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Principal’s Report

This week has been filled with ebbs and flows as we have navigated our way through some sensitive challenges and beautiful highlights.

The showcasing of students’ artworks in multiple gallery like settings was inspiring at the Art Show. Congratulations to Ms Juz de Bruyn for affording us a very special opportunity to enjoy what the superstar students have been able to create.

It was an absolutely stunning display and I hope that everyone enjoyed seeing the talent shining through from everyone. The library and beautiful foldback doors provided a really special open-air space for us to admire everything.

Along with a nice evening, we could once again embrace our sense of community and share in some time outside enjoying one of Jude’s icy poles, eating pizza or capitalising on a long overdue catchup between families.

We really appreciated the cooperation by everyone in wearing masks, QR coding and to the teachers for greeting everyone as they arrived at the gates. A really lovely evening!

2022 PREP Transition

There was great student and parent attendance at the final Prep Transition Sessions in the Prep Rooms with Ms Smart and Ms Heath.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Parent session including Laura and Abbi (James, Lewis, Eden) who both greeted and spoke to the prospective parents about joining the GHPS community.

We look forward to welcoming all the new Preps and families next year. Thank you to Ms Heath for the commentary about the students’ wonderful experience:

Prep Transition

On Wednesday, we welcomed new prep parents to GHPS for our Parent Information Session for 2022. Students came ready to engage in the activities, and some were wearing their new GHPS uniform, and some were even wearing our ‘Preppie T-shirts!’ Students had their final session with the Prep Teachers and had a wonderful time interacting with their new classmates. What a wonderful way to end our final Prep Transition by listening to a fabulous story ‘The Rainbow Fish’ and creating their very own unique and Rainbow Fish. Students also had the opportunity to decorate their Buddy Bag in preparation for meeting their Buddie Bears next year!

2022 Staffing and Workforce Planning

We can progress finalising staffing, classes, and locations for next year. All staff are very much looking forward to some exciting changes and relish the opportunity to grow professionally and teach different levels in new classes.

Students in Grades P-5 will be able to enjoy two transition sessions with the teachers in week 11, in addition to the Year 6 students who will attend Year 7 Transition on Tuesday 7 December.

2022	13 classes	East	West
Prep	Ms Ashleigh Smart PS Ms Zoe Heath PH		Building A 13 14
1	Ms Claire Piscioneri & Ms Justine de Bruyn 1PB (1 day per week) Ms Carly Draper 1D		Mod 5 19 20
2	Mrs Eugenia Sassos 2S Mrs Yasmin Moran	MOD 5 Oval 25 26
3	Ms Kamila Krauze Ms Marie Kasambalis	MOD 5 Asphalt 10 11
4	Ms Ivana Novakovic 4N Mr Callum Swanson 4S	MOD 5 Oval 23-24
5 /6	Mrs Shannan Fox & Mr David Jenkins 5/6FJ (1 day per week) Ms Mikaela Ristos Ms Annabel Ellis Semester 1/Mr John Jacobs Semester 2	Room 8 Room 7 Room 6
Tutor Learning & Science Specialist EAL Programs Tree House Reading	Mrs Melinda Oldham 4 days and 1 day per week teaching Science: Sem 1: Gr 4-6 Sem 2: Prep -3 Mrs Lexie Boomsma Ruth Kinyua Smyth	Upstairs new room	Butterfly House Tree House Reading Library Area
Library: Class teachers to take students to the Library	Need to confirm Student Resource Package for 2022		16 & 17
Art	Ms Juz de Bruyn		Art room 21
PE & Sport /PMP	Ms Jessica Russo	Outdoors Office: Room 5
Band, Choir, Music/ Japanese	Mr David Jenkins	Upstairs Room 9
Principal	Mrs Libby Alessi	Refurbished Main Office Area
Acting Assistant Principal	Mr Cameron White	Refurbished Main Office Area
Business Manager	Ms Liz Howard	Refurbished Main Office & Foyer
Admin & ES support	Laura James- Clark	Refurbished Main Office Foyer
Uniform Shop Little Book Worms tbc	Lisa Oliver		Butterfly House
Education Support	Tanya Matthews, Lisa Oliver, Ruth Kinyua-Smyth, and new staff: Bindu Ayyala and Cheng Qian

Capital Works Update

At the previous site meeting, discussions have included the school to begin to plan how to move in some components from the Office Area during the last week of Term 4, such as stationery and folders to shelving in the Staff Resource room.

As we hedge closer to handover (not fully moving in) on Friday 17 December, the onsite meetings will become weekly. We will be able to take a site visit next Thursday 9 Dec where a revised Program will be issued, and I hope to have some pics for the final newsletter.

Some demolition has been earmarked for week 1 of the new Year, which will mean that a lot of it will be done without students being in the area of the Hall or the Rotunda.

Libby Alessi

Principal

Libby Alessi Principal