Public Education Awards

On Friday we celebrated our wonderful nominees for the ACT Public Education Awards. Congratulations to all of our community members who were nominated and thank you for the amazing work you do every day.

• Amy Rugendyke – Allied Health Professional of the Year
• Danielle Parker – School Leader of the Year
• Maria Goleby – Education Support Person of the Year
• Morven Downie – New Educator of the Year
• FINALIST - Natalie Munoz & Nola Shoring for Ngunnawal Primary School, The School Volunteer Program ACT, and the Grove Retirement Village – Outstanding Partnership of the Year
• Raina Jose – Early Childhood Teacher of the Year
• Rochelle Mandelson – Primary Teacher of the Year
• Sarah McConaghy – Volunteer of the Year

Christmas Cards, Candy Canes and Class Parties

We have confirmed with the Education Directorate that for this year we are discouraging students from bringing candy canes and Christmas cards. Given we are doing so much work to minimise sharing of resources in classrooms it is not worth the risk to be distributing cards and treats. 

New Building

We now have our final plan for our new demountable buildings. The works will include a covered walkway and a toilet block. 

Classrooms 2022

We have plan A and plan B ready for next year. We will confirm teachers and room locations with students in week 11.

Preschool 2022

Families will recieve a pack in the mail for students commencing preschool before the end of term. This will include a photo of your child's teacher and their class name.

After this, families will receive an email including a link to book a meet and greet session with the teacher. Beginning of week classes will be able to book times on Tuesday 25 Janaury and end of week classes will be able to book times on Thursday 27 January. Preschoolers are welcome to come along and meet their teacher and see their classroom.

We are pleased to advise that our preschoolers will have a new playground installed in 2022. Our existing playground will be replaced with something similiar to this design. The installation will occur in Term 1.

Staff 2022

We would like to share with the school community our staff changes for 2022. We farewell some amazing team members who are moving on to new schools in the ACT and across the country. We also wish Sandra Paliaga a happy retirement.

In 2022 we welcome a new Deputy Principal, Emma Davidson. Emma is an exceptional school leader who brings a wealth of experience to our school community. We look forward to having her join our team and get to know our families in 2022.

Library Books and Devices

We are now collecting back all books and devices borrowed from the library. Please remeber to send chargers with devices.

Rebecca Turner