Chev Need to Knows 

Dear Parents and Carers

Thank you to those who attended our presentation sharing the findings from the Insights Report, presented by Dr Phil Cummins. Also, my thanks to the four parents who provided feedback on the presentation and report via the action research email address.

We appreciate the engagement of our community in the action research process. Dr Cummins shared his thoughts with us around response rates, which he found to be very strong, including a total of 404 individual comments from parents, and 1,037 individual comments from students. The focus groups that followed confirmed the themes and patterns which emerged from the surveys. 

We have listened to feedback, we read every comment, every email, and have had numerous conversations. The consultation and action research stage is now complete, and the Chevalier College Board has endorsed the integration of the Best Use of Time Flipped Mondays Initiative as a permanent feature of the College’s Future Facing educational strategy.

Next steps:

• We are establishing a Steering Committee to oversee the ongoing implementation of flexible Flipped Mondays, and other elements of the Future Facing initiative. As shared in last week’s Need to Knows, we now seek expressions of interest from parents who wish to join the Steering Committee. The EOI should outline in 250 words or less why you are interested and what you can bring to the role, and should be submitted via email to hammondk@chevalier.nsw.edu.au before the closing date of Monday 14 October.
   
• Key Actions and Proposals as detailed in the College Response to the Insights Report will be implemented; please read the Response for further details - shared as part of the full report in Need to Knows two weeks ago.

The research phase has now concluded, and as such, we are no longer seeking feedback via actionresearch@chevalier.nsw.edu.au and this email address will now be closed. However, of course we always welcome your feedback on all aspects of your child’s schooling via the office email office@chevalier.nsw.edu.au or by phone if you wish to leave a message for a specific member of staff.

From here, we now move forward in partnership with you. We appreciate our Chevalier families’ trust in the professional judgement of our staff and highly qualified educators to continue to strive to do what is best for your children, our students. Every decision we make will continue to be made with that as our driving purpose.

Greg Miller

Principal

Adult Reader/Writer volunteers for HSC exams

The College is seeking adult volunteers to perform Reader/Writer duties during the 2024 HSC examinations at the College.

Adults who act as readers and writers:

• do so on a voluntary basis
• will be required to have a volunteer Working with Children Check
• cannot be a relative or friend of the student or have a close relative sitting the same examination.

Readers may be approved for students whose diagnosed disability prevents them from independently reading and/or comprehending written questions. Writers may be approved for students with a diagnosed disability preventing them from independently communicating their responses in a handwritten format.

If you are interested in volunteering your time, please click here to complete a short form, and our Diverse Learning Team will be in touch to discuss the duties further.

The HSC examination period is listed below. Specific dates and times will be advised closer to the time.

• Week 1 (Tuesday 15 October to Friday 18 October)
• Week 2 (Monday 21 October to Friday 25 October)
• Week 3 (Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November)
• Week 4 (Monday 4 November to Friday 8 November)

Rebecca Graham

Senior Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching

Year 10 Retreat

Information and permission notes for the Year 10 Retreat have been sent home to families through the Parent Lounge. A reminder that registration for the retreat is a two-step process. The first step is to give the school with permission through Parent Orbit/Lounge. The second step is registration with the venue. This can be completed by clicking the link in the permission note. Please contact Sandy Abbey if you have any questions.

Chevalier Day Mass

The Chevalier Day Mass will be celebrated on Friday 25 October in the John Fahey Centre at 9.00am. Families and past students are warmly invited to attend and celebrate this occasion with the college community.

Sandy Abbey

Assistant Principal - Faith Formation and Mission

Summer uniform

Summer is fast approaching, and all students are required to return to school for Term 4 in their summer uniforms.

Please visit the Chev Shop during the term time opening hours or during the holiday break. Please visit the Chev Shop website for shop opening hours, price lists or further information. 

You can also call and place an order on 4861 0540 and we will assist your child in sizing where required.

Summer sport team selection

Summer sport team selections have now been finalised. Team lists have been displayed outside C1, and are also available in today's Student Daily Notices. 

Permission notes will be sent via Parent Orbit, and training will commence from Tuesday 15 October 2024 (Week 1, Term 4).

Coach Phillips

Extra Curriculum Administrator

Enrolments

If you have a child in Year 7 – 11 who will be leaving the College at the end of this academic year, please send a notification email to enrolments@chevalier.nsw.edu.au.

• 27 September - Term 3 Ends
• 14 October - Staff Day - Students do not attend
• 15 October - First day Term 4 for all students

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