Thank you does not seem to suffice when situations arise as they did last Tuesday, and everyone needs to work together in a short time frame to plan, implement and work around limitations imposed for everyone's safety - but thank you! 

Thank you to our families for your patience and persistence in learning from home.

Thank you to our staff for being flexible, creative and caring for all of our students while working to manage your own families.

Thank you to our students for your resilience in navigating different tasks and learning environments; for the respect you show to your families, teachers, SSOs and classmates and for remaining focused on your responsibilities as individuals.  

As we meet and respond to every new situation, we become better thinkers, problem solvers, communicators and contributors which makes us great learners and members of a team.  Thank you everyone.  

New Staff

We recently advised that Mr. Richard Kemp had accepted an acting Deputy Principal position at Ascot Park for Term 3. As this was only announced on the last day of Term 2, we were unable to advertise for his replacment until this week. As of today, we can announce that Ms. Christine MacLean is the successful candidate for this position and she will start this position immediately.  Mr. Troy Martinsen will be taking Ms. MacLean's class for the remainder of this term and will work closely with her to ensure continuity of learning.

We have received some additional funding to support the work of our Aboriginal Education Teacher Mrs. Deb Hampton which has increased her hours in this role. This means she will no longer provide HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) lessons to our Junior Primary classes so we will be welcoming a new member of staff to the specialist team. Mr. Alex Long will be teaching Digital Technologies to students in Junior Primary for Terms 3 and 4. Alex comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience in this curriculum area and will start at Pimpala Primary this Friday.

Although we cannot start Jumpstart at Pimpala this week, we are welcoming back Mrs. Carol Thomas to our staff. Carol will be taking Miss Rachel Pullman's Reception class on Friday mornings while Miss. Pullman leads Jumpstart. 

Kind Regards

Penny Wilde               Belinda Finlay Smith               Christine MacLean

Principal                     Deputy Principal                     Wellbeing Leader (acting)