From the Principal's Desk
Principal's Report
Dear Wyndham Central College community,
I am pleased to announce the return of our Principal, Ms. Leanne Gagatsis, from leave and we look forward to her continued leadership of Wyndham Central College and the high expectations and expertise that she brings with her.
There is a wealth of information in this newsletter so please take the time to read through the relevant reports that may affect your child and I hope you enjoy reading about the many achievements of the students at Wyndham Central College. There are many examples, throughout this newsletter, where our students have participated and excelled in many different areas. It is always pleasing to see when student’s make the most of the opportunities offered to them and when they achieve their best.
NAPLAN results
Parents of Year 7 and 9 students will be receiving information regarding their results from the NAPLAN testing that occurred in March this year. Please contact the school if you have any questions or if you don’t receive the NAPLAN package.
Schools Survey’s
We have now received the raw data for the Student Attitudes to Schools Survey from the Department of Education (DoE) which all students participated in last term. The school improvement team has commenced working on the survey results and this will include gaining input from our students and the Student Representative Council (SRC). School staff have also just completed a DoE staff opinion survey which will give us further data to assist in further improving Wyndham Central College.
Year 12 parent/teacher interviews
To assist our Year 12 students with their learning and provide important feedback to parents/carers we will be conducting Year 12 parent/teacher interviews on Thursday 10th August, from 3.30pm-6.30pm at the College. Compass online bookings will open on Thursday 3rd August at 3pm and close on Wednesday 9th August.
Student free day
On Friday 1st September, the school will be having a student free day so that all staff can further develop their professional learning, a letter will be sent home with further information.
Pathways week
Last week, our pathways team, led by Ms. Pina Siragusano, organised a pathways week for all year’s 8-12 students. We held subject tasters, a pathways expo, as well as having presentations by tertiary providers, including the Police and Defence force. We would like to thank the parents who attended our subject displays and all student selections should now have been submitted, via our Web Preferences, for processing for next year.
We have also completed our selection process for our AVID elective, STEM Academy, Spanish Immersion Program (SIP), Enrichment program, Sports Football (soccer) Academy, the VCE/VM and the VCE Integrated program (VIP) and students will find out the outcome of these, if not already done, shortly.
School musical
Wyndham Central College is proud to announce that our school musical, Legally Blonde JR, will be playing this week. It will be held in our school auditorium from Tuesday 1st August – Thursday 3rd August and if you would like to see the wonderful work of our students then please get in early and book your tickets via the following link. https://www.trybooking.com/CIVCQ
Mobile Phone policy
Please continue to support the school by emphasizing the importance of the Department of Education and the Wyndham Central College mobile phone policy.
A reminder that in accordance with the department’s Mobile Phone Policy, issued by the Minister for Education, personal mobile phones must not be used at Wyndham Central College during school hours (8.50am-3.04pm), including break one and two and they need to be stored in lockers unless an exemption has been granted by the Principal.
School uniform
The wearing of the correct school uniform is important to the Wyndham Central College community, and I ask for your support in ensuring that your child is in the correct uniform before leaving home of a morning. The Student Services team is more than happy to support families with uniform items if needed, please don’t hesitate to ask. Please check that your child has the correct uniform, including school shoes and that all is in place for the commencement of the school day.
At Wyndham Central College, we focus on building a community of high expectations for all students and we have an extensive range of opportunities for everyone. Please continue to work with us to develop positive relationships that will benefit everyone, utilising respectful, two-way communication.
Bryan Woollard - Acting Principal