Dear  families,

Last week I was lucky enough to attend the grade 5-6 Melbourne camp. This camp is such a great experience for our students, not only visiting some amazing venues but also experiencing life in the city, catching trams and navigating the hustle and bustle of the CBD during peak hour! Our students tremendously represented our school, showing respect, manners and kindness to everyone we met. We had compliments about their behaviour almost everywhere we went. Hats off to Mrs Stobie, Mr Sandeman, Gerard and Mrs Wilson for supporting and supervising the students throughout camp, although it is fun, it is extremely tiring making sure we don’t lose anyone in the city. 

This week the grade 3’s and 5’s began NAPLAN testing. Throughout the next week they will sit assessments for writing, numeracy, spelling, vocabulary and reading. Although this can be a stressful time for students, we try to make it as relaxing and calm as possible. The students are reassured that they just need to try their best. This is only one piece of information that of many that we use to understand student growth. As a school NAPLAN data is used to analyse growth trends of the students over years to see where teachers are having their greatest impact in key learning areas.

I wanted to lastly highlight the huge amount of work that Mrs Chloe Orchard does to organise all the sporting events that our students partake in. She has just finished weeks of organisation for all the different swimming that has taken place and now is beginning to organise cross country for a few weeks time. Thank you Chloe, the students, staff and parents appreciate the wonderful experiences you help to create for our community.

Have a great weekend with your families.

Kind regards,
Julian