On Monday, we will have the first of our Early Years Assembly, led by Year 4C. Unfortunately, we will not have parents present for this assembly. In 2021, we continue to acknowledge students with Early Years Excellence awards. These will be presented whenever we have a specific Early Years Assembly and are in recognition of excellence related to academic learnings, learning dispositions or other parts of the school curriculum. The focus is on excellence, and as such, each award will provide targeted, specific feedback to that student and set an example for the rest of the student body. There is not an expectation that every child in every class will receive an award at some time, nor that there is a regular number of awards given on any day. Rather, by definition, these awards are limited and highly valued for acknowledging exceptional achievement in targeted areas. In the past, I have been very proud of the way fellow students embrace those who do receive awards by openly celebrating the success of others

On Friday, 12 March, we are pleased to be able to offer all students from Prep to Yr 4 the opportunity to participate in the Words Out West Readers and Writers Festival being hosted by WDRC Dalby Library. We are extremely fortunate that our community is hosting an event involving presenters of a very high calibre right here in our town! Further information about this day will be coming in the next few weeks. As we are only attending the School Day program, you may wish to take a look for yourself at the Festival website https://wordsoutwest.westerndownslibraries.com/ to see the rest of the excellent program and purchase tickets to other sessions. We are excited to see that former student Madonna King is one of the presenters this year.

As we return to parents on-site, we are noticing parking and traffic flow issues. To facilitate smoother flow of traffic, we request that parents use the first parking area on Nicholson St (in front of the Prep playground) as a drop and go zone only. If parents wish to stop the car and walk into the College, they should park:

• Further along Nicholson Street in front of the staff carpark
• On the opposite side of the street to the College
• Further along Nicholson Street in front of the Senior School. This is also a viable option for drop and go, as students can enter the College by following the cement path and heading towards the Early Years without having to cross a driveway or the road.

Thankyou for your consideration of others.

Katrina Walton

Assistant Principal Early Years