From the Primary School
“Pop In” lunches with Mrs Dempsey and Mrs Johnstone
Last week saw the very first “Pop In” lunch session with Mrs Dempsey and Mrs Johnstone. This initiative, designed to provide more opportunity for student voice and greater agency in the Primary School, sees House Family groups visiting Mrs Dempsey’s office for lunch! During this time, the girls are treated to a bag of popcorn and a popper juice and are able to chat to Mrs Dempsey and Mrs Johnstone about their thoughts regarding the Primary School. This week, we discussed Waggy Wednesday, improving the playground and how we might give the girls autonomy in learning. The feedback from the girls was insightful, well-considered and sometimes entertaining!
Over the course of the year, each House family group will be invited to a “Pop In” session and we look forward to hearing from all of the girls about how we might make the Primary School a better place.
Easter Vacation Care
After its successful launch over the Summer holidays, SCEGGS Vacation Care opened its doors to families again during the Easter break for an adventurous and action-packed two weeks!
This time, we introduced a broader range of activities to the program, seeing us venture out to the Ultimate Playground in Northmead, Archie Brothers Arcade in Alexandria, and the newly renovated Australian Museum. The program also included a range of popular and enjoyable incursions, which included Macrame Magic and STEM master builders. In-house themed days included the Amazing Race, a pyjama and movie day, a minute to win it challenge, our first SCEGGS Talent show and a teddy bears’ picnic. The highlight of the two weeks was most definitely our excursions off site. Each excursion was different and allowed the children to be physical and expend lots of energy, all whilst developing fine and gross motor skills. It was lovely to explore history, nature, and a little bit of freedom.
With the help of all the amazing Educators, we enjoyed a full house almost every day and all children left smiling, wanting to know what the program had in store for the June/ July holidays! Welcoming SCEGGS girls, siblings, and the children of staff to school on these days enabled us to create a new and exciting community, built on trust, respect and holiday fun! A survey will be sent out to all families who attended Vacation Care to allow us opportunity to gain feedback on the program. This will be incorporated when planning the program for the June/July holidays which will be distributed to families in Week 5. We look forward to another successful few weeks of SCEGGS Vacation Care!
Reminder about Food in the Primary School
Parents are reminded that girls are to either bring a packed lunch to school each day or can order recess or lunch via the Flexischools app. If a parent forgets to pack or order their daughter’s lunch, please contact the Primary Office for help in rectifying this situation. Parents can still order lunch online until 11.00 am.
Please note that parents may not bring or organise delivery of take-away or fast food items for their daughter, even for special occasions such as birthdays.
Due to a relaxing of COVID restrictions, birthday treats no longer need to be individually wrapped. We request that these be small, individual sized servings. Please note that icy poles or other frozen treats are not permitted due to lack of suitable storage. We remind all parents that SCEGGS is a nut-free school.
Head Lice in the Primary School
There has been a case of head lice reported in the Primary School. Head lice are very common in schools, and it is important that all parents check their daughter’s hair regularly and follow the necessary procedures if needed. For further information, please refer to the NSW Health Department.
Helen Dempsey
Head of Primary
