As we come to the end of Term 1 all children should be proud of the many achievements that they have made both inside and outside of the classroom. Thank you to all of our staff and parent community for your support throughout this term.

Easter Bonnet Parade and Easter Raffle

Our Easter Bonnet Parade will be held at 9:15am on Thursday and we will also draw our Easter Raffle at this time. This Assembly will be our final gathering of the term as the children will be dismissed from their classrooms at 2:30pm.

School Council

At our recent School Council meeting, the following parent positions were endorsed for the next 12 months. Trent Brickle – President, Lisa Gendall – Vice President and Phil Clarke – Treasurer. I look forward to working with all members of School Council and thank them for volunteering their time and providing input into this facet of the School. At the meeting we also updated and endorsed a range of Department of Education policies. You can view our policies on our school website at any stage.

Two future Curriculum Days were also passed and these student free days will occur on Friday 7^th June and Monday 12^th August. Thie first will centre on Student Report Writing and the second will be utilised on improving teaching and learning following our School Review.

Basketball/Netball Court Works

We are still waiting on a confirmed timeline for the plumbing and resurfacing of the Basketball/Netball courts. The VSBA is managing this project and I hope I can provide you with an update in the coming weeks.

Staffing Update

We send our best wishes to Kate Dickson and Phoebe Magna and thank them for everything they have done at Mentone Park PS over a number of years. Kate will be on maternity leave in anticipation of the arrival of her first child and Phoebe will be furthering her career overseas.

I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable break over the holidays, and I look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday 15^th April.