F-2 House Athletics Carnival

The fine weather last Tuesday made for ideal conditions for the F-2 House Athletics Carnival. The junior students had a lot of fun participating in the modified track and field events. It was great to see them happy and excited throughout the day as they tried their best in every event. Congratulations to Allen House for winning the carnival this year.  Thank you to the many teachers who were at the track with their classes for their work to make it such a successful day. A huge thank you to Casey Deckert for all her work to organise and coordinate the entire event. Her great work ensured the students had a fantastic time and everything ran like clockwork. Thank you also to the many parents who attended to support the students or assist with the program.






PFA Bake Sale

The final PFA Bake Sale for the year, which was held on Friday, November 14, was another very successful fundraising event. As a result of the sales, $1225 was raised, which is a wonderful result. Thank you to the families of F-2 students who donated a fantastic selection of homemade items. Thank you to the PFA for their work organising this event and coordinating the sales on the day. A great effort.

Year 6 Market Day

The excitement and anticipation is building towards this year’s Year 6 Market Day on Wednesday, December 3, as the students carry out final preparations for this. The students have been involved in a unit of study on Economics this term and this real-life experience is a culmination of their learnings. Once again, they have planned and prepared a huge range of stalls which will no doubt be enjoyed by the Foundation to Year 5 students when they attend on the day. Thank you to Mrs Birch, Mr Richards and Ms Gibson for providing the students with such an engaging and hands-on experience.

Year 5 Bike Education Program

This term, the Year 5 students have been participating in weekly bike education lessons. The lessons at school focus on bike maintenance, handling and safety, along with road safety and awareness. The recent lessons have included rides to Greythorn Park, giving the students an opportunity to ride in a public space and manage this in a controlled and safe manner. The program culminates with the bike hike on the Koonung Trail to Ringwood (Schwerkolt Cottage) and back which is being held on Tuesday, December 2. This ride offers a challenge to all participants whilst they put their riding skills and knowledge into practice.

Year 5 Leadership Speeches 

The Year 5 students have spent many weeks preparing for this week’s leadership speeches. These are being held on Thursday morning. The students can nominate for 3 leadership positions they are interested in being elected to in Year 6. I am looking forward to attending this, as each year, the students do an outstanding job with the content of their speeches, along with how confidently they present at the microphone. Thank you to Ms Nitsos, Ms Banez, Ms Shipsides and Ms Gibson for preparing the students so thoroughly for this. Best wishes to all the students participating.

PFA Mango Sales

This annual fundraising effort has once again been very popular with 144 trays of mangos being sold. This has achieved a profit of $1155 which is a fantastic result. Thank you to the PFA for organising and coordinating all aspects of this. Orders can be picked up from the stadium kitchen tomorrow afternoon from 3-5pm.   

Colour Run

The number of student profiles created is increasing daily for this year’s Colour Run. To date, $11 000 of sponsorship has been pledged as we aim to once again raise more than $20 000 to go towards Stage 2 of the playground redevelopment project. The event is being held at Greythorn Park on Thursday, December 4. With work currently being carried out on the main oval at the park, the students will be running around the open grass area on the east side of the pavilion. We’re looking forward to a fantastic day, and all are welcome to attend to enjoy the festivities.

Run Club

This term, students from all year levels have been participating in the twice-weekly Run Club. This is held on the tiger turf on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for 25 minutes commencing at 8:20am. The students record their laps with their personal QR codes on the Ipads on the course. The recording of the laps helps to motivate the students along with enabling a total distance of all laps run to be recorded. So far, the students have run more than a combined total of 700km. The aim is to run enough distance to equal circumnavigating the Australian coastline. The club is attracting 50-60 students each day, and it is providing them with an opportunity to improve their fitness while having fun with their friends and peers. Several parents are also joining in each morning. Thank you to Mr Mays, Mrs Deckert and Ms Knell for organising and coordinating this. They are being ably assisted by many teachers including Mrs Birch, Mr Price, Mrs Froutzis, Ms Cousins, Ms Banez and Ms Nitsos. All students are welcome to attend.

Andrew Searle

Principal