New Enrolments

Concord School is delighted to welcome seven new students and their families this term. We welcome Christine to the Watsonia Campus and Shannon, Brittney, Faduma, Lachlan, Sarah and Johnny to the Bundoora Campus.

Disabled Car Parking

A friendly reminder that disabled car parks are needed for access to/from the school during all times of the day. If parked in these spaces we ask that the disabled permit be displayed. Thank you for your cooperation.

Concord Community Connections

This week the FFA has officially been dissolved and we are very excited to announce the beginning of the Concord Community Connections group. The focus of the group moves away fundraising and aims to create a connected parent/carers community. We are in the process of creating a parent/carers room where people can meet to have casual discussions over a cup of coffee, meet others in their community and have access to various resources. This group will be organising events that will be available to the Concord Community throughout the year.

Details of our first event presented by Family Planning Victoria

Talk: Teenage Sexuality (feelings, puberty, exploration), Cyber Safety, What is Normal? Support and Supervision.

Date: Wednesday 16th August 2017

Time: 7.00pm to 8.30pm

Location: Discovery Centre

Cost: Free

The next Concord Community Connections meeting will be held on Tuesday 8th August 2017 at 1.30 – 2.30pm at Concord School. All parents/carers are welcome to attend.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the following community members or myself:

-Shanntelle McDonald shanntelle@msn.com (Watsonia Campus parent contact)

-Kyle Lewin on 0421 071 383 or lewinkj@gmail.com (Bundoora Campus parent contact)

Parent Opinion Survey

WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK.

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents at each school.

It is designed to assist our school in gaining an understanding of parents’ perception of school climate, student engagement and relationships with our parent community. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed via desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile at any convenient time within the fieldwork period from Monday 7th August to Sunday 27th August.

Approximately 40 per cent of parents will be invited to participate in this year’s survey. All responses to the survey are anonymous.

The survey results will be reported back to our school at the end of September. The results are valued feedback and will help the school and our community move forward.

For further information, please speak to your child's teacher or visit:

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/management/improvement/Pages/performsurveyparent.aspx

Jane Stacey

Acting Community and Communications Manager

Meet The Staff

In this edition of 'Meet the Staff' we speak with: Marisa Rizio

What is your role at Concord School:

I am the Autism Coach.

Provide us with a ‘snapshot’ into your daily routine at Concord School:

A typical day involves visiting classrooms, meeting with teachers and listening to their concerns about particular students. Providing the teachers with feedback, strategies/resources, that will build their capacity to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

What do you love most about working at Concord School?

The students….. and the opportunity to work alongside a team of dedicated teachers, ES’s and trainees.

Fast Six

Favourite Food:

Asian Food.

Favourite Movie/TV Show:

Thrillers & Suspense movies/Comedies Eg: ‘Seinfeld’.

Favourite music:

The Beatles/Cold Play/U2/Ed Sheeran/Adele.

Hidden Talent or Something We May Not Know About You:

I play the guitar!

Favourite Sporting Team/Athlete:

Richmond – Go the Tiges!

If You Could Pick Any 3 People as Dinner Guests, Who Would They Be and Why?

Sir Ken Robinson – leader in education who reminds us not to forget our inner creativity

Eckhart Tolle – inspirational speaker on Mindfulness and living in the present

John Lennon – an influential musician, songwriter and peace activist ahead of his time

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