Dear Parents,
A busy weekend on campus, although I must say it is still a little strange about not being able to welcome everyone to watch and support our athletic teams and MUN delegates in the tournament and conference that takes place over the weekend. Our athletes and debaters have been fantastic in balancing their academic demands with their sporting and debating commitments over the past few months in the lead up to this weekend and we wish them all the best. We look forward to hearing of their successes and achievements over the weekend and look forward to congratulating them next week.
Thank you to the parents who completed the feedback survey about the October Student Parent teacher conferences last week. Overwhelmingly parents felt the switch for this conference to two days, with registration for two hour slots and with teachers spread amongst two gyms was an improvement on previous October conferences. 88% of all parents who responded felt that the October conferences were very convenient – you can see the results on 1 – 5 scale (with 5 being very convenient) in the chart below. Based on the positive feedback from parents and teachers we will plan for two conference days in October next year.
Next week is a shorter week for students as there is no school for students on Tuesday, however teachers will be hard at work with a professional learning day making sure that we stay current and spend time reflecting on our practice and improving learning opportunities for our students. We are all looking forward to the October break and I wish families travelling (locally) safe travels and a restful break.
Regards
Justin Alexander
High School Principal