DRAGON TALES Principal: Mrs Andrea Taylor T: 5594 3298 Fax: 55943333 Email: [email protected] Website: www.simpsonps.vic.edu.au SCHOOL COUNCILLORS W Van Eck (President), A Whiting, S Clark, T Robb, J Bowman, N Booley & R Vogels SCHOOL MISSION Provide high quality education in a positive, supportive environment, enabling all students to achieve their potential. Thursday 30th January 2020 As the 2019 school year begins I would like to welcome back all our families with a parcular menon to our families who are just beginning their connecon to our school with the As the 2019 school year begins I would like to welcome back all our families with a parcular menon to our families who are just beginning their connecon to our school with the enrolment of their first child in prep. “drive our daily work. A new school year presents us all with the opportunity to consider just what goals we will challenge ourselves with over the learning cycle. For us as a school it is about giving every student every opportunity to thrive. Our vision is strong: develop a caring school environment that provides an inclusive, respecul learning experience where every individual engages to be the best version of themselves. Our values underpin a lile school with a big heart: “CAccepngRespeculFROM OUR PRINCIPAL Welcome to the 2020 school year. This year we welcome 7 new prep students, one year 2 student and two new staff members. Miss Maddison McInnes, begins her teaching career with us, in the upper department and Mrs Paula Newcombe who will work supporng learning right across the school. We also welcome back the new ‘bionic woman’ Mrs Murray with her fancy new knees. Our office hours will remain the same as 2019 with parents once again being asked to please make enquiries at mes when the office is open. Monday 9:00am- 3:30 pm Tuesday 9:00am- 3:30 pm Wednesday CLOSED Thursday 9:00am- 3:30 pm Friday 8:30am- 10:30am Our grade structures are P/1M with 17 students, 2/3 G with 20 students and 4/5/6M with 19 students. Our new preps Luciana, Avannah, Ayla, Ollie, Logan, Cooper and Patrick have all happily joined the Simpson Primary School family. Already our school is buzzing with excitement about the wonderful opportunies that will be available to our students during the course of the year. With small grade groups each child will receive quality instrucon at their exact point of need. We have an excing collaboraon with Creave Arts Victoria beginning in term 2 with the creaon on our digital history animaon. Our school will be a trial school for a social & emoonal support program known as ‘Second Step’ which is aimed to help children build skills for learning, empathy, emoonal management and problem solving strategies. Our selecon in this program is due to the success of our School Wide Posive Behaviour Program and is fully funded by THE FORTNIGHT AHEAD FEBRUARY 3 Monday School Assembly 10.45am 5 Wednesday Bushfire Safety Drill No School Prep Students 7 Thursday Meet & Greet Session P/1 11am 11 Tuesday Meet & Greet Session 4/5/6 11am 12 Wednesday No School Prep Students 13 Thursday Meet & Greet Session 2/3 11am 14 Friday Finance Sub Committee Meeting 9.30am Grounds Sub Committee Meeting 10.30am Education Sub Committee Meeting 12.30pm 18 Tuesday School Council Meeting 7pm 19 Wednesday No School Prep Students 26 Wednesday No School Prep Students MARCH 4 Wednesday No School Prep Students 5 Thursday Student Leaders Congress 9 Monday Labour Day Holiday No Students 12 Thursday Finance Sub Committee Meeting 9.30am Grounds Sub Committee Meeting 10.30am Education Sub Committee Meeting 13 Friday House Sports Day 17 Tuesday AGM School Council Meeting 7pm 20 Friday Parent Teacher Interviews 26 Thursday District Aths Sports 27 Friday Last Day Term 1