This fortnight our Pillar Practice focusses on the Safety Pillar. Students are revising expectations around safe play including

• Following the rules of play – basketball, soccer and playgrounds
• Resolving conflict without physical aggression.
• Leaving rocks and sticks in the garden

Teachers will teach our school expectations during this Pillar Practice and will be giving out safety gotchas to align with these expectations. At the request of the Student Council, we will also be focussing on giving out Walking Feet Gotchas to address the ongoing safety issue of running on the concrete. 

Please ensure your children are wearing the correct jumper to school during the cooler months. Parents are asked to please follow our school Dress Code that requires students either wear the school jacket, or a plain blue jumper. Blue jumpers with printed designs, colour jumpers and hoodies are not permitted. Students not wearing the correct jumper will be directed to the office to borrow a correct jumper for the day. Girls are permitted to wear navy tights. As these are difficult to find, they are also permitted to wear black tights. 

Blue tracksuit pants are also suitable for both boys and girls to wear with their polo shirt. This Dress Code was developed collaboratively with the school community and supports the wearing of a school uniform to promote a sense of belonging and school pride. It also promotes a supportive environment fostering mutual respect among individuals at school by minimising visible evidence of economic, class or social difference. Thank you for your support of our School Dress Code.

A reminder that the Student Council is planning another Meal Deal fundraiser in Week 9 with money raised going towards their legacy item. Details will be sent home very soon about this.

Also this term, a “Book Swap” in which students are permitted to bring a maximum of 3 books from home that they don’t want anymore to school to swap. Each swap costs the students a gold coin. In swapping their book, we raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and our students get to take up to three different books home for some holiday reading. This will be held on Thursday 26^th June at both breaks in the library. Further details on how this will run will be provided later in the term. 

The second fundraiser is for the Student Council legacy item, and the students have decided to have a Crazy Socks and Sunnies dress up day. Students are asked to donate a gold coin donation to the Student Council on Friday 13^th June. Thanks for your support of the Student Council.

MSP Photo Day

This Friday 16^th May is our school photo day in the EPAC.  Please ensure that students are wearing their school uniform (not their house shirt), white socks and fully black shoes. Sibling photos can be taken before school from 8:15am and at first break.

National Walk Safely to School

Students are invited to meet with staff at the Shand St Park on Corbett St to walk safely to school via Laurel St.  Parents are welcome to come along and join us however please don’t bring your dogs!