S P O T L I G H T
5
Spotlight
A term in review
Looking back over this first term, I am amazed at just how much we have achieved as a whole school community. It has been a whirlwind start to the year, with many ups and downs, beginning the school year with a hybrid programme and a staggered start, with most classes returning to in-school face-to-face learning in Term 1a, before eventually returning to online learning in Term 1b, and finally finishing with the introduction of an afterschool programme for the students in the primary school. It really has been a term in which we have needed to respond quickly to the world around us, and the ground moving beneath our very feet.
Throughout this entire time, we have benefitted greatly from
At all times, we have done our very best to keep everyone
the commitment and dedication of our teachers and support
informed, sending out regular emails and letters, and sharing
staff, as they have adapted quickly and adeptly to the
important information in the weekly online assemblies and
changing times, and from the hard work, agility, and empathy
newsletter. We have also actively sort feedback through
of our students, who successfully adjusted, adapted, and
student, parent, and staff questionnaires, arranging a variety
thrived, applying their High Performance Learning Values,
to parent meetings, including the traditional parent-teacher
Attitudes, and Attributes to ensure they continue to progress
coffee mornings at the start of the school year (online of
despite the challenges faced. We have also been extremely
course), whole class parent meetings, 1-2-1 parent-teacher
fortunate in having the full support of the PTF and parent
meetings, and a number of key meetings through the PTF,
body, to ensure a smooth start to the school year and
and in the Primary and Secondary schools (all online).
successful transition to each change in circumstance. It has not been an easy time for students, parents, or staff, but we have worked together in partnership and this has made all the difference.
