So far throughout the year, ICT has been studied by year 3-4 primary classes and a year 7-8 options class. Now that we have begun the second half of the year primary classes have changed and the 5-6 classes are now doing ICT. There have been some amazing purchases in the space, a new 3D printer and a set of rechargeable Beebots. The junior students have been learning about using computational thinking to solve problems, basic programming, internet security, passwords and using office programs such as powerpoint, word and excel. The senior students have been studying programming languages, programming with Minecraft and Scratch, internet security and information sharing. They were very pleased to build the 3D printer.

Welcome back to Term 3. It's been exciting to see the enthusiasm and commitment from all our learners since I returned from holidays. It's also great to see students proudly wearing their uniform and being part of our time.

Across our school we have multi-tiered levels of support for students based on identified need. In our literacy space Tier One provisions means that all students are given the same instruction and exposure to age appropriate learning programmes. For students with identified needs a Tier Two provision may be small group work with an adult two to four times a week. For students with higher needs a Tier three provision would be individual 1 to 1 support, usually aligned to an individual learning plan.

Similarly, a number of students have Tier two or Tier three support for social and/or emotional learning needs. The use of external providers to facilitate programmes for small groups as well as intervention by Professional Support Staff is determined and delivered through planning and management with our school Student Support and Well-being Team. Through all these programs we are working towards all our students being at least at standard across the board.

With the return from holidays we want to reinforce the statewide mandate of phones being off and away all day. For those students in the primary component of our school, phones should be signed into the office if they come with students during the day. For our older learners, phones are self managed but again should not be out for any reason during the school day, including after arrival inside the school gates. We strongly recommend that any parent communication for students happens through our school office, or outside of school hours (8:30am –  3:00pm).

We are currently having road markings and crossings repainted in our school car park. Again will be directing children to use the marked crossings to access family vehicles in the car park or when entering/leaving the school. We have painted a safety line for our bus area. We will be directing and encouraging students to walk closest to the fence when moving to or from buses.

As a school we continue to value attendance. We have a schoolwide target of 86% for the year in our school improvement plan. Thank you to those families who make contact when their children are away for valid reasons. Please remember to let us know when your child is absent and the reasons why. Every day does matter, so please ensure that your child attends whenever possible.

Our first week at 5-6 sport is occuring this Friday (weather dependent) and all their fixtures will be at George Town this year. We look forward to students building friendships, developing their teamwork and making friends.

Colin Pearson
Principal

High School – Student of the Week

Every week all staff, Student Leaders and the wider community have the opportunity to nominate a high school student as a ‘Lilydale Legend’. These nominations acknowledge when another person has noticed the student demonstrating our school values of being safe, respectful and learning. If a student is nominated by multiple people their name will appear twice. Lilydale Legends for the week will get recognised in our high school assembly and receive a certificate. Congratulations to the Lilydale Legends for Week 9 and Week 1 (Term 3).

Term 2 - Week 9  

Term 3, Week 1

Leadership Competition

Are you a young person from regional Australia who is passionate about advocating for your community? Country to Canberra wants to hear from you!

Country to Canberra’s national Leadership Competition is open for 2024 - empowering young women and non-binary people aged 15 to18 years from regional Australia to reach their leadership potential.

Winners will receive an all expenses paid trip to Canberra, where they will mingle with CEOs and politicians, receive career coaching, public speaking training, and networking opportunities to accelerate their leadership journey.

Previous winners have had private meetings with the Prime Minister and other politicians, been trained by TEDx speakers, and completed media training to appear on TV!

Is this you or someone you know? Head to http://countrytocanberra.com.au/leadership-competition/ to find out more!

Our School Association usually meets on the second Monday of each month in the Kinder space. Our next meeting will be on Monday, 5 August at 7:00pm. We would love to see more people at the meetings and invite you to attend.

If you need to get in contact with members of the School Association, please contact the school office on 6395 0100. Thank you.