Dear Parents and Carers,

We have had a lovely past two weeks celebrating both Science and Book weeks. Thanks to Mrs Petersen and our Year 6 Science and Tech leaders for all of the Science week activities organised, which were so much fun, innovative and informative.  Thanks to Mrs Jago, Mrs Spano and our Year 6 Library team for our wonderful book week celebrations including our parade, fair and competitions.  A special congratulations to the winners of the Mosman Library competitions.

Art Show

Mrs Conroy, our teachers, parent committee and students are excited about our upcoming art show in week 9 and are busily finishing art works in preparation for the show. You may have seen our Creative Arts leaders and Paws puppy promoting the show at drop-off this morning.  We are running the show over two afternoons to give families more opportunities to attend and the afternoons will have a lovely ambience with amazing visual art, music and food.  Please buy your tickets on Qkr. 

Canberra

Our Year 6 students and teachers head off to Canberra next week for an overnight excursion.  Leaving early Thursday morning, they spend the day visiting the National Museum of Australia and Questacon, have a game of Zone bowling and spend the night at Canberra Park Resort.  On Friday they tour the National Portrait Gallery, Parliament House and the Australian War Memorial.  This is an opportunity for students to learn more about the history of our country and political system.  We thank the teachers for volunteering to lead this excursion.  We hope this is a very enjoyable experience. 

Morning Drop-Off

As mentioned in our last newsletter, the Council Parking officer has advised that parents should use the three available drop-off areas in the morning.  One is on the Church side (2 car spaces) and the other two are on the school side of Cardinal Street (3-4 spaces each).  These are the areas marked with the yellow ‘School Drop-off Zone’ - white/red ‘No Parking’.  There is one as you turn the bend and the other in front of the main school gate.  Drivers should depart within two minutes and their whole car should be within the ‘No Parking’ zone to avoid fines.  

I have recently noticed an increase in parents getting out of the car in the morning to say a final goodbye.  This is not considerate of the needs of the driver behind.  If your child needs assistance with their bag or uniform then you should park your car and allow them to walk, or walk with them.  The drop-off area should just be for those children who can independently get out of the car and wave goodbye. 

Security 

Our new security buzzer is working well and has ensured increased safety for our students both before and after school.  Please do not drop your child at school before 8:10 am, as they will not be able to enter the school grounds.  We are lucky to have SCECS before and after school care on site to assist parents if needed in the morning.  Please contact SCECS should you wish to enrol. 

Wishing you God’s Blessings, 

Jane Taylor

Assistant Principal