Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

Welcome back to the busiest term of the school year.  In fact, it all starts now.

Teacher changes

We bade a sad farewell to Mrs Williams at the end of last term as she retired from the department to move to the next exciting chapter in her life.  She has been replaced by two wonderfully talented teachers in Mrs Fleming and Mrs Bullot.  We welcome them both back from maternity leave.  

We also have a number of staff who are unwell at present.  Mrs Worland and Miss Mackay have been away from work and I very much look forward to their return when they are well again. Ms Coz takes leave for surgery and we also wish her a speedy recovery. Please note that their conditions are not at all COVID related.  

Parent-teacher interviews

Term 4 parent teacher interviews are next Monday afternoon.  

When:  Monday 11 October

Venue:  School hall

Note for 1W & 5C families: Alternate arrangements will be provided to families in Term 4.  

Book Week is here 

Book Fair (11-15 October)

We opened the book week activities with our annual Book Fair this week.  This week, children were able to wander through the sales area to create a wish list.  Sales of all stocks begin from Monday and conclude Friday morning.  Before school is a perfect time to make any purchases.

Dress up day (Friday 15 October)

The Book Week dress up day is next Friday.  The theme is Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds.  There will be a costume competition but unfortunately due to COVID restrictions, no assemblies to show them off.  Instead we will create a video to share with classrooms.  I really look forward to seeing the incredible creativity of our mums and dads each year.  

The costumes and make-up that will come out for this year's Spooky Disco will once again be amazing, showing the awesome creativity of our mums and dads.  May we ask when you begin your design phase that you do not plan to use additional props like tridents and toy weapons and the like.   We have learned from past discos that they will only get in the way.  Consequently we will need to keep props with parents or leave them at the door upon arrival.  

Free dress day (Friday 29 October)

Theme:  Day for Daniel (Wear RED)

Gold Coin Donation for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation

And the opportunities for students continue with

• Wakakirri performers on Tuesday 19 October
• AB Paterson College public speaking competitors on Tuesday 19 October
• Coomera Alliance debaters on Wednesday 20 October

Advice for drivers from the GCCC

The City of Gold Coast wants to ensure that motorists comply with school zone road rules at and around schools to achieve a safer environment for children and the broader school community. These rules also help to optimise traffic movement and safety.

Please take extra care and obey the signed parking rules when parking on the roads and streets around the school.

Park Safe Vehicles - Licence Plate Recognition (LPR)

As part of the City Parking Plan 2015 to improve parking behaviour on the Gold Coast, City Parking Officers will soon patrol the city (including key school zones) using vehicles, clearly badged as “Park Safe” vehicles. These vehicles use Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) which is camera technology fitted to Park Safe vehicles to ensure motorists are parking safely.

Park Safe will operate on school days at student drop-off and pick-up times focusing on pedestrian areas around schools. If a vehicle is found to be parked illegally the City will issue an infringement notice to the registered vehicle owner by post.

Offences to be aware of:

• stopping 20 metres before or 10 metres after a sign posted crossing
• stopping 20 metres before or 10 metres after a bus stop
• stopping within 10 metres of an intersection or corner
• stopping within a bus zone (bayed area)
• stopping on a footpath or nature strip within a built-up area
• stopping in a way that restricts access to a driveway
• stopping on a yellow painted line
• stopping in a loading zone
• double parking for any period of time.

Park safely and legally to avoid a fine. For more information visit www.cityofgoldcoast.com.au/parksafe 

Kind regards

Vic