Dear Parents and Caregivers,
I can not believe that we are in Week 3 already. Time certainly does fly when you are made to feel welcome and you are having fun doing so. It has been a lovely start to the term with several school community events taking centre stage including a wonderful school Assembly hosted by our Room 6 students and a performance from our school band members.
Our Parents and Friends committee have been extremely busy, running our Election Day BBQ and Cake stall, hosting our Mothers’ Day Breakfast and Walk Safely to School events. Meanwhile another group of parents have been madly supporting this year’s Pedal Prix team, training and practising in readiness for this weekend’s race at Tailem Bend.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our hard-working volunteers for generously donating their time and expertise in providing wonderful experiences for our school community to enjoy. The pictures of each event tell a thousand stories and once again showcase our community spirit and love for the special people in our lives.
It’s been a joy getting around to each classroom and seeing firsthand how our students have been quick to settle and begin their learning journeys in a safe and supportive manner under the guidance of our wonderfully talented and dedicated staff. They have impressed me by the way they interact with each other, make new people feel included and welcome through their genuine sense of warmth, compassion and care towards one another.
During the first weeks of Term 2, our staff have had the opportunity to reflect upon and discuss their personal and collective professional journeys during staff meetings in relation to school improvement, consistency in practice, and strategic ways to bring our school values to life.
Professional development sessions have been mapped out across the term with an intentional focus on connecting our teaching practice to each goal in our Site Learning Plan.
The School Value we are initially focusing on is ‘Respect’. Our plan here, is for our teachers and students to work collaboratively on unpacking ‘Respect’ in order to create a deeper, shared understanding. We will consider the ways in which this value is embedded in our approach to learning and in our interactions with each other, in classrooms and the wider school community.
Finally, many thanks to our families who represented the school at the recent Stirling ANZAC Day service and to our Student Leaders for their extended efforts in assisting with the Mother’s Day Breakfast. Congratulations and well done to Ms Shephard, Mr Nielsen and members of our School Choir who have worked hard to receive a B+ grading as part of their external assessment.
We are all proud of what is achieved in this wonderful school community.
Kind regards
Shaun Barber
