Dear Parents and Carers,

Happy Book Week.

Hope that you are well and are enjoying your week.

Read, Grow, Inspire is the theme for this year’s Book Week. We have enjoyed several activities and events throughout the week. This has included Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 visiting Corrimal Library, Book Week Parade, Staff Story Performance and K-6 Book Week Quiz. Thank you to Mrs Carroll for her enthusiasm, organisation and vision for the week. Students, staff, parents and grandparents have enjoyed the festivities, fun and enjoyment that is always associated with Book Week. 

Part of the Book Week celebration was staff performing what Mrs Carroll wrote and produced called the 'Mr and Miss' play for our students. While the talent may have been questionable, the enthusiasm and sense of fun shown by staff was not. Students were entertained and with the finale being a whole school performance of the 'Nutbush' was a master-stroke. Outstanding work Mrs Carroll.

          'Reading is a conversation. all books talks. But a good book listens as well'.


Tomorrow is a Pupil Free Day - Friday 25th August 2023. The Teacher Professional Planning Day will focus on K-2 English and Mathematics Curriculum and the 3-6 Improving Writing Pedagogies initiative.

In relation to staffing, Ms Emmett will be taking professional leave from Monday 4 September 2023 through to the end of the year. Our staff and 3 Blue students will greatly miss her over the next few months. We wish Ms Emmett all the very best and every success in her new role. We welcome Miss Connery to 3 Blue and our school community. 

On Friday 1 September, we will be celebrating Father's Day with our dads, grandads, pops, uncles and brothers with a lunch and liturgy celebration. Lunch will be from 1:30pm and the liturgy commencing at 2:10pm. We look forward to celebrating Father's Day with you.

           'Dads are ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers     and singers of songs'.

Enjoy your weekend with family and friends. Stay well and thank you for your ongoing support and dedication to our wonderful school community.  

Take care

Brad Colquhoun - Principal