Issue 2 – Term 1 – Week 6 Monday, 2nd March 2015 Issue 13 – Term 4 – Week 4 Tuesday 6 November 2018 Dear Parents, Carers and Families Welcome to our new look newsletter! We are always looking for better ways to communicate with you. This year, we moved to an electronic-only newsletter but we are concerned that our families are not able to access the important information we wish to share. Please take the time to complete a short survey about our newsletter so that we can make decisions that suit your needs. You can access the survey through the web link. Don’t forget to download the Skoolbag app. We use the app to communicate last minute news, advice and emergency messages. You will also find notes and important dates and messages on the app. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GJD3JCF The last seven weeks of school for 2018 are jam-packed with fun and exciting learning opportunities for our students. Please note that the last day of student attendance is Wednesday 19 December. The Year 6 clap out will occur on this day. We have commenced our two transition programs. Last week we welcomed our 2019 Kindergarten cohort and their families at Kindergarten Orientation and our Stage 3 students enjoyed their first of two weeks at Lake Macquarie High School for the HeadStart Year 7 transition program. Both transitions are important milestones that set our children up for future educational success. If you are aware of any friends or family members in our local community who have missed enrolling their child for Kindergarten 2019, please encourage them to make contact with the school. Enrolment numbers are important for forming classes next year. Once again, I would like to congratulate our Premier’s Debating team. Although unsuccessful in their debate against Rutherford, our team ranked second out of 164 Hunter and Central Coast primary school teams. This is an amazing achievement. I would like to extend a huge thank you to the dedicated and expert Mrs Leigh Williams who has coached the team to this success. At the end of last term, a panel conducted a job application process to fill the vacant Assistant Principal position at our school. I am so very honoured to announce that Mrs Belinda Gilmour was the successful applicant for this position. Although Mrs Gilmour already holds the Instructional Leader position at our school, the Instructional Leader position is a temporary position that ends at the end of 2019. The Assistant Principal position secures a position for Mrs Gilmour at Booragul Public School and offers her permanency within the Department of Education. This position is very well deserved and I invite you to join with me in congratulating Mrs Gilmour. Kind Regards Kristy Luff Principal Upcoming Events Term 4 Week 4 Year 5 &6 HeadStart at LMH Tuesday 6 November Kindergarten Orientation Session Wednesday 7 November Year 5 & 6 HeadStart at LMH Wednesday 7 November Year 5 & 6 HeadStart at LMH Thursday 8 November Intensive Swim Scheme Thursday 8 November Year 5 & 6 HeadStart at LMH Friday 9 November Kindy Club from 9:15am – 11:45am Friday 9 November K/1S, 1F, 2/3A & 5/6S Assembly at 2:30pm Friday 9 November Term 4 Week 5 Student Dollarmites Banking Tuesday 13 November Stage One – Blue Gum Hills Excursion Tuesday 13 November Kindergarten orientation Session Wednesday 14 November Sushi Order due to Canteen Wednesday 14 November Intensive Swim Scheme Thursday 15 November Kindy Club from 9:15am – 11:45am Friday 16 November Whole School Assembly at 2:15pm Friday 16 November Term 1 Week 10