From the Principal Team

Welcome Back

It is astonishing how quickly we've arrived at this point in the year, but welcome to Term 4! It has been a jam-packed year already but with the Ringwood North Family Festival and the Centenary Celebrations just around the corner, the fun isn't over yet. 

I hope everyone was able to have some family time over the break and enjoy each other's company. I know that for my family being able to have a few uninterrupted days together is a much-needed tonic to any of the noise that may be happening in the rest of our lives. 

ICAS: English Certificates

All of the ICAS Assessments results have now been received and sent out to parents via the ICAS results portal. Congratulations again to all of the students who participated! A special acknowledgement to the following students for receiving the following awards in the English assessment: 

Merit

Livinia Billings 2BW

William Stocker 2BW

Lucas Foletta-Smith 5J

Credit

Zachary Hall 2BW

Adrian Liu 3T

Alexander Srichumpoung 3T

Distinction

Michael Zanini 2M

Claudia Bradbury 4P

High Distinction

Maggie Shi 4PF

Students will receive their certificates for the English Assessment this Friday, with those who achieved a Merit, Credit, Distinction or High Distinction being presented with theirs at assembly on Friday 6th October.

Please keep your eye on Compass as the rest of the certificates are delivered so you know when your child might be receiving theirs at assembly.

Parent requests 2024

We are deep into planning for next year and teachers will soon be working on class formations for next year. Next year, the 2023 Prep cohort will form 3 x Year 1 classes (approx. 23-24 students each), and all other year levels will remain unchanged. With 3 new Prep classes, this means we will have  20 classes across the school. 

We are still finalising teachers who will be returning or departing in 2024, so teacher allocations have not been confirmed. 

When forming classes, teachers take extensive consideration of all factors impacting on all children and try to create the best learning conditions for the following year. Students will be asked to nominate 5 friends and they are guaranteed placement with at least one of those friends. The more restrictions we put on who can be together or who needs to be separated, the harder it is to form classes and the less flexibility we have. Please only submit requests if you feel it is essential for your child. 

Teachers will collaborate and suggest separation of students who distract each other frequently or who display signs of unhealthy friendships. They will also aim to partner students who display healthy friendship behaviours together or encourage each other in their learning.

If parents wish to make a request related to your child's needs, please do so directly to myself via email before Monday November 13: kenneth.chatterton@education.vic.gov.au

Requests will be considered but are not guaranteed for the following: 

• Separation from no more than 3 other students with whom your child has previously had serious issues or family issues that may distract from their learning. 
• For highly anxious students (currently engaged with professional help), pairing with one other student who provides emotional support. In cases where this request is considered detrimental to learning, alternatives will be considered. 
• For students who are diagnosed with a neuro-divergent condition, requests related to the classroom environment or location will be considered.  
• Very occasionally, there may be qualities or approaches of a teacher that have worked well for your child that are useful for us to know - however, please do not make requests for specific teachers as you are most likely going to be disappointed.