From the Principal
SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL -TERM 3 MEETING
The new School Community Council met 2 weeks ago. It has elected Jennifer Keast to be the new Chair of the School Community Council. Mrs Vanessa Cosgrove will stay on as Treasurer & Mrs Gemma Loberg will be the Secretary of the Council. At this first meeting members discussed the expectations & role of council members. We will be forming some working groups going forward including Uniform, Soccer, Building & Maintenance, Strategic Planning & the P & F fundraising group. The Council will be setting up terms of reference for these groups to feed into the council. This is how the P & F and Community Council have worked in the past and will continue to do so. The Council discussed progress on our Fundraising goal of new water bubbler stations . It has also been decided to purchase an extra oven for the canteen to help with lunches. Profits from the Canteen are spent mostly on making improvements to the canteen - to keep it a clean, safe & compliant workspace. We thank Courtney Kozel for the great work she does in our canteen.
The Council will continue work on terms of reference for other working groups. The SCC meets again on Thursday 31st October at 7pm.
CLASSES & STAFFING FOR 2025
I have received notice from the Catholic Education Office to confirm we will have 15 classes in 2025. This will consist of 3 Kindergartens and 2 classes in each year level from Year 1 to Year 6. There will be no composite classes in 2025. Two demountable classrooms have been ordered for the school to accommodate the rise in numbers. We are still determining where they should be placed.
Mr Andrew Moss and Mrs Trudy Hunt have informed me that they will not return to the school in 2025. I thank them for their work and wish them well for the future. Mrs Sarah Brown & Mrs Sarah Yeo will be returning on a part time basis from their maternity leave. With the growth in numbers I will be looking at recruiting some new staff for 2025. It will be an exciting but busy time with this major school expansion. I will keep you informed of our progress.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Thank you to all for your words of congratulations on my receiving an Australian Catholic Primary Principal’s award for outstanding service. I have been very privileged and honoured in my career to be asked by my fellow principal’s colleagues to be their voice on this national body for New South Wales and in the past for Northern Territory. I would not have been able to do this role without the support of staff and the school community and I acknowledge your part in helping me receive this award. Many thanks.