13 December 2017 Week 10 Term 4

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FOR YOUR DIARY

Jan 29 Staff development day -Staff return to school

30 Students Yr 1-6 return to school

Message from the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers

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Semester 2 Student reports Parents should have received their child’s Semester 2 report. After reading all 630 reports, I can say that I am extremely proud of the achievements of all students throughout 2017. I would also like to acknowledge the professionalism, time and effort of all teachers and administration staff who have contributed to the reporting to parent process in some way. Carols Night Success

The true Sans Souci spirit was in abundance last Monday

as we managed to go

ahead with the Carols

evening, despite a

change of venue due to

the wet weather. Even

though down in numbers

the boys and girls did a great job entertaining a large

audience with a band performance followed by carol

singing. I would like to thank the large audience of family

and friends for their patience as we did our best

converting what was planned as an outdoor event to a

modified indoor event with limited views for the audience.

Our teachers did a great job preparing the students for the

event and Mrs Evans, Mr Callaughan and Mr Knight

coordinated and hosted the night with a calm touch.

Thanks also to our fabulous P&C team on the BBQ for

keeping all comers well fed and hydrated throughout the

event.

Presentation Day

Presentation Day ceremonies

on Monday’s were a fantastic

celebration of student

achievement in 2017.

Congratulations to all students

for their own achievements

throughout the year, not only

those students who were

acknowledged on the day but

also to every student. I would

like to thank our special guests

for their involvement on the day;

Ms Lennon and Mr Callaughan, our teaching and

administration staff for their preparation leading up to

the day. The audience also enjoyed the excitement

as the 2018 school and sporting house leadership

teams were announced. On behalf of the staff I

congratulate our new leadership teams and look

forward to working with them in 2018.

Farewell Year 6 2017

Tomorrow evening Year 6 staff and students will

celebrate the Year 6 ‘graduation’ from primary school

at a special event held at Doltone House Sylvania.

Parents and family members have been invited the

latter stages of the event to acknowledge this

significant milestone in our students’ educational

journey. On behalf of the staff I would like to wish

Year 6 students all the best for their journey through

high school and beyond. I would also like to

acknowledge the Year 6 teachers for their leadership

this year.

Staffing News

This week Sans Souci PS

farewells Mrs Read as she

enters retirement from the

teaching profession. Mrs Read

has been a highly esteemed

teacher at Sans Souci Public

school since 2008, contributing to the success of

many school programs. Mrs Read’s work around

student wellbeing, fundraising, event coordination

and performing arts has contributed significantly to

the progress of hundreds of students over the years.

The P&C has presented Mrs Read with a gift on

behalf of the school community and the staff we wish

Mrs Read an enjoyable, long and healthy retirement!

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ENDEAVOUR + EXCELLENCE COMMUNITY + OPPORTUNITY

Mon 4 Dec HELP NEEDED

Tues 5 Dec KYLIE

Wed 6 Dec HELP NEEDED

Thurs 7 Dec CHRISTINE

Fri 8 Dec MATT &,MARIANTHI BASCENT

Mon 11 Dec HELP NEEDED

Tues 12 Dec HELP NEEDED

Wed 13 Dec HELP NEEDED

Thurs 14 Dec HELP NEEDED

Fri 15 Dec CLOSED

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Water bottle refilling stations

There is a location in each playground for students to

refill their water bottles. Timer taps have been installed

in the Primary and infants bubbler area as well as the

Year 1-2 playground area. If you are looking at

purchasing a new water bottle for your child for 2018, it

may pay to have a look at the taps to work out which

size bottle will fit and be manageable for your child.

Thanks to the P&C for the suggestion – a great idea!

Sans Souci Launches CareMonkey for 2018

Keep an eye out for a note next week inviting you to

subscribe to our new student data management

system. The note will provide

detailed information about all

aspects of the system and I

strongly encourage all families

to subscribe.

Sans Souci Students Soaring

Keira B from Year 5 has been selected to represent

NSW in the Little Athletics U11/U12 Trans-Tasman

Tour of NZ from the 4th to 16th January 2018. Keira

has been chosen for 4 events: 1500m, 800m, Long

Jump and High Jump and is a part of a squad of 100

boys and girls and will be competing at NZ North

Island State Carnival and Trans-Tasman Carnival.

Alexandra H also from Year 5 is today competing in

the NSW Age Swimming Championships at

Homebush Aquatic Centre. We wish both girls all the

best!

Final Thanks

I would like to thank all members of our amazing

community for contributing to another very successful

year. Our students are provided with a range of

amazing opportunities at Sans Souci PS; primarily

through the commitment and professionalism of our

teaching and administration staff. Our P&C and parent

volunteers also do an amazing job of ensuring our

students are supported in many areas through

fundraising events, as well as class and school

programs. I would thank all families for their ongoing

support and wish all students and families and safe,

happy and relaxing Christmas and holiday break. I

look forward to a fabulous 2018 for all SSPS students

and families!