Dear Parents,

During the last week a number of our students have been representing our school at sporting events. Congratulations to these students and thank you to parents who have accompanied them to the various events. From all feedback, these students have displayed great sportsmanship – an essential element of being a good athlete. A full summary will be provided in Mr Allmark’s sports report. 

Earlier this week our Parents and Friends had their monthly meeting. Thank you to those who attended. We would love to have more parents at this monthly meeting. Two donations were approved for reading books ($2500) and some band musical instruments ($1500). The money for the musical instruments was raised through the Commonwealth Student Banking. Over a period of time the commission for each transaction builds into a sizeable donation. Thank you to Therese Ganderton and Jacinta Davis who week after week spend numerous hours doing the banking. Their commitment is outstanding. We are about to submit a Development Application to council for the implementation of a new LED school sign. The P&F have raised and approved the funds to be spent on this project. The commitment of our whole P&F to raise funds for this project, Large TVs and technology has also been outstanding. Thank you again to our outgoing committee and best wishes to our new committee. 

On Tuesday the students and staff from Year 1 attended a stage production of ‘The Gruffalo’. Students and staff enjoyed the show. I look forward to reading their stories about the show. 

Next week a number of students will have their Personal Plan (PP) meetings. We ask parents to sign in at the front office and they will be directed to a meeting space. These Personal Plans are for students with varying identified needs and include some individual goals to assist the students. 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) update. At this stage our school has not been immediately impacted by the virus. We are encouraging the students to wash their hands regularly. We do ask parents to keep children home if they are experiencing ‘flu type’ symptoms and to seek medical advice if necessary. If you have any concerns about the CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), please contact me immediately and I will follow up your concerns. I will send out any updates that I receive from CEO Wollongong. 

Yours in Faith and Virtue,

Mr Christopher Paton