Dear Families

I am writing to inform you that I am retiring at the end of Term 2, this year.  It has not been an easy decision to make but after nearly 45 years of commitment and dedication to teaching and working within the DECYP, it is now time to spend some quality time with my family.

I have been extremely honoured and privileged to work with such a wonderful, generous school community. A community whom I have made many connections with and have had the pleasure to see many generations come through our school. It has been a humbling experience and I have been so incredibly lucky to have worked for such a long period of time in the same community. A community that I have loved and has been my second home for over 25 years. I have worked hard to provide stability for our community in times of change and uncertainty. I am genuinely proud of our achievements, school, children, and families. I have learned from you every day and my experiences from working alongside you have shaped me into the person I have become. I will be for ever grateful.

A big thank you to all the families and staff, past and present who have supported and continue to support the school and myself. It has been an absolute honour and I am going to miss coming here on a daily basis. My car only knows one direction in which to travel and is on auto pilot so it will have to learn to travel a new path.

The DEYCP are currently advertising for a new Principal and parents will be notified once this position has been filled closer to Term 3.

Carolyn Brown, Principal

Students in 1/2 Rizzolo have been exploring their artistic talents this term by creating self-portraits. Students have learnt about the different features each person has on their face and have paid close attention to details such as eye, skin and hair colour. These portraits were first drafted in pencil then outlined in markers. The final step was to add colour using pastels.

Teaching children how to draw self-portraits helps to develop observational and fine motor skills. These skills are important for children to learn to help them be successful in everyday life.

Miss Lovell's class have enjoyed a recent art project inspired by Pete Cromer.  The birds certainly catch everyone's as they walk into Miss Lovell's classroom.

Thanks to Miss P, our school won a free breakfast provided by the Hurricanes.  Two representatives attended our school on Monday morning and prepared breakfast in our school canteen, including fruit, smoothies and fruit toast.  Thank you to the Hurricanes for a great morning!

On Tuesday 28 March our Athletics team braved the rainy weather to attend the Domain Athletics Centre for the Division F Carnival.

Thank you to Miss P, Ms Hedge, Mrs McKenzie and Ms Kemp for supporting our team on the day.

Congratulations to our star team for representing our school so well:

Kyden, Kaycee, Kade, Karli, Shayla, Alexis, Dakotah, Billi, Lilly-Anne, Jhett, Cooper, Jett, Zahley, Milly, Scarlett, Jaxyn, Joshua, Shanna-Ray, Chaice, Harper, Heidi, Brooke, Victoria, Braxton and Kaidyn.

On Thursday 30 March a bike was found on school grounds.

If you know of anyone in the area that has lost a bike recently, please call the school office on 6263 7843.

Wishing our students and school community a very Happy Easter and school holiday break.

We look forward to seeing everyone back safely and well-rested for the start of Term 2 on Wednesday 26 April.