Term 2 Week 2 - Friday 6th May 2022
From Our Principal
Dear families,
What a blessing it was to be with so many mothers, step-mothers, grandmothers, aunties and special women who have loved and mothered the children in our community. Our Foundation students led us beautifully in prayer and a special morning tea was enjoyed afterwards.
We know that each mother is, whether she knows it or not, one of the greatest, strongest and most lasting teachers her children will have. Motherhood is a gift and a privilege – the most awesome responsibility a woman can have.
I wish all of those who mother, for mothers gone before us, for those who could never mother and for those who long to mother a very blessed day on Sunday.
Next week our Year 3 and 5 students will undertake NAPLAN. NAPLAN is a national assessment tool which assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and provides data which allows parents to see how their child is progressing against national standards and over time. As I reinforce each year, NAPLAN does not and cannot measure creativity or engagement; it doesn’t measure students’ enjoyment of learning or their persistence to master a skill or use a skill outside of a test situation. It doesn’t measure a child’s wellbeing or kindness or persistence. In essence, NAPLAN will provide some data about a specific moment in time and will only tell part of the story of student achievement. I urge parents to keep this in mind.
Every blessing,
Roxanne
Black Ranges Cross Country @ St Arnaud
Congratulations to the following students who participated at Black Ranges Cross Country in St Arnaud today:
Riley, Charlie, Jasper, Evie, Olivia, Pieter, Maddison, Indi, Harry, Pat & Dustin
A big congratulations to the following placegetters, who will now go onto regionals at Warrnambool:
10 year old boys
Pieter Jardine 6th place
11 year old girls
Maddison Jardine 2nd place
12 year old girls
Olivia Davidson 3rd place
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
To the following students celebrating their birthdays this week:
Sam LC, Ryley J, Oscar F, Charlotte N & Josh H
Upcoming Dates
TERM 2 DATES
WEEK 3
NAPLAN Years 3 & 5
Friday 13th May
No whole school prayer due to NAPLAN
Lunch Order Day
Book Club Orders Due
Friday 20th May
WSP @ 9am - Senior 2
Lunch Order Day
Friday 27th May
WSP @ 9am- Middle 1
Lunch Order Day
Wednesday 1st June
School Closure Day
Friday 3rd June
WSP @ 9am- Middle 2
Lunch Order Day
Friday 10th June
WSP @ 9am- Junior 1
Lunch Order Day
Friday 17th June
WSP @ 9am- Middle 2
Last Lunch Order Day for Term 2
Friday 24th June
Last Day of Term 3
WSP @ 9am- Foundation
Early finish @ 2.15pm
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