“Austins Ferry is the best school,” as quoted by Will L!
This week is the completion of the Swim and Water Safety programme. From all accounts this has been successful with students enjoying the experience of learning outside their classrooms.
We have also celebrated Book Week with reading aloud, as well as mystery characters with staff and students sharing and discussing books and writing their own. It has been lovely to see such a large number of students attend the Book Fair – it is always a pleasure to see so many people enjoying books.
This week a letter regarding class placements for 2024 will come home. This is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts about classes for next year. As staff we consider all requests but it is not a guarantee that a placement will occur as there are many factors that are considered when working on class structures. Staff know your child(ren) and their needs, both academically, socially and their wellbeing and will use this information to make decisions based on their wealth of experience and knowledge.
Every year the Department of Education conducts a School Satisfaction Survey to find out what your child(ren)'s school does well and where there may be room for improvement. We would be grateful if you completed our online survey about Austins Ferry Primary School. Your feedback is very important to help us inform our school-planning and decision-making. The survey is open from Monday 28 August 2023 until Friday 22 September 2023 and should only take about 5 minutes to complete. Please provide you feedback by following the hyperlink below: https://ncv.microsoft.com/6d5rbS0Ato The survey is carried out on a secure website and all responses are anonymous and confidential. All families in this school have received the same survey link and no identifying information is collected. A summary of the survey results will be provided to schools but responses from individuals or small groups will NOT be disclosed to any Department of Education staff. Please contact your school if you require any assistance. We appreciate the time taken to fill in the survey and it will help guide our next steps at Austins Ferry Primary School.
We farewell Mr Patrick Curley this term. He has been an instrumental part of our school, particularly with all things musical. We thank him for his commitment and dedication to students and the way in which he has supported so many additional aspects of our music programme. I know that there are so many students who have benefitted from Mr Curley’s care and support and we wish him all the best with his future endeavours. As soon as we have a new music teacher, it will be communicated to our community.
We will also farewell Mrs Lauren Sackley on Friday as she begins maternity leave. Thank you Mrs Sackley for all that you have done for our students. Your caring and thoughtful nature has shown the students that you value them as individuals and know how important they are to us. We will welcome Mrs Sackley back next year.
Please remember that the door is always open for any questions, concerns or the sharing of good stories.