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Our external school review process has just been completed and I would like to thank the parents, staff and students for engaging so willingly in the process. Schools are very busy places and the external school review process allows us to reflect on who we are and what we do as a school. Last night at staff meeting the lead reviewer briefed our staff on the findings and recommendations for us as a school community to build on over the next 4 years in the review and improvement cycle. I am incredibly proud to say that our review outcomes were amazing, comparable, or better than the highest performing schools (both public and private) anywhere in the country. This outcome is testament to the dedication and expertise of our staff, the support and trust of our parents and community and our wonderful children who all see themselves as learners who love our school.
Part of this journey has been our relentless commitment to improving all students reading and writing. I have been so excited to see our “Draw talk, write” books coming back to school with amazing examples of student work that build the love of writing and reading. One young man was even ready for a new book already! We also have some exciting news in terms of new books coming into the library- watch this space for further details.
As we wind up a very busy term I would encourage all parents to book a parent teacher interview. Whilst I encourage all parents to have regular contact with their child’s teacher, and we are always available for a chat, this is a great time to discuss your child’s progress. Our focus is on continual improvement and this is a great time to discuss this with your chid and teacher.
Third term will be another busy time, especially for our older students as we begin the winter sport roster, grade 6 transition and the process for grade 5’s to become our grade 6 leaders. As always we will also be focusing on our reading comprehension through writing and oral language focus and making sure our student attendance is as high as it can be.
| Thursday 4th July | Crazy Hair Day - gold coin donation |
| Thursday 4 July | Assembly - 3/4 Garwood & Prep Quinn Sharing |
| Friday 5 July | Launching into Learning Playgroup @ the CFLC |
| Friday 5 July | Last Day of Term 2 |
| Monday 22 July | First Day of Term 3 |
| Friday 2 August | Assembly - Prep Grace & 5/6 Timms Sharing |
| Thursday 8 August | Whole School Photo Day |
| Thursday 5 September | Assembly - 1/2 Locke & 3/4 Clancy Sharing |
| Friday 27 September | Last Day of Term 3 |
| Monday 14 October | First Day of Term 4 |
| Thursday 24 October | Assembly - 1/2 Edwards & 5/6 White Sharing |
| Friday 1 November | Professional Learning Day - Student Free Day |
| Monday 4 November | Public Holiday - Recreation Day |
| Thursday 22 November | Assembly - 3/4 Scilini & 3/4 Garwood Sharing |
| Thursday 19 December | Students Last Day of School |
| Prep Quinn | |
| Zaliah | Starting everyday with a big smile and a positive attitude |
| Hudson | His fantastic effort in sounding out words |
| Kye | Always trying his best in writing groups |
| Prep Grace | |
| Amaya | Improved concentration. Amaya is working hard to learn our sounds |
| Alaina-May | Being a kind and friendly member of our class. She has also been working hard to learn our sounds |
| 1/2 Locke | |
| Keila | Excellent participation in the home draw, talk, write, share program |
| Heidi | Exceptional work habits. Always trying her best, being organised and willing to learn |
| Emery | Being a kind and inclusive friend |
| Enoch | The successful use of a planner to research and develop an information report |
| 1/2 Edwards | |
| Amiah | Her improvement in writing. She is proof reading and editing her own work |
| Korbyn | His consistent effort with home reading. keep up the great work! |
| Charlotte | Always following the rules and being a good sport |
| Bill | Being a kind and tolerant friend to others. His organisational skills are improving too |
| 3/4 Garwood | |
| Blake | Working to persist with his X4 and /4 learning |
| Isla | Working hard to produce her best quality writing in all subjects but especially in our writing unit |
| 3/4 Clancy (Awarded by Mr Cooke) | |
| Grayson | Your fantastic effort in writing of a procedure text in computer discovery in science |
| Cruze | Your fantastic effort in writing of a procedure text in computer discovery in science |
| Zayden | Your fantastic effort in writing of a procedure text in computer discovery in science |
| 3/4 Scilini | |
| Anastasia | Being a kind and respectful member of our class who always gets along with others |
| Jayden | His positive attitude to learning. Jayden always works hard and strives to do his best |
| 5/6 White | |
| Kiarnah | Her positive work ethic and focus. Kiarnah is aiming to consistently complete detailed, thorough and accurate work |
| Lilly Ann | Her positive approach towards all work. Lilly consistently demonstrates an excellent work ethic |
| 5/6 Timms (Awarded by Miss Sweetman) | |
| Bria | For settling in well and working well to be part of the class |
| Eli | For his improvement and staying focussed in class |
Our Launching into Learning Playgroup is every Friday at the George Town Child and Family Centre. Friday playgroup is a joint program between Port Dalrymple School and South George Town Primary School and is open to everyone in the George Town community with children from birth to Kindergarten! See you on Friday.
