Dear Parents,

No doubt you have read the news that Margaret Pollard has resigned her position as Principal of Saints Peter and Paul to prioritise her health into the future. She has accepted a role with Catholic Education in a part time capacity. I want to thank Margaret for the outstanding leadership she has provided our school community over the last three and a half years. Her contributions and leadership during some difficult times for the school will always be remembered. We will have an opportunity to farewell Margaret in Term 3 with an Assembly and community gathering. A process is in place to appoint a Principal for Terms 3 and 4.

If you did not receive this communication on Monday please contact the office to update your details.

Prayers

There are a number of staff members who need our thoughts and prayers. Over the weekend Mrs Pratt’s father passed away and Mrs Moore also lost her Father in Law. They are currently on leave to be with their families during this difficult time. Mrs Armstrong’s mother is very ill at present and she is also on leave for an extended period of time. Please keep these staff members in your thoughts and prayers.

NAPLAN Interruptions

Our Years 3 & 5 students have been completing NAPLAN testing in the last week and a half. There has been much discussion nationally, including some schools resitting the tests, because of disruptions to the testing protocol. While we at Sts Peter and Paul did experience some minor interruptions during testing, our procedures ensured that disruptions to students were minimal. Currently, we do not believe that disruptions prevented students from having a fair opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. If you are concerned about the testing procedures please contact me directly.

Mini STEM Day

Yesterday Year Two ran a STEM day for their students in the Makerspace! Students were challenged to design, build and test designs for their very own Rube Goldberg machines. A Rube Goldberg machine is a complicated gadget/machine that performs simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. You might have seen some used in advertising recently https://youtu.be/YWk9N92-wvg. Year 2 were challenged to build a machine that moved tennis balls from the top of our tables to the floor in one controlled motion. Some of our designs worked wonderfully, and all students had fun experimenting with gravity and friction and using the design process to refine ideas. Well done Year 2!

Open Days and Enrolment Period

Our current enrolment message is It is not too late to book a tour! Contact our office to arrange a time! 62811932 or Office.Stpandp@cg.catholic.edu.au.

Your testimonials to parents are still the number one influencing factor for parents choosing a potential school. Please continue spreading the word about our school.

I hope the long weekend will provide an opportunity for you to relax and unwind with family and friends. Safe travels to those families who may be travelling this weekend.

School Photos are tomorrow

Please wear your full school uniform tomorrow, not sports uniform. Also, we will be having photos with jumpers on, so please remember to bring jumpers tomorrow.

Blessings and best wishes

Sean Rutledge

Principal (Acting)

Numeracy Challenge

I had a number of students say the task last week was so difficult that they were unable to find a solution. I have included the solution for those who attempted and will have a new challenge for you next week.