Dear Families,
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Weather: With the cold and wet setting in, please know that we adjust our indoor/outdoor play accordingly… Too wet or too windy or both – we have the break indoors, just as we do when it is extremely hot!
Supervision: Another friendly reminder that supervision in the playground begins at 8.50am. PLEASE use Their Care if needed and do not drop children off early in the morning. Staff are busily preparing for the day ahead and are not on supervision duties until 8.50am.
Division Sports: Well done to our netball and soccer teams that took part in division finals last week. They did an awesome job competing and represented the school superbly! Good luck to our t-ball team who are playing tomorrow.
Reports: Staff are busy finalising assessments and report writing and there should be no surprises to families when they receive them in the last week of term. At times students make terrific progress at or above the expected level and sometimes, they don’t. This also applies to student behaviours across the school. Let’s keep working as a community to help those who need support in their reading, writing and maths – and with behaviours.
Staffing: Last Friday we farewelled Mrs Natasha Irvine as she finished up to start her Family Leave. While we are sad to see Tash go, we are very excited for her as she starts another chapter in her life. Ms Raelee Hovey will be taking over SI on a full-time basis from the start of Term 3. Raelee has met the grade and brings years of experience to Drysdale PS.
Mobile Phones: Just a reminder that in line with Department of Education policy mobile phones are not permitted at school for all students. If a student needs to bring a mobile phone to school it must be handed in a the office when the student arrives at school. Phones will be stored securely. This also applies to smart watches. Please see me if you have any queries about this.
Thanks
Glen Lauder
Principal