Assistant Principal's Report

Junior School Council

The Junior School Council (JSC) program has officially commenced for the year, and I am excited about the positive impact the students will bring to our school community. At their first meeting, the representatives from each class worked collaboratively with our captains and teachers to establish their expectations and develop a clear vision to guide their work throughout the year. Their thoughtful ideas and enthusiasm have set a strong foundation for the rest of the year. 

The Service Learning JSC team, discussed the upcoming fundraising event, our annual “Coin Race”, in particular what is the purpose of this initiative and how to promote it. 

The Student Voice team, they talk about how to gather more student voice from our school such as utilising the Student Voice Boxes and the Sustainability JSC discussed ideas to improve our environment such as protecting our garden beds and introducing Compost Bins.

Here are what some of our JSC representatives across our school learnt/felt after their first meeting:

Service Learning JSC:

“I felt very happy to be part of the SL JSC meeting because I was like my mum, attending important meetings!” – Owen, 1B

“My first meeting was pretty good because I got the responsibility to remind my class about the Coin Race. We also talked about our whole year plan for fundraisers.” – Nikan, 3A

“The first meeting was fun. We discuss the upcoming events and how to promote them. We also looked at all the fundraising events for the year. I learnt what we are going to do for the very first fundraiser, the coin race.” – Lincoln, 5F

Student Voice JSC:

“I was a bit shy but felt proud and happy as a JSC leader for my class” – Marley, 1A

“I was excited to be part of the JSC meeting because I learnt what could be better in the SV space. For example, get more people to share their voices.” – Yaara, 3B

“I learnt that we are going to make SV boxes for us to put our ideas in. The captains were kind and answered all our questions.” – Vidhi, 5C

Sustainability JSC:

“I learnt about how to take care of the environment like, don’t step on the plants.” – Aariv, 1D

“I was happy that I am part of a group with the Environmental Captains and my fellow JSC members to protect the environment.” – Abhi, 3C

“I felt calm and focussed during the meeting and we shared our ideas. The captains were very friendly and creative, they came up with lots of different ways to make us understand the concept of Sustainability.” – Gowri, 5C

The Junior School Council teams will meet fortnightly to plan initiatives, share ideas and lead and support improvements across the school. I look forward to seeing their leadership skills in action and sharing updates on their progress in future newsletters.

Peter Shen

Acting Assistant Principal