Dear Parents and carers,

I trust all the “Mother’s and Others” had a nice day last Sunday and managed to take time out to make the most of the fine weather we are enjoying.

NAPLAN is being conducted this week and all our students have survived. We don’t get the results until late next term so don’t panic waiting for these scores. When we get the data back we will let you know what our school trends are. That is NAPLAN’s best use. As an individual test, at best it’s only a snapshot of where a student is on that day.

Just a reminder this week regarding our rules about what jewellery is acceptable to wear to school. Students can wear stud-type earrings only. Items such as nose-rings, bracelets, dangly earrings, necklaces and ankle chains are not allowed.

When walking your child to school we would ask that you do not use our main entrance driveway. With traffic coming and going and tight turning areas this is a potentially dangerous area. Whilst you’re with your child they are relatively safe but if they get used to using this area and use it by themselves one day, there is a much greater risk to their safety. It is best if we keep pedestrian traffic away from the staff car park at all times, Thanks.

Our dance groups visited Kingscliff High this week to perform for the organisers of the Far North Coast Dance Festival. The directors were very impressed with what they saw and we look forward to some sparkling performances at the festival on the 5th June.

This Saturday we have our working bee happening. There are loads of mulch to be distributed, paths to be water pressure cleaned, weeds to be removed and plenty of pruning to be done. If you can spare an hour or three we’d love to see you. If you cannot volunteer at the school on a regular basis due to work and other commitments, this is a great opportunity to help and contribute in your own way. You will also enjoy the camaraderie of our small army of volunteers. Many hands make light work.

In sport this week we have:

• Our rugby league gala day for the first three rounds of the Classic Shield (state-wide knockout) ;
• Training for our soccer teams preparing for their gala day on Monday, next week.

• From next week we’ll be having Wednesday afternoon training for all our rugby league boys – junior and senior – as we begin preparations for the casino Knockout played later in the year. If your child (boy or girl) is interested in being in the school teams we’d love to see them at training.

Have a great week.

Mick Channells