From the Principal Class Team
Dear Parents & Guardians
Parent Teacher Interviews are fast approaching, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to welcome you to the school for this important meeting. Not only is it an opportunity for you to discuss your child’s progress with each of his or her teachers, but it also allows you to hear about new programs, and to see the latest improvements to the school environment.
Celebrating our Education Support Staff
August is Education Support Staff Month, and a fitting time to formally recognise the significant and varied contributions of our ES team to the leadership, administration and programs that define our school and influence the educational experience of each of our students.
We are very fortunate to have such a highly skilled, dedicated ES team. On behalf of the students, parents and teaching staff, we thank them for the commitment, knowledge and support they bring to their work each day.
Introducing our ES Staff team:
Accelerus/VASS
Nicole Gatt
Administration/Finance
Liz Hedger
Loan Pham
Administration
Stella Hunter
Malama McCall
Sandra Lorca
Lynette Cadzow
Carmel Castorina
Camp
Roz Willis
Canteen
Maree Wilke
Mirella Mamic
Milka Zelko
Careers
Cathy Armstrong
Colleen Lynch
Facilities
Dave Fraser
Food Technology
Pam Foreman
Grounds
Tony GavrilovskI
Hands on Learning
Kayla Scammell
Andrew Kannar
Individual Needs
Darryn Cutting
Christine Dawkins
Deb Pane
Lynda Vo
Trish Tacconne
Deb Zsidai
Susan White
Hilaire Armstrong
International Students Coordinator
Maranda Truong
Library
Deb Koutroubas
Jeka Kukulj
Artajit Brar
Athina Kratsis
Sub School Assistants
Rosemary Bambery
Nermina Fetahovic
Micki Minogue
Science
Doris Le
Technical Support
Geoff Hutchison
Derek Newsome
Quan Nguyen
Joe Bazzanno
Wellbeing
Nicole Thompson
Erin Van Elst
Nicki Collins-Smith
How is your child progressing?
Teachers have recently completed mid term progress reports for each student. And our parent portal means that you have easy access to detailed, up to date information on your daughter or son’s attitude, attendance and achievement in each subject.
Term 3 progress reports will be available on the portal from Friday 21 August. Year Level Coordinators have been interviewing students about their progress and contacting parents of any student who is at risk of unsatisfactory results in two or more subjects. Please take time to read over the progress reports, and feel free to contact your child’s Year Level Coordinator if you have any concerns or questions.
On Tuesday 1 September, we will hold Parent Teacher Interviews from 1.00pm to 7.00pm. These are an excellent opportunity for you to meet with each of your child’s teachers to discuss their achievements, and any areas of the learning that need to be addressed. We expect all parents to attend the interviews, and students are also strongly encouraged to come along and be part of the conversation about their progress.
A letter and text message have been sent to all parents about the interviews, and students should now be completing their booking sheets.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 1 September.
Parent Opinion Survey
Each year the Department of Education and Training requires us to survey a random sample of parents about their views of the College. Later in the year we will be given collated results of this data, which various will analyse to see what we are doing well, and where improvements can be made.
We would like to thank to all of those parents who participated in this year’s Parent Opinion Survey. We greatly appreciate the time you put in to complete this important survey.
Beacon Bonanza
On Wednesday 25 August, all Year 10 students took part in the Annual Beacon Bonanza. Students participated in Speed Careering, where they were able to speak in small groups with a number of business and community members about their careers and the pathway they have taken so far. Students were also able to listen to Travis Demsey, drummer from local Melbourne band The Living End. Travis spoke about his life, and the choices he made to make a successful career. We believe that these activities support Year 10 students as they make their subject and pathway decisions leading in Year 11.
Students on Beacon Bonanza Day