Recently, a relative of my wife passed away at the age of 99. He had a great long life, filled with achievement. However, the last 70 years of his life were somewhat sullied by his experiences as a serviceman during WW2. Captured in Malaysia and...
Parents and guardians are reminded that students can only wear one pair of earrings and a watch to school. For safety reasons, earrings should be studs not sleepers. Rings, bracelets and other forms of jewellery are not permitted to be worn. Mr...
Welcome to Term 2, we hope everyone found the vacation enjoyable and refreshing. Open Day is on this Sunday. The entire College will be open to our current students and families as well as prospective students and families from 12.30pm. A great...
The National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) for students in Years 3,5,7 and 9 this year will be held on the 10 th , 11 th and 12 th May. Further information will be issued over the coming weeks.
This term the foundation skill children will be investigating is ‘organisation’. As parents, we all recognise the necessity of being organised. Students also need to be organised if they are to be successful. Being organised is about setting goals...
Students in Years 1-5 may only wear their sports uniform to school on the days they have HPE. Year 4 and 5 students may wear their HPE uniforms to school on Thursdays for SCISSA. There may also be rare occasions when students are requested to wear...
It was wonderful to see the large numbers of parents attending the P-5 parent teacher conferences over the last two weeks. As the learning journey at Pacific is a shared one, these conferences play an important role in enabling parents to be a part...
Students commence Term 2 on Tuesday 12 th April. Students that have HPE on Tuesdays will need to remember to wear their sports uniform to school on the first day back. Mr David Druery, Head of Staff and Students P-5
Thank you to those parents who attended the P-5 Parent Teacher Conferences last week. The learning journey at Pacific is a shared one between parents, staff and students and these conferences play an important role in facilitating children’s growth...
As I entered the College yesterday, one of the students greeted me with a hearty “good morning” and held the gate open for me to enter. Often we undervalue the positive impact a small act of kindness can have on another person. A smile, speaking in...