Assistant Principals' Report

Cultural Community Festival

Congratulations to everyone who made the Cultural Community Festival an outstanding success. The evening was filled with colour, excellent performances and terrific food trucks with international cuisine. It was a great opportunity for us to connect with one another and reflect positively on our rich community. We look forward to next year’s event with enthusiasm.

Community Action Day (CAD)Walkathon

Our Annual Community Action Day Walkathon is on April 5, beginning at SOC and walking to Karkarook Park in Cheltenham where students will complete two laps of the wetlands track before returning to the College for a sausage sizzle. College based community games will be played until dismissal at 1:30pm.

SOC staff will be wearing high-visiblity vests at checkpoints and will walk amongst students to ensure safety at all times.  This event is one of the College’s major fundraisers and directs money to the Monash Children’s Hospital. We ask parents to support their children in seeking sponsorship. All students received a personalised sponsorship form earlier in the term which should be submitted when students sign in at the start of their walk, then collected at the end of the day.

This is a compulsory school event and students should wear PE uniform.

Term 2 Winter Uniform

A reminder to all families, particularly those who are new to our College, that the winter uniform is expected to be worn by students from the first day of Term 2. This includes ties for all students and the maroon tartan skirt with black stockings, not tights,  permitted under the skirt for additional warmth. Please refer to your child’s planner for any clarification of uniform items.

Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences and Progress Reports

Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences will take place during Term 2 on Wednesday May 1 from 12:00-7:00pm. This is an opportunity for parents and their child to meet with teachers and discuss achievement, progress, and how to develop further growth in learning.

Appointments with teachers must be made online via Compass and the window for making appointments will be from Tuesday 23-30 April .  For the smooth running of the evening, and in respect to all families, we encourage parents to keep to their appointment time. Families unable to make an appointment via Compass should contact the College.

Should a staff member be unavailable, please make contact with them via Compass email or over the phone.

Progress Reports will also be available from Tuesday 23 April.  Scheduled classes will not run during the day, however, all students should attend the conferences with their parents, dressed in full winter uniform.

Mr Tony Katsianos

Mr Mark Picone