Primary News

Welcome to the 2023 school year! We are so excited to welcome our Primary students back to school. We hope that families have enjoyed a restful Christmas and New Year break and are excited for the year ahead.

2023 Class Announcements and Welcome Letters

By now all families should have received notification of their child’s class and teacher for 2023. If you have not received this information please contact the school office and we will let you know. The Primary classes for 2023 are listed below:

Class	Teacher	Room
Prep	Mrs Brooke Inwood and Mrs Melissa Dew	B4
KA	Mr Brett Allen	C7
KL	Mrs Laura Lilley	C8
1W	Mrs Clare Witenden	B3
1M	Mrs Dani McHugh	B2
1H	Mrs Trudy Henderson	B1
2PI	Ms Diane Pietsch	C5
2R	Mrs Louisa Ratcliffe	C6
2PA	Mr Ruben Parraga	D9
3W	Mr Jason Wenham	D10
3P	Mrs Kathy Patton	D11
3N	Mrs Debra Nala	D12

First Day of 2023 School Year Dates

• Year 1 - 6 commence Monday, 30th January 2023

• Kindergarten and Prep M/T/W class commence Tuesday, 31st January 2023

• Prep Th/F Class commence Thursday, 2nd February

Stationery Requirements

Prep and Kindergarten Assessments

Prep and Kindergarten assessments will take place on Friday, 27th and Monday, 30th January. Families should now have booked a time slot for their child’s assessment. Please come to the front office to sign in on your arrival and then head to either the Prep or Kindergarten classes for your child’s assessment.

First Day of Kindergarten and Prep Procedures

Kindergarten and the M/T/W Prep classes begin the school year on Tuesday, 31st January. Please walk your child to either the Prep or Kindergarten classrooms between 8:50 and 9am. The teachers will be there to greet your child and help settle them quickly into a morning routine. Children respond differently to their first day of school. Some are excited and can’t wait to begin all the activities in the classroom while others are more apprehensive. The best approach to helping your child to settle is to give them a kiss goodbye and leave promptly allowing the teacher to comfort and settle them. If you are concerned about how your child has settled please feel free to contact the school office throughout the day.

At the end of the day, the Kindergarten teachers will walk the students to the front gate to be collected by parents at 3pm. Parents of Prep students are asked to collect their children from the Prep classroom at 3:00pm.

The first day of school for the Th/Fri Prep Class is Thursday, 2nd February. We ask parents to follow the same drop off and pick up routine as the M/T/W Prep class.

Meet The Teacher Afternoon

An opportunity exists for all parents to meet their child’s teacher and receive information about class routines and the learning that will take place in your child’s class this year. Our Meet The Teacher Afternoon will take place on Thursday, 2nd February in your child’s classroom. Information sessions will take place from 3:30 - 5pm and will be timetabled for 20 minute sessions so that families with children in several classes can attend each session. More information will follow when school begins.

Summer Uniform

We remind families that students are required to return to school in full Summer Uniform. Our Uniform policy can be found here. Please ensure that your child brings their MCS broad brim hat to school each day to have adequate sun protection when outside of the classroom.

We look forward to an exciting year of learning with you and your children during 2023.

Your Sincerely,

Mrs Tiia Wright Baker

Head of Primary