Principal Report
Friday 25th February 2022
Dear Parents and Carers,
Firstly, a big thank you to our whole school community for commitment to the RAT testing regime. We have very little transmission and families are keeping their children at home with any symptom. This is keeping us safe and ensuring our school stays open.
The Grade 6 Leaders have been presented with their school captain’s badges and the house captains have been elected.
Congratulations to…
Ursula captain and Mayah vice-captain for Francis (yellow house)
Simon captain and Isabella-Rose vice-captain for Sebastian (blue house)
Mary captain and Brylie vice-captain for McKillop (red house)
Denzel captain and Rahni vice-captain Patrick (green house)
On Monday we will be reviewing the applications for Sustainably Warriors, Social Justice Team, PBS (Positive Behaviour Support) shop leaders, and leaders for “Prayer of the Air”.
There is still time for students who are keen to be part of the leadership opportunities. Priority is given to the Grade Sixes, however, we strongly encourage the Grade Fives to put their hands up.
PBS shop
Our PBS shop has been open weekly on Fridays. This shop has lots of fun things that the children can buy with their reward coins. Last year favourite things were a ride in the elevator, free time, art club, cooking and the most prised was lunch with the principal.
All children have to opportunity to earn coins for particular focused behaviour around our expectations Respect, Inclusive and Safe. Earning coins happens when children go over the expected and follow in the steps of Mary McKillop, caring for each other and “Never seeing a need without doing something about it.”
Currently the school captains are running the PBS shop, next week we will have formed the Green and Red PBS teams who will take it in turns to run the shop.
UNIFORM
The focus on uniform for black shoes has been well taken up. Coins are distributed after lunch to children who wear the correct plain black shoes. Sports day is Wednesday so any coloured pair of runners is fine on Wednesday or an official sport day or if told on an excursion and definitely on camp.
On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday we expect black shoes to be worn. They can be comfortable, they do not have to be leather, just plain black shoes. We ask that shoes with brand markings not be worn. A white sole is acceptable.
HOT LUNCH FRIDAY
A great big thank you to the team at LA Takeaway for the fabulous service they offer our school. The menu has a great variety of options with sandwiches, HSPs and so much more.
Remember orders need to be in on Thursday. Please make sure you have the correct money and that you order off the current menu.
CAR PARK
When dropping off students in the morning please either park in the car park and have the students walk across the crossing, or drive to the bottom gate. For safety reasons we cannot have cars parking where the morning flags are to let children out.
Cars must move in and around the car park at walking pace and enter and leave the road slowly.
The sink hole is still under review and we are working with the parish to repair this. Thank you for your patience here.
I wish you all a restful weekend,
God Bless,
Anne-Marie Robb