From the Principal
We are moving forward with lots of activities at school at present. I hope everyone had a lovely Mother’s Day & I thank Kinder for their great liturgy last week. Our Kinder Readiness Program is off and running and all Kindergarten students for 2023 are welcome to attend at any stage. I will begin formal Kinder 2023 interviews at the beginning of June. I hope the Year 6 students enjoy their camp next week. THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED FOR THE HARD WORK RUNNING THE SOCCER CLUB. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT SEASON.
We are still dealing with staffing pressures because of Covid, other leave and absences and an all-round lack of staff to take up roles. I thank the teachers and support staff for continue to take on extra duties to keep our school running smoothly . My thanks to Mr Brown for running the school over the last few days as I was dealing with my own bout of Covid.
I will be away from May 23rd to May 27th attending various meetings. This year I am now NSW Catholic Schools principal’s representative on the national Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) that meet once a term over a few days in Canberra. Mr Brown will be in charge during my absence.
NAPLAN
NAPLAN begins this week for our Year 3 & 5 students. As children progress through their school years, it is very important that checks are made along the way to see how well they are learning the essential skills of reading, writing and mathematics – skills that will set them upon the path to success as adults. NAPLAN is a point-in-time assessment that allows parents and carers to see how their child is progressing in literacy and numeracy against the national standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia. At the classroom level, NAPLAN provides additional information to support teachers’ professional judgement about student progress. Federal, state and territory education ministers agreed to gradually transition NAPLAN online by 2022. NAPLAN online is a tailored test that adapts to student responses, providing better assessment and more precise results. More information can be found at https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/parent-carer-support/.
SCHOOL FEES
Please check your school fee statements and be up to date with payments. We rely on fees to keep the school running, including paying for ongoing costs like heating and water. If you are having trouble with fee payments please contact the office as we can offer payment plans or other support.