Dear Parents and Carers,

It is wonderful to see the great learning that is happening across the school. The children have been participating in their diagnostic assessment, which is informative assessment for teachers, measuring the students progress in Reading, Mathematics and Spelling. The consistent efforts of our teachers are certainly being reflected in the results that we are seeing supported with the fantastic programs which have been implemented from K-6. We are also very fortunate to have the additional support of our amazing Classroom Support Assistants who conduct regular sessions with students in MiniLit, MacqLit, Spelling Mastery, Maths Mastery and Royal Far West as well as providing additional assistance in the classroom with students and in small groups.

Next week, we will be conducting parent teacher interviews. On Wednesday June 26, we will be offering times from 2pm to 6pm. These interviews will be 15-minute interviews without the students present. During the meeting, the progress of each student as evidenced in their end of Semester reports, will be discussed. We encourage you to take this opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their academic performance and attitude to learning. Parent interviews are a compulsory part of the report writing process. If in the event you are unable to attend, please contact the class teacher and arrange an alternate time. Bookings can be made on the Compass Parent Portal, please check your Compass portal to find the link. Please note that bookings will close at 2pm tomorrow.

Braidwood Writer’s Festival is fast approaching. Parents, please ensure you have returned the entry forms for your children by this Friday June 21. All entries will be submitted on Friday June 28. We are seeing fantastic writing from the children. We look forward to seeing the published stories from each class.

Our Community Council will be meeting next Tuesday at 5:30pm at school. We will have Sarah Rose CE Parent Engagement Officer, attending the meeting to complete our Annual School Community Council Plan

Some reminders:

• Lost property is overflowing: If your child has lost an item of clothing, please check the lost property bucket near the hall. Please ensure your child’s clothing is clearly labelled. If your child is wearing clothing from someone who has left or from the clothing pool, please ensure it is labelled with the new owner’s name. We have had issues with children accidentally taking home items of clothing which don’t belong to them and their owners would welcome their return. Parents, please check your child's clothing to ensure they have their items.
• Please ensure your child is in the correct uniform each day. Coloured jackets, beanies and scarves are not our uniform. If unsure of our correct uniform, please click on this link - our  Uniform Policy has been endorsed by the Community Council.

We wish all our students participating in the NR Athletics Carnival the best of luck next Friday, June 28.

Have a lovely weekend!
God bless