Dear Good Shepherd Community,

A big thank you! 
What a sensational Father’s Day Breakfast! Our incredible Community Council worked absolute magic—650 bacon and egg rolls served in just one hour (surely a world record!). It was wonderful to see so many dads, grandads, and significant people gathered together to share such a special morning. A huge thank you to all who helped make it such a memorable celebration.

The Road to Flourishia awaits! 
Our Dance Concert The Road to Flourishia launches next week! Seats are filling fast, so we hope you’ve reserved yours. Join us as our students take you on a whimsical journey through dance—an event not to be missed!

Year 5 Camp adventures 
Today we farewelled our excited Year 5 students as they headed off to Sydney for their camp adventure. We wish them a fantastic few days filled with fun, learning, and new experiences.

Uniform updates
From Monday of Week 9, either summer uniform or winter uniform can be worn until the end of the term; it cannot be a hybrid of both. Please ensure the uniform is worn corrrectly.

An update on bag tags: Since before I came to Good Shepherd there has been a strong recommendation amongst the teaching community that bag tags are simple in design and are used to identify school bags, and that fancy, expensive tags are to remain at home.

We recommend 2 small tags or one larger one be attached to bags. I have seen many plush toys and labubu tags on schoolbags; tags which cost over $40! Our school uniform is designed to provide equity for all students and I know that when shiny, sparkly attractive items come to school on bags (or in bags), especially with younger students, they can cause distraction and jealousy and result in expensive items being lost, taken or damaged.

I appreciate some of the bigger kids have key tags on their bags which they are very proud to wear. Rather than have multiple tags on the bags all at once, it is recommended they rotate their tags each week to keep the distractions to a minimum and to uphold equity for all.

Thank you for the ongoing support you bring to our school community.

Warm regards
Trazel