Message from the Principal
James Penson
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
YEAR 4 CAMP
Our Year 4 Camp was a G.R.E.A.T success. Our camp team (staff and students) enjoyed some awesome weather and of course the fun and adventurous experiences and opportunities camps provide.
Camps provide our students with a wonderful opportunity to try new things and challenge themselves. It might be having a go on the zipline and facing a fear of heights, working with a group of peers to complete a range of initiative activities like hut building involving leadership and teamwork or even simply being able to meet new friends or broaden a friendship group.
These opportunities are only organised thanks to the dedication and commitment of our staff. Many thanks to Tracey Watts for her organisation of the camp and thank you to the staff who attended: David Symeonidis, Samantha Marmo, Steph O’ Donnell, Brad Ryan, Jordan Daley, Lynsey Barrett, Joshua Hick and our parents Paige Macdonald and Marnie Hay.
CULTURAL INFUSION
Today was a wonderful celebration of cultural diversity. Seeing all of our students dress up in colours and costumes that represent their cultural heritage was a real highlight. I was able to dress up in my Papua New Guinea flag shirt (which is where I was born) and also celebrate my heritage having grandparents born in Australia, England and France.
Events like this are a G.R.E.A.T. way to develop a deeper understanding and respect across our school and our broader community. As you can see by our Parent / Carer Survey Data, we are making significant improvement around respecting and valuing our families beliefs and wishes. Interesting to see that our communication of the importance of respecting all cultural beliefs has been high for the last 3 years. Our challenge now is to build on this further so that we live up to our vision of being connected, curious and challenged.
2024 PARENT CARER SURVEY RESULTS:
| RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
The school respects and values my families beliefs and wishes. | 67% Positive Responses | 78% Positive Responses | 83% Positive Responses |
| RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
The school communicates the importance of respecting all cultural beliefs. | 83% Positive Responses | 83% Positive Responses | 83% Positive Responses |
MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL TEAM
Keep the date free: Wednesday 13th November at 7.30pm. This will be our Term 4 Mid-Term Meet with the Principal Team. The session will be held via Webex with the link sent out shortly. Some of the topics that we will cover include:
- School structure & class sizes model for 2025
- Planning and Key Actions for 2025
Hope to see you there!
James Penson,
Principal.
