Middle Leader News
Dear Parents,
As we near the end of another school year, we get ready to celebrate all the wonderful achievements of students at SSPS. As part of my role this year, I have had the fantastic opportunity to teach Drama to the whole school and look forward to presenting a student in Year 6 with the Cultural Award for 2024. To be eligible for the Cultural Award, students had to nominate themselves by writing a resume of their cultural achievements during their time at SSPS. Students were encouraged to include the following information:
*Achievements in Drama festivals over the years
* Musical instrument - how long have you been playing that instrument?
*Eisteddfod achievements in dance/drama/music
*Choir member? For how many years? Any solo performances for choir?
*Arts Festival 2023 - how did you participate? Dance groups?
*Mass choir - did you attend and sing at School/Parish Masses with the St Pat's choir?
*Any achievements outside school we should be aware of?
*Lead role in a play? and/or in charge of music/props in a play?
*Any other achievements you would like to mention.
All members of leadership have looked at the nominations and we look forward to presenting the cultural award to the deserving recipient at our final assembly in 2024.
Our final assembly also presents the opportunity to celebrate academic success and academic growth. In terms 2 and 4, our teachers present Phoenix Awards to students who make significant progress in one or more learning areas in a semester. These students are chosen by their class teacher and presented with a Phoenix medallion and certificate.
As we near the end of report cards, many students across all year levels also receive academic certificates for achieving mostly A’s and B’s on their report card, with the exception of one ‘C’ mark. It is wonderful to see the high volume of students who receive these certificates. Due to this, a member of Leadership will present these certificates during class time prior to the whole school assembly. An academic medallion is then awarded to any student who receives straight A’s on their report card, and this is also presented at the final assembly for 2024. In the area of art - visual art, music, drama and technology, media, digital and design - marks are combined and averaged out.
We look forward to acknowledging many students in the coming weeks for their achievements in 2024.
Christmas Concert:
Please note the following details for where students need to meet their teachers for the Christmas concert next Thursday:
Prep – Year 2 All Students are to start arriving from 4:30 – 4:45pm:
Prep – Meet their teachers in the hall on the stage.
Year 1 – Meet their teachers outside the tuckshop in the hall.
Year 2 – Meet their teachers at the back of the hall.
** Once your child is with their teacher, please find a seat in the hall. A reminder to allow time to find a park and please no prams in the hall.
Year 3 – Year 6 Concert Change over time will be approximately 5:45. Please ensure your child meets their teacher in the following areas:
Year 3 – Meet their teachers in the hall on the stage.
Year 4 – Meet their teachers in front of the tuckshop in the hall.
Year 5 – Meet their teachers at the back of the hall
Year 6 – Meet their teachers in the library.
While the Prep to Year 2 concert is on, students in Years 3 -6 will enjoy a disco in the shed on the oval. The prep to Year 2 students will enjoy their disco during the Year 3 – 6 performances. Please note, parents are to supervise their child during the disco. There will be food trucks on the oval if you wish to purchase dinner and enjoy a picnic on the oval.
We are very excited for students to present their performances next week and showcase all of their hard work!
Kind regards,
Bec Thomas