Principal's Reflection

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2025 school year! I trust that all of you had a safe, relaxing and enjoyable break. It has been fantastic to have our students back at school. It is our students who give us energy and purpose in our role as educators and the enthusiasm that they have brought into 2025, has been nothing short of amazing. I would like to extend a special welcome to our new students across the school, in particular our 2025 Kinder class. 

Our staff worked extremely hard to ensure that they were ready to welcome students last Friday and I know that all within our community are grateful for their efforts. I would like to welcome Miss Mickayla Housego (Cadet Teacher), Miss Monica Cini (Grade 1 Teacher), Mrs Susan Archer (Grade 2 Teacher) and Mrs Rachel Donnelly (Literacy/ Early Years Leader) to the team at SBW. I would also like to welcome back Miss Kayla McNamara (Health and PE) from parental leave.

As communicated via COMPASS (with more information below) we are hosting a welcome back to school event at SBW after school on Thursday February 20. This is a great chance for us as a community to reconnect and for families to visit classrooms in a welcoming, informal manner. Thank you to Mrs Wells, Ms McCormick and Mrs Donnelly for their work in organising this. Connection, which is one of our school values, is integral for us here at SBW and this event gives us an opportunity as a community to reconnect as well as make new connections. 

Thank you all for your ongoing support,

Nic Saltmarsh

Principal