Dear Parents/Carers

Welcome to August and some long awaited sunshine!! It is hard to believe there is only 5 months until the end of the year.

Thank you Mrs Luff

On Monday 1st August, Mrs Luff commenced her retirement. Mrs Luff has dedicated 23 years to the community of Karingal Primary school as a teacher, Assistant Principal and Principal. Karingal Primary School would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Luff and everything she has done for our school.

Concert Working Bee

Thank you to students and parents/carers who supported Mary and Miss Holmes in the working bee last Thursday. Many hands make light work.

There will be another Sewing Bee on Monday 7th August all day if you are available.

100 Days of Prep

A very successful morning was enjoyed by our Prep students and their families. The effort that was put into costumes was amazing and the children looked wonderful. The children enjoyed completing classroom activities with their families/carers, followed by a yummy morning tea in the sun.

Thank you to families/carers for joing us on Monday.

Thank you to Miss Venter, Miss McCormack and Fiona for their organisation and participation.

Thank you to Breigh, Helen and Rachael for organising morning tea.

Thank you to Mary for organisng the music and to Miss Holmes for helping set up the gym.

A HUGE team effort.

Harmony and Friendship Day

Thursday 17th August we will be celebrating Harmony and Friendship Day. Students will be participating in activites in their grades and buddy grades.

A hot food lunch will also available if students would like.

Please wear a splash of orange and odd socks to celebrate the day.

Under the Sea at Karingal Town Square

Bookings for Under the Sea at Karingal Town Square are now open!

Explore and discover the wonders of the deep sea on a journey of immersive art, vivid neons and glowing inflatables.

Plus, book & attend this FREE event for a chance to win a share in $10k worth of vouchers!

Take a look at the colouring sheets that some of our students have done. they have been hung in the centre and look amazing!

Take care and stay safe

Samantha Cooke
(Principal - Acting)

Dear Karingal Primary School Community,

Following a wonderful, ever-changing and at times challenging career with the Department of Education for over 46 years and with 23 of them spent at Karingal Primary School, I have made the decision to retire on the 1^st August,2023.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my career as a teacher and principal, but it is now time to move on and do other things such as gardening, being a hands-on grandparent, volunteering and a bit of travel here and there.

The Department of Education has started the process of appointing a new Principal and I wish the successful applicant great success in their role.

Thankyou for the continued support I have received from students, families and staff over the years, it was greatly appreciated.

I wish you all the very best,

Kind regards,

Karen Luff

Principal

Classroom Awards

• Avah, Alia, Thomas (PA)
• Lachi, Jaxxyn (P1A)
• Amilie, Scarlette, Juliana Mae, Phoenix (12A)
• Max (34B)
• Mia, Marlee T (56A)
• Topaz, Max, Tommy, Kaedin (56B)

Tickets

Over half the tickets are sold – so jump online and book yours before they all go!

Silver Coin Classroom Jar update
Please keep contributing to your class jar.

This is what we are aiming for...

• 17 August - Harmony Day Hot Food
• 21 August - Concert Raffle
• 28 August - Cookie Dough Ordering Starts (Delivery in 1st week of term 4)
• 1 September - Father's/Special Persons Stall and Raffle
• 12 September - Footy Day Hot Food

Community and Wellbeing

• To promote the school to both the local and wider community
• To organise events for students, families and the wider community
• To contribute to the well-being of the students, staff and other members of the school community.
• To assist in building the participation of parents in the life of the school.

Resource Management

• To be responsible for the safety and adequate maintenance of facilities, playground equipment and overall physical environment.
• To collate information and analyse issues regarding maintenance and improvements of the school’s buildings, facilities and physical environment.
• To prioritise needs and draft a plan to contribute to the Whole School Premises Development Plan.
• Report to School Council with options to consider or clear action recommendations.

Finance

• To coordinate the collation of annual and capital expenditure budget recommendations and the financing options to support them.
• To monitor budget performance.
• To ensure financial reports required by the DET, School Council and other relevant bodies are presented as required.

Policy

• Identify policy needs and document school policies in a standard format.
• Recommend priorities for policy development and review.
• Recommend and monitor processes for ensuring parent, teacher and community participation; utilising outside agencies where appropriate.
• Recommend action plans for the development and review of policies and resultant programs.
• Ensure school policies are made known throughout the school community.
• Ensure data required by DET is included in the Annual School Report and Triennial review documents.
• Contribute to the Charter writing process and monitor the Charter implementation process.
• Report to School Council on policy status, and Charter implementation progress and make recommendations for action.

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents / caregivers / guardians think of our school. The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education that is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. The survey is optional but we encourage all families to participate. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

All families are invited to participate in the survey.

The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open from Monday 7 August to Friday 8 September 2023.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the survey period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. The online survey will be available in English and 10 other languages including Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

Please speak to your child’s teacher if you would like more information.