Thank You

As we come to the end of the term, I would like to acknowledge the incredible work of students, staff and families throughout this term. Thank you for your support, resilience, grace, patience and generosity in all things.

Even though what we can do is limited during lockdown, I wish everyone a restful holiday break and lots of sunshine so that you can enjoy the extra time outside.

The last few weeks have been busy. Student Leaders enjoyed their leadership conference; rehearsals continue for the school production; we have celebrated the season of creation; Year 9 students have been busy with their MAD projects, and every day there are numerous invitations for students to be part of co-curricular activities.

The most recent to launch is the Minecraft Club which starts this week. Congratulations to Peter Lean (9 Barton) for proposing this initiative and thank you to Mr Mitchell Porter and Mr Simon Koenders for working out how it could happen.

Reflecting back on the term, we can all be well pleased with all we have achieved. Despite moving between onsite and offsite learning three times, we have managed to do much of what we normally do in Term 3. Course selection for 2022; community conversations; student led parent / teacher / student conferences; assemblies, learning area weeks; the Father’s Day Breakfast, and the return of the CRC-STA podcast are just some of the highlights. I hope that everyone feels proud and a deep sense of achievement.

Social Justice Council Forum on the Environment

Last week I attended an interesting forum on the environment led by our Social Justice Council. The students invited us to discuss what we would like our planet to look like in the future and to reflect on what we are doing now to care for the earth, and what else, we, as a school community could do. It was a thought provoking discussion and I am in awe of this very talented group of young people.

During the forum, we discussed the impact of initiatives such as the school solar panels. Interestingly, since the installation in June 2018, the College has saved 757.54 tonnes of Carbon from being released into the atmosphere. This is the equivalent of driving 3,039,907 km by car or 19,424 trees.

MACSSIS Surveys: Thursday 7 – Thursday 28 October 2021

In this newsletter, we have included information about the MACSSIS surveys. Further information and a unique pin will be sent home in the first week of Term 4.

Start of Term 4

The first day of Term 4 will be Tuesday 5 October 2021. At this stage, we are waiting on advice from the Government on whether remote and flexible learning will continue.

An update will be sent to families once we know more.

Monday 4 October 2021

This will be a Staff Professional Practice Day. Students are not required to attend classes. Staff will participate in an online professional learning activity with Dr. Selena Fisk. Selena will work with staff around using data in schools.