The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter PRINCIPAL REPORT
College being ahead of similar schools and network schools across Reading, Writing and Numeracy in Years 3 and 5. This is testament to the outstanding work that our staff are doing with students daily and the work you are doing at home to prepare students to be the best they can be. I will send more information out about our results later in the Term. Well done to our students!! I would like to take the opportunity to thank our families that have paid voluntary parent/carer contributions this year. To date, we have received only 26% of the total amount of curriculum charges. Curriculum charges are important to our school and the opportunities and experiences this gives our students. These funds enable us to provide consumables such as paper, printing, art supplies, and other equipment across our specialist ’ s areas and inside classrooms. It also extends to first aid supplies, library resources, furniture and offsets the costs of running special events across the school. We also understand the financial pressures that continue to build on families and will continue to ensure that we manage our budgets as sensibly as possible so that we can continue to offer and provide an array of learning opportunities and small class sizes for our students here at The Lakes.
An invitation to the survey with a link and password was sent out via Compass.
Regarding parents/carers, I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that just like staff, you also have a responsibility to act in a responsible manner when on site at drop off and/or pick up. We love families onsite and in classrooms helping and being a part of our school community. The way we behave has a direct impact on our students and the way we speak to each other is so important. If you have an issue, please come and speak with me and we can work it out together. Thank you to our Fundraising Committee who continue to work hard to raise money and connect our school community together. Our next fundraising event will be the Father ’ s Day stall and Breakfast in late August. If any parents/carers have some time to spare and would like to get involved at the breakfast, please let Amanda Farrelly (School Council President) know or come into school and speak with me.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Learning in Action! On Tuesday 13 th August we welcome parents/carers to visit our Primary classrooms and join in the learning from 9am - 10am.
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WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!
5/6 Camp : Wednesday 14 th – Friday 16 th August.
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Book Week Parade : Wednesday 21 st August @ 9.30am. Join us in the Primary Campus gym for our Book Week Parade. Curriculum Day : Thursday 22 nd and Friday 23 rd August. The focus across these 2 days for staff will be strategies on building a high performing culture. Teachers will be doing this at the AEU Building in Collingwood.
Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents/ carers think of our school. The Parent/Carer Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of parents ’/ carers ’ perceptions about your child ’ s learning, teachers at the school and general satisfaction with the school. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies. All parents/carers have been invited to participate in this year ’ s survey. All responses to the survey are anonymous. This year, the Parent/Carer Opinion Survey will be conducted from Monday 29th July to Friday 30th August. The survey will be conducted online , only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. The online survey will be available in a range of languages other than English. These include Arabic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Chin (Hakha), Hindi, Japanese, Somali, Turkish, Punjabi and Greek.
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We value your feedback and are always here to support you and your child. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please feel free to contact me directly at school.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership in making this a wonderful school for our students.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mr Abney Hastings
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