FROM THE PRINCIPAL
TERM 1
Welcome to 2018
Welcome to our new and returning families in 2018. The school year has started smoothly thanks to the work of staff over the holiday break. I’m looking forward to a very productive and successful academic year for everyone.
We have a number of new staff joining us this year, they are:
- Jasmin Summers - Food Tech
- Brad Mitchell - PASE/HHD
- Fiona McKenzie - English
- Kristy Bjarnelind - Head of Science
- Leonie Besley - Arts
Anthony Gunasagaren – Indonesian
- Anne Duncan - Integration
- Kathryn McCall - Integration
The Leadership Team is as follows:
Principal
Wendy Powson
Assistant Principals
Stuart Young
Trent Silk
Melissa McMillan
Genaha Thompson - Junior School
Head of Year 7
Jeremy Neumann
Head of Year 8
Matthew Nicholls
Head of Middle School and Head of Year 10
Elizabeth Nevins
Head of Year 9
Daniel Toma
Head of Senior School and Head of Year 12
Katie Wilson
Head of Year 11
Janine Sayers
Curriculum Director - Ben Taylor
SEALP Co-ordinator - Ben Taylor
Daily Organisation /Timetable - Marcus Whitby
Assistant Daily Organisation - Dianna Moore
Head of English - Jessica Timmers
Head of Languages - Sharon Stoyanoff
Head of Mathematics – Elizabeth Rundell
Head of PASE - Alister Stuart
Head of Science - Kristy Bjarnelind
Head of Humanities- Stephen Hodder
Head of Technology- Caitlyn Marshall
Head of Arts -Sarah Hardy
Facilities and Grounds Improvements
Over the summer break there has been work completed in the new recreation area close to the existing tennis courts and the basketball stadium has been completely refurbished.
There has also been an upgrade to the old Performing Arts building, that has included both internal and external improvements.
New seating, made from recycled materials, has been placed in the flag pole and playground area and a number of garden areas have been upgraded.
We will continue to improve areas across the school over the coming months.
Year 12 Retreat
Our Year 12 students attended the annual study retreat at Deakin University last week. By all accounts the students found the experience very valuable and it has assisted them to settle into the year ahead.
The activities that we included in the 3 days were: Study Skills, a visit from Ross Huggard who gave the students a valuable insight into the requirements of Year 12 English, a visit from The Resilience Project team, tours of the university and activities that enable everyone to ‘bond’ with their Home Group and Home Group teacher.
Thanks to Katie Wilson and her coordination team for the enormous effort in organising the retreat and to the teachers who attended.
Thanks also to the students who made it a great experience and to the parents/guardians for their support of the initiative.
Year 7 Community Time
This year we have introduced a new initiative called Community Time for all of our Year 7 students.
The aim is to enable our students to get together as a year level and be involved in activities that encourage greater connection to their school and community.
Period 6, every Friday has been timetabled for these activities. Further details can be found in the Junior School page
Wendy Powson
Principal