Settling in

Overall, students in Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 have had an extremely positive and productive start to the year, coming in well prepared and with positive mindsets. The classes have spent a lot of time during the first two weeks establishing class routines and school expectations - but also a lot of time - establishing new relationships and getting to know one another - particularly teachers getting to know each of their new students and supporting students to create new friendships.

Parent Information Sessions have been scheduled for all classes during weeks 2 - 3 and teachers have emailed parents their week 1 Class Bulletin including these dates.

These sessions are designed to help parents with an understanding of the class routines, programs, planning, events and expectations. We hope you are (or have been) able to join your child's teacher and other parents for this session. If you haven't been able to make it, please make contact with your teacher through the class email and request a copy of the presentation.

Every effort has been made by our teaching teams to ensure student records are up to date with their unique learning needs, and information shared by parents has been handed over to teachers. However, I couldn't emphasise enough how important it is to make contact with your child's teacher if you have any concerns about your child's learning or any individual needs that may influence the way that your child engages in daily school life as soon as your concern arises. We suggest you do this by requesting a time to meet via the class email account. Eumundi teachers are always open and ready for conversations that will ultimately benefit our students, and often members of leadership or support team are also helpful to join the conversation.

Wet weather 

Given the amount of wet weather we have been experiencing or possibly going to experience (?), we thought we might try and inform parents with regard to what happens at play times during wet weather? We do our best to provide several options for kids during wet play times to help keep them active and engaged.

A member of the leadership team checks the grounds before play breaks to determine if it is safe for children to play in the playgrounds, concrete areas, or which sections of the oval aren't too soggy. If it is decided it is too wet and concrete pathways are very wet as well, students remain in their classes supervised by teaching teams for their eating and then for some free/play time within the classroom. More often however, we release the kids to their usual eating areas undercover and allow undercover play. In the Prep, Year 1 - 2 areas we put out additional toys and play equipment for the kids.

Other activities and spaces are also available as optional play areas -

• Wellbeing activities with Mrs East/Chappy Sam
• Movie in the meeting room
• Bey Blades in the Maker Space
• Library as usual - games and quiet reading
• Usual ICT or GLEE club

Our aim is to give the kids plenty of play options, keep them active, and help balance the fatigue teaching teams might otherwise have in we are cooped up inside for too long.

Kind Regards

Sarah