Success at The Q

The last two weeks have been full of examples of what success looks like for our school and our students. Sometimes the success is individual, improved assessments, greater time on task in class, increased attendance. Sometimes success can be across the school community, like the positives that came from our recent House Colours Day. Frequently this year our success has been in the sporting arena where our talented students have come back with the trophies from the Swimming and Cross-Country inter high carnivals and yesterday in the annual Bulldogs Cup.

As a school I see our students celebrating their individual or collective success in a very positive, respectful way. This is a characteristic of our school community that really stands out to me. I acknowledge the hard work of our staff and students to achieve this success and congratulate them on their achievements so far this year.

It is important that school communities have the conversation about what success looks like. Sometimes success isn’t as obvious as winning a sporting event. For our young people  success can present itself in many ways:

• Improving their attendance each term
• Working positively to engage in their learning
• Asking questions in class, if previously they may have found that hard to do
• Contributing positively to a class or a team
• Connecting with the adults that support them and leaning on them for support when the wheels get wobbly

I look forward to continually encouraging our students to strive for individual and school success and celebrating these achievements frequently and wholeheartedly, whatever they may look like.

Our last fortnight has seen some very visible indicators of success with a fantastic result at the cross country held at Kings Meadows last week. The students on the day were a credit to themselves and our school in the way they participated, encouraged and supported each other. We had two extremely successful Outdoor Education camps at Narawntapu where students were able to succeed in a completely different environment. Our F1 in Schools Team competed in Melbourne over the weekend. Wednesday saw students competing with great enthusiasm and spirit in the annual Bulldogs Cup with some team and individual standouts on the day, another example of students coming together to be successful outside the classroom.

I thank all students for their ongoing contributions to building the positive culture of Queechy and look forward to celebrating success for every student and staff member during the remainder of this year. Let’s be a positive influence on everyone we encounter at Queechy and promote the uniqueness of our school at every opportunity.