The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter PRINCIPAL REPORT
Our four key pillars continue to enable our students to advance with their learning, teamwork and their social/emotional development.
SCHOOL VISION
At the beginning of this year I shared the College strategic plan and vision with the school community. Within this, I highlighted that any high performing school requires an effective and cooperative partnership between the school and families. Various suggestions were provided to families around enacting this important partnership, enabling families to play an active role in supporting their child ’ s learning and simultaneously increasing our overall school performance. The response has been enlightening and voracious in so many ways. Families have been proactive in supporting many of our school programs including fundraising events, work experience placements, resourcing sports teams and the school production, as parent/carer helpers, and, reaching out to the local council and our MPs to lobby for facilities and infrastructure. We have welcomed increased responses to family surveys on how to best communicate and engage you in school operations and many parents/carers have been asked to complete the DET Parent/Carer/Guardian Opinion Survey over the coming week. I sincerely thank you for your increasing involvement, a positive mindset and solution - based approach to opportunities, issues and challenges faced by our children at school.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Do not underestimate your impact on student performance and effective relationships at the school level. In our first year of our current strategic plan, I am extremely proud of our overall improvement to NAPLAN results particularly in Reading where we are above like and network schools at Year 3 & 5 level. I applaud our Year 9 NAPLAN results which exceeded both the Whittlesea network schools and like schools in all tests - Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Vocab & Numeracy. Our teachers are ecstatic with the results, justifying the resources and programs implemented to develop skills and knowledge. The student cohort is hard working and team focused. As Bonnie has mentioned previously, a large number of students have received certificates of excellence for their performance and overall growth. Our Production performers and support team put on an outstanding show this year. This does not happen without effort, sacrifice and teamwork. This was an incredible feat that showcases how our College works as a whole school community to realise the hopes of our children. We are all inspired by what young people can achieve when challenged, encouraged and given the opportunity to excel at school.
HIGH EXPECTATIONS
This applies to all stakeholders in our education community and as parents/carers we need your overriding support to continue in the following areas of school life:
1. Learning: the provision of some regular quiet study time at home for your child to practice the skills and knowledge learnt at school, complete any unfinished school - work and remain organised in their learning
2. Attendance: Regular attendance ensures that students do not miss out on important learning that takes place during the school day. Ensuring students are at school on time is a key element in setting students up for success.
3. Communication: Please maintain open communication with teachers and learner coaches. This is important particularly around absences and the follow up of any missed school work.
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