Issue 39 – Parkhill Primary School Newsletter

Dear parents and carers,

As the second last week of the school year draws to a close, the school is a hive of activity with movement of classes, Y6 Graduation and other end of year festive activities. Tonight we have our Y2 Sleepover at school with a range of fun activities and a camp out in the library. Thanks to Bianca Bevilacqua for organising this experience and to Nicole Arapoglou and Chris Logan for support tonight.

At Monday’s assembly we announced our 2022 Y6 Student Leaders. Congratulations to the following students who were appointed to their positions through a rigorous process which involved a written application and interview:

School Captains – Jayda and Noah

School Vice Captains – Jasper and Abigail

Student Representative Council (SRC) Captains – Lucas and Mali

On Tuesday, we welcomed our 2022 Foundation students as part of the state-wide orientation. We have been fortunate to be able to run a full transition program in the weeks leading up to this day, so all new students were very familiar with the school and their class for 2022. Thanks to Anne Mcgregor and Bella Crowe for making this such a positive experience. All other students across the school also moved up into their 2022 classes with their teacher and classmates for transition activities. For some this involved moving into a new space and a new building. Over the next week teachers will have ‘handover’ meetings where 2021 teachers will share important information about students with their 2022 teachers to ensure a smooth beginning to the year.

School Council had its last meeting of the year last night and much of the focus of discussion was on the declining enrolment trend at Parkhill. In addition to the large cohort of Y6 students leaving, there are a number of students across all year levels who will also be departing for a variety of reasons. School Council is very committed to improving the enrolment outlook and is developing a clear strategy to attract enrolments through developing stronger community links and improving community perceptions. There are several events and activities organised for Term 1 next year and our new website, which is under construction, will be launched in January. Stay tuned for more information. We look forward to working closely with the school community to capitalise on the wonderful state of the art facilities and build pride and confidence in the school.

A reminder that school finishes next Friday 17 December at 1:30pm and resumes on Monday 31 January, 2022.

Have a lovely weekend,

David Wells

Acting Principal