Student Semester 1 reports
If all goes to plan, parents will receive their child’s Semester 1 reports this Thursday. A lot of work goes into preparing the reports and editing them ready to distribute so we hope that you find them helpful in understanding both the things your child has achieved and the things they are still developing against the curriculum. As you read them, please remember that the grade ‘Sound’ means that your child is on track with the curriculum for their age.
If there are any families that require a second copy of their child’s report, please contact the office and we would be only too happy to provide you with an additional copy.
Parents will often say to us that the reports themselves do not always provide the full picture with regard to how their child is progressing at school. The key to getting the ‘full picture’ is to book and attend a parent-teacher interview. At the time of writing, interviews have been booked for 281 out of 361 students which represents 78% of the student population. From our perspective, this is fantastic and a substantial increase on recent trends. We appreciate the opportunity to touch base with you in person to outline your child’s progress.
If you have not yet booked a parent-teacher interview, it is not too late. The online booking system will remain open until this Friday.
Rebranding Launch
Please forgive me if you are one of those families that read the newsletter regularly each week and are ‘all over’ this, but I would like to take one more opportunity to draw everyone’s attention to the upcoming school rebranding launch on Thursday 24th June in the hall. There has been an open invitation to attend in the newsletter over the past 3 weeks, however all families should receive a formal invitation today containing a few more details.
The event is planned with parents and carers in mind. If you are unable to arrange alternate care for your children, there will be supervision provided by school staff in the library for school-aged children. Students can be signed in from 5:30pm onwards and signed out at the conclusion of the launch around 7:00pm. If you have younger children, you are welcome to bring them as we would not want you to miss the launch, however out of respect for other families attending, please come armed with a few strategies up your sleeve should they become a little unsettled during the presentations.
The event will include short presentations from myself and the graphic designer whom we have worked with as well as performances by the school band and senior choir, and one or two other small surprises. It should be a really entertaining and enjoyable evening. I hope that you are able to join us.
Have a great week.
David Holland
P.S. Well done to the Blues last week.