Concord Connect

Principal's Report 

Term 3

Presentation Ball

 

The Year 11 Presentation Ball was held last Friday evening. The evening was a spectacular success with each student looking and feeling their very best. The Ball was held at The Centre Ivanhoe and this magnificent room, with its grand art deco design, provided the perfect venue for the 27 students who were presented to their family, friends, staff, students and ex-students. They all did themselves, their families and the school proud. Some of the students started with us in Prep and they celebrated their amazing journey through the school. A very big thank you to goes to all our Year 11 staff and section leaders for their tireless work in organising the evening.

 

Invitation to Participate in the 2022 Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey

 

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents/caregivers/guardians think of our school.

 

The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. We encourage all families to participate in this survey. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.  Please be assured that your responses are completely confidential. The survey is conducted anonymously, and it is important to us that you complete the survey as honestly as possible. The survey will be conducted online and should take 20 minutes to complete. 

 

Please see my Compass post from earlier this week that contains the link and PIN number to complete the survey.

School Building Works

Building works are continuing and demolition is completed.

School Council Report

School Council Meeting was held at 7:00pm on Monday 29 August 2022 via WebEx in which the following matters were discussed:

 

COVID Safety Update:

  • Communication around case numbers continues to be communicated to families via Compass
  • There have been no recent new recommendations required or implemented. 

Concord School Building Works:

  • Building works continue with demolition near completion. 
  • The school is working to minimize the disruption of students with noise considerations made on a daily needs basis. 

Parking during Building Works:

  • Discussion was held regarding the on-going safety issues and concerns with parking during the planned works.
  • Recommendations for the pickup and drop off zone to be used has and will continue to be encouraged through the newsletter, compass and direct email in the hopes that congestion eases.
  • With the safety of our children and staff, School council has recommended for the local council to be contacted to support with the management of illegally parked cars.
  • The drop off zone has been working well with parents able to utilise dropping their children off between 8:30am- 8:40am before the Dyson buses arrive.
  • Students are supervised in the Gym until 8:45am when staff are on yard duty. 
  • This drop off and pick-up area is also available in the afternoons. 

Mid Cycle AIP Progress:

  • The AIP Mid Cycle Review 2022 was discussed.
  • A large percentage of the outcomes and indicators in the AIP Learning Priority have been successfully actioned and implemented, and continue to be embedded in practice.

SRC:

  • The SRC minutes are shared in the newsletter and will also be tabled at School Council meetings

Next School Council Meeting: Monday 17 October 2022 @ 7.00pm (onsite at Bundoora Campus)

 

Principal Award - Mithaaq Shadi

Mithaaq has been consistently displaying the school values all year. He is a kind students who goes out of his way to help others, and always considers other people when making decisions in the playground.  It has been great to see Mithaaq improve his attendance since the start of the year meaning he is able to participate in all learning activities and is showing great improvements in his reading and numeracy skills.  Well done Mithaaq and keep working as hard as you are.

 

 

Congratulations Mithaaq!!!

 

 

Jason Coningsby

Principal