Website Launch
After many weeks of hard work, we are very excited to launch a new Website for the school. We hope the new site is easier for all members of the community to navigate and better showcases the many wonderful things that happen each day at Willy North!
Please take a moment to jump onto the new site at: www.willynthps.vic.edu.au
On behalf of the school community, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Dale Evans (Digital Technologies Leader) and Tinh Nguyen (technician) for the many hours put into the development of this new website.
We will continue to enhance the site and appreciate any feedback you might have; please feel welcome to forward this to myself at: jim.cahill@education.vic.gov.au
Aladdin Jr is Almost Here
It has been a delight to experience the wonderful energy leading up to tomorrow evening’s production of Aladdin. The school has been a buzz of excitement, with students busily rehearsing, with costumes and props being finalised by staff and parents!
The show will get underway at 7:00pm on Thursday 9th June at Williamstown Town Hall. There are nine middle and senior classes performing on stage tomorrow evening, with the remaining middle and senior classes performing this production in November.
If you have not yet secured your tickets for tomorrow night’s performance, please jump onto either of the following links:
https://www.trybooking.com/BZRNT
https://www.trybooking.com/908225
The cost of each ticket is $25, which includes a video link of the show. This link will be distributed early next week.
I would like to take a moment to thank Michelle Barnes (Performing Arts Teacher) for her months of work in bringing this production together. We are so excited to have the Performing Arts alive again at Willy North!
Sibling Enrolments 2023
As we approach the mid-way point of the year, we are eager to start to confirm our 2023 Foundation enrolments. If you are a current school family, with a child eligible for Foundation next year, we seek your support to complete an enrolment form as soon as possible. These forms can be obtained in hard copy at the office or electronically on the school website. The timely lodgement of these forms is extremely helpful for the school’s planning and decision making processes. We thank families in anticipation of their support on this matter.
Acting Principal Appointment for Term 3
I have been very humbled by the kind messages and good wishes since recently announcing my upcoming retirement. I thank parents deeply for these sentiments.
As previously shared, an Acting Principal will be in place for Term 3 whilst I am on Long Service Leave. An external selection process has almost been completed for this acting role and we hope to have an announcement in next week’s Newsletter to confirm this temporary appointment.
An extended selection process will unfold during next term to substantively appoint the new Principal for the start of Term 4. We will of course continue to keep the community updated on this matter.
OSHClub – Welcome Back Sarah
It was indeed a very pleasant surprise to welcome back Sarah Duncan as our OSHClub Coordinator last Monday. Sarah had previously worked at Willy North in this role for several years and then took up a new posting earlier this year. As a result of some OSHClub re-organisation of management roles, Sarah has fortuitously returned to Willy North!
For those who have engaged with Sarah in the past through the OSHClub program, I’m sure you’ll also be delighted with this news! Sarah has a great rapport with our students through the OSHClub program and does a terrific job to ensure students are well supported both before and after school. If you have any queries regarding the OSHClub program, please don’t hesitate to contact Sarah on 0422 236 845.
Lost Property Thanks
A huge thank you to Monica & Vesna (parents) for the fantastic clean up of our lost property area late last week. We hope the return of all of these tops to students have boosted the supplies at home, in time for this very chilly weather!
The before and after shots below show the hard work by Monica & Vesna!
Enjoy the rest of the week—Jim Cahill—Principal