We are already over halfway through Term 1 and our students have continued the positive and calm start from the beginning of the year. It was pleasing to see the number of parents and carers who were able to join us for the welcome BBQ, meet staff and have a wander around our learning spaces.

We also had our first School Association meeting for 2025 and I am pleased to advise that we now have a full complement of parents who are keen to support the school association and have either continued their membership from last year or have nominated to be a part of the team for the next two years. Our AGM is coming up soon and we will be able to advise who our executive members will be after this meeting. I would also like to include regular communication with families after each meeting to share more about what the school association discusses, or decides, on behalf of the parent community. I am keen to hear from any parents about how we can ensure we gather parent voice this year in an ongoing manner.

NAPLAN begins this week, and our Grade 7 and 9 students will be working their way through this assessment process over the next two weeks. I encourage all parents to be talking to your children if they are involved in this year's assessments. Please remind them that these aren’t meant to be stressful and that they need to ensure they do their very best and engage with the tasks in a positive way. Our school uses results from NAPLAN to help measure progress of students, classes and year groups over time. This information forms a part of our overall data plan and is a key measure of how our own teaching and learning program is tracking.

A reminder to all families to be in communication with the school if your child is going to be away from school for any reason. We are keen to minimise disruptions to learning across all classes this year with a goal of moving towards 95% attendance for all our students. If you are worried that your child is anxious about being at school, then please reach out to their class teacher or grade leader so we can ensure appropriate supports are in place.