Pillar Champion Awards

Each term our school community acknowledges the outstanding contribution of students, staff and parents in our strategic pillars.

• Curriculum- Natasha Andrews, Jasmin L and Jolie S.
• Inclusion- Ethan Fleming and Aspen O
• Innovation- Mei-Lin Chen and Gisele M.
• Wellbeing- Belinda Hill, Wendy Maslen, and Cian H.

Congratulations to our term 1 Pillar Champions:

Next term our newsletter will feature articles regarding our 4 Pillars.

Watch this space.

Year 6 Camp

Thank you to Ms Zayn AlAbidin, Mr Jones, Mrs Blackadder and Mr Lawrence for supervising students during Year 6 Moreton Island environmental camp this week.  It is a great deal of planning and preparation for staff and families but such a worthwhile and memorable experience and for building positive relationships.  Thank you so much to all our staff for the commitment shown, enabling this camp to happen.  Once again, this also strengthens our bonds with the Moreton Bay Eco Marines network.

RWI Training and 3L Training

Last week our Year 4 teachers participated in professional development focused on literacy development based on functional grammar.   The staff are looking forward to implementing these practices in Term 2 English lessons. 

Thank you to Literacy / Numeracy Coach Ms Sandy Chambers, for conducting Read Write Inc. Synthetic Phonics training days for new staff to New Farm.  It is amazing to see our new staff so enthusiastic in learning this program.  The explicit teaching and positive approach of RWI ensures students are focused on learning their sounds, blending and segmenting sounds and being able decode words from very early in Prep.  Every child is working at their individual level with support in learning to read.

Inclusion Pillar

Congratulations on our Inclusion Pillar’s acceptance into the regional group: Collaborative Community for Prep and Year 1 Students with Complex Needs.  Inclusion Coach Mrs Cath Eurell and teachers Ms Kerrisk, Ms DeBoer, Ms McLeod and Deputy Principal Mrs Kay Bradley will represent our staff in the regional work and lead the capacity building across our school. 

Year 6 Student Leaders’ Legacy Project

Thank you to Year 6 teachers and students who have now submitted their proposed Legacy Project for 2023.  The project will be a mural painted onto Perspex and mounted on the dividing external block wall behind the netball court. Theme: early Indigenous Brisbane River featuring people, fauna and flora. Inspiration has been taken from the painting below which is hanging in Q-Shelter offices on Wickham Terrace.  Thank you to P&C President Fiona Caniglia for working with student leaders to help inspire this year’s project.

Safe and Relaxed Easter Break

After a busy Term 1, I hope students, families and staff enjoy a restful Easter break. I look forward to seeing everyone back for Term 2 starting MONDAY 17 APRIL. 

Important Dates:

Year 6 Moreton Island Camp – Wed 29-31 March

Year P-2 Fun Day – Thursday 30 March

Last Day Term 1 – Friday 31 March

Term 2 begins – Monday 17 April

School Photos – Wednesday 19 April