It is with heartfelt gratitude and a touch of sadness that we bid farewell to a Mrs Lee Berry, a long-serving member of the Glenorchy Primary School administration team.

After 38 years of dedicated service with the Department for Education, 33 of those spent at Glenorchy Primary, Lee is stepping away from her role, leaving behind a legacy of professionalism and unwavering commitment to our school community. Lee has been a steady presence - always ready with a solution to the myriad problems that arise during a 'normal' school day.

Throughout Lee's time at Glenorchy Primary, she has been more than just an administrator, her attention to detail and her deep knowledge of school operations, and love for our wonderful school have made a lasting impact.

While we will miss Lee, we celebrate the incredible contribution she made to our school. On behalf of the entire Glenorchy Primary community, we extend our warmest thanks and best wishes for the journey ahead. May it be filled with joy, relaxation, and new adventures.

At the same time, we are delighted to welcome Kelly Thorne to the Glenorchy Primary family as our new Business Manager. Kelly brings with her a wealth of experience, a friendly smile, and a passion for supporting students, staff, and families alike. We’re excited to have her on board and look forward to the fresh energy and ideas she'll bring to our school.

The SPARK reading program has been run at Glenorchy Primary for the past 14 years. Mentors from KPMG Hobart visit our school once a week for 10 weeks to share reading with 2/3 Crowley students. The program promotes links between literacy, self-esteem, school performance and adult life opportunities.

We are so grateful to our volunteers who are listening to their partner read their decodable texts and sharing great books to support vocabulary development and a love of reading.

Thank you to our KPMG mentors for your ongoing commitment to our students (and future leaders!).

During terms 1 and 4 and we have a rule that all children MUST wear a hat when playing outside, during break times, working in the garden or doing PE.

Many of our children have remembered their hats but quite a number have not. Our rule is NO HAT NO PLAY and children will be asked to sit in the shade.

Our school hats are available from the office for $8.

Please remember to write your child's name on their hat - this will help us to return it to your child when they lose it!!

Students in 2/3 Little-Smith have been exploring the magic of line and colour in their art lessons. By using a variety of line patterns, zigzags, swirls, and dots, students brought to life a series of vibrant, imaginative monsters. Each student experimented with different techniques to give their creature a unique personality and flair.

But don’t worry these are definitely not the scary kind of monsters - they’re friendly, fun, and full of character!

You may remember that some students were lucky enough to share an excursion to the Botanical Institute earlier in the year.   

One of the activities they worked on in the ceramic studio was making clay mugs. They shaped the clay around a mould to make the cups and then used plants to press into the clay to make some cool designs on the outside.

They couldn't take the mugs home as they needed to be fired in the kiln. Now they have finally arrived!

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