Principal's Report 

What an amazing year we have had at Rangeview! Our school has grown across the year and our events and activities have stretched and adapted to suit our communities needs. 

In the last two weeks we have had the Grade 4 Girls Hoop Time State Final and the Level 5/6 Hoop Time State Final, Level 6 State Wide Orientation Day, the Level 1 & 2 Bug Ball, Instrumental Music Piano Concerts, our final 2024 Foundation Transition session, the whole school transition sessions, Level 6 Graduation, the Whole School Carols event, and the Level 3 Camp!

The richness of our teaching and learning is a direct result of the hard work, enthusiasm and dedication, of our amazing teaching staff, our caring ES staff, our passionate leadership team, and our fantastic parent/carer community. Thank you all for making the school what it is. 

Staffing for 2024

As we reach the end of the year we always have some staff looking for changes, and often some looking to return - after a change or some family leave. 

We congratulate April Warfield on her successful move into the Principal Class for 2024. April will be the Assistant Principal at Pinewood Primary School in Mount Waverly from the start of Term 1.  We wish her all the best in this exciting new role. 

We also congratulate Stephanie Wood, Dale Bateup and Tim Powell who are all moving to new teaching roles for 2024 at other schools. We thank them for their work at Rangeview - they will be missed. 

Linda Giardino will be taking Long Service Leave in 2024. We hope she has some well deserved rest and time with her family. 

We are welcoming to Rangeview a number of new staff and welcoming back some staff from leave;  

• Aimee Mackenzie is joining our Foundation team
• Meg Elkin-Smith is joining our Level 1 team
• Trish Emley is joining our Level 2 and Level 5 teams
• Kiah Allen is joining our Level 3 team
• Sam O'Bryan is joining our Level 5 team
• Nathalia Amato is joining our Level 6 team
• Samantha Carter is returning from family leave and is joining our Level 6 team and the Mathematics Specialist Team
• Rebecca Gordon is returning from family leave and it joining the Mathematics Specialist Team. 

2024 Teaching Teams

Level 3 Camp

From the 6th to the 8th of December our Level 3 students attended Camp ADANAC in Yarra Junction. The students participated in a huge range of activities such as archery, water slides, Frisbee Golf, Flying Fox and Low Ropes courses. The success of the camp was due to the passion and diligence of the staff who attended; Amber Keramidas, Dani Anderson, Luke McDonald, Vicki Tzimos, Mitch Clark, Maddy Beet, Alex Campbell, Kate McLeod and myself. 

A massive thank you to the parents who came with us Amanda Dan, Swee Shin Foo, Simon Tuchinsky and James Sutherland. 

A fabulous time was had by all, and the person who fell in the lake while canoeing was not a parent or a student or a teacher.......

Grade 6 Graduation

On Tuesday night this week we held our Level 6 Graduation Ceremony. Our wonderful Level 6 students attended in their finery and we celebrated the end of their Primary School journey. There was a number of special awards and moments of recognition and every student was celebrated through images and a wonderful graduation video curtesy of Mitch Clark and Megan Campbell. 

I would like to thank the Level 6 team for their efforts throughout the year working with these amazing young people. Kate Wallis, Tim Powell, Natalie, Morrissey, Sam Anderson, Tegan Cant, Kelly James, April Warfield, David Torr, Meg Hubbard, Lisa Janes and Josh Godwin. A special thanks to the Level 5 parents who supported the graduation night and the Level 6 parents on the Graduation Committee. My final thanks go to Tegan Cant and Kelly James who organised the ran this event. 

I believe we reached the stars.....

Award Winners - Level 6 2023

Deakin Academic award - Josephine Alpen

Deakin Performing Arts award - Justin Shu

Deakin Civics and Citizenship award - Joel Bryant

Deakin Visual Arts award - Dheeksha Ramalingam

Principal's award - Kyle McIntosh-White

Rotary award - Kiah Grix

Rangeview Academic award - Isabel Wong

Rangeview Sports awards - Isabelle Cannon and Oliver Lowe

Rangeview Civics and Citizenship - Kirsten Phuah

Rangeview German award - Molly Wong 

School Council

Our 2024 School Council, led by President Simon Davies and Treasurer Sartaj Singh, had the final School Council meeting of the year on Wednesday 29th November. They approved the draft School Budget for 2024. 

I would like to extend my thanks to the School Council for their support and guidance throughout this year. It has been such a privilege working with this group. 

Thank you to; Simon Davies, Fiona Hall, Cassie Morris, Chris Robinson, Sartaj Singh, Chris Stolke, Paul Wong, Ambrin Ali, Lauren Harbeck, Michelle Cook, Mitchell Clark, Jo Davidson, Kate McLeod and Liam Sommers.

Rangeview Carols

On Wednesday night this week we celebrated our whole school Carols at the Round. It was a spectacular evening and it was so wonderful to see all of the students sing and dance for their families.  

Thank you Ms Tzimos and Ms Geilings for comparing the evening, all of the Rangeview staff who attended and supported their grades,  our sound and lighting technicians - Mark Grummisch and Peter Lyons, Noel Jones Mitcham our school sponsor, and most especially - our fabulous Music Teacher - Megan Campbell - whose tireless efforts bring this event to life. 

We wish everyone in our community a safe and happy holiday season and we look forward to seeing you back at Rangeview for more learning and fun in 2024! 

Marika Ferguson

Principal