Dear Families

Nominations for the School Association Committee closed last Friday. There were not enough nominations to require an election, so all nominees have been successful. Congratulations! I look forward to working with you.

There are still positions available on the committee so if you are interested please contact me here at school.

Anne Reeves

The Australian Maths Trust competitions (Computational & Algorithmic Thinking and the Australian Maths Competition) entries and payments close next Friday (5th April). We have students who have entered forms, but payments haven’t been made. Phone calls have been made to those parents to remind them to finalise the enrolment. If you are interested in enrolling your child for these competitions, please make the payments on Qkr! and return the enrolment form. Years 3-6 can enter the AMT Competition. The CAT assessment is open to years 5 & 6 only.  

We have had a wonderful start to the year in Kinder A.  

The children have settled into school life. Together we have been playing, exploring, learning and making friends. We’ve played with Kinder B, met our Buddies, been to the Library and even had a practise for the upcoming Cross Country. 

We are looking forward to a year of growth, new experiences and a world where we play, notice and wonder. 

Thanks to everyone who supported the School Association Bake Sale and Sausage Sizzle on Saturday; it was great to see so many of you there! Special thanks goes to those who baked for the fundraiser and to those who worked on the stall. And we are very grateful to our two sponsors: Banjo's Sandy Bay, who donated all the bread for the bbq in paper bags and to SoHo Wholefoods for supplying the raffle prize and display items which made our stall look extra special.

Our school cross country will be held on Wednesday the 10^th April  within the school grounds  and out onto the rivulet track. Students will need appropriate footwear and are encouraged to wear house colours on the day.

Parents are welcome to attend.

Race Times:

Kinder  -  9.20am

Prep  -  9.40am

Grade One  -  10am

Grade Two  -  10.20am

Grade Three  -  10.40am

Grade Four  -  11.40am

Grade Five  -  12pm

Grade Six  -  12.25pm

In order to hold this event we need some volunteers to assist staff in conducting this event.

     There are two time brackets in which we require help: 

               9am to 11am and 11:30am to 1pm

Please let me know if you can help with one or both of these sessions.

Volunteers will need a current WWVP card and must have completed the safe guarding training, previously mentioned in the newsletter.

Please email Mark if you are able to help.

 mark.nichols@decyp.tas.gov.au

Water Polo- Registering Interest to Play and Organise 

We are seeking interest from anyone interested in the grade 5/6 waterpolo competition which runs in term 2 of this year. Could anyone interested please email Ben at bclarkbd@hotmail.com and he can get your child's name down and email you more information. Training is on Tuesday evenings from about 730-830 pm and games are on Friday evenings. Teams are mixed and the focus is on fun and taking part.  Coaches are generally older grade 9/10 former South Hobart Primary students. Previous years have been fun and a great way of increasing students aquatic and team skills.

We are also looking for parents to help organise as well. Whilst this is a South Hobart Primary School Team it is not coordinated by the school and requires parental support for it to occur.

                                     Sandy Bay Lions Junior Football Club

Auskick Invitation

WHEN: 8 weeks; April 7^th & April 14^th + May 5^th to June 9^th

WHO: Girls and boys generally in Prep and Grade 1

TIME: Sundays 8.30 a.m. to 9.20a.m.

VENUE: Lower Queenborough

COST: $75 (covers registration and football pack)

CO-ORDINATOR: Steven Hay

If you would like your child to participate, please register into the Sandy Bay Lions Auskick program: https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/92ce64