From the Principal

The term has continued to be very busy with many exciting events happening in classrooms as well as the Community Hub. This has included our swimming program, Community Tours for parents across the five Brimbank Hubs and next Friday’s Cultural Games will be a highlight of the term.

We have received our school Naplan data and individual student reports. The school’s data was pleasing showing improvement in Year 3 and 5 Reading, Year 3 Maths and Year 5 Spelling and Punctuation. Writing in Year 3 and Year 5 were again at state level. Individual reports for Year 3and 5 students who sat Naplan will be sent home next week.

School Council Vacancies

The School Council is an important governing body of our school and meets monthly at 3:30pm. Due to families leaving the school we have two casual vacancies. If you are interested in taking up these positions and being part of School Council or want to find out more about what School Council does please contact the office.

Metro Arts Project Completion

Lis Surace our Visual Arts teacher is working with a group of year 5/6 students and street artist Sebastian to create artworks for Melbourne Metro to be used on West Esplanade overpass over the railway line outside the school. The finished product is fantastic! Well done everybody.

Cultural Games Day

On Friday the 8th September we hosted our Cultural Games and Multicultural Lunch Day.  All students were involved in a morning of games celebrating our cultural and indigenous heritage.  All the students had a wonderful time learning about the games their parents played when they were younger and sharing delicious cultural food.

Year 5/6 City Geography Excursion

On Monday the 5/6 students caught the train into the City, exploring the different influences immigration has on the City.  They visited Chinatown, Federation Square, the Immigration Museum, explored the different types of graffiti in the City laneways and finished off with a delicious gelato!

Teeth on Wheels

The onsite dental clinic Teeth On Wheels, will be visiting St Albans Primary School in Term 4.  Students will be able to receive a range of dental treatments:

• Examination   
• X-rays
• Preventative Fissure Sealants
• Scale and Clean
• Fluoride treatment
• Minor Fillings                        

To access this service free of charge, families need a Medicare card.

A note will be sent home next week.  If you require further information, please contact Denise Barr.