Dr Carmel McGrath

World Admin Day – We are celebrating our staff on Friday 23 May. We are incredibly fortunate to have a professional and highly skilled team in our office.  Stan, Viv, Nicola, Olivia and Tayla are a positive and efficient team, always striving to improve communication and school wide administrative processes.  Thank you for all you do to ensure our office is efficient, community- focused and welcoming to all. The team’s dedication to our students, staff and community is very much appreciated by us.  

P&C Colour Run – What an amazing day our Colour Run was. A huge thanks to our parents who did an amazing job of organising and supporting the whole day, especially Amy Lee (Boyd) who coordinated and Rachel Frizzo our dedicated P&C President. Thanks to all staff who supported students to engage with the activities. Big thanks to staff for stepping up to the slime activity. Much appreciated by students and parents.

Gala Days – Thank you to all staff involved in preparing Year 5 & 6 students and teams for Gala Days. Thank you also for all the behind-the-scenes organisation, finances, bookings and medication preparation for the days. The 3 Gala Days will be on the following Fridays, 23rd and 30th May, and 06th June.

Screen Sanity – Wed 21 May 6 - 8pm – we are once again offering this parent session on safety online and use of devices in our everyday lives. Thank you to Peter Curby and Merrilyn Krohn for their time and effort in supporting the session.

Parent Teacher Interviews – Thank you to the many parents who are attending this week’s parent-teacher interviews. Thank you to the leadership team for managing the booking, timing and catering and to admin/facilities staff for setting up and cleaning up for the event. It takes a team effort to ensure these events go well.  Any feedback on how we can improve the process is always gratefully received, please email admin@newfarmss.eq.edu.au

Mother’s Day – Sunday 12^th May

I hope this year’s Mother’s Day was a special day for all mums and significant people within your families. A huge thanks to Ms Cuthbertson and our Year 6 Community and Charity project leaders who organised the Mother’s Day stall for our junior students.

P&C AGM – Scheduled for Monday 26 May 6pm – All welcome

Thank you to our current 2024/5 P&C Executive members Rachael Frizzo, Dahna Gallantree and Katharine Lloyd for their enormous contribution over the past 12 months.  Rachael, Dahna and Kat have generously given up time on a regular basis to meet with my executive team, liaise with the school admin team to refine and streamline our communications, and for many very successful fundraising events. It is wonderful to see such a large group of parents attending our meetings and getting involved in the tuckshop, gardening, fundraisers and uniform shop. Big thanks also to Sally Falkinder who has taken on Fete Convenor role for this year. P&C is a great way to find out more about the school and an opportunity to contribute and build a strong school community partnership.

Upcoming Events

• Wednesdays Term 2 (6 sessions) – Senior student High Achievers City Collective program
• Parent – Teacher interviews Tuesday 13 and Wed 14 May
• Gala Days – 28 and 30 May and 06 June
• Term 2 Lockdown drill week 3 (completed) and Evacuation week 5 (scheduled)
• P&C Trivia Night Saturday 14th June
• Last Day Term 2 Friday 27 June