Newsletter – Term 3, Week 9, 2022

What a big few week sit has been! With Division athletics and our first school concert in three years and R U Ok? Day. We look forward to a wonderful last week of term.

       TERM 3

• Wednesday 14^th September – Last day to book in for OSHC for Friday 16^th September
• Thursday 15^th September – FOOTY COLOURS DAY and LAST DAY OF TERM 3 for students. Normal 3.30pm finish time.
• Friday 16^th September – No students at school.

TERM 4

• Monday 3^rd October – FIRST DAY OF TERM 4
• Monday 10^th October – Prep 2023 Transition Information Evening 6pm
• Wednesday 12^th October – Prep – Werribee Zoo Visit
• Wednesday 19^th October – GEELONG CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY
• Tuesday 25^th October – Prep 2023 small groups
• Wednesday 2^nd November – Prep 2023 Transition Number 1
• Thursday 10^th November – Prep 2023 Transition Number 2
• Friday 18^th November – Prep 2023 Transition Number 3
• Monday 12^th December – Whole School Transition Day
• Wednesday 14^th December – Year 6 Graduation
• Friday 16^th December – Reports Released
• Tuesday 20^th December – LAST DAY OF TERM 4 – 1.30pm finish time

Congratulations to Mrs McDonald who is expecting her first baby! Mrs McDonald will be finishing the year with 3MM before beginning family leave during the holidays prior to the baby’s arrival.

The staff and I are thrilled for Mrs McDonald, and I am sure you would join with us in congratulating both Mrs McDonald and her husband Ned on their exciting news.

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents/caregivers/guardians think of our school.  Currently only 20% of families invited have completed the survey and I encourage you to please have your say before next Friday. 

The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour and student engagement.

I encourage all families sent an invitation to participate in this survey this year.  Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

A random sample have been selected to participate in this year’s survey and have been sent this invitation via email. 

The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey will be conducted from Monday 15th August to Friday 16th September.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

The online survey will be available in a range of languages other than English. These include Arabic, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Chin (Hakha), Hindi, Japanese, Somali, Turkish, Punjabi and Greek. Last year we used the survey results to inform our whole school Inclusion and Wellbeing approach for all students.

On Tuesday 6^th September we had 19 students compete in the Division Athletics competition at Landy Field.  We were so proud of all our students and there were some amazing results. Please see the results below.

Alice A – 1^st 200m, 2^nd 80m hurdles

Hannah Ri – 1^st 4x100m relay

Zoe R – 1^st 4x100m relay

Indi O – 2^nd 80 hurdles, 2^nd high jump, 1^st 4x100m relay

Haolei L – 5^th 80m hurdles

Indi O – 2^nd 80 hurdles, 2^nd high jump, 1^st 4x100m relay

Quinn W – 2^nd long jump, 4^th 80m hurdles

Isabel K – 3^rd long jump, 8^th 800m

Kitty B – 4^th triple jump

Hunter N – 7^th triple jump

Ella M – 2^nd shot put

Indi M – 3^rd 100m, 1^st 4x100m relay

Oliver S – 8^th 200m

Lachlan W – 2^nd discus

Jack P – 3^rd shot put

Kai D– 1^st – triple jump

Maive M – 5^th discus

Patrick F – 9^th high jump

Amelia P – 4^th high jump

If students finished in the top 2 in their event, of which we had 9, they progress to the next stage which is being held on Tuesday 18^th October in Keilor. Congratulations everyone!

Over the school holidays we will be undertaking preparations for our Capital Works project. This includes the demolishing of the canteen/PE/uniform shop building. This building contains a small amount of asbestos and therefore we ask all our families to stay off the school site during the holidays when works is taking place. We will not be hosting Team Kids these holidays due to these works. We will send updates with proposed dates when we have more specific information.

What a day and night! It was wonderful to see all of the bright and happy faces of our students performing during the dress rehearsal and then again during the night. Thank you to everyone who attended and made it a special experience for our students and staff. An extra big thank you to Miss Ellie Down and Miss Matilda Fitzgerald who organsied the event with support from Miss Kate Esam and Mrs Maddy McDonald and the whole concert organising committee.

You will find some reflections from our students below.

Wow… there have been a lot of tired faces this week! The dress rehearsal was a blast! The students got a real taste of what it was going to be like on the night. The costumes got better and better as the day went on. After an exciting day, it suddenly got real. The nerves hit everyone….

Early dinners, quick showers and a tad of makeup for Mrs Kennedy and Miss Burns… Just a tad! We all arrived at the arena with butterflies in our tummies, but alot of excitement! The highlight of the night was definitely the teacher’s dance! However, Miss Parlamentas’ scissor kick was the cherry on top!

We know that all the dance moves blew your socks off! But the singing from all the classes really made the show a true Bellaire affair. Macca’s definitely made some business that night! Well done to compares, dance troupe and singing group who sacrificed endless lunchtimes for the concert.

A big thank you to Shen, Tara, Miss Down and Miss Fitzgerald, and the concert committee and many more. The concert could not have happened without you.

Ashlyn (Cleopatra), Willow (Tour Guide 1) and Ruby (Tour Guide 2).

Principal

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