Principal's Log

Tomorrow we celebrate International Women’s Day as a community and acknowledge the role that women have played and are playing in supporting families, friends and the wider community. For our community, we celebrate the very significant role that our volunteers play in enriching our young people’s lives. We also take the opportunity to be reminded of the ways we can support the ongoing improvement of access to education and meaningful engagement in society for different groups around the world. Tomorrow morning we will have the privilege of listening to Mrs Ali Palmer speak about cultivating wellbeing and Mrs Shelagh Brennand inspire us as she shares her story of recovery from stroke.

The My School website (http://www.myschool.edu.au) has been updated with data from 2015. The improved speed of data turn around has meant that schools are better placed to use the information to plan for improvement. NAPLAN data on both an individual and cohort basis is just one of the resources used by our staff to plan for ongoing improvement of student learning. Families are encouraged to visit the My School website which contains a range of resources including NAPLAN data and financial reports. Where families have questions you are encouraged to direct those to Mrs Rae Hall, Mrs Sue Zweck or myself.

We look forward to next week’s Year 4-6 Gala Day where students play other SCISSA schools at a range of venues on the coast. Details of the sports and venues are provided later in this newsletter. We encourage families to take the opportunity to support their children where time permits.

May God grant us times of stillness to reflect and refine, so that we always nurture and hold firm to those things that bring good.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal