The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter PRINCIPAL REPORT
have made a positive contribution to many aspects of school life throughout this year. A select group of VCAL students organised a terrific school assembly on celebrating the life and tribulation of a select group of local Vietnam Veterans. The ceremony was informative and personal. It captured the essence of their struggles and their amazing spirit, teamwork and achievement. Some pertinent messages were aptly delivered to a student audience that was highly appreciative. Building strong community connections is one of our key goals because great schools develop their identity and culture by absorbing the rich tapestry of history and tradition of their surrounding community. The drive to be vibrant, active and solution based in our discussions has resulted in many “ hot topic ” items tabled at School Council. This has built on the importance of our college - family communications. Discussions have already had positive impact on resourcing facilities to improve safety with the installation of external fencing on the primary campus and the ordering of vape detectors on secondary campus, changes to our IT policy that gives families some flexibility on tablets, a review of some uniform garments and a revamp of communication processes on sentral, social media platforms and our college newsletter. Thank you to our hard - working delegates who lead the charge and ensure that we are accountable to our college community. Our enrolments for 2023 continue to increase. We have two classes confirmed for Prep but are now looking at a third. Please contact us as soon as possible If you are enrolling a child in Prep next year but have not made any inquiries, and please pass on this message to neighbors or friends who are in this situation. At Year 7, we have three classes and are planning a dedicated Year 7 learning and play area. Team building and a strong pastoral care/ connect program will underpin the learning. I am very pleased to report that almost all of our year 9 students going into Year 10 will be enrolled in an enhancement study or a VET which has really excited our students. We will have a significant increase in subject offerings at VCE level as much larger numbers stay with us to embark on their senior years of education. We will have around 76 students in year 10 next year. In the last week, we have received the green light from the Education Minister to fund the English Language Centre on the secondary campus with a proposed start date of semester 2 next year. This will continue to shore up our facility as a key education precinct in the community and is on the back of our restructure as a full P - 12 College. Thank you to all the families who completed the important online Parent Opinion Survey. This is a key accountability report for schools on their relationship with their families. As this is a review year for our College, our operations are to be reviewed against our previous goal setting and a new, exciting Strategic Plan will be written and implemented. Fresh goals will be set, human and physical resources will be allocated to address the needs and the next chapter of teaching & learning in our community will begin. On behalf of Bonnie, Marcus and I, thank you for working with us this term, making parent/ care - teacher interviews and sharing the learning journey with your children. Enjoy the precious family time through the holiday period.
Bill Panas Acting Principal.
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