From the Principal
I hope Year 6 enjoyed their camp this year. Special thanks to Miss Atkinson & Mr Moss who gave of their own time to attend the camp.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL UPDATE
The council met for Term 2 on the 12th May. We met in person and it was great to have some new faces wanting to join the council. Lots of the meeting was spent explaining how the council works and the areas of school which are its responsibility. The council’s role is to run the Canteen, Uniform shop and support the P&F with fundraising. The council has its own bank account and uses the money for improvements in the school. In 2021 & 2022, with help from fundraising, the council money has been used to upgrade the hall’s sound system. We are sourcing a new projector for the hall. The council are now looking at upgrading the shade cloth over the junior equipment and building a new structure over the senior’s equipment. We are looking at sourcing some funding through grants to help with these costs. The council also supports the school Soccer Club. The P&F give a report about their activities, this term including organising the pie drive & another out-of-hours school disco.
Other areas discussed at the meeting are school finances, and council noted that prompt payment of school fees is important to keep the school running. Enrolments for 2023 were discussed & we still have plenty of spaces for Kinder in 2023. The council talks about maintenance and continued discussions about a future building programme to upgrade the main building and Chapel/Music room.
The principal also gives a short update to Council & an area highlighted was the shortage of teachers & the fact that we are short staffed but have had no success in recruiting. Staff shortages are a problem for most schools at present and COVID has not helped.
Thank you to Council members for being willing to give up some time to help the school.