Principal's June/July Report
We at Aitken Hill Primary School recognise the rich Aboriginal heritage within our community and acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, which includes the existing family members of the Gunung-Willam-Balluk clan, as the Traditional Custodians of this land. We embrace Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander living cultures as a vital part of Australia’s identity and recognise, celebrate and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.
As we wrap up this term, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all our families for your ongoing support and partnership. It’s been a busy and rewarding term filled with growth, learning, and community spirit.
Our students have made fantastic progress across all areas, particularly in their reading and phonics skills. We are proud of their resilience and enthusiasm for learning, even through challenges like wet weather and colder days.
Thank you to everyone who participated in parent-teacher interviews and contributed to our recent school review. Your honest feedback and collaboration help us to continuously improve and create the best learning environment possible for our children.
We hope you all enjoy a restful and safe holiday break, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready for another exciting term ahead!
Warm regards,
Pete, Brian, Fiona, Kathryn and Sara-Kate
One Community, Smiling and Succeeding Together!
Our Focus in 2025 - whilst we are finalising our new 4 Year Strategic Plan
Our main focus in 2025 will continue to be on Reading, Mathematics and student wellbeing.
Our Annual Implementation Plan goals for 2025 are:
Goal 1: To improve learning outcomes for every student in literacy and numeracy.
Goal 2: To strengthen students resilience and wellbeing.
This year we have partnered with the Resilience Project in order to build our students Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness (GEM), along with their Emotional Literacy, Connection and Physical Health.
We will also continue to build our staff's capacity to implement the Mental Health in Primary Schools program and the implementation of the Department of Education's approach to Disability and Inclusion.
We will also continue to focus on improving our student attendance. It's vital that children attend school every day for a full day. It's important that our students arrive at school on time every day, they should be in their classrooms when the music is on and getting ready for the day so that when the bell goes learning can start.
Online Safety
social interactions both in person and in an online space.
In our ever changing world, it is important to be aware of our young people's online interactions.
Commonsense media is a website that helps parents and educators navigate the content of online apps, movies, books, tv shows, games, podcasts and youtube. The site recommends age appropriate media for children and also gives ratings and information about what you will and won't find in the app etc. This is especially helpful given the vast array of content children can access and will helps parents and carers feel more comfortable about what we allow children to use.
Below is a link with advice regarding the game Fortnite which recommends children to be at least 13 years old, which would be Year 7, therefore children in primary school should not be playing Fortnite.
Below is a link with advice regarding Snapchat. Students must be at least 16 years old to use Snapchat.
