Swimming Champs

Last week I attended the District Swimming Competition with three students from our Year 5/6 – Luuly, Tina and Victor..   I was privileged to attend the competition at the St Albans Leisure Centre with these three star swimmers. Each one of them did their very best and was able to win a ribbon, either first or second in their event. Luuly, Tina and Victor were great ambassadors for our school, demonstrating respectful manners, positive sportsmanship and team spirit. They made me very proud to be their principal.

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Our 5/6 students are demonstrating a range of very positive behaviors across the school. As our leaders, many younger children look up to these students and learn from their beahviour and conduct. When I see students walking respectively through corridors and playing fairly in the yard, I know that these students are practicing to be good citizens. Also when I hear these students use their manners, speak politely to others and interact in discussions in the classroom I know they are working hard to demonstrate our school values.

I am grateful to our staff in the school, who also model and teach respectful behaviours and attitudes throughout the school day, whether it is in the classroom or in the yard. As adults, we play a big part in the education and wellbeing of our children. We provide our students with many examples of how to communicate effectively and get along with people.

Our assembly provides an opportunity for our students to be recognized for their achievements, whether in class, sport or with their demonstration of our values:

Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Belonging

Once again, congratulations to our swimming champions and good luck with the next level championships.

Meeting Chrissie Perry

Well you could say I met Chrissie Perry, author of Penelope Perfect, Whisper and Girl vs. World, as part of our Book Week 2015 event.  However, I met Chrissie back at Templestowe High School, when we were both students in the same year level.

Chrissie came to talk to our Year 3-6 students about the writing process, her characters and her books. Many of our students had already read a number of her books, and is was great to see interest in her new series about a very ‘perfect’  little girl.

Dressing up as Penelope for our Book Parade.

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Dressing up as Penelope with Chrissie when she came to visit. photo

Thank you Chrissie for a great event and inspiring a number of young readers and writers.

 

Community Market Day @ SAHPS

Did you make it to our Community Market day?  If you didn’t you missed a great day!

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Our maths extension students developed a whole school event as part of their Think Tank program.  Each class participated in the Hour of Power each week and planned their market stall in terms of product, cost, size of the stall, and budget spending.  The outcome was a celebration of real life maths learning with many eager students, staff and families participating in a very successful Community Market Day.

We raised around $1400.00 as a result of the good work of all involved.

Thank you to Ciara Stewart and her team of students, and to the rest of the school community for their active participation.

Helen back from Europe!

After nearly 6 weeks away on leave, I have returned from my trip to Spain, Portugal and France and even Great Britain with a quick visit to Gibraltar.  It has been an amazing visit to Europe and exploring the history, the culture, and the sites.  Each country has a lot to offer and we respected the differences and the similarities between them,  as well as with our own country of Australia.

Helen in Paris

I return to work on Wednesday 1oth September which will give me time to get over the jet lag and hopefully be refreshed.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone again, the students, staff and the parents.  It is a great school community and I am really looking forward to leading the school into the new year.