18th April, 2017 Reflection Easter Prayer Lord, the resurrection of Your Son has given us new life and renewed hope. Help us to live as new people in pursuit of the Christian ideal. Grant us wisdom to know what we must do, the will to want to do it, the courage to undertake it, the perseverance to continue to do it, and the strength to complete it.
Dear Parents and Friends, Welcome back to Term 2! I hope you all had the opportunity to share Easter with your family. After a short first term, Term 2 will run for 11 weeks so lots of learning opportunities ahead. Please note that staff will undertake class surveys over the next 2 weeks. These are now a regular feature of our teaching practice and are designed to provide feedback to staff on how their students are learning and can highlight areas of student affirmation and concern. Staff will then use the data to adjust their teaching where necessary to improve learning. We warmly welcome Ms Shanelle Sertic to our teaching staff. Ms Sertic will take Mrs Sawyer’s classes whilst she is on long service leave for Terms 2 & 3 and Mrs Nicole Woods who will be working with SSG staff and school reception. We also have a number of pre-service teachers working with us this term. I am sure our students will make them all feel welcome. Parent – College Relationships Code of Conduct All families should have received by mail copies of the Parent-College Relationships Code of Conduct. Please return a signed copy. Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews Thanks to all parents / guardians who attended these interviews. The interviews present a great opportunity to meet teachers and discuss your child’s progress and their learning. If you were unable to attend but wish to follow up any issues or questions with teachers based on Interim reports or other issues, please contact the relevant teachers via their emails at school (see example of mine below). If you have any feedback on the access to and organisation of these interviews, please let me know through my email on: jchristie@crcmelton.com.au Italian Pilgrimage Our Italian Pilgrimage travellers return tonight and we look forward to their stories from what has been a fantastic adventure. Year 7 Immunisations Our second set of Year 7 Immunisations will take place next Friday, April 28. John Christie Deputy Principal (Staff)