Many people I have spoken to recently, find the term seems to be vanishing at an extraordinary rate. We are no different. Since the last newsletter, there have been many school activities and events. 

Continuous Assessment 

At the beginning of the year, we planned to continue to use Continuous Assessment on Sentral as one of our main reporting methods home after the positive feedback we received from parents and students in 2023. However, at the beginning of this year, we transferred to an updated version of the timetable software, which has continued creating issues within Sentral. The latest concerns are that various assessments uploaded to Continuous Assessment have vanished and we are still unable to determine the cause of this. As a result, we have made a decision to provide a brief report (no comments) at the end of the term in conjunction with interviews to provide a progress report for all students. As soon as we are able to ensure continuous assessment tasks and feedback are secure we will return to using that as our most effective and regular reporting method. At the end of Term 2, written reports with semester grades will be provided. 

Parent-teacher-student interviews 

On Wednesday 10th, April, we will have parent-teacher-student interviews. All families are encouraged to attend, with the bookings opening soon. If you are unable to use Sentral to book or none of the times available suit you please contact the school to organise an appropriate time to meet with your child’s teachers. 

Playground 

We were extremely excited to be able to open the playground for use on Monday. One piece of equipment is awaiting some new parts to comply with regulations, but the rest is certainly being well utilised by our students. The playground has been a project planned for a long time, and with the support of the Governing Council, student fundraising and the Georgetown Community Development Association, it has finally eventuated. 

Male toilets 

We continue to monitor the boy's toilets for damage and misuse following regular reports from the cleaners about the lack of respect being shown for this space. The boys have been sent back to the old toilet facilities, and still, the vandalism occurs. We ask parents to please also have a conversation about treating these places with respect and valuing the efforts that went into getting new toilets after students declared that was one of the things they most wanted to see an improvement in. It is a shame that extra money now needs to be spent on cleaning instead of using the funds to improve the learning opportunities. 

We hope you all have a lovely Easter break and enjoy the fast approaching school holiday time.