Dear Families,

Firstly, thank you to those families who helped with the cake stall and sausage sizzle on Saturday. With your support, we were able to raise $3763. This money will go towards resources for the school. The day also provided a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together after such a long time.

Speaking of coming together, I would like to re-iterate that parents are once again allowed onto the school grounds. We would like to celebrate this by holding a ‘Welcome Back’ party on Friday 3rd June (weather permitting). Families are invited to join us in the courtyard from 8.30am and to stay for the morning assembly. This event will be sponsored by the School Community Council and is a way of helping our community to reconnect with one another.

You may notice some more building happening over the next few weeks. Our long-awaited pergola over the drop off and pick-up area will go up on Tuesday. This cover will help to protect students from the elements when they are waiting to be picked up in the car line as well as providing another outdoor covered area outside.

I hope you are all now aware that there will be a strike on Friday. A significant number of our staff will be taking part in this industrial action on Friday and there will be extremely limited staff available to supervise. Given this limited supervision I am requesting that you make alternative arrangements for your children. Please read the notification sent out via Compass or the physical note placed in your child’s bag today regarding arrangements for Friday. The ELC will not be impacted by this industrial action and will operate as normal.

I would also like to remind families that next Tuesday 31st May, is a pupil free day. OSH will be open on this day to provide care. If you would like to use this service and have not booked it, please do so as soon as possible. The ELC will not be affected by this pupil free day and will be open.

Students have been busily exploring the new ELC playground. While the grass is still settling, they are being very good at keeping to the paths and using the stepping stones. The children have really taken to this new space and are finding lots of wonderful new ways to explore. Have a look at some of the photos of the Waratahs from today.

If you are travelling this long weekend, I wish you safe travels and we will see you on Wednesday.

Take care and God bless

Yours in Faith

Leah Taylor
Principal