Dear Families,

It is hard to believe we are already into the last term of our school year.  We started the first week back with our Grade 3-6 Splash carnival at the Glenorchy Pool. Thank you to Miss Fasnacht and Mr Thornton for organising the event and to Swimming Tasmania for sending a representative to help with our swimmers in the pool on the day. The day was a huge success and the weather was perfect for swimming, with the most fun had at the waterslide after the carnival.  Congratulations to Red team who were the overall winners on the day.

We would also like to thank Footsteps Dance for coming in yesterday to run some sessions with our students in the GP Room.  Grade 3/4 proved they are the best dancers in the school.

Term 4 is shaping up to be a busy one with some of the following events planned:

3 November - Excursion to Richmond for 2/3 and 4/5

4 November - Pevan & Sarah Concert for Kinder, Prep/1 and 1/2

14 November - SPSSA Interschool Swimming Carnival

16 November - MONA Festival (to be advised)

23 November - Children's University Graduation

29 November - Sustainability Centre for Kinder

16 December - End of Year School Assembly

19 December - School Fun Day at Glenorchy Pool

20 December - Grade 6 Big Day Out

Pre-kinder sessions start this Thursday at 2.00 pm in the kindergarten room.  If you have a child born in 2018 please remember to enrol them for kindergarten next year.  To arrange for an enrolment form to be sent home please call the office on 6263 7843.

Please remember that in term 4 all students must wear a hat when outside.  Navy blue bucket or legionnaires hats are acceptable to be worn and can be purchased from the school office for $10.00.

Our school lunch program is back again this term with all classes receiving a free lunch on Wednesdays.  Menu items this term include lasagna, mongolian chicken, a tasting plate and meatloaf with pasta salad.  Parents are invited to attend a group discussusion on Wednesday next week from 2.00 p.m.  Every parent that particiaptes will receive a $50 visa/mastercard voucher.  Please call the school office if you would like to participate.

Canteen will operate on both Thursday and Friday for the rest of this term.

I would also like to welcome Mrs Anne Douglas who is spending some time at school over the next few weeks whilst Mrs Brown is away on leave.

Rachel Kitto, A/Principal