Message from the College Director & Principals

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome back to Term 2! Mind you, last week was so busy it feels like we’ve been back for a month! Isn’t it lovely to have some cooler weather at long last? Our uniform shop has an attractive selection of jumpers and jackets if your children need some warm clothing.

P&C MEETING

We had a great roll up at our last meeting and hope to do even better this coming Tuesday evening at 7 PM in the Exec Centre. These meetings are enjoyable, informative and short so don’t miss it!

CROSS COUNTRY FUN RUN

It was wonderful to see so many parents at our cross country last Thursday! The weather was perfect and the sports field was a spectacle with the brightly coloured tents and the students in their community colours. Both the Junior and Middle School races went without a hitch thanks to some outstanding planning and preparation by our staff, particularly Shane Will, our Junior School PE teacher, and our two deputies, John and Mark. Our P&C secretary, Noel Saffery, did a great job of organising Golden Circle’s sponsorship of the event and thanks to all of you for supporting your children in raising funds for our college. A great day was had by all!

ANZAC

I’m sure everyone who attended either of our ANZAC ceremonies would have found them very moving. The programs were conducted very capably by our school leaders and the guest speaker, Captain Brent Hall from the Armed Forces, made a lasting impression on our students with his story about the courage of our youngest ANZAC hero who died at Gallipoli when he was only 14! This story was also the subject of an original composition by teachers Fiona Young and Erica Stone which was sung beautifully by our Middle School vocal group and our Junior School choir brought a tear to more than one eye with their rendition of ‘We are Australian’. Thank you to our talented music staff, Erica Stone and Tim Burns, for preparing our young singers so capably and also to Judy White from our Middle School for her deeply moving tribute.

NAPLAN

The National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is to be held on the 12th, 13th and 14th of May with all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 being assessed. The results of these tests provide important information about how all Australian students are performing in literacy and numeracy. Parents of students in these year levels will receive detailed information about these tests in the near future and individual student reports will be sent home later in the year. Our teachers have worked hard preparing their classes for NAPLAN so rest assured that your children will be well prepared for these tests.

Junior School Class Photos:

Class photographs are scheduled for this term. Parents will receive information regarding photo packages in the next few weeks. The dates set for the photographs are: 16, 17 and 18 June.

Public Art in Schools Project:

Over the last two terms, students have been working with Art teacher Mr Short, Head of Curriculum Ms Elder and our Artist in Residence Mr Manning to design a significant art work for our College. The design concept has been sent to the project steering committee for final approval. On approval, work will begin on construction. The planned piece of artwork will be located in the Café precinct. It will comprise of seating and shade for our students and resemble elements from our rainforest habitat. We are very excited about this upcoming event and look forward to the work taking shape over the next few months.

PARENT INTERVIEWS

Once again you, our parents, have shown your support for our College by the exceptional level of attendance and positive feedback from both our Junior and Middle School parent/teacher interviews. Of course it’s your children who benefit when home and school work so well together and we really value your involvement in our College. Thank you!

Regards
Julie, Robyn and Leasa