From the Assistant Principal - Wellbeing and Learning

Thanks for a great term. 

Term 2 has been a very busy term. I would like to thank the staff, students and parents for all the great work in Learning, Sport and other activities. It is great to see the college pulling together to ensure the best outcomes for all students and staff.

A big thanks goes out to all the staff and students involved in Debating, Athletics and sports, Unity Day, Write a Book in a Day, to name a few. The hard work from staff and the involvement from students has seen all of the events becoming a great success.

Please spend the holiday period relaxing and preparing for Term 3. I look forward to another great term of learning and involvement.

Term 3

School resumes on Tuesday 23rd  July. All students are expected to be in full College Winter uniforms. All uniform expectations should be evident including hairstyles, jewelry and blazers.

Term 3 is an important term for all students but in particular the Year 11 and 12 who will have the HSC trials and Preliminary examinations as well as the final Year 12 Graduation. It is an important and stressful time for the students and we wish them all the best in these important events.

Student Learning Conference- Year 7-10

Thanks to all the families that attended the Student Learning Conferences this week. I hope you all received good feedback on the learning for Semester 1 and have made goals for Semester 2. 

If you missed the conferences, please email your child teacher to get some feedback from their learning. 

What’s in the planner?

Growth Mindset is a key idea to focus on this week. There is a solution to every problem. Having the right mindset will help you find the solution and develop resilience. As tasks become harder, we will fail at them about 30% of the time. Remember FAIL means: First Attempt In Learning. A growth mindset will help us work hard, seek feedback and then practice the skills.

We should always aim to be around positive and optimistic people. Being around positive people helps nudge your mindset to be more growth orientated.

A focus for the holidays is to have respectful relationships and do random acts of kindness especially to your family.

Character strengths include Bravery. These are values that we aspire to at the College. 

All the best over the holidays and be safe.

Mr Nicholas Thrum

Assistant Principal