Principal News
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to the first newsletter for Term 3. We have had a fantastic first two weeks at St Saviour's Primary school and look forward to Catholic Education Week next week.
There are many significant events taking place next week including a whole school Mass, netball and touch carnivals for years 5 & 6 students and Bishop's Inservice Day for staff on Friday. Whilst these are all significant events, I would like to make special mention of two staff members who will be attending the Toowoomba Catholic Schools' Excellence Awards on Thursday night at Picnic Point.
Brendan Luck has been nominated and is a finalist in the primary expert teacher category for his contribution as the HPE teacher at St Saviour's Primary. See below for some key points from his nomination. I'm sure you would agree that Brendan deserves this nomination.
Becoming a fulltime Health and Physical Education teacher has been Brendan’s dream. His greatest strength is forming relationships with his students where he shows genuine care and concern for their lives in and outside the classroom.
Brendan has had success at St Saviour’s by extending the students’ learning by offering them a multitude of different experiences, including athletics, football, t-ball, tennis, juggling and most recently American football.
Brendan has put SSPS on the map with regards to student representation in Sports across School, District and State. He has helped the most unlikely or disinterested student love sport by creating a safe environment for students and a culture of encouragement and inclusiveness.
Secondly, Mr Warren Farquharson is a finalist in the category of education support. Warren is our groundsperson and has been for around 18 months. During this time Warren has become an invaluable member of our school staff as you will read below:
Warren, or “Mr Warren”as he is respectfully known by the students, has consistently provided high quality support in the area of grounds beautification and maintenance. Warren is always looking for new ideas and solutions to improve our grounds so they are accessible, student friendly, attractive and beautiful spaces to be in. He cares about how our school looks and is perceived.
He is organised, thoughtful, considerate, forward thinking, flexible and professional. The school has received many compliments about how neat and well-presented the grounds are from both staff and the wider community. The attention to detail demonstrated by Warren is nothing short of exemplary.
Congratulations to Brendan and Warren. We wish you all the best at the ceremony next Thursday night. Whilst these two members have been singled out, I would also like to recognise the excellent work that is undertaken by all members of staff at St Saviour's Primary School. The dedication of these professionals is exemplary.
Two other points to mention:
1. Congratulations to Rose Stead on being selected in the QLD Team for Cross Country. Rose finished fifth in the state for her age group and will now travel to Victoria for the National Cross Country. Well done Rose!
2. All parents are invited to the Parent Engagement Network Meeting on Thursday 1 August at 5pm. Please keep an eye on social media pages for a link to register your attendance either in person or online.
Sam Hannant