouragement and support from home and school, students will give their best effort. Good luck everyone!

Carpark Reminder

Again, I ask parents not to park in the staff carpark.  Moving cars in the carpark puts students at unnecessary risk.  The end of the day is particularly busy with students leaving the grounds all at once.  I understand that it is most convenient to park close to the school building, but this is unsafe.

Ms Nichole Todd
PRINCIPAL