Hasn’t it been nice to finally have some sunny weather! It is important to remember that with the increased sunshine it is very important that we have our school hats on. We also encourage students to use sunscreen and to wear sunglasses outside too when the sun is at its brightest. We’ve seen that some students have been caught out with the sudden improved weather conditions and have had a lot of students attending school after weekends with sunburn, so remember to slip, slop, slap.

 As you may have noticed, (it would be hard not to), we have replaced and upgraded the fencing around part of the school grounds. This enables us to allow more freedom of play for our students, as well as the deterring of motorbikes using our site as a thoroughfare. We will not be locking the gates so families will still have access to our playgrounds on weekends and holidays.

It was a pleasure to attend the Hobart trip last week with our grade 5/6 students. A huge thank you to the parents who accompanied the trip, and to of course the teachers for their organisation. We had some excellent feedback from the places we visited with the Hobart Gaol saying we were the best group they had ever had through and an English tourist emailing the school to commend our group on their behaviour and manners as well. It is certainly a long day but it is a great experience for our students to participate in.

Miss Fish and I have had two training sessions with our small but dedicated swim team in readiness for the Tamar Schools carnival. Whilst we are a small team they do make up for that with their enthusiasm. Hopefully with a bit more nice weather they can all get to the pool for some extra sessions before we take on all the other schools.

Finally I’d like to thank all of our parents and community for your understanding of the school closure due to industrial action. It was not our preferred action, however the department made the decision to close all schools simultaneously. Hopefully a resolution can be found quickly and further action is not necessary into the future.