Dear Families,

It is hard to believe that we are already in week 7 of Term 2! We are currently in the midst of a very busy time at Goulburn Street, with the Swimming and Water Safety Program, Interschool Cross Country, and our External School Review all taking place.

A big congratulations to all of our Year 3 to 6 students who represented our school at the Interschool Cross-Country last Tuesday. All students participated to the best of their ability and, most importantly, had a great time supporting and cheering on their teammates.

The External School Review Team, consisting of three Principals, visited our school over three days last week, conducting a series of interviews with staff, students, and families, as well as visiting classes for observations. The review is part of a four-year cycle that all government schools must undertake, focusing on acknowledging strengths and seeking opportunities for improvement.

The feedback we received was overwhelmingly positive, with the review team reaffirming what a great school and community we have at Goulburn Street Primary School. The full report will be published to the wider community later this term, but I have shared a couple of wonderful quotes from the review below:

“Students are given lots of opportunities to succeed, and this is celebrated as a school community.” (Family)

“If we need support or help, there is always someone to talk to.” (Student)

A reminder that Parent-Teacher Interviews begin next week. These conversations are a great opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback about your child’s learning progress. Please ensure you sign up this week.

Warm regards,

Michael

On Friday 28^th June, the Launching into Learning (LiL) group will be going on an excursion to the PCYC Hobart to participate in the Rocket Tots session. This session runs from 10-11am. Please note the time change for the LiL session for this day only. 

For those families wishing to attend, you can choose to meet Mrs Ellerton at school at 9:40am to walk down to the PCYC or you could meet us there just prior to 10am. To assist with planning, please let Mrs Ellerton or the office know if you will be attending. As the session payment will be covered by the LiL program, all students attending must have a current LiL enrolment with us.

Grade 5/6 Tymms have been having a lot of fun creating stained glass windows using Cartesian Planes, coordinates and input/output equations and expressions!

Book Club orders for issue 4 are due back this friday, June 14th.

Parent/Teacher interviews for years K - 6 will be held over two weeks in June. Dates are the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 24th, 25th and 27th of June. You can book your interviews online. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au

Enter school event code: 4fad5  then follow these three simple steps.

1 = Enter your details

2 = Choose teachers

3 = Choose times

When you click finish, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically - check your junk mail folder if you do not recieve your email immediately. You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your interviews - until bookings close.

The School Interview site will open tomorrow.

Wednesday June 19th is school photo day. We ask that all students wear their full school uniform and arrive at school on time as photo's will taken from 9.00am onward.

Natalia Coleman from 2/3 James has been growing her hair for the past four years with the intention of cutting it and donating it to make a wig for children suffering with cancer. On the 15th of June, Natalia will be cutting and donating her beautiful hair to Wigs for Kids and raising money to help relieve the financial burden from families that have a child being treated for cancer. Click on the link below to find out more. https://fundraise.kidswithcancer.org.au/s/6295/6367/s

Assemblies will be held at 11.45

Make each day count

By showing up to school every day, your child will have the best opportunity at a bright future. It gives them every chance to be around friends, learn new things, and find interests.

Good attendance habits can sometimes be hard to stick. Keep trying to create a solid routine, to set your child up for success for the rest of the year.

If you’re looking for tips on how to create better attendance habits, visit the Anything can happen website.

Please always talk to us if you’re having trouble getting your child to school. We’re here to help.

Below are the ways people can get involved and share their feedback.

1. Complete the online survey by 31 May 2024
2. Attend a pop-up stall to have a chat about the project:

• Sunday 12 May, 8.30am - 1pm

Farm Gate Market, Bathurst Street

• Thursday 16 May, 3.30pm - 6.30pm

Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre, Queens Domain

• Tuesday 21 May, 11.30am - 1.30pm

Mathers House, 108-110 Bathurst Street

1. Email your suggestions to coh@hobartcity.com.au
2. Fill out a printed copy of the survey at the City of Hobart Customer Service, 16 Elizabeth Street, Hobart.

Consultation for this project is open from 1 May 2024 until 31 May 2024. Please visit Your Say Hobart for more information.