Carmel McGrath

P&C Meeting

On Thursday 11 November 6-8pm our final 2021 P&C general meeting will be held in the Curriculum Room.  All Welcome.

Staffing 2022

In the last week of school, class allocations and teachers will be announced to students and parents.  We have a small number of changes.

Transferring to other Brisbane schools are Mr Steve Conde and Mr Garth Coyle, both very well-respected teachers who contributed greatly during their time at New Farm.  We wish them all the best for their new appointments.  Incoming transfer – we welcome Ms Emma Kemph.  Emma is a caring inclusive teacher with over 15 years’ experience identifying and supporting gifted and talented students in their ability to achieve academic, emotional and social success.

In our office Marg Davidson is retiring and Camille Vanderzant has secured a full-time position at another school.  Both Marg and Camille have been very efficient team members and will be greatly missed.

Active School Travel – We’re In!

Our school has been selected as one of 18 new schools joining Brisbane City Council’s Active School Travel (AST) program in 2020.

Active School Travel promotes clean and green, active and healthy school travel modes such as walking, cycling, scootering, carpooling and public transport. Over the next three years, our school will receive a range of free resources, tools, incursions from Council to enable active travel to and from school.

By choosing to actively travel to school, at least one day a week on our active travel day, we can reduce traffic congestion at the school gate, improve our students’ road safety awareness, create a cleaner environment, and improve our health and fitness! Or if you have to drive, park the car away from the school and actively travel the rest of the way. That’s Park & Stride.

More details to come early next year, and we strongly encourage you to be part of this great initiative to change our school environment and culture.

Start thinking how you can use your car less travelling to and from school next year.