Student Led Conferences

Thank you to all families who attended the student led conferences earlier this week. They were a great opportunity for students to share their learning, achievements and reflections, and to identify goals for Semester 2. The support of families in this conversation is invaluable and very much appreciated.

Congratulations: Year 10 Students

The last four weeks have been a significant time for Year 10 students. They have selected courses for Years 11 and 12 and thoroughly enjoyed a great night at the Year 10 Social.  Each of these events is very much a rite of passage; a marker on their journey towards adulthood. They have impressed us all with their preparation, maturity and openness to advice. The next milestone will be work experience in the last week of term.

A very big thank you to Mr Sammut (Year 10 Level Leader), Ms Steele (Careers) and the Year 10 teachers who have supported students during this time.

Lastly, thank you also to all families who have been with their children every step of the way; the additional meetings at school and at Sydenham; ploughing through the course selection information and taxiing students around for the social. Thank you. We couldn’t do it without you and your support is very much appreciated.

With pathways for 2026 finalized, it is important that students now focus on the present, particularly their Year 10 studies. Too often thinking about the future can be unsettling. We can lose focus and forget the routines that have served us well to this point. In many ways the only thing that you can do about the future is to do your absolute best in the present. With more than 1/3 of the year to go, there is still much work to be done!

High School Musical Jnr (Six Sleeps to Opening Night)

We are looking forward to our school production next week. After months of rehearsals, everything is almost ready for opening night.

English can be a strange and colourful language. Typically, well-wishers will say "break a leg" to actors and musicians before they go on stage to perform. "break a leg" is an idiom used to wish a performer "good luck" in an ironic way. No one is really sure where the phrase comes from.

As we approach the opening night, I wish all cast and crew the very best. It has been a terrific experience so far and I am really looking forward to seeing our production of ‘High School Musical Jnr’. In theatre idiom ‘break a leg’ or good luck to all.

Staff Professional Learning

On Wednesday teachers were fortunate to work with Jess Rogers from TeachWell to explore key principles from the Science of Learning and the high impact instruction that are informed by these principles.

Our work is informed by the MACS Vision for Instruction being implemented across Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS). Families with children in Catholic primary school may already be familiar with some of this work.

As a school community we are continually looking to improve our practice and student learning outcomes. The work completed on this day provides an excellent foundation for next steps in our improvement journey.

Updating Family phone and email contacts

At times families change their phone or email contacts and forget to let the school know. In case of emergency, it is very important that these details are always up to date. If your contact details have changed, please notify the school, either by ringing the College or sending the information via email at enquiries@crcstalbans.com.au

NAPLAN Results

Year 7 and 9 families should now have received students’ 2025 NAPLAN results. Please contact the College, if you have not received these.  

Newsletter Days for Term 3 2025:       

Fridays:  29 August,   12 September

The newsletter can also be accessed on Friday (Day 10) on the College website at http://www.crcstalbans.catholic.edu.au