Welcome to Week Nine of Term One. Students in Years Three and Five have now completed NAPLAN.  Assessments are being finalised and interviews will be held next week.  This week on Friday, we will have the Principal’s Parade followed by our annual Easter Hat Parade.  We are hoping that Smiley will join us for this special event.  Hopefully Smiley can remember to wear the correct uniform when we see him next.

Yesterday our P&C held their annual general meeting.  Congratulations to our new executive for 2024 - 

President – Geoff Kerr

Vice President – Jason Catling

Treasurer – Angelina Kummerfeld

Secretary -  Lisa Newby

Thank you to our outgoing committee from 2023, some of you have stayed on; Calliope appreciates all of your efforts and we look forward to working with the new executive team for 2024.

Equity and Excellence

Data from school reviews is used to inform the school strategic plan.

Our next school review will be Week Three of next term.

Since our last school review there have been some changes to the formats of reviews, and the reports that are generated from the review.

Members of the school community will be interviewed as part of the review process.

The summary of the review report will be made available to the school community following the review.

Staffing

Becky Drury will be on a contract on 6C starting next Monday and continuing into Term 2.  From next term Katie Bramer and Kris Booth will share 2A.

Helena Little is moving to another school.  We wish Helena all the best.

Mel Goodman-Jones is reducing to 4 days per week. Kris Booth will be replacing Mel on Wednesdays in the library.

We welcome Helen O'Brien to our school who will be on 1A from Term 2.

Kelly Sellin will be replacing Charmaine Orton in Week 10 of Term 1 and Week 1 of Term 2.

This term we welcomed Suriya Inslay, our new Chaplain who works Thursdays and Fridays.

In Weeks 10 of this term, and Week 1 and 2 of next term Lucy will be acting as DP at Calliope High.  Tracee Ward is hoping to be back Week 2 of Term 2.

Moira will be away in Week 10 and Raelene will be acting Principal.