Welcome to what is a fully packed newsletter with a wide range of student activities celebrated, from Years 7 to 12. Thanks must go to the efforts of all the staff who work to ensure that these opportunities are firstly made available, and then go beyond their normal duties so that all of our students are able to successfully participate.

At this week’s assembly we addressed our key value of Safety, with the core purpose of emphasising the importance of caring for the physical and emotional wellbeing of ourselves and others.

Fundamental to this is the need to behave in a safe manner at all times. Explicit within our Expectations of Behaviour are the need to:

• maintain personal space
• stay within designated areas
• use equipment safely and for its intended purpose
• move safely, and
• as integral to our duty of care for all students, we need to know that students are where they are supposed to be.

We have now had a major focus in home groups of each of the School’s Values: SAFETY, RESPONSIBILITY, GROWTH and RESPECT. We will continue to promote these values through the remainder of this year, then into 2020 and beyond, as we strive for a positive school culture where everyone is able to achieve and belong in a learning environment that emphasises aspirational goals.

As we go into the last few weeks of the school year, we all wish our Year 11 and 12 students all the best as they sit their exams or complete certificates in their various areas. It is always an incredibly busy and nerve-racking time as they attempt to use all of their learning to successfully close off their year of learning.

Geoff Williamson