Welcome to Term 3!

Dear Families,

Welcome back to Term 3! We’re thrilled to see our students return to school with such enthusiasm, proudly displaying our core values of being Ready, Respectful, and Safe. It’s always heartening to witness the positive energy and commitment to learning that fills our classrooms and playgrounds at the start of a new term.

This term promises to be both busy and fun, with a fantastic lineup of events and activities ahead. Students can look forward to:

• Excursions that will spark curiosity and deepen learning
• Sports Carnivals that celebrate teamwork, effort, and school spirit
• Book Week Celebrations to ignite a love of reading and creativity
• Learn to Swim programs that build confidence and essential life skills

We’re excited for the opportunities this term brings and look forward to supporting every student as they grow, learn, and thrive. Let’s make Term 3 a memorable one filled with learning, laughter, and connection.

Dear Families, 

Each day, our students are participating in the UFLI Program (University of Florida Literacy Institute). This evidence-based program runs for 30 minutes each morning and provides carefully structured lessons that build essential reading and phonics skills. All teachers in the Year 1/2 Pod teach UFLI as the first session of the day—ensuring every child gets the best start to their learning. Every day at school counts, and every day of practice matters! 

Alongside our academic focus, we’re also supporting student wellbeing and behaviour. This week, students have been learning about the 5 L’s—a simple, effective way to help children understand what good listening looks like: 

• Lips are closed 

• Legs are still 

• Lap is empty 

• Looking at the speaker 

• Listening ears are on 

These skills are helping students become active, respectful learners and community members in the classroom. 

Thank you for your ongoing support in your child’s learning journey! 

Warm regards, 

The Year 1/2 Pod Team 

This term the 3-4 Pod has lots of exciting things planned and we are already off to a strong start with Lisa Ford and Fleur from the Resilience Co. who came in this week to deliver learning to students around navigating friendships. They spoke to the students about mean and rude behaviour and what bullying really is. They provided some great pro-active strategies about being assertive in the right way – how to say no, and when to get help.  

This will be valuable learning for us as we continue to develop our Ready, Respectful and Safe approach at Austins Ferry. 

Our 3-4 Student Voice team have also been working hard on improving the pod through brainstorming many amazing ideas and creating an action plan. As part of that action plan students have created a Pyjama Day for this Friday to raise money for Pod upgrades. The Student Voice Team created some lovely posters to advertise this work. Well done to the SVT!  

We will give other students a chance to be a part of the SVT in the coming weeks.  

Later this term, the 3-4 students will be visiting Richmond to learn more about Tasmania’s colonial history as part of our pod HASS inquiry. Stay tuned on Seesaw for more information about the dates for this excursion.  

We also have Learn to Swim coming up this term which will be a great opportunity to develop confidence in the water and support better water safety. Thank you to Ms Stalker for organising this important activity.  

A huge congratulation to the students who received a Principal awards 

G.Tubb, P.Sawford, Z.Johnson, A.Bluett, K.Coppleman, K.Peckham, Z.Daniels, K.Mamoon, H.Downham, J.Gordon, J.Bailey, E-R.McGuire, L.Kleeman,

H.Price, Z.Rainbird, R.Strang, A.Carroll, C.Gaffney, A.Booth, E.Davie, A.Hutchinson, M.Baldwin, H.Pritchett, P.McQueen, M.Locke, C.Jackson, M.Jackson, H.Coltman, M.Shabaz, F.Jordan

PE Principa'ls Awards 

Z.Rainbird, J.Wood, M.Winter, L.Kleeman

Our year 6 students were very eager and happy to receive their leavers hoodies and shirts on Wednesday.

At the begginning of the year, the students made a few designes and then voted on their favourtite design. Whichever design won, was sent to a designer to bring to life!

We are incredibly proud of all the students and think they look fantastic.

If interested, you can register your child in the Football for Schools program (Soccer) which starts next Tuesday after school on our oval. Scan the QR code and follow the steps to register.