Hannans Road Newsletter Thursday 27 February 2020

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

A busy start to the year with our STEAM program up and running, our new kindergarten students all settled in, our first assembly and our new student leadership team invested and ready to go. All the blocks are in place for a fantastic year at Hannans Road. Cheryl Butler

SCHOOL PHOTOS On Monday, 2 March we will be having our school photos. These will start for classes at 9:30am. All students will participate in a class and individual photos. Family photos will be taken for those families who have paid for these photos. Please make sure you complete your order form and send these, with payment, to your child’s class teacher. SWIM SCHOOL Notes have gone home for swim school 2020. This program is open to students from Year 2 to year 5 and costs $100 to cover the cost of the buses for the duration of swim school. The school is subsidising the cost of the bus. There are only 40 places available for swim school so the first 40 students to return their notes and money will be able to participate. ALL NOTES AND PAYMENTS MUST GO TO MS AHMAD, before school or at lunch or recess. STUDENT LEADERS Last week we recognised our student leaders, including our house captains at their investiture. Our School captains made a promise on behalf of all our student leaders to uphold school expectations, demonstrate school values and be an active member of, and role model at, Hannans Road Public School. Congratulations to our student leaders, we look forward to working with you.

CARPARK The carpark is OUT OF BOUNDS for parents. This is a safety issue for our staff and at times our students. Thank you to all of those parents who support us in the safety of our staff and students, but please remember that parking on school grounds is not available to parents. STEAM AT HANNANS ROAD

Our STEAM group started working with Ms Mittiga this week. This group is working on developing their creative and critical thinking skills through a variety of activities based on science, technology, engineering, art and maths. In their first workshop, students were asked to dismantle a computer to identify how it works and then put it back together again! Practical, hands on experience working in groups. I can’t wait to see where they go from here.

NOTES AND MONEY We already have teachers organising excursions to support student learning this term. Please be aware that the notes have a due date, which means that notes and money must be returned by that date or students will be unable to attend the excursion or event. The school is happy to support families through a payment plan, or if you require more time please speak to your child’s teacher. SUPERVISION At Hannans Road our school hours are 9:30am – 3:30pm. There is no supervision of students prior to 9:00am. Students who are arrive before this time may be unsafe as they are unsupervised. Parents need to be aware that continually leaving students unsupervised before 9:00am may be a welfare issue. All students should be picked up at 3:30pm. We understand sometimes parents may be held up, and we appreciate a phone call to let us know. However, this should not be a regular occurrence. Students who are still at school after 3:30pm must wait in the office for a parent. Parents should come into the office to collect their child.

PSSA SPORT PSSA started last week, and our newcombe ball team played well and worked as a fantastic team. We also had some lovely feedback from visiting parents who commented on our lovely, friendly staff and beautiful school. HARMONY DAY This year we will be having a combined Harmony Day, Grandparents Day and Easter celebration on 9 April. Grandparents, parents and carers are invited to come along, join their child or grandchild’s class and share their stories. We will also be sharing some of our thoughts about Harmony at Hannans Road and following it all with a morning tea and hat parade. More information will be sent home soon. There will also be a Harmony Day competition – ‘Harmony in Pictures’ in which students are invited to submit a piece of work that expresses this theme. Below is more information about the competition.

WHAT’S COMING UP? Monday 2 March School photos Tuesday 3 March P&C AGM Scripture starts Wednesday 11 March Swim School payments due Thursday 12 March KB, K/1R, 4/5M excursion