PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
The end of each semester is often a time for reflection. It is always a time of fatigue for students, staff and families as we all finalise a semester of learning, teaching and everything else that comes with the 21st century Independent School experience.
Last night I received the reports for my own children which sparked conversations around the excellent teaching and learning they have engaged in this year. Report writing is a core element of the life of a teacher and the final product we receive as parents takes an enormous amount of time and effort from all areas of the College. The process begins long before the final delivery of reports, with the Deputy Principal: Teaching, Learning and Innovation – Mr Anthony Heffer meeting with all Faculty Heads to seek input in framing the context of reports. This includes deciding on the language used to describe outcomes and learning that has occurred throughout the semester. The Deputy Principal: Head of Campus – Mr Trevor Howard and his team design all the templates and manage the timelines for submission, quality control and all of the administrative aspects and communication regarding Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Faculty Heads lead their teams to ensure high-quality teaching and learning meet the requirements of NESA and the IBO, and ensure the timely completion and submission of tasks throughout the semester – as well as teaching their own classes. In 2021, Mrs Chacon and the Junior School team have designed new reports for all K – 6 students in collaboration with Mr Howard, Mr Heffer and their teams. The academic staff – well, they are simply outstanding professionals. I have enormous respect for teachers everywhere, but the team at The Riverina Anglican College are something pretty special. Just this semester, the teachers at the College have written 7713 individual student subject reports... while still teaching classes and running cocurricular offerings.
When thinking about the cocurricular program here at the College, in Semester 1, there were just under 140 different opportunities outside the classroom for students to learn, develop friendships, meet new people from our local area (and around the state) and move beyond their comfort zone and challenge themselves. Thank you to all of our parents and students for their support and involvement in these events and to all staff involved in making these offerings such a success.
As I sign off for the final time in Semester 1, I would like to wish all of our families and staff a safe and relaxing holiday break and thank the brilliant team at the College for the exceptional service they have given the College and our community. To look back over this first six months, it is important to appreciate the richness and diversity of the range of experiences the students of The Riverina Anglican College have been able to engage in:
New student IT Orientation Year 9 Prefects' Morning Tea Year 12 Tathra Camp Lifesaving and Bronze Star excursion Year 9 PASS2 swimming excursion Douglas Shield Round 2 Intra School Debating Final Junior Assembly Performance Y12 Science Ext excursion Lifesaving at CSU pool JS Mini Matildas and Mini Socceroos Gala Day Castravaganza - IB 2021 JS Mini Matildas and Mini Socceroos Gala Day Junior School Assembly Performance Year 12 Visual Arts Excursion Junior School Swimming Carnival Secondary School Swimming Carnival Junior School RAS Swimming Carnival Science and Engineering Challenge Senior Aerobics Group Thursday White Card Training Course JS Rugby Union Training Session IB Geography Fieldwork Excursion HICES Debating Competition Open Division CIS Football Round 2 (Girls) Geography Competition Preschool visits Fast 5 Netball Competition TRAC Idol 12ISEH holiday class Physics Holiday session 12MAA Tutorial 12Music holiday sessions 12French Holiday session 12Chem Holiday session Build a Bridge Engineering Camp da Vinci Decathlon Y7&8 RAS Primary Netball Trials AFL Open Boys Carroll Cup JS Opening Music Group 1 JS Opening Music Group 2 Junior School Stage 1 Opening JS Opening Music Group 3 da Vinci Decathlon Y9&10 ANZAC Day march NSW CIS Swimming Carnival Year 10 Subject Selection Information session Currie Cup AFL Country Schools Chess Competition Bronze DOE Practice trip AFL 15 and Under Girls Competition HICES Debating Competition Round 2 CSU Coding Workshop Royal Bathurst Show Brumbies Gala Day Bill Turner Soccer Year 12 Elevate Session Year 9 Prefects attending JS Athletics Carnival State da Vinci Competition Y7 Team Year 9 PASS assisting at JS Carnival Wagga High Schools Orienteering Day State da Vinci Competition Y9 Team Visual Art excursion to the National Gallery of Australia | Altina Wildlife Park excursion Junior School Girls League tag Mock Trial Online Safety Presentation Careers Presentation - Early Entry options BISSA Cross Country F1 in Schools Team Meeting Silver DOE Practice Trip Visual Arts River Excursion Year 10 PASS3 Workout sessions Junee Licorice Factory Visit Open Girls AFL Junior School Assembly Junior School RAS Cross Country NAPLAN BISSA Swimming and Diving Carnival Year 7 Camp Infinite Pathways Maths Careers Workshop Behind the Careers Douglas Shield NSW CIS Football Cup Round 1 Hardy Shield Rugby League Geography Mount Kosciuszko Excursion Paul Kelly Cup volunteers Yass Show Remote First Aid Training for 9OED students 12 VET Construction Work Placement 11 Business Studies Start Smart Talk Y9 Start Smart Workshop CSU Emerge Program REROC Take Charge Forum Secondary Schools Chess Competition HICES Debate - Junior Division Y10 OED AIS visit State Aerobics - Virtual Year 12 Lunchtime Showcase Concert #1 IB Physics Tutorial Browning House Day Year 10 Careers Day HICES Debating Competition Senior B Division Boorooma Walk Year 9 Camp Year 10 Work Experience DOE Gold Award Ceremony Holbrook Sheep and Wool Fair Year 7/8 Touch Football Day NSW Schools Futsal Championships Mock Trial - Round 3 Futsal 14s and Under Competition Australia's Biggest Morning Tea Futsal 16s and Open Competition CIS Football Trials Burn Bright Prefect Leadership Program Youth Mental Health Forum Junior Journalists - interview Bishop Genieve Blackwell Blackwell House Day Interschool Equestrian Competition Country Schools Chess Competition VET Construction 11 & 12 ICG Induction 14's Boys Cochrane Cup Y10 VA S&S Workshop Y9 VA S&S Workshop Rugby 7's Gala Day NSW CIS Cross Country Senior and Junior Year 3/4 Strings Program Concert #1
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Paul Humble | Principal