As 2021 draws to a close, I would like to extend my appreciation to all our community for your ongoing efforts in supporting our wonderful school throughout the year.

Special thank you to Sam Neville and Governing Council as well as Candice Doman and parent volunteers for their support with school initiatives. Fundraising initiatives, including the 'Colour Fun Run', have been expertly planned and well received.

Despite ongoing challenges, we were able to maintain our great improvement and provide quality learning opportunities and experiences for our students. It is also with a mix of pride and sadness that we say farewell to our graduating Year 6 and 7 students as they embark on the next stage of their learning at high school. We wish them all the very best for the future and look forward to hearing about their achievements as they continue their learning journeys.

We now enter a new phase of improvement planning with the new Site Improvement Plan 2022 – 2024. After consultation and negotiation with staff and Governing Council, and alignment with our External School Review directions, we have developed the following challenges of practice:

LITERACY/WRITING

If we analyse student writing skills and differentiate teaching accordingly, we will increase achievement. This will challenge will support us to focus on carefully monitoring student achievement, making adjustments to teaching accordingly.

NUMERACY

If we consistently differentiate learning opportunities, with a focus on problem-solving and productive struggle, we will increase achievement in mathematics R-6. This challenge will guide us to provide students with the skills and opportunities to practice problem-solving and fluency with increasing confidence within their mathematics.

THINKING

If we intentionally use questioning, feedback, and reasoning to develop student critical and creative thinking skills we will increase student achievement in all subject areas. This challenge will focus on enhancing our skills in questioning to better understand student thinking. Opportunities for reasoning and feedback will provide students with accurate information with which to determine the next steps for learning.