Darwinia House

Darwinia House News

A very warm welcome to all our Darwinia students, parents and staff for 2020. I am Mrs Meredith O’Bree and I am Assistant Principal and House Leader of Darwinia House. The Darwinia House Leadership Team for 2020 has had a complete re-shuffle. We welcome Mrs Renee Bell as the Assistant House Leader and Miss Lauren Sadler and Mr Ayden Kettle as our Student Engagement Coordinators. Mrs Enza D’Andrea continues as the Darwinia House Support Officer. Our Year 12 2020 Darwinia House Captains, who also support all students in Darwinia House are Monishka G and Paul F.

I am looking forward to the various opportunities to meet you all and developing that most important of relationships – that between home and school. Our role together is in supporting our students, your children, as they transition through the school and beyond.

We have recently held our SRC elections and we congratulate Fozarn N (Year 7), Adelina M (Year 8), Irtika S (Year 9), Fei L (Year 10), Aiming Z (Year 11) and Thanuja M (Year 12) for being the successful applicants for this year and the Darwinia House Leadership Team is looking forward to working with the SRC and implementing their projects.

This year, Darwinia is focussing on Positive Participation by students, in their learning and extra-curricular activities. Having a positive attitude and a commitment to school is essential for progress in learning. Students should be aiming to achieving their personal best in all subjects whether in Year 7 or Year 12.  One way students show their commitment to their studies is by their regular attendance.

Participation in a range of activities, whether in the classroom activities or as extra-curricular opportunities, develops a range of skills for students. Taking part in sports days, becoming a member of the chorales group, involvement in lunchtime activities during the cooler months and participating in inter-school sports are just some of the ways in which further opportunities develop.

Once again, I welcome you all to this new year and I wish all our Darwinia families a successful 2020.

Meredith O’Bree

Darwinia House Leader