As we come to the end of what has been a year like no other for our school community, on reflection it has presented us with opportunities to demonstrate our creativity and collaborative skills to problem solve the many challenges faced.

When reflecting on 2020, we are exceptionally proud of how, as a community, we were able to advance our learning and grow together. Fortunately we were able to hold many of our usual events including our Virtual Assemblies, Remembrance Day, Dance Night, Sports Day and 3 way discussions. Student Initiated Projects and the Exhibition went virtual but our children impressed us with their depth of knowledge, collaborative inquiry and passion for action.

I'd like to thank Daniel Zervaas, Governing Council and our fantastic volunteers for their valuable contributions to our school. Coromandel Valley is lucky to have such a wonderful community of committed families who are willing to support in many different ways. In particular the Governing Council was able to influence a decision to fund new pathways between the library and JP building. This will happen early next year creating much safer walkways for us all.

In regards to our Site Improvement Plan, our internal testing and moderation show that we are continuing to improve. Our continued focus on improving writing has shown wonderful growth across all years in our Brightpath moderation, facilitated by implementing Seven Steps to writing success across the school.

Numeracy problem solving improvement was reflected through our Progress Achievement Testing, again showing growth across each year level. Students have actively reflected upon their work, established goals and worked hard to improve their learning. Dialogue and a culture of thinking continue to be a strong part of our positive learning culture. Our Yr 1 phonics data reflected another year of growth following the strong implementation of systematic, synthetic phonics.

We hope that families enjoy a lovely Christmas break and look forward to seeing everyone in 2021 when school returns on Wednesday 27 January.

To those families leaving at the end of the year, we thank you for your time and contributions to Coromandel Valley Primary and wish you all the best for future learning.