PRINCIPAL
Dear parents and carers,
We continue to develop practises of gratitude at SHPS as we focus on this term's virtue.
“Always have an attitude of gratitude."
Stirling K. Brown
Staff Leave
Shari Cooper, Josie Borgia and Tracey Kane are currently on leave. Tash Barrenger (Mrs B) will be supporting Lisa Davis in the office whilst Aaron Fox and Samantha Peake are managing the library. We would really appreciate some help with either the canteen or clothing pool if you are familiar with the processes and available. Please contact the front office if you can help.
COVID - 19
We thank all of our families for your vigilance in keeping our community safe by monitoring for symptoms and contacting the school in a timely manner to inform us when there has been a positive result. It is also good to hear the families are using the RAT kits in ways that suit their family routines. We believe that from some of the information coming back to us from families, that if a child has symptoms but returns a negative RAT result, that you should consider getting a PCR test to confirm.
RAT kits will continue to be sent home to families until the end of Week 8. This extension was announced by ACT Government this week. We will send a message via SZapp with information around the number of weeks that are contained in the next envelope we send home. We anticipate continuing to send home RATs on a Monday..
SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM
YMCA is currently assessing the possibility of running a holiday program at SHPS. They seek expressions of interest immediately from families in our community and the surrounding area. Please ensure you have filled in the form if you are interested in your child attending, either in a part or full-time capacity.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING
Thank you to the members of the community who were able to join us at our Community Council meeting.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL for 2022
During the AGM elections were held for positions on the Council for 2022.
We congratulate the following on their appointment to the executive positions on this year’s Community Council:
Catherine Woods - President
Jac Hrast - Deputy Chair
Elsa Hietbrink - Secretary
Danielle Hartnett - Parent rep coordinator
POSITIONS that remain VACANT
We still need a Treasurer and Fete Representative
If you feel you would like to find out more about these roles and what they involve please contact the front office.
If you think you know someone who you feel would be suited for these roles, have a chat with them.
BYOD Program
Following up a question raised at this week’s Community Council meeting in regard to our BYOD program.
The BYOD program at SHPS is for Apple iPads only as:
- We are only able to support one type of device and CE only offers support for these devices
- SHPS does not have the capacity to know the wide variety of devices available
- One type makes it easier for sharing and collaborating
- The device needs to be easily compatible with the GOOGLE platform
We chose Apple initially because of the large number of quality learning apps that were available.
Take care and keep safe
