Welcome to our Week 7 newsletter for Term 3. We are nearing the end of our third term for the year and teachers are looking forward to sharing the progress your children are making at our Parent Teacher Interviews in Week 9 and Week 10. You will have received an email with a link to book the time slot that you prefer. This is the same booking program that was used in Term 1 of this year. Click here to book now. You will need to keep a record of your time and arrive in time to walk to the Performing Arts Centre. Our Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 class interviews will enter through the front foyer and the Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 class interviews will enter through the rear of the library to the Function room. Please remember that only one adult can attend and that we are unable to provide child supervision during the interview times. If you are unable to organise care for your children at home, Camp Australia is open until 6pm for OSHC. We ask that you sign in using the QR code, wear a mask, and maintain 1.5m distancing where possible. We will support you in these directions. If you have not received an email prompting you to book an interview, please check your junk mail or call the office for support.

Next week all of our students will be involved in our Cultural Celebrations. Throughout the week each year level will share with the rest of the school something special they are learning to build awareness and respect for other cultures. This will be done through our Chapel time where we will see our choir, our Junior Primary Arts classes and some year levels presenting. We will also have year levels sharing their learning on different days of the week.

• Our ELC will be exploring culture through the 5 senses using sensory tables.
• Our Receptions are sharing ‘treasure boxes’ filled with treasures that tell their story.
• Year 1 students are marching in a lantern parade to show what they have made.
• Year 2 students are singing and creating posters and presentations to share how our cultures make us one people in Australia.
• Year 3 students are presenting some cultural dances.
• Year 4 students will share their learning on how waste management has changed over time and provide opportunities to be Cultural Explorers through dance, stories, performance, art, craft, food, languages & games.
• Year 5 students are hosting games from around the world.
• Year 6 students are leading workshops of cultural experiences to share their knowledge with others.

We will capture snapshots of each of these events and provide a link for families to see an overview of the cultural celebrations. I would like to thank you for the conversations, artifacts, photographs and stories you have shared with your children to help all of us to understand and respect one another through this cultural celebration.

In Week 10, our Year 1 and Year 2 students have their swimming lessons. Please ensure that you have returned all of the paperwork required prior to this week and contact your class teacher if you have further questions.

Our Book Fair was once again a wonderful success and we will let you know how much was raised for the school through this event. Thank you for your support.

As you would know, we have our Father’s Day stall open Thursday and Friday this week because we want to thank the Dad’s in our lives. We hope that you enjoy some special time celebrating and thanking those special people who care, protect and help us to become all we are created to be.

I would also like to share with you how we are planning to celebrate the end of year together for 2021. In order to be able to plan and really celebrate the end of another year, we have decided to hold a Colour Explosion School Fun Run as a whole school. We hope this will be a twilight event after school on Friday 3rd December. The Colour Explosion School Fun Run will be a fundraiser hosted by Parents and Friends and we also hope to have an old-style family picnic with races and games and food for the whole school community. In these uncertain times we need to have a backup plan and so a Colour Explosion School Fun Run could be held on that school day if restrictions increase at that time. We are certainly hoping that we can hold this event after school on the two ovals so that we can all join together for some fun to finish our year. We will continue with our planning and keep you updated along the way.

I do pray that you enjoy a lovely weekend.

God bless,

Wendy Matear
Principal

Memory Verse

Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

Romans 12: 9