Assistant Principal 

On Wednesday the 13th and Thursday 14th of August the school held parent Teacher Conferences. Thank you for all those that attended the day/evening, it was wonderful to see all the families in attendance and engaging in their children’s education. Parent Teacher Conferences are a great opportunity for parents to gain a greater understanding of the learning that is occurring for the remainder of the year as well as an understanding in how best to support this learning. We are looking forward to seeing more and more people at future conferences.

Last week was the National Week of Action “Bullying, No Way”. During the week our year 7 students saw presentations from the Pat Cronin foundation that centred on promoting positive behaviours by delivering a program that raises awareness about senseless social violence that fuels one punch attacks through social violence prevention education. It was an eye-opening presentation that was able to send a clear and important message to our students. 

On Tuesday the 12th of August, Lalor held the year 8 into 9 information evening. Thank you to all those that attended. On the night a lot of valuable information was presented in regard to subject selections and the transition in the middle school. For those that were not able to attend I highly recommend reviewing that presentation on compass from the night and asking and clarifying questions. Subject selections will be occurring for the next two weeks, and it is important that year 8 students and families are engaged and informed about this process. 

Term three is always a challenging term each year. It regularly feels like the longest term with fewer breaks in the scheduling as well as increased expectations on behaviour and academic performance, and not to forget the wintery weather that accompanies it. This challenge brings with it often challenging behaviours in students. The school is currently looking to strongly reinforce our expectations on students with regards to acceptable behaviours in the classroom and the yard, as well as behaviour we know leads to increased/improved outcomes. Some areas of focus are student uniform, lateness to school and lateness to class, and anti-social behaviour in the yard. Teaching staff, yard duty staff, and student manages will be focussing specifically on these areas and apply the student code of behaviour. 

This may result in student detentions and suspensions where appropriate. We therefore ask for your support in reinforcing the school standards and expectations in ensuring that students are attending school in the correct school uniform, arriving on time (8:20-8:30am), and are following the school rules and representing the school values within the classroom and around in the yard. 

Joshua Simpson 

Assistant Principal 

Year 7 & 8