Audiology Success

This week we had Associate Professor Joseph Kei, one of his PhD students and 7 Audiology students from University of Queensland providing free hearing screening for our Prep-Year 3 students, as well as many others.  This extraordinary collaboration between OLSCC and UQ has been running for many years now, and we highly value the results, additional diagnostic testing for students, and the formal reports which will be completed in Brisbane and forwarded to families in coming weeks.  The team from Audiology will also greatly benefit from their comprehensive experience in testing, reporting and diagnosing issues across a broad range of students.  We look forward to having the team back again in 2023!

2022 Preparations

We are currently refining the timetabling and staffing considerations that are required for a successful start in 2022. We have some critical year levels where we are on the borderline in numbers and would greatly appreciate our community’s assistance in spreading the word about enrolling for 2022.  This is especially important for students in Years 7 and Prep for next year, as it is likely that all spaces for these year levels will be allocated over the coming few weeks.  If you know anyone who is interested in OLSCC for their child’s future success, please invite them to call the Office, attend Come and Try Day on 3 August, and express their interest so they don’t miss out!

Welcome

I would like to welcome Mrs Hayley Kidd and Ms Vicki Murphy to our teaching staff this term.  Miss Kidd is starting as our specialist teacher in Ag Studies and Agricultural Science and will be working on getting our Ag Hub up to scratch before the end of the year.  Ms Murphy has begun as the 2J teacher for the remainder of the year as Mrs Joyce  takes some time to address some health issues.

Building Work

This semester we will have plenty of work being done at the College as we rectify our fire system across the whole College, construct our Middle Years Plaza, build our new Grounds and Coach Shed, and develop the Ag Hub to include an Ag Shed for all of our equipment.  We are currently striving to schedule the works to have the least impact on learning, though it is evident that there will be many room changes in order for this to occur.  We will plan for a celebration for our community at the end of the year when we all share these wonderful new spaces.

Peter Cuskelly

Principal