ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS' REPORT

DISCUSSING LEARNING WITH YOUR CHILD

When discussing with your child their academic achievement at school and the feedback provided on Learning Tasks (as well as Progress Reports and Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences), it is critical that parents and students look beyond grades and scores. We encourage all students and their parents to instead reflect on each child’s academic progress and growth; a student’s intelligence is changeable, and focussing on growth has a very positive impact on student learning. Hard work and a willingness to persist when facing academic challenges are the keys to success for all students, and emphasising learning progress rather than grades/scores is a simple - but powerful - way to support student learning.

PARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES

We look forward to seeing families at the Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences on Thursday 12 September. These discussions provide valuable information and insight into the progress of each child and are seen as a high priority by all staff. Please ensure that parents access Learning Tasks on Compass prior to the interviews; Progress Reports will also be released next week. This feedback will help guide these conversations and ensure students reflect on their performance in Semester 2 thus far, and set effective goals and plans for the remainder of the academic year. Please note that classes on this day will be cancelled and there will be a late start the following day (Friday 13 September), with students arriving to school at 9:30am.

VALEDICTORY DINNER

The Valedictory Dinner for the graduating class of 2019 will be conducted at the Palladium at Crown on Wednesday 23 October. Tickets can be purchased now (online via Compass). We look forward to celebrating your child’s achievements at this wonderful event.

TRAFFIC AROUND THE SCHOOL

A reminder to please talk to your children about safety when travelling to and from school. McKinnon Road is incredibly busy at these times and everyone needs to be vigilant. If you drive your child to school it would be appreciated if you could drop off or pick up your child in the surrounding streets rather than McKinnon Road. Students riding bikes need to be very careful and always wear a helmet when riding.

UNIFORM

Please remember that students still need to be wearing full winter uniform throughout Term 3. This includes the blazer which must be worn to and from school. All students require traditional leather lace-up shoes which are polished, and boys needs a plain black belt with their school shorts/pants. Jewellery and make-up must not be excessive, and facial piercings are unacceptable (students wearing a facial piercing are not admitted to class, and will be sent home to remove it). We thank families for their support with our uniform policy.