Term 2 - Issue 3 2025
Principals Report
When I came back from leave it was great to see so many of our kids come running over to say hi again, as well as so many of our families. It made me realise once again how truly amazing our school community has become over the past few years.
I really was proud of how the school ran while I was away, everything just hummed along beautifully, our kids got on with their learning, staff continued to get on with teaching as well as everyone having some fun at school along the way!
Thank you to Mrs Carla Brown who came into the Acting Principal role, it is never an easy thing to do. She had nothing but great things to say about our school.
Finally, I hope you have a great term break with your families, we return to start Term 3 on Monday 21st July.
Winter Festival
Our Winter Festival will be held on Friday 1st August from 5:30pm until 7:30pm. As with previous years there will be a lot going on at this event including:
- Art Show – every student to have 1 to 2 pieces of art on display.
- LEGO Competition – Early Childhood and Primary Winners as well as an overall winner who will have their LEGO Creation on display at Brixhibition in September. Original creations only.
- Fire Pots – there will be a few of these going along with plenty of marshmallows!
- BBQ and Hot Soup
- Lantern Walk – kids will be making this in class (or they can do one at home as well).
- Class Canvas Art Auction
- Games
Please keep an eye out for posters around the school and on social media for more information.
Book Week – August 18th to August 22nd
Book Week will be from August 18th until August 22nd across the country. As always, we will celebrate Book Week with a number of activities and events including our parade and book shop.
The main thing we need parents to start thinking about is the Book Week Parade which will be held on Wednesday 20th at about 9:00am on the basketball court.
This is optional, students do not have to dress up and it is their choice. If your child is going to dress up for the Book Week parade they need to come as a character from a book and also bring that book along with them. Please don’t go over the top spending money on costumes, the simple ones are often the best.
Uniform Reminder
I have noticed uniform has dropped off a bit this term. Uniform is required each day at school. As always if you have any issues affording uniform items, please let the school know and we can assist.
We all know how cold the mornings are at Bagdad, and I have noticed a lot of non-school tops appearing such as hoodies. If it is cold your child still needs to wear their full school uniform. However, you are more than welcome to wear additional warm clothes such as coats over the top of uniforms.
Drop Off and Pick Up Times Reminder
As we all know our school continues to grow, which means the front of our school is becoming a very busy place before and after school each day.
A few reminders for drop off:
- Don’t stop in the middle of School Road to drop off your child.
- Do not park in front of the main office area as buses stop here.
- It is OK to quickly pull up, drop off and go at the main gate.
A few reminders for pick up:
- Don’t stop in the middle of School Road to pick up your child.
- Do not park in front of the main office area as buses stop here to pick up our kids.
- It is OK to quickly pull up, pick up and go. Do not park in the bus area at this time for any reason as we have numerous buses coming and going after school.
We are currently working with DECYP and our local council to address some of these issues out front and along School Road, hopefully we will have some more information on that next term.
Parent and Teacher Meetings
It was great to see so many parents coming in for our term 2 parent and teacher meetings. As a parent these conversations are really valuable to have about your child. As a school we are continually providing you with as much open and honest information about how your child is going at school.
All children learn at different rates, have different strengths and interests. Please remember this when looking at reports, work samples and talking to teachers
Remember you can request a meeting with your child’s teacher at any time throughout the school year to find out how they are going, we really welcome these conversations as our staff loving sharing all the positives with parents.
Our next scheduled parent and teacher meetings will be in Week 9 of Term 3.
Kind Regards,
Phil
Prep with Miss Shephard
It has been a busy and productive term because we love learning in Prep!
Our preps are always eager to start the day and have a good understanding of our school values and our class expectations. We enjoy reading with our buddies, classmates, and individually.
1/2 with Mr Balzer
In 1/2 Joeys we have been learning and practising our 2,5 and 10 times tables. We have been learning to group numbers and skip count by 2, 5 and 10. We are learning lots and getting better at solving problems. Here are some photos of our work.
4/5 with Mr Wood
This term in 4/5 Wood, we have been focusing on informative and persuasive texts in Readers Workshop. We have created various different types of informative texts and made persuasive presentations on climate change in Antarctica. In maths, we have been working on strategies to add together 2–5 digit numbers. We have also been collecting data and creating bar graphs to represent data.
Art with Mrs Arthur
Grade 5/6 have completed their winter landscapes in Art ready to showcase at the Winter Lantern Festival. Students have spent weeks blending colours to create a winter scene of trees in the snow. So proud of the finished products.
STEM with Miss Pennicott
In STEM students in Prep to Year 2 have been exploring different materials to decide which would be best suited for a rain jacket. Students then used their chosen material(s) to create rain jackets for some cuddly friends. In years 3 to 6, students have been using their knowledge of forces and motion to design and construct their own paper marble run.
Our Aussie of the Month for June is Holly.
For being a courteous member of our school community. Holly is always respectful, and helpful to everyone.