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Dear Parents and Carers,
It's hard to believe we're already approaching the halfway mark of Term 3! With just nine weeks in the term, time is certainly flying by.
I am thrilled to share with you that I will be continuing in the role of Acting Principal for the remainder of 2025. This ongoing leadership provides a sense of stability for the school and I look forward to continuing our work together. More information regarding plans for 2026 will be shared in due course and I’m excited for what lies ahead for our school community.
As you would have seen at drop off this morning, our roof repairs have begun on the main building. This should take just over a week depending on weather conditions. As communicated this morning, Jasper Road entrance will not be available at drop off or pick up. There should be no other impact to the students and families. Once the roof has been fixed, the internal repairs to the computer lab and library will begin. Fingers crossed this resolves any more leaking roofs!
Last week, St Paul’s participated in Bully No Way Week, embracing this year’s theme: Be Bold, Be Kind, Speak Up. This national initiative is Australia's key bullying prevention program for schools and it provides a valuable opportunity for our students to reflect on how they can support others, speak out against bullying and contribute to a safe, inclusive and welcoming school environment.
A special thank you to our Year Six Wellbeing Team for leading the educational sessions with the classes. Their leadership helped students engage meaningfully with the message of respect and kindness.
The word bullying is often used incorrectly to describe a range of student incidents. While we work consistently to educate our students about what bullying is, it's equally important to ensure that our parent community understands the distinction between conflict and bullying.
Bullying is defined as a person or group repeatedly and intentionally using words or actions to cause distress, harm, or risk to someone’s wellbeing. The key elements here are repetition and intent. While it’s normal for children to have disagreements, especially during games and sports, these one off conflicts are not bullying. In fact, they are part of growing up and learning vital life skills such as resilience, empathy and cooperation. It becomes bullying when the behaviour is ongoing and targeted, with the clear aim of hurting or isolating another individual. As a school, we take these matters seriously and work proactively to support all students involved.
At St Paul’s, bullying in any form is not tolerated. We are deeply committed to building a culture of respect, kindness and inclusion where every student feels safe and supported. Every student is expected to uphold our school values, and as part of our proactive approach to wellbeing and behaviour, all students and families are required to read and sign the Code of Conduct at the start of the school year. This document clearly outlines our expectations for behaviour, both in the classroom and in the playground, and reinforces the importance of treating others with dignity, fairness and empathy.
In addition to setting clear expectations, we also take a strong educational approach to building a positive school culture. Students are explicitly taught social and emotional skills through our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum and the Respectful Relationships program, which was introduced this term. The Respectful Relationships program helps students understand the foundations of healthy relationships, including empathy, emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and how to seek help when needed. These lessons support our students to build resilience and develop the skills necessary to navigate friendships and challenges in a constructive and respectful way.
By working together, we can ensure that St Paul’s remains a place where everyone feels valued, respected and safe.
This will be the last week of formal STOMP sessions. The students have done a wonderful job of learning their class items and I thank the teachers for preparing the students so well. I have been truly impressed by the commitment and dedication of our main cast and understudies too. Each week, they arrive at rehearsals prepared, enthusiastic and ready to bring the next scenes to life. Their energy and focus have been outstanding. On Friday, we ran through the majority of the show with our lead performers and it was fantastic to see how well everything is coming together. From Week 7 we will begin to integrate the class acts with the lead roles. It’s shaping up to be a truly amazing concert and we can’t wait to share it with our school community!
This Thursday, Cath Knights and I will be visiting OLSH to meet with the venue’s technical team and finalise logistics for the evening. A detailed email will be sent to families next week with important information about show times, ticket sales, costumes and other key details. We are excited for what promises to be a memorable performance!
Kind regards
Jussahra Treagus
Upcoming Dates to note
Term 3 Dates: Monday 21 July - Friday 19 September
Monday 18th - 21st August - Book Week Fair
Friday 22nd August - Book Week Parade 9am
Monday 25th August - Whole School Assembly 2.50pm
Thursday 4th September - Father's Day Stall
Friday 5th September - Father's Day breakfast
Monday 8th September - Whole School Assembly 2.50pm
Friday 12th September - RU OK Day? celebration
Friday 19th September - Last day of term, finish 2.30pm
Term 4 Dates: Monday 6 October - Tuesday 16 December
Congratulations to our Prep students who have successfully completed 100 days at St Paul’s. What an exciting milestone! It has been a joy to watch our Preps grow, learn and thrive since the start of the year. A very big thank you to our amazing Prep teachers, Jess Walker and Natalie Birthsel, for their outstanding efforts in organising and setting up the day. Your behind the scenes work made the celebration truly special for our Preppies and their families. We’d also like to extend our thanks to Nana Judy and Nana June for their meaningful contributions on the day and to all the families who dressed up their Preppies so beautifully. We are so proud of how far our Preps have come and we can’t wait to see what the next 100 days will bring!
We’re so excited to be celebrating Book Week at St Paul’s this week! Thank you to Catherine Wensley, our English leader, for her organisation of this week's events. We can’t wait to see everyone in their costumes for the parade on Friday morning at 9am. The weather forecast is looking good at the moment so fingers crossed it does not change. It’s sure to be a highlight!
Throughout the week, students will take part in short, engaging Book Week activities designed to celebrate reading. Here's a quick overview of what’s happening:
- Monday to Thursday: Daily Book Week activities in classrooms, including ‘The Masked Reader’ where students have to guess which teacher is reading one of the short listed books.
- Tuesday: Trivia
- Wednesday: Stop, Drop and Read at a surprise time.
- Friday: Our big Book Week Parade. Families are warmly invited to attend and cheer on our students in costume! This will be held in the amphitheatre.
Also, a reminder that our Book Fair is open daily this week:
- Mornings: 8:30 – 8:45am
- Afternoons: 3:30 – 3:45pm
As part of our Book Week activities, our students have been invited to design the front cover of our school concert program. The concert, ‘From Page to Stage’, is about a student choosing a book for her school's concert. Whilst choosing the book, Paige finds herself inside the books with the main characters and the characters try to help her find her way back to St Paul’s primary school. The books she reads are The BFG, Harry Potter, Lyle, Lyle Crocodile and The Cat in the Hat.
Any student wishing to enter needs to have their entry in by Friday. Please hand these in to the office.
The Scholastic Book Club brochure will be sent home today. All orders are to be made online and need to be in by Monday, 1st September.
St Paul’s is a registered eSmart School with the Alannah and Madline Foundation.
eSmart is for everyone who wants to help the next generation thrive online.
eSmart gives schools, educators and families the tools they need to help keep students safe, smart and responsible in the digital world. It’s free, aligned with the national curriculum and updated regularly.
We are excited to invite families to a special Family Storytime event on Wednesday 17 September 2025. We would really appreciate it if you could pass on the link below so families can register directly for the event.
We look forward to seeing you and your students there!
