From the Principal 

I would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new students, families and community members through our first newsletter for 2019. It is a pleasure to announce that staff at the College have been extremely pleased with the way in which students have settled back into their learning and proud of the way they are optimistically representing our school through their positive attitude and appearance.

The focus for our work this year is on further developing our student’s writing outcomes, the connection our students feel to the college, and the pride they have in being members of this great school. This approach was commenced last year with the selection of our student leadership group whereby we gave them the opportunity to express their views about ways to improve their school experience. 

I, along with all the staff at the College, look forward to working with you all throughout the year.

Mandee Strickland

School Captains

I would like to introduce our 2019 Student Leaders, congratulations and i look forward to working with you all in 2019.

School captains: Grace Tibusious, Waad Salih, Conor Pennington

Vice captains: Brittney Garvey, Poe Pouesi, Olympia Ward

High Expectations

At CESC, we have high expectations for all students to learn and achieve personal growth and success. High expectations impact directly on children’s motivation to learn, their self-esteem and self-efficacy. The College has very clear high expectations for learning, attendance, behaviour, uniform and technology use; we expect these to be adhered to always. These high expectations reinforce the importance of everyone contributing in a positive manner when at school and in the community.

Collaboration

The key to our work this year is the partnership with home. I strongly encourage you to remain connected to the school via Compass, and to always call when you are unsure about anything. The first opportunity to meet in a formal way with our staff is at our Parent Teacher Interviews which will be on Thursday, April 4th from 12pm to 7.30pm. We expect to see all families in attendance or arranging an alternate time if that date can’t be managed.

Swimming Sports

Although the weather was not perfect on the day our House Swimming Carnival was a great success.  It was terrific to see our students and staff getting into the spirit of competition, dressing up in their house colours and competing in a range of events.  Congratulations and thank you to Dylan Cousins and his team for overseeing the organisation of this highly successful event.

School Council

I am pleased to welcome parent, student and DET staff representatives who have been appointed to School Council for a two-year term:

Parent Representatives: Rebecca Griffiths, Belinda Chouliaras

Student Representatives: Gemma Fleiner, Ronan Edwards

DET Representatives: Roxy McGuire, Robert Horwill

We farewell Kira Timms as a parent representative on School Council and say thanks for her contribution to our school.  We are indebted to our parents for the great volunteer work they do in representing our school community on School Council.  School Council is our governing body which ensures that Cranbourne East SC keeps moving onwards and upwards in providing excellence in teaching and learning for our students.

There are still some parent positions available and if you are interested can you please let us know.

Child Safe Standards

CESC is committed to the practices and values surrounding child safety. All procedures, measures and practices have been developed in accordance with Ministerial Order No 870 -Child Safe Standards- Managing the risk of child abuse in schools.

Cranbourne East Secondary College is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This is the primary focus of our care and decision-making. Cranbourne East Secondary College has zero tolerance for child abuse.

Cranbourne East Secondary College pride is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. With particular attention being given to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability. 

Every person involved in Cranbourne East Secondary College has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make.

Acting Principal

I will be on long service leave for the first three weeks of term two. Liz Swan will be the Acting Principal during my absence. Liz is an experienced leader and is currently Assistant Principal at Narre Warren South P-12 College.