Another fortnight has passed and today concluded with a heart-warming concert for our special guests, and mothers, for our Mother's Day afternoon. It was a pleasure to have Jon and his Marimba and Wacky Musical Instrument Tour, visit our school. The enjoyment of music, participation, laughter and team spirit was certainly evident and a highlight of the week.

Staff have been busy developing a whole school approach to planning and documentation and working collaboratively to build a collegial approach to putting 'faces on the data' for every student. Maths has continued to be the focus and much work has gone into our lesson planning structure and including mathematical vocabulary every day to build the capacity of our students at every level.

Next week, is NAPLAN for our Year 3 and 5 students and while some students, and parents, may be anxious about this assessment, it is one test, on one day and paints a picture of their performance at this stage. It is used to show growth. The results won't be released until September and are only a snapshot of the information we gather. Please encourage 'normal' school day conversations and try to reduce any anxiety by explaining that the tests are simply an opportunity to participate in a nationwide data collection program.

This week, I met with Miriam from PlayStreet, to begin our concept design for a new nature play space to complement and enhance our new bike and scooter track. We have now received our Tas Community Fund Grant funds and are planning some fundraising opportunities for Term 3. We are so excited the funding for our new play space has hit the bank account and that it has now been ordered. We were also excited to receive a community grant from the GSBC for $1000 to engage with our local aboriginal community and update our flagpoles and to add both the Tasmanian and Aboriginal flags. Its been a great and productive week!
Enjoy Mother's Day with your loved ones.

Kristy Hay
Principal