Principal's Report
Term 3
On Tuesday 9th of August we were pleased to host the Victorian Minister for Education, Natalie Hutchins, and the State Member for Bundoora, Colin Brooks, at our school. Unfortunately, the visited coincided with our parent-teacher interview day so our students were not at school to show off their learning. Thanks to Will and Kaitlin who made the special effort to come to school and represent our students. As can be seen from the photos below, the Minister’s were here to celebrate our building works and to see how the $10 million of government funding will be spent.
Invitation to Participate in the 2022 Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey
Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents/caregivers/guardians think of our school.
The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. We encourage all families to participate in this survey. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies. Please be assured that your responses are completely confidential. The survey is conducted anonymously, and it is important to us that you complete the survey as honestly as possible. The survey will be conducted online and should take 20 minutes to complete.
Please see my Compass post from last week that contains the link and PIN number to complete the survey.
Did You Miss your Smile Squad Dental Visit?
The Smile Squad team from Banyule Community Health have now completed their visit at our school. During this time they provided free dental care to students who returned a signed consent form.
If anyone in your family returned their consent form but didn’t get seen, it’s not too late.
You can visit Banyule Community Health at their community dental clinic. Please contact the team at any time to book an appointment. Just let them know you signed up to Smile Squad and have returned a consent form.
Contact the team at:
Banyule Community Health21 Alamein Road, Heidelberg West 3081, VIC03 9450 2000
The Smile Squad look forward to seeing you soon.
Uniform
A reminder that Concord School has a strict uniform policy and it is expected that all students wear the correct uniform each day. At this time of the year the main issue is regarding the wearing of non-uniform hoodies and jackets. Please contact the office if your child requires a school jumper, windcheater or rugby top.
Principal Award - Simba Nhachi
Simba has had a great start to Semester 2 in LPB. He is an enthusiastic learner and exhibits a positive attitude in the classroom.
Simba has continued to further develop his work skills by remaining focused on an activity for longer periods of time and successfully completing his work.
Simba is a good friend and will often help and include others without having to be asked.
He uses good manners with his teachers and peers and always demonstrates the school motto of being the best he can be. Simba also recently received an award at assembly for the student expectation of ‘Be a Learner’ .
Congratulations Simba!!!
Jason Coningsby
Principal