Happy Holidays

Wishing everyone a very safe and happy holiday. This term has seen many families faced with health challenges due not only to COVID, but also the many other viruses and ‘bugs’ which have been going around.

To give you a bit of an idea of the impact COVID has had upon our school so far this year, during Term 1 we had 15 students who tested positive. In Term 2 we had another 39 students test positive, meaning that to date, around 40% of our students have tested positive. Based on Tasmanian statistics, this appears to be very close to the percentage of people across the state who have tested positive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support us in following COVID safe measures. It is certainly very important that we all continue to do this.

Best wishes to Miss Gray

At our Sharing Assembly on Monday the whole school took great delight in wishing our music teacher Miss Gray all the very best as she goes on maternity leave. We are all very excited for her and can’t wait for her to visit us with her baby a little later in the year.

Mrs Tollner will be taking on our music lessons for the remainder of the year, however due to her other work commitments, our music lessons will be changing to Wednesdays.

The first day of Term 3, Monday 25 July, is a Student Free Day.

This day is set aside by the Department of Education for schools to undertake professional learning. All teachers and teacher assistants will be undertaking training in the 3rd module of the Berry Street Education Model. The first 2 modules were undertaken in 2021 and the final module will take place in 2023. This training is being undertaken as part of a Huon Cluster of Schools project.

The Berry Street Education Model provides strategies for teaching and learning that enables teachers to increase engagement of students with complex, unmet learning needs and to successfully improve all students’ self-regulation, relationships, wellbeing, growth and academic achievement.

https://www.berrystreet.org.au/learning-and-resources/berry-street-education-model

Mid-Year Reports for students in Grades 1-6 are coming home today.

As has been communicated a number of times over the course of the year, there will no longer be written comments and the A-E rating has been replaced with a 9 point scale. Instead of the written comments, we have just completed our first round of parent/teacher interviews. Another round of Parent/teacher interviews will also take place at the end of Term 3, meaning that there is increased opportunity to discuss your child’s learning progress throughout the year.

Please, if you have any questions about your child’s report, don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.

ちょっとまってください

CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI   -   Please wait

おっとっと OTTOTO             -  Oops!

Sam Ryan
Japanese Teacher

This week we have been celebrating NAIDOC week, meaning that students have been undertaking many opportunities to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and practices.

The weeklong celebration started with a traditional smoking ceremony organised by Ms Munro, flag raising and Welcome to Country presented very proudly by Tom Englert. Each day at lunch time there have been various activities on offer by Ms Munro such as shell necklaces and ochre handprints and painting.

Classes have also been focussing on NAIDOC week in class. I have a great many stories being read and enjoyed as I have visited classrooms this week. 4/5 Munro also made these hands, having reflected upon what reconciliation means when it is put into practice.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY DRAMA REHEARSAL FOR THE WHOLE DAY WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY 12TH JULY FROM  9 - 3PM.
USUAL FOOD DRINKS AND HAT. 

THANK YOU
CHERYLE
0417660232

The SRC are organising a Fun Day on 8^th July. Please come dressed up as whatever you want to be when you grow up. For example, Talara wants to be a photographer, Elsie wants to be a teacher and Ashlegh wants to be a Marine Biologist.

This is a fun day so money is NOT required.

The Entertainment Book fundraiser is available online - make sure you get your new book or digital membership now! Our school benefits 20% from every membership sold, including interstate areas which make great presents!
Go to http://www.entbook.com.au/24u0290

scan the QR code or contact Michelle for more information 0408 896 996.