Principal’s Message

Dear Parents, Caregivers, Students and Community Members,

Another week has passed and the end of term is quickly approaching.

Last week I attended a Sorry Day Service held at the Holy Trinity Church. The ceremony was moving and heartfelt. A highlight was the wonderful performance of the Sarah Redfern Senior Choir, performing the songs ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Lean on Me’. I was a very proud principal. Congratulations to the students’ conductor, Erin Holohan, and Nicole Ede for their direction and support.

The school continues to be shuffled around with the building works being carried out. Presently, refurbishment has begun in Block D and the Hall. Classes who are in Block D are now situated in the demountables. The students are wonderful in their acceptance of the disruption that the movement has caused.

It is with sadness that we farewell Amy Smith this week. We thank Amy for the wonderful contribution she has made at Sarah Redfern over the past eight years and wish her well in her new position as Assistant Principal at St. Andrews P.S.

Zagorka Auld will teach 6S class until the end of Term 2. She has previously worked at our school on a casual basis.

Regards
Mick Aslanis JP

Kinder Excursion to Fairfield City Farm

Last Thursday, Kinder Red, Kinder Purple and K/1 Blue went on an excursion to Fairfield City Farm.

For our Kinders, this was their first ‘out of school’ learning experience and they thoroughly enjoyed it!

Farmer Justin and Farmer Tara showed us lots of cute farm animals. We got to milk a cow and watch a sheep being shorn. The whip show was amazing, especially when Nani and Zac got to have a go!

Thank you to our parents who supported this excursion 100%. Experiences like this are just so beneficial in maximising your child’s learning at school.

Award Winners

Congratulations to the following children who are recipients of a Bronze Award for
outstanding achievement:

Keeden Williams – 4/5/6D Caitlyn Marlowe – 4/5/6D
Joshua Visesio – 4/5/6D Ashlee Ridley – 4/5/6D
Payge Anderson – 4/5/6D

Parent Workshops and P&C

Our next Parent Workshop will be held on Wednesday, 9th June at 1.00pm in the Common Room.

The workshop, ‘An Introduction to Numeracy’ will provide you with simple, practical strategies for assisting your child with Mathematics. Parents attending the workshop will receive a pack containing useful resources for use at home.

Please join us for the workshop, a cup of coffee and a chat. The P&C meeting will follow at 2.00pm. We look forwrad to seeing you there.

Spare Uniforms Needed

We would be pleased if parents would donate any old or outsized red or black uniform items back to school. We need supplies for children who have little accidents and require a change during school hours.

Bookclub

Please ask your children about the Bookclub brochures which have recently been sent home. Any orders for this issue need to be returned to school by Thursday, 10th June with payment.

Gala Day Reports

Junior Soccer Team

During the first exciting match against Robert Townson P.S. the score was 0-0 but we still had fun. The second exciting match was against Minto P.S. and the score was 1-2. I scored the first goal even though we had only one count. That was an enjoyable match.

The Junior Soccer team didn’t care if they won or lost. The only important thing is sportsmanship and teamwork. We enjoyed our time at Jackson Oval.

By Isabella – 5R

Senior Soccer Team

The Senior Soccer team were undefeated on the day. Our first match was a draw 1-1 against Robert Townson P.S. Our second match was a friendly match and we won 2-1 against Liverpool West P.S.

The last match we won 6-1 against Minto P.S. Aayam scored six goals, Josh scored two goals and Sheik scored one goal.

Thank you very much to Sarah and Ally for umpiring our soccer matches. Thank you to Mr. Roberts for coaching our team and Mrs. Theobald for supporting us.

By Sheik Shazeel – 5/6M