23 March
- For this Week
- After the Break
- Community Reading Challenge & Book-Inspired Dress-Up Day
- Upcoming PD Opportunity
- Staff Calendar
Morning all,
Final stretch — last week before Easter. Thank you, thank you all. I know we’re all a bit worn out, so really appreciate everyone continuing to show up for the children and each other. Plenty of fluids and vitamins this week!
Apologies as well regarding the EA PRD check‑ins — due to absences, we will reschedule these after the break.
- No Chinese lessons (Chinese PTCs continue throughout the week)
- Wednesday: EA Lunch PD Series
- Friday: Bright Colours Dress‑Up Day
Please note: We will have deep cleansing and pest control next Monday and Tuesday, so please do not come in on those days.
- Taryn Thorne (TCK) will be joining us on the first day back
- Hearing Screening: 15–16 April (parent comms to follow)
- Chinese Puppetry – 16 April
- AM:
- K1: 9:30–10:00am
- K2: 11:00–11:30am (K2 OP will be 10:15-10:45)
- PM:
- K1: 1:45–2:15pm
- K2: 3:15–3:45pm (K2 OP will be 2:30-3:00)
- AM:
We also look forward to welcoming families back for more opportunities to engage with school life in Term 3.
In celebration of World Book Day, children are invited to:
- Dress up as a character from a book of their choice
- Bring the corresponding book to share
Alongside this, we are launching our Community Reading Challenge — encouraging families to build joyful reading habits together.
Please share photos of you reading in creative, weird and wonderful ways here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3qWpmJEx513rDsbf6
IB Exchange: Fostering Mathematical Thinking in the Early Years
8 April | Free online (recording available if you register)
Connecting the four central features of Early Years learning (play, relationships, learning spaces and symbolic exploration and expression), this session will focus on mathematics. The session will be hands-on and use practical strategies, routines and engagements to highlight a playful approach to the learning and teaching of mathematics.
Upcoming Dates
Please check our internal calendar below. We might forget to remind everyone of odd dates. We will continue to add events as soon as they're confirmed.
Here's the full 2025/26 Calendar.
Thank you!
