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Dear Families,

• Small cardboard boxes from products such as muesli bars, Le snack, crackers, etc.
• Triangle boxes such as Toblerone
• Plastic punnets from strawberries, cherry tomatoes, etc.

Dear Families 

Well, what can I say about our Canberra trip? It was BRILLIANT! The students were fantastic, and we definitely saw and engaged with all that Canberra had to offer. Some of our favourite moments were experienced at Canberra’s significant attractions such as The Australian War Memorial, Parliament House, Government House and Questacon.

Upcoming important dates for the rest of the term follow.

• Thursday 28th August-What is Waste? The duration of this incursion is from 11:30-1:00 pm. This incursion will occur in the school gym, and it will enable us to examine and determine a plan to better manage our waste here at Swansea Primary School. We will also have the opportunity to explore composting worm bins, and the 456 students will participate in other worm-related activities.
• Monday 1st-Friday 5th September-Teacher Aide Appreciation Week. Students will have the opportunity to create and write cards to show their gratitude to the teaching assistants who work with them here at Swansea Primary School.
• Friday 12th September-bKinder School Summit. The Grade 6 students will travel to Hobart to participate in activities that promote kindness and build leadership skills.
• Thursday 18th September-Grade 3-6 Students will travel to Bicheno Primary School for their Gala Day.
• Friday 19th September-Talk like a Pirate Day. The Swansea Motor Inn have invited our school students to dress up as pirates, talk like a pirate and engage in pirate activities from 12:30 -2:30 pm. They will award prizes throughout the afternoon and will also provide a BBQ lunch.
• Wednesday 24th September-East Coast Cluster Dance at Orford Primary School. The students will present a dance that they have been learning in P/E to the other schools from our East Coast Cluster. The students from Triabunna and Orford Primary School will also share the dances that they have learnt too.
• Thursday 25th September-End of Term Assembly and Art Exhibition.
• Friday 26th September-Final day of Term 3 and Footy Colours Day. The students will have the opportunity to come dressed in their favourite team’s footy colours.

More information will be sent out about these activities as these events get closer.

Here’s to a wonderful second half of Term 3!

 Kind regards,

 Leah Kirkham-Phillips

456 Teacher

Dear families, 

The 2025 School Satisfaction Survey is coming!

We want to hear from you, as input from families is very important to help us inform our schoolplanning and decision-making. Every year the Department for Education, Children and Young People conducts a School Satisfaction Survey to find out what your child(ren)'s school does well and where it may improve.

We would be grateful if you took part in our online survey about Swansea Primary School.

The survey is open from Monday 25 August 2025 until Friday 19 September 2025 and should take about 5 minutes to complete.

Each family should nominate one person to fill in this survey for their child(ren).
Take the online survey by clicking this Link, or pasting it in your browser:
https://nam.dcv.ms/nmW82ua8Cu

The survey is carried out on a secure website and all responses are anonymous and confidential. All families in this school received the same survey link and no identifying information is collected. A summary of the survey results will be provided to schools. Responses from individuals or small groups will NOT be disclosed to any Department for Education, Children and Young People staff.

Please contact your school if you require any assistance.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey.

Regards,
Anna Knowles
Principal

Celebrating school libraries

Australian School Library Day was launched by Students Need School Libraries.

The purpose of Australian School Library Day is to celebrate and highlight the incredible range of things that school library staff do – educational impact that might be hidden from view, but so essential to the far-reaching web of positive outcomes that school libraries provide.  By raising awareness of the benefits of well-resourced and staffed school libraries, we hope to ensure that future generations enjoy them as well.

Australian School Library Day sits in the Children's Book Council of Australia 2025 Children's Book Week. It's the perfect opportunity to celebrate Australian literature and Australian school libraries. 

Swansea Primary School would like to thank our wonderful Library Services Officer, Beth Rowlings.   The care and passion that Beth dedicates to the Library for our community, staff, and students is exceptional.

Thank you, Beth!