Principal's Report
Principal's Conference
This week I am currently attending the Victorian Catholic Primary School Principals' Conference in Lorne. The conference is titled 'Impact the Future - Leading Today's Learners for Tomorrow.
The brief for the conference is:
Many experts believe that the next ten years will see the equivalent of more than 100 years of change. In the McKinsey Report we are told that the most fundamentally important issue of our time will be our need
to re-skill and to provide the safety net and the incentives to do lifelong learning. This is going to be critical for society and it’s happening a lot faster than we’re prepared to deal with it. If educational institutions,
businesses and societies don’t get it right, we’re going to have a massive societal disruption. We will have a world with increasing inequality. It is suggested that up to 30% of current work will be displaced by automation by 2030, affecting up to 3.2 million workers in Australia alone.
* The Prep students starting in your schools this year will enter the workforce in 2031. How are we preparing them for this world?
* What should we be implementing in the schools that we are leading today?
* What will the schools and workplaces of tomorrow look like?
* How will the extreme technological changes occurring in the world impact these?
* What role will faith based beliefs play in this new world order?
* What are the key skills and attributes we must be teaching our current primary aged students to ensure they are successful, contributing members of the new world society.
Outstanding world class futurists, business people and innovators will help you make sense of the direction schools must be taking.
The guest presenters included: Jennifer Byrne, Mark McCrindle, Ben Crowe, Dr Janelle Wills, Cosentino, Dr Jordan Nguyen, Debbie Poole and Dr Gill Hicks. I am looking forward to seeing how this will impact what we do at St. Finbar's School.
Open Days
We have had 2 open days this term with our 3rd coming up in the last week of Term 1. We currently have 20+ sibling enrolments for 2020 with lots of new families also sending in their applications. Enrolment applications officially close on Friday 5th of April (Last day of Term 1).
Thanks to Miss Hill and Mrs Ferrari for their support as well as the stars of the tours - our Year 6 students!
Further school Open Days for 2020 enrolments will be held on
Thursday 4th April and
Monday 29th April.
All sessions will be from 9:15am – 11:00am
This is an excellent opportunity for interested families to see St. Finbar’s students and staff in action. School tours will be conducted by our Year 6 student leaders.
School Photo Day
This Monday 1st April are school photos commencing at 9am sharp. Please ensure ALL students arrive on time. ALL students must come in their FULL summer uniform WITH SCHOOL JUMPER ON. Order envelopes have been sent home with all students. Please ensure they are returned on photo day.
FAMILY PHOTO REQUESTS:
Sibling photos are an important memory of a family's time together at school. Register NOW!
Step 1: Follow the link to our registration page - Sibling Photo Request
Step 2: Enter your children's details and submit the form
Step 3: Students will be directed by theri teachers when sibling photos will be taken on photo day.
Please be aware that registering does not offer a guarantee that your children's sibling photos will be taken. No Payment is required for your children to be photographed. You will receive a proof sheet and order form shortly after the event or in your eldest child's photo package. To order your family photos this can be done online or by returning the form directly to National Photography - PO Box 3001, North Burnley 3121.
P&F Walk-a-thon - Helpers Needed
HELPER REQUIRED:
If you are able to help out on that day, please log into our signup sheet using the link below and put your name in a time slot or activity that suits you. Younger sibling are fine to bring along to this event as well. For further information regarding volunteering please contact Therese Crivelli - therese.crivelli@gmail.com
School Furniture
Next term we will begin the process of investigating new furniture for our classrooms. We will be surveying Staff, Students and Parents about what they would like to see happen in this space and then process this information through the School Advisory Board.
End of Term Special Lunch Orders
On Thursday 4th April there will be a special lunch order day for the whole school. All orders must be received by tomorrow, Friday 29th March - 4pm. Orders will close off after this time. See further information in the Healthy Hut section.
God Bless,
Pat Berlingeri
Principal