Hello friends
I extend a very warm welcome back to school to everyone.
We extend a very warm welcome to our students and families starting with Mrs Hinge and Mrs Hetherington this term.
I trust that the term break provided families with an opportunity to relax, unwind and connect with each other. I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of days in our beautiful Barossa Valley. These couple of days provided a great opportunity to witness the valley in the midst of winter and taste some of the local delights. Maggie Beer’s farm and the tasting platters were a highlight for me.
It is great to be back at Star of the Sea and whilst I had a fantastic Term Two and enjoyed many, varied, new and wonderful learning experience is it is great to be back here and witness the development and growth in all the students during the past term.
What a change in scenery to come back to for this term. The building works are in full swing with much of the earthworks being carried out, even as I write this newsletter piece.
Military Road Gates
I remind all of our families and students that the double gates on Military Road, the single gate connecting the Military Road drop off area, the front office area and the play area will be closed at 3.25pm each school day. As our building project continues, entry and exit points and pedestrian traffic flow directions will be adjusted and I encourage you to keep checking the usual sources of information provided to stay abreast of these changes.
Marlborough Street gate
The Marlborough Street gate will be closed to vehicles from 8:20am each morning. Students are currently using the Marine Discovery Centre car park as a play space in the morning to spread the foot traffic across the oval and the Marine Discovery Centre car park. Please be aware of ball games and students running in this area in the mornings.
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. Helen Keller
God bless
Matt Perry