Primary Campus Reflection
MARCUS ABNEY - HASTINGS
What a year 2024 has been for our College community. As l reflect upon the year that has gone, it has been a time of growth and reward. Throughout the year we have seen significant changes on the Primary Campus, all aimed at building Academic Rigour, School Pride and Community Connections throughout our College. These changes have been designed to support students’ success, foster a sense of community, and strengthen the College Values of Learning, Leadership, Teamwork, and Respect. As a College, we continue to lead the way with our academic results. In the domains of Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation, The Lakes scored higher when compared with similar schools and network schools across Victoria, in both Years 3 and 5. In Numeracy, we were well ahead in Year 5, with comparatively similar scores in Year 3. This is an outstanding result for our school and shows the tireless work our staff and students put in to make our school a high achieving school and school of choice within our community. This NAPLAN result is also in line with the excellent Attitudes to School data our students gave on top of the already strong Staff Opinion and Parent/Carer Opinion Survey data collected over the past two years. As a Campus, we have had a standout year for building the social and emotional capacity of our students. Many students embraced leadership roles, stepping up as representatives and advocates within the College and the broader community, running assemblies, lunchtime clubs, being big buddies to our younger students and developing a sense of connection
with their work as peer mediators in the yard. Through all the opportunities our students receive, the one consistent theme throughout the school has been the unwavering commitment to high expectations. Whether this be in the classroom or participating in extracurricular activities, they have shown tremendous Leadership, a passion for Learning, the spirit of Teamwork, and the utmost Respect for their peers and teachers. One of the highlights this year has been the ongoing upgrades of our facilities across the Campus. The installation of the double basketball court has transformed the front of our school and has meant even more play spaces for students at recess and lunch. It has also been wonderful seeing students using these spaces during PE and 5/6 Sport sessions. Another great addition this year has been the glass partitions throughout the learning spaces. This has provided our staff and students with dedicated learning spaces, creating opportunities for targeted learning to foster stronger outcomes for students. The refurbishment of learning spaces with new carpet and the upgrading of toilets across the Campus has successfully created a school that our community can be proud of. Due to our hard - working Parent/Carer Fundraising team and SRC, we were also able to purchase new sporting uniforms for our students to represent our school at Gala days and during Year 5/6 Interschool Sports. Thank you to our Parent/Carer Fundraising team, Ms. Hayton, the SRC team, and Ms. Price for making this happen. With the announcement by the Department of Education of The Lakes South Morang College Kinder opening in 2026, the school has continued with its focus of making this area an educational precinct for our families. It is hoped the addition of the Kinder will become an important part of our school community with our existing Secondary Campus, Collingwood
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