Principal's Pen
P&F AGM
On Tuesday evening, we had many parents attend the 2021 P&F Annual General Meeting to establish our sub-committees, hear reports from the president and treasuer as well as appoint our new executive of the P&F for the forthcoming year. It was a fruitful meeting in considering the future direction for the P&F, and I encourage all interested people to come and get involved at the next general meeting on Tuesday 20 April at 6pm in the Boardroom. I would like to gratefully thank Mrs Janelle Cronin and Mrs Clare Gibson for all they have given to the P&F over recent years in their respective roles on the executive. Their contribution to the College and P&F has been significant and I would genuinely like to thank them for all they have given for the betterment of all students at the College.
Our new executive is:
Mrs Peta Spies President
Mr Stephen Barwick Vice-President
Mrs Kelsie McKelvie Secretary
Mrs Susan Sullivan Treasurer
Writing Improvement Strategy
This week we’ve enjoyed the expertise of Stew, an expert educator in writing. He has been working with the Year 5, 7 and 9 students to increase their skills in writing in anticipation of NAPLAN testing, as well as the general classwork of the students. Simultaneously, we have been completing our writing practice exams for NAPLAN and our teachers are reporting the significant shift in writing skill that has been developed by our students over the past 2 years. While we have seen it in classwork throughout this period, watching the students perform in NAPLAN practice was excellent. Stew has let us know that he is impressed with the great work of many of our staff who have made a significant impact on the writing ability of students, as well as the persistence of the students. It is clearly evident that the staff engaging in the Writing Improvement Strategy are making significant impact on student outcomes!
I encourage everyone to have a reflective Easter with family and friends,
Peter Cuskelly
Principal