Welcome to 2023
Term 1 Week 1 2023 |
School Events |
Monday 30th January |
MAI Testing Best Start Interviews |
Tuesday 31st January |
MAI Testing Best Start Interviews |
Wednesday 1st February |
Welcome Back Yr 1-6 9 am Assembly Canteen Open (Extra Day Today) Best Start Interviews |
Thursday 2nd February |
Best Start Interviews |
Friday 3rd February |
Welcome Kindergarten 9 am Assembly Canteen Open No afternoon assembly today. |
Upcoming Events |
Friday 10th - Swimming Carnival - Kendall Monday 13th February - National Apology Day Monday 20th February - Hastings Winter Sports Trials Tuesday 21st February - Zone Swimming Carnival |
Welcome back to 2023!
We hope all our families had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year and a relaxing holiday break. We are looking forward to a positive year ahead, filled with new and engaging learning experiences, fun and exciting community events, and being with our friends and family. This year will be another busy year with implementing the new K-2 Syllabus and the school's involvement in a School Review and Improvement process in Term 2.
Updating Personal Information
During Term 1, the school will also begin to transfer to Compass - a new school management platform. The School Office may contact some families over the next couple of weeks to confirm that we have updated family personal details to ensure a smooth transition to the new platform. The new platform will be going live at the beginning of Term 2.
If your details have changed since last year, please get in touch with the office with your changes as soon as possible. If you are not receiving correspondence from the school, please ensure you have downloaded the schoolzine app and the school has your latest email address.
Return to School
Just reminding parents that the Year 1 - 6 students will return to school on Wednesday, 1 February. We will hold a short assembly in the hall to welcome everyone back. It will be exciting to welcome our new 2023 Kindergarten cohort next Friday, 3 February. The school will provide morning tea and a chat in the School Hall after the morning assembly for all parents who may need extra comfort before they leave. We can't wait to see them all dressed in their school uniforms!
MAI - Maths Assessment Interview
School Uniform Update
At the end of last year, we were excited to announce the transition of a new school uniform during Term 2, 2023. All students will commence the year wearing our current school uniform. Please see the school uniform guidelines below. The current school uniform can continue to be worn until the beginning of 2025, when all students will be expected to have transitioned to the new school uniform. The Uniform Committee decided upon the 18-month transition period to ensure all families had adequate planning time to implement the change.
https://sjpslaurieton.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/article/350
2023 Staffing
Although the leadership appointments and teacher class placements for 2023 were communicated at the end of last year, we just wanted to re-share this information for our new families.
Leadership Team:
Principal: Rick Galvin
Assistant Principal Mission: Mrs Maria Wilson
Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching: Mrs Jessica Koenig- 4 days per week ( Monday-Thursday)
Leader of Learning - Literacy and Numeracy: Mrs Kristan Nichols
Leader of Inclusion: Mrs Fiona Hayward
Class Teachers:
Kindergarten : Mrs Carlie Dedal & Mrs Leah Toole ( Co-Teacher)
Year 1: Mrs Lorna Aldridge
Year 2: Mrs Jessica Watts
Stage 1 Support Teacher: Mrs Kristan Nichols
Year 3: Mrs Sonya Steep
Year 4: Mr Michael Marshall
Stage 2 Support Teacher: Mrs Jessica Koenig
Year 5: Miss Josie Lulham
Year 6: Mrs Vanessa Peck
Stage 3 Support Teacher: Mrs Maria Wilson
Teacher Release: Mrs Lou O’Neill, Mrs Alfina Jackson and Mrs Fiona Hayward
School Counsellor/Psychologist: Mrs Rebecca Jamieson ( Wednesday and Thursday)
Speech Therapist: Mrs Nerine McGrath ( Monday and Thursday)
Teacher Assistants: Rebecca Faddy, Jane Border, Leanne Parsons, Lynda King, Sharni-Lee Pollard. We would also like to welcome Hilary Burch and Amy McCormick to the team.
School Office and Other Positions:
School Administration Officers: Mrs Crystal Batt ( Monday - Friday) and Mrs Amanda Hansen ( Wednesday- Friday)
Canteen Coordinator: Mrs Emma Hockham
Maintenance & Grounds: Mr Brad Shea
Holiday Improvements
During the holidays, we had some concrete paths laid in the school grounds to connect the basketball court and the adventure playground to allow greater student access, particularly after heavy periods of rain. The students will also be able to use these paths as additional areas to play handball. Filling all the potholes on the front entrance road and car park pick-up area was another holiday improvement. We will replace the bitumen at the Car Park Pick area with concrete during the Easter Holiday break.
Best wishes from the leadership team
Principal Rick Galvin |
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Assistant Principal - Mission Maria Wilson |
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Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching Jessica Koenig |
2023 Staff Development Days
To assist our families with their planning for 2023, please see our scheduled Staff Professional Learning Days (Pupil Free Days) below for the remainder of the year. This year our school has been allocated an additional Staff Development Day by the Catholic Schools Office as we are participating in a School Review and Improvement process during Term 2.
Term 1
Staff Administration Day - Friday, 27th January 2023
Year 1 - Year 6 commence classes Term 1 - Wednesday, 1st February 2023
Kindergarten commence classes - Friday, 3rd February 2023
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free Day) - Week 6 - Monday 6th March 2023
Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes Term 1 - Thursday 6th April 2023
Term 2
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free Day) – Monday, 24th April 2023
ANZAC Day ( Public Holiday ) - Tuesday, 25th April 2023
Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes Term 2 - Wednesday 26th April 2023
Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes Term 2 – Thursday, 29th June 2023
Staff Development Day ( Pupil Free Day) - Friday, 30th June 2023
Term 3
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free Day) – Monday 17th July 2023
Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes Term 3 - Tuesday 18th July 2023
Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes Term 3 – Friday 22nd September 2023
Term 4
Staff Development Day ( Pupil Free Day) - Monday, 9th October 2023
Kindergarten to Year 6 commence classes for Term 4 - Tuesday 10th October 2023
Kindergarten to Year 6 last day of classes for Term 4 - Friday 15th December 2023
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free Day) - Monday, 18th December 2023
Staff Development Day (Pupil Free Day) - Tuesday, 19th December 2023
SCHOOLZINE APP
Just a reminder all information, including notes and newsletters, are sent through our schoolzine app. If you do not have this on your phone please see the following link.
Schoolzine App - How to download to your phone.
CANTEEN
For easy canteen, orders download our Flexischool app.
How to register for flexischools
The Canteen will be open on Wednesday 1st February in lieu of Monday for this week only.
Normal canteen days are Monday and Friday.