It’s remarkable to think that we are at the halfway mark for term 3 already!  We have an exciting few weeks coming up where we take an indepth look at the reading progression of our students, as well as receive the 2021 NAPLAN results for our students in Years 3, 5, 7and 9.  Mr Paffey has already been digging into the raw writing data to determine the impact of Write That Essay.  The results so far are pleasing and we look forward to sharing independent student success when the individual reports are distributed later this month.

Exciting News

Mr Matt Hodge has accepted a very exciting opportunity in school leadership for 2022.  He will be moving with his wife and children to Gladstone and will take up the role of Deputy Principal at Chanel College.  We congratulate Matt and wish him all the best for next year, though know of his dedication to ensuring our Senior Years staff and students are best prepared for 2022.  An advertisement for Mr Hodge’s replacement will be placed on SEEK in coming days.

Come and Try Day

Each term we host a Come and Try day where students from other schools can become an OLSCC student for a day.  It’s not a fancy or special day, just a regular old day, with normal teaching and learning, normal playtimes and normal expectations.  Last Monday we welcomed prospective students to the College and the feedback from the students and parents was remarkably positive.  We look forward to welcoming some new students into our College in term 4, with many new enrolments for 2022.  Please encourage friends and family to come and see what we have to offer at OLSCC at our next Come and Try Day.

New Instrumental Music Teacher – Mr Stewart Sloan

Today we welcomed Mr Stewart Sloan to the College as he begins teaching brass, woodwind and percussion to our existing students, as well as continuing to work with our ensemble.  We look forward to inviting more students to engage in Instrumental Music with Mr Sloan in the future.  I would like to thank Mrs Baxter who has been working with our instrumental students for many years now for all the work she has put in to develop their skills.  Mrs Baxter will now have more time to focus on her role as Career Development Practitioner.

Year 10 Set Planning

It has been pleasing to overhear many of the conversations with Year 10 students this week as they set their sights on career pathways and establish their subjects for Years 11 and 12.  With the benefit of experience from our first round of the “new” QCE system last year, we are certainly far more confident in guiding students along the best path for them to achieve in their pathway. Thanks you to Mrs Baxter and Mr Hodge, as well as all of their teachers for their support of the Year 10 students at this important time.  

Have a wonderful fortnight, and please keep an eye out for further COVID updates via email and parent portal.  We will be gradually phasing out SZapp for these communications and focussing our communication direct to families.

Peter Cuskelly

Principal