Carmel McGrath

Prep Enrolments 2022

This Prep tour, and a virtual tour of the whole school is available on the school website under the enrolments tab. 

Interviews will be held on fridays throughtout term three, please check your email inboxes (including junk mail) for correspondence from our adminstration team.  

Dillabah Garden Exhibition & Art Market

Art Work Registrations

Yesterday Ms Davis and I visited Uncle Gerard Bargo at The Lady Bowen Precinct to discuss the upcoming Dillibah Garden Exhibition & Art Market on 6-7 August. We were looking forward to being involved in this community event – “Dillabah Gardens uses art and creativity to build community connection and cultural awareness with Inclusiveness at its heart”.  Ms Davis will be working with our Year 3, 4 & 5 students early next term to encourage their involvement.  Our involvement will include:

A market stall showcasing student work (any students from any year levels wishing to be involved) or

An Exhibition entry where artists may submit up to 3 artworks (closing 23 July) and must be submitted independently of the school – see attached flyer.

Term 3 Curriculum Planning Meetings

Head Of Department (Curriculum) Mel Norman is working with teachers this week as they plan their T3 curriculum units.  While all subjects are planned, the professional focus for collaborative work in 2021 is English and Health. During this time class teachers are off class and one of our regular relief teachers will continue the students with their class work.  These planning sessions are an important part of ensuring consistency in marking guides and key planning elements across year level classes.

Report Cards

Currently teachers are finalising student report cards which will be emailed home in the last week of term 21-25 June.  

NAIDOC week

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself. Find out more about the origins and history of NAIDOC Week .

Upcoming events:

• Last Day Term 2 – Friday 25 June
• First Day Term 3 – Monday 12 July
• P&C Meeting - Thursday 15 July Click here for more information