Assistant Principal Report
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle
Term Three signals the commencement of the Student Leadership process here at Brigidine as the girls in Year 11 step forward and nominate themselves for leadership positions for 2023. The Year 11s have commenced this process and over the coming weeks, will go through a vigorous process to determine the student leaders of our College for 2023.
Key dates:
| Profile Captains | |
| Week 4 | Year 11 Leadership Assembly during Pastoral Care period |
| Week 6 | Interviews conducted for successful applicants. |
| Successful applicants create a 3-4 minute video for each position they have applied for. | |
| Week 7 | Applicant videos released to Year 10 and 11 Ballot and Voting |
| House Captains | |
| Week 7 | Shortlisting of Applicants Successful applicants create a 3-4min video for each position they have applied for. |
| Week 8 | Applicant videos will be released to all students in their House (Years 7-11) Ballot & Voting |
Digital Footprint
As parents and teachers, we cannot afford to underestimate the impact of technology on our children. Whilst we embrace technology and use technology as an important tool for learning, we also believe that our students need to be responsible and safe digital citizens.
A digital footprint is the collection of all traces that we leave in electronic environments as we move through them. Some content we actively volunteer and other material is passive.
However, all of this data can be used to build a profile of each of us. For this reason, it is very important that girls do not post anything online that they may find embarrassing later. It may be a timely reminder to check your daughter’s privacy settings on social networking sites so that only friends can see personal information.
Please remember that when we engage in online activities a trail of information is left behind. Please continue to have conversations with your daughters about the impact of their digital footprint, reminding them, that a digital footprint can be either positive or negative in the future.
Athletics Carnival
A reminder that an event has been posted to compass that requires your approval. We are very excited that track works are largely complete and we are able to hold our College Athletics Carnival on Tuesday 6 September.
Additional event details:
- Girls are expected to make their own way to E.S. Marks and be ready for roll call at 8:30am
- Vehicle entry to the venue is not permitted
- Due to some ongoing works, girls are asked to enter via a stairwell on Anzac Parade and enter E.S. Marks via a temporary entrance. Directional signage will be in place.
- Girls will be dismissed from the venue at the conclusion of activities on the day.
Procedures for leaving the College early.
There appears to be some confusion as to who is allowed to leave the College on their own. No girl under the age of 16 is allowed to leave the College on their own. Students who are under the age of 16 must be picked up by a parent, guardian or emergency contact, listed on Compass. If another person is to collect your daughter, we ask parents/guardians to please email the College and advise the College of the person’s full name so that we can add this contact to Compass.
Upcoming dates:
- On Wednesday 21 September there will be a whole school assembly to allow our community to acknowledge and farewell our Year 12 cohort. On this day, students in Years 7-11 will be dismissed at 1:25pm in preparation for the Year 12 Graduation Mass and Ceremony.
- Please be aware that the College will hold Parent/ Teacher/ Student Conferences at the beginning of Term 4.
A notice will be posted on Compass to inform you when bookings open.
- Years 10-11 Parent/ Teacher/ Student will occur at the conclusion of our Staff Professional Learning Day.
Monday 10 October (2:00 - 7:00) via zoom.
- Years 7-9 Parent/ Teacher/ Student will occur on Monday 17 October (3:00 - 7:00) via zoom.
On this day, we will have an early dismissal and classes will conclude at the end of P4.
Julie Norman
Assistant Principal