Dear Families,

How quickly the term is flying by. It will be Christmas before we know it.

CAMP

It was wonderful to see all the excited children heading off to camp on Wednesday morning. Teachers are impressed with the camp; this is the first time we have been there.

LAND ACQUISITION

Currently we are in talks with the Department around them acquiring Neville’s block next door. We are putting the finishing touches on a proposal to the Department. We also have members of the community lobbying for us, as the Department don’t consider the land acquisition a priority at this point in time.

TOOLAMBA COMMUNITY PLAN

Below is the link to the current Toolamba Plan, established in 2016, with actions for the development of the town based on what the Community wanted to see achieved at that time.

The Toolamba & District Steering Committee will be developing a new Toolamba Plan early in 2022 which will include any actions that the Community want to progress over the next few years.

The Committee will be engaging with all residents in Toolamba early in 2022 to get your ideas to go into the next action plan.

This is the main mechanism used by Greater Shepparton City Council when determining where to allocate its capital budget for small town improvements.

The Committee will send out their next newsletter in December with an update on the work achieved so far in the current plan and how you can get involved in designing the new plan.

https://greatershepparton.com.au/community/neighbourhoods/community-plans/toolamba-community-plan

SCHOOL COUNCIL AND PARENTS & FRIENDS

Our final meeting will be an informal one next Thursday night at Hill Top Golf Club Tatura. It will be lovely to finally have a catch up after numerous online meetings.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Currently Filippa, Amee and I have been participating in an online professional Learning session with Lyn Sharratt titled The CLARITY Learning Suite.

The focus is on building teacher and leader capacity to increase student achievement and growth in an ongoing, sustainable way with Lyn and her team of collaborators. The suite:

Begins with and continually returns to its foundation: Parameter #1: Shared Beliefs and Understandings – all children can learn, all teachers can teach – given time and the right support; high expectations and early and ongoing intervention are critical; and leaders, teachers and leaders can clearly articulate why they lead, teach, and learn the way they do;
Ensures the focus is on students’ learning through evidence-proven assessment and instructional approaches. Parameters 3 and 13;
Engages learners, teachers and leaders in reflection and data-wise decision-making to put FACES on data and take action (Parameter #6);
Provides a scaffolded model of Professional Learning for participants to collaborate and learn together with a nominated ‘Learning Leader’. The CLS notion of ‘Learning Leaders’ is a key feature to build and ensure sustainable leading and learning;
Focuses on a culture of learning to create shared responsibility and accountability for students’ growth, attainment and wellbeing (Parameter #1#4 #6 #14);
Enables participants to work through the CLARITY text on Learning, Teaching and Leading in 12 Modules, each Module having several Sessions. Sessions take approximately 60 minutes to complete and 30 minutes for follow-up personalised learning.

These sessions will be spread over 18 months. So far we have gained some valuable knowledge through our participation.

Have an enjoyable weekend,

Regards Heather

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