Principal's Report 

What a fabulous fortnight we have had at Rangeview! Level 1 and Level 2 have been on excursion to Como House, Foundation has had a Mad About Science Incursion, staff have had professional learning in the 7 Steps to Writing Success, and Building Thinking Classrooms, some teachers attended a school leadership dinner at Kooyong Tennis Centre, Level 4 have visited the La Trobe Wetlands, some senior girls attended an AFL Gala Day, some Level 2 students participated in Hoop Time, Our Book Fair began in the Library, our School Council have met, our School Review has begun, Level 6 had an Aspire Leadership Incursion, Level 1 and Level 2 have has Grandparents Afternoons, and tonight we have the Annual School Disco! 

Parent Opinion Survey

WE WANT OUR PARENTS / CAREGIVERS / GUARDIANS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK! 

Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey offered by the Department of Education and is seeking your feedback. The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation. Our school will use the survey results to assist in identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies. 

The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open online from Monday 18 August to Friday 19 September 2025. We will directly email a link to all families on Monday.All families are invited to participate in the survey.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

The online survey will be available in English and 10 other languages including Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Resources are also available in additional languages to assist parents / caregivers / guardians who speak a language other than English at home. Please reach out to your child’s teacher, or the school directly for survey guides in your language.

Our school uses the survey results to plan for school operations into the future. We thank all families for their feedback and support. Please speak to your child’s teacher if you would like more information.

School Review

Every four years Victorian Department of Education Schools are required to go through a School Review process. This process involves the school's leadership team working with an external Reviewer, two Challenge Partners and the School Council President, to review the progress of the school over the last four years and to make plans for the school for the four years to come. 

2025 is a year of School Review for Rangeview and this process has begun officially this week. On Tuesday our Reviewer - Carol Every - met with Jo Braden (Principal Bayswater Primary School), Emma Thompson (Assistant Principal Narrarrang Primary School), Simon Davies (School Council President) and the school's leadership team, to begin this process. Whole school data was analysed and initial classroom observations were held. The school was given much positive feedback around both. 

We will be moving into Fieldwork days in the coming weeks and we are calling for parent/carer volunteers to join focus groups to meet with members of the panel. We will also have focus groups of staff and students. We will be offering parent / carer focus groups at two different times;  

• 9am -10am Tuesday 26th August
• 2.30pm - 3.30pm Wednesday 27th August.

If you are able to attend one of these times please indicate this with the links below. Interpreters can be organised. 

English https://forms.gle/DM3QiZGGXSqJJ2RWA 

Punjabi https://forms.gle/ycy84wwkkTGuW3ZS8 

Hindi https://forms.gle/p2JhcBdaTYB7GUpR6 

Chinese https://forms.gle/guLtWBH1iiaeUCRF8 

Cantonese https://forms.gle/CY6rksNnYFQRo4TR7

We hope to have a number of parents/carers feedback in these sessions - all feedback is welcome. The school we have is the one we build together. 

Pupil Free Curriculum Day - Building Thinking Classrooms

On Wednesday 13th August we held a Pupil free Curriculum Day and all of our teaching staff attended an in person seminar with Professor Peter Liljedahl. Prof Liljedahl is a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. His book, Building Thinking Classrooms, is a framework to teaching mathematics in a completely new - evidence based way. 

Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into a set of 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur. When combined, these unique research-based practices create the optimal conditions for learner-centered, student-owned deep mathematical thinking and learning, and have the power to transform mathematics classrooms like never before. 

Rangeview has been teaching using this BTC Framework in our Specialist Mathematics Classrooms for some time. We will begin using the model for mathematics in all classrooms by Term 4. 

Kids Disco

Our Student Disco is tonight!

5.30-6.30pm Junior Disco F - 2

7.00-8.00pm Senior Disco 3 - 6

Please pre-purchase tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/DDDHN 

Please bring students to the front doors of the gym for the start of the disco and pick up is from the rear doors. Please have your child bring a drink bottle. Historically we have had parking issues along Churinga for this event. We ask that all parents drive one way down Churinga from Scott Street to Purchase Street. Please park in surrounding streets if possible and walk in. 

Thank you to families who keep children who are unwell at home - we know it is disappointing to miss a school event - we will ensure there are many more wonderful events to come. 

Huge thanks to our fabulous P&F Committee for organising such a fabulous event for our students. 

Book Parade Day

Don't forget that Monday is Book Parade Day! We encourage students to come in costume for a favourite Book Character. All family members are welcome at the whole school assembly from 9.15am. Our Principals are "Curiouser and curiouser!"

Junior School Council - Spring Event 

On September 2nd our Junior School Council will be holding a Spring Event! Ice poles will be available for a gold coin donation. Every class will contribute to a spring mural on the day. 

Marika Ferguson

Principal