Term 1 Week 4 19th February 2016 Issue No. 4
From the Principal Maitland Christian School Staff Dedication Service Sunday, 28th February, 9:30am at Metford Community Baptist Church. Come along and pray for our staff! As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, this year sees the start of our 2016–2018 strategic overview, targeting Christian culture and curriculum, quality explicit teaching and coaching of staff, improved classroom structures to support students with learning needs, and a staff development framework to support further teacher growth and effectiveness.
commitment of our staff to the calling of Christian education and what that means for your children in the school. Toward the end of 2015, a small team explored different ways to develop a framework which would further bring alive our wonderful Statement of Faith and Biblical Values. We have partnered with New Hope International (NHI) to undertake their Effective Teaching and Learning series, which will strengthen our understanding of quality teaching and learning, which is framed by the gospel of Jesus.
The strategies that we are investing in are building on the foundations of much hard work before us. Indeed, as we finish the fourth week of the year, I continue to be inspired and thankful for the diligent Page 1