Principal's Report

2018 Annual Report to the School Community

It is with pleasure that I present the 2018 Annual Report to the School Community. This report is a record of our performance as a school community, compared to all other government schools and to schools like ours. It highlights the learning growth and achievements of our students and documents the school improvement journey we have been undertaking. The significant highlights of 2018 include:

Teachers building practice excellence through engagement in professional learning communities, peer observations, learning walks and action research
Focusing on improving literacy outcomes including whole school literacy strategies
Continuing to acknowledge student voice and agency in learning through the student leadership program, awards ceremonies, the introduction of the Athletic Development Program
Embarking on a vision and values journey with the school community to arrive at the four new College values – Courage, Aspiration, Respect and Equality
Committing to the implementation of the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Framework.

You can read more by following the links to the full report on our website http://www.greensc.vic.edu.au/page/21/Planning-Documents

Attendance – Every minute. Every lesson. Every day.

A significant finding in our annual report is the increased absence rates of students.

Why attendance is important?

Daily attendance is important so students don’t fall behind socially and developmentally.

School helps:

maximise life opportunities for students by building education and support networks
develop important skills, knowledge and values that set them further learning and participation in the community
students make the most of life opportunities.

Children and young people who regularly attend school and complete year 12, or an equivalent qualification, have:

better health outcomes
better employment outcomes
higher incomes across their lives.

Regularly missing school may be an indicator of disengagement, leading to adverse outcomes. It is an easily observable warning sign.

A child missing one day a fortnight will miss four weeks in a year, and more than a year of school by year 10. It is important that children develop regular attendance habits at an early age. Consider the data around student absences. For more information read Everyday Counts.

http://www.greensc.vic.edu.au/page/50/Everyday-Counts-

Student is missing…	That equals…	Which is…	And over 13 years of schooling	Which means the best your child can perform is
1 day per fortnight	20 days per year	4 weeks per year	Over 1.5 years	Equal to finishing in Year 11
1 day per week	40 days per year	8 weeks per year	Over 2.5 years	Equal to Finishing in Year 10
2 days per week	80 days per year	16 weeks per year	Over 5 years	Equal to Finishing in Year 7
3 days per week	120 days per year	24 weeks per year	Nearly 8 years	Equal Finishing in Year 4

School Council

I am please to announce the election of Michelle Molinaro to the position of School Council President and Mark Roberts to the position of School Council Vice President. Michelle will also be the acting Treasurer until we can fill this position there remains 2 vacancies on School Council for parent nominees. If you are interested in participating as a School Councillor you can self nominate by contacting Angela Lawson at the Admin Office. Meeting Dates are 15th May, 12th June, 24th July, 21st August, 16th October, 13th November and 4th December. Meetings are held from 6pm until 7.30pm at the College.

Community Contributions

In recent weeks we have seen how our school community has been active in a range of ways to support, promote and give service to very worthy causes.

Last weekend, Greensborough College participated in Relay for Life at Willinda Park. The students were Briley Butler, Meg Cresp, Hannah Fyfe, Abbi Harper, Alex Mitchell, Tahnee Riky, Lauren Panettieri and Jahnvi Sharma. These students are also a part of our Interact Club, and they work tirelessly to help others in need, through fundraising and volunteer work. The Interact Club is led by staff member, Heather Dear, who has developed a great relationship with the Greensborough Rotary Club, which has supported our students to participate in conferences, camps and Rotary functions. Parent and School Council President, Michelle Molinaro, participated in the Relay for Life, and she spoke highly of our students’ commitment and passion. We thank both Heather and Michelle for providing these wonderful opportunities to our students.

On the same weekend, our Parents and Friends Association held a BBQ at Eltham Bunnings to raise money for the College. We would like to thank the parents who organised, contributed to and participated in the event – Margaret McNicol, Lucinda Fairlie, Louise Grouios and Michelle Williams. Thank you also to our office staff, Meredith Dokos, Jenny Hammond, Judith Walsh and Sharon Shaw, for their work in the background.

Our school leaders organised fundraising events to raise money to help Australian families beat blood cancer. These events included a Staff vs Student Volleyball Match and a Pie-Throwing Event.

On the 18th of March, six brave students (and one teacher!) shaved their heads at a lunchtime assembly to raise money for the Worlds Greatest Shave. Many other students coloured their hair in support of this great cause. Our amazing students have raised more than $3000 for the cause.

Explore Evening

On Wednesday 3rd April, prospective families are invited into the College to explore our teaching and learning programs. Students will be dismissed at 2.20 pm and the College will be open to the community from 5.30 pm.

End of Term 1

Friday sees the end of Term 1. Students will be dismissed at 2.20 pm. We wish Paul Rycroft and Kathy Berg all the best as they take long service leave for the term. Some