Newsletter 4 – Week 4, Term 4, 2021 – Message from Admin Team, 2022 Enrolment Planning, 2022 Class Placement, Morning Running Club, Dental Screening, Celebrating Student Success, Kids Carnival and Christmas Markets, Final P&C General Meeting, Canteen

Message from the Executive Administration Team

Dear parents and caregivers

Thank you so much to the community for the appreciation shown to our teachers for World Teacher’s Day. It was quite overwhelming for our teachers with the amazing morning tea, flowers, cards and drawings that they received. The array of sweet treats, cakes, slices, cheeses, dips, sandwiches and sushi was so appreciated. Thank you to each and every one of you who contributed. Our teachers certainly felt very loved by the community.

Leadership

 Level 3 Classroom Teacher Status: Congratulations to Year 6 teacher Hannah Cox who after months of preparation and work was awarded Level 3 Classroom Teacher status on Friday. This is a rigorous assessment process for applicants, involving multiple stages to demonstrate their highly accomplished teacher status through portfolio and presentation. The primary role of the Level 3 Classroom Teacher is of an instructional nature, modelling high standards of teaching in the classroom and continually improving professional teaching practice. Hannah is very deserving of this recognition for excellence in teaching and I am sure you will join me in congratulating her on this achievement. We currently have nine Level 3 Classroom Teachers on staff and will continue to support teachers to achieve this status. I extend my thanks and congratulations to Leigh McCarthy and Christine Power who coached a group of 11 teachers from across the Churchlands’ Network through this process, with an amazing 10 out of 11 achieving Level 3 status. Often, teachers need to attempt the process multiple times in order to be successful so this is highly impressive. Thank you for your leadership Leigh and Christine.

Learning Environment

 Student Arrival Times: Increasingly there are students being dropped off or arriving at school far earlier than when the school gates officially open at 8:20am. Staff and the leadership team are planning and preparing for the school day before this time and are often in meetings. To ensure duty of care and adequate supervision, can I please request that students are dropped at school no earlier than 8:20am, preferably from 8:30am. At 8:30am, students are free to move to their classrooms to get ready for the school day or utilise the play area opposite the admin block. Between 8:20am and 8:30am, students must wait outside the undercover area until they are dismissed by a staff member. Of course, if your child has before school reading, choir, soccer or tennis then they can arrive at the relevant time as these are supervised activities. I thank you for your support with this.

Community Engagement

 The Fathering Project: Congratulations to The Dads of Grantham St (DOGS) for a highly successful first event! Last Friday, we had about 200 dads and kids attend the Paper Planes and Pizza event at the school on a beautiful spring evening. By all accounts, everyone had a fantastic time. I’m sure this will be the first of many events, enabling our kids to make strong connections with their fathers and father-figures and creating a sense of community for the dads of Wembley. Thank you to the organising committee and the P&C for helping get the group on its way.

Connect, Collaborate, Communicate

Yours in learning

Tamara, Alan, Rachel and Kerry