Gowrie Street Newsletter 1st August 2025

REMINDERS

• Please check any messages that come to you from GOWRIESTPS. They used to come as COMPASS but we were finding people were not checking these so we have been able to change it to GOWRIESTPS. We send important information and updates via these messages.

THIS WEEK'S AWARD WINNERS

BIRTHDAYS

A Great Start to Term 3

It’s been a fantastic start to Term 3 at Gowrie Street! Classrooms have settled quickly, and students have jumped straight back into their learning with focus and enthusiasm. Across the school, students have been busy setting new learning goals, getting stuck into interesting and rich tasks, and building the routines that will help them thrive this term.

A special highlight this week was celebrating our 100 Days of Prep! What an incredible milestone for our youngest learners—and a wonderful reminder of just how much growth happens in just 100 days. Every one of those days has mattered: each one packed with new sounds and words, counting and creating, friendship and fun. When we say every day counts, we mean it!

Days Off Add Up Quickly…

Whether it’s in Prep or Grade 6, so much learning happens every single day. It can be easy to think that a day here or there won’t make a difference, but those days can add up fast. Missing just one day every two weeks equals a whole month of lost learning across the year.

That’s why this term, we’re continuing to focus on strong school attendance. Our goal is for every student to aim for 90% attendance or higher, which means no more than 3 days off for the rest of the term.

End of Term Celebration

Students who achieve 90%+ attendance for the term will be invited to a special end-of-term celebration on Friday 19 September, featuring:

• Lucky dip prizes

• A delicious afternoon tea

• Fun and exciting activities to choose from

We’re also keeping families in the loop with attendance calendars we sent home earlier this week, so students can track their progress and stay motivated.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH 90% OR MORE ATTENDANCE THIS TERM

We’re looking forward to another big term of learning, growth and connection. As always, thank you for your ongoing support. Let’s make Term 3 a great one!

UNIFORM

Our students show PRIDE every day by arriving at school in their school uniform. The process we have had has worked well enough but we need to make a few changes to make it even better. Please see our new process below!

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