Principal's Report

Principal Report 

Semester One 2019, has been a time that every member of our school community can be proud of. Both staff and students have worked tirelessly together to develop a culture of cooperation and high expectations. This has culminated in the staff finishing their semester reporting, and for these reports to now be delivered to students and carers. This means all families will have access to the semester reports on Friday the 28th of June. I encourage all parents and carers to discuss each page of the report with their child so you are as informed as possible in regard to their learning progress. If you have any questions about your report please contact the relevant Assistant Principal or Sub-School leader. It is also a time to celebrate the school program and all of the activities that students involve themselves in outside of the classroom over the semester. All year levels will celebrate the end of semester with their end of semester assemblies during the last week of term. There will be many awards presented at the assemblies and I look forward to attending each of these assemblies and encourage all families to ask their children about what occurred and whether they were able to earn an award.

As students in Year 11 and 12 have now commenced Unit Two and Four, the non-instructional period is an opportunity for them to refresh and prepare for a very busy term 3. I encourage them to use their time wisely and come back prepared for what is always a challenging time of the year. Parent teacher conferences for all students completing a Unit 3 / 4 subject will be held in the second week of term 3 on Wednesday the 24th of July. All students completing these subjects will have finished the Unit 3 coursework and commenced the Unit 4 coursework which provides students, teachers and parents with a significant amount of information to discuss. Students will have already received their reports which will provide parents a snap shot of how their son or daughter is progressing and allow the discussion at parent teacher conferences to focus on what is working and strategies for students looking to improve their performance. The parent teacher conference bookings will again be an online process and all families will receive details in a letter first week back.

Over the past month I have been absent from our school to undertake the role of Senior Education Improvement Leader within the North Western Region – Whittlesea. It gave me the opportunity to visit over 15 of our local primary schools and have discussions with their Principals. I found the initiatives being implemented within our local primary schools to be inspiring, particularly the focus on Literacy and Numeracy. The learning growth of the students coming into our school is improving and I thank all of the staff within our local Primary schools for their hard work and dedication. I know our school is now better placed to collaborate with our local schools and look forward to seeing what we can do moving forward. During my absence a number of staff within the college took on additional roles, in particular the Principal class team. I thank them for the additional time they put into the school during this period over and above their usual roles, which is evident by the calm and productive environment to which I have returned.

The schools Musical Soiree will be held on Tuesday the 18th of June. The evening will run form 6.30pm to 8.30pm and involve all of the students committed to the Lalor Secondary College music program. I encourage all families to come along to this event and enjoy the music of our students.

The school will also run the 16th Local Schools Convention on Friday the 21st of June at Plenty Ranges Convention Centre. This event has grown over the years and has now become so big that it can no longer be held on site. We will have guests including Andrew Giles MP and many students from the Government, Independent and Catholic school systems. I look forward to opening this event and congratulate our Humanities faculty for continuing to run this event and provide unique opportunities for Year 11 Legal Studies students.

Please be aware that on the last day of this term, Friday the 28th of June, all students will be dismissed at 1.12pm. Please make arrangements as required for this early finish. All students will return to school on Monday the 15th of July.

If you have any questions regarding any of the information listed above then please do not hesitate to contact me, and I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable break in the coming holiday period.

Best Regards,

Corey Jewell

College Principal