Welcome back to the new school year.  We hope that you all have come back reinvigorated and excited about the opportunities that the new year will undoubtedly bring.

Throughout the  first week of school, staff engaged in a number of learning activities.  These included spending the day with the group of sisters who began our school over 100 years ago.  We spent the day exploring the why and how our school started.  We spent time looking at what our role was in the school currently and how we wanted the school to be in the future.  

Staff also spent time growing in the skills and knowledge needed for continuing to support learning in 2025.  As part of the Catholic Education Mission to improve learning for all, staff were provided with knowledge and skills needed to ensure that learning is a focus for all and explored the role of staff in teaching and supporting behaviours that promote learning and spread kindness.

A project in the holidays was to bring some more elements of play into the playground. This was done through fostering and creating some more play areas in the playground. The new instalments include a life size chess board, a road safety course for bikes, hopscotch and an octopus for skip counting. A standup sandpit is also to be unveiled. The students have loved the new play spaces and have been learning about how to engage safely and respectfully with the equipment and with others.

As a school we welcome 

Mrs Tammi Crosswell, our new deputy principal. Tammi has worked for a number of Catholic schools in Launceston, she comes to us with experience and is excited about starting this new chapter.

Patricia Walsh will be joining us as the prep teacher for 2025. Patricia has been teaching for many years in Victoria and has brought her young family with her. We look forward to welcoming Patricia and her family into our community.

Thea Hoyle has resigned from her position as a teacher assistant and will commence work as our school’s relief teacher from week 3. Thea will be supporting teachers and programs to ensure that we are able to continue to provide the specific and individual learning for all students.

With Kindness

Teresa

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere loved! FOREVER