Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

It has been the strangest start to summer I can recall - wet and chilly.  Nonetheless, things are red hot at school at the moment in terms of how busy we all are.  Please check the calendar of events and Seesaw information from your class teachers for more details of the remaining five school days.

Swimming carnivals

Our swimming carnivals are next week.  The emphasis is on participation and fun.  We don't disqualify for poor stroke technique or wall touches like a competitive carnival might.  We just aim to earn points for our sports houses.  

Please note that all start times are approximate and we will pace the events of the carnival on the swimmers.  

Awards assemblies

We are conducting our awards assemblies each day this week.  We will recognise the excellence that students have demonstrated this year.  These assemblies will culminate with the Year 6 graduation on Thursday.  

Report cards

Please check your email accounts next Wednesday for your child's report card. 

Kind regards

Vic

Please use the lists below to organise NEXT year's stationery supplies.  There is no preferred supplier so shop around to find the best price / convenience suppliers.

Religious instruction:  If your child is participating in Religious Instruction next year, you will need to arrange their work books.  These workbooks are always very hard to source, so to make things easier, our P&C has pre-purchased them and is re-selling them to families without any mark up.  Please order your workbooks through Flexischools.  

Prep

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

The Student Resource Scheme (SRS) is the school's system to bulk buy the items that we are allowed, and then re-sell them to families without mark-up.  It includes consumables and on-line subscriptions to web based programs (like textbooks).  The savings to families are enormous, so please consider your involvement.  If you were involved in an SRS in 2022, you will automatically remain in the scheme until you unsubscribe.  If you choose to not be involved, we understand that you will privately provide the materials listed.

Prep

• Coming soon

Year 1 & 2

Apps lists for 2023

iPad requirements for parents

Fact sheet for parents

As we near the end of the 2022 school year, it is time to start considering your Before and After school care needs for 2023.

All current 2022 BSC and ASC bookings will cease after close of business Friday 9 December 2022. Bookings will not roll over to 2023.

Existing OSHC families must complete the re-enrolment process as advertised on OWNA.

Families looking to enrol for the first time in 2023 please send your enquiry to the service email address crssoshc@outlook.com. Once we have received your enrolment enquiry, we will send through our ‘Enrolment Information’ document with a link to our enrolment form.

Places are limited and families looking for care in 2023 are encouraged to book their places as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The School Locker

The advertised price increase to uniform items by the provider, The School Locker, is about to occur. Since being notified of the rise, the P&C has been very active in its negotiations with the company to limit the increases. And while there is still an increase, the final amounts are lower since the negotiation. The table below explains the OLD price, the expected price, and the new re-negotiated price. Thank you to the P&C for doing this for our community.

As part of the negotiation, we decided that we would only open the on-site shop for two days each week during Term time. The closure of the shop on the third day was turned into price reductions. The School Locker will still offer extended on-site shop trading in the lead up to the 2023 return to school. The details of the trading dates and times during return to school will be provided as soon as to hand. During Term time we believe we can manage with two days on-site shop trade as most of the sales are completed online. We encourage families to continue to order online and utilise classroom delivery of orders wherever possible.