Time sure does fly when you’re having fun! We have had a very busy past week at SPS with the first five days of our Swimming and Water Safety Program running like clockwork to ensure all students are able to participate in this valuable program. We are extremely lucky to be able to use a local pool to provide these life lessons to our students. I have had the privilege of seeing every student in the water this week and congratulate them on their enthusiasm, respect and perseverance as well as their organisation. We are all looking forward to our whole school swimming day on Friday next week at the Oatlands Aquatic Centre. It has also been wonderful to be able to offer water orientation to our Launching into Learning families, with a great turn out to both sessions this week.

As mentioned at the Welcome BBQ, we are looking for more families to join our School Association. This could be in a formal role or as a parent representative. The School Association is a way for us to work together in learning, growth and best outcomes while ensuring that our families and communities play a vital role in the decision making within our school. Meetings occur each term and only take a short amount of your time. Please get in contact with the office for more information or if you would like to jump on board. We will be holding our AGM this month and will share the details of this with you very soon.

Our grade six leaders have officially started in their roles, and I would like to congratulate Hattie, Emily, Harry and Georgia who were selected as our SRC with Xavier, Jack, Sophie, Chelea and Roly selected at our Sports Captains. They have been wearing their badges with pride and really taking responsibility in our space. The grade six leaders are responsible for assisting with the Friday lunch program and have regular meetings to determine their goals and actions. The SRC held their first meeting last week and have decided that the first fundraiser for the year is our Easter Raffle. They are asking for donations of eggs, chocolate, baskets and easter themed goodies to help create the prizes and ensure this is a successful event. Raffle tickets will be coming home shortly.

At SPS, and within the DECYP, we have many policies we must adhere to, ensuring we are upholding our duty of care to all and that all students are safe. One of these is about the collection of students after school. If there has been a change to the students’ normal collection person (eg. not the parent or guardian) or students are no longer travelling on the bus, our office must be informed prior to the end of the day. If you are collecting a student after school as a last-minute change and their name is on the bus list, please speak directly to one of the staff on duty.

Thanks for your continued support,

Kendal

Principal