Term 3

I hope you all had a chance to spend quality time with your family and friends in the holidays. In particular a very warm welcome to all new families who have joined our school community as of this term.

As we start Term 3 and a new semester, it is a great opportunity to reflect on what has transpired in Semester 1, make modifications that can be implemented both in class and at home with a view to seeing growth and improvement across the remainder of the year. Semester 1 reports and Parent/Teacher interviews which took place this week are a great place to start this reflective process. 

The term started with a staff development day. The focus of the majority of the day was looking at specific literacy and numeracy strategies to support our students. A particular emphasis was supporting students with exam style extended response writing across different subject areas. The afternoon session focussed on managing escalating behaviours with the support of staff from the CEO. Please note that there is another staff development day on Friday 4th August (wk 3).

Term 3 is always a busy yet enjoyable term. Year 12 start their final term of formal classes and begin their Trial HSC exams next week. Year 11 complete their courses and have exams in weeks 9 and 10 before starting their HSC courses in term 4. Year 10 this week will finalise their Year 11 2024 subject selection and Years 8 and 9 will begin the process of choosing their electives in coming weeks.

This week we held a very special Liturgy in recognition of Naidoc week. I would like to congratulate Miss Acevedo for the work she did in preparing the Liturgy and the many students who were actively involved  in making the Liturgy such a success. I would also like to thank Mrs Rodwell, Principal of St Paul’s, who brought a number of boys from St Paul’s up for our Liturgy. These students have been learning how to play the didgeridoo under the guidance of our Year 11 student, Preston Wall. These students did an outstanding job and contributed greatly to the tone of the Liturgy.

Mr Brett Moran 

Acting Assistant Principal