Principals Report
FROM THE ACTING PRINCIPAL
Welcome to the Week 9 Newsletter. As most of you now know I am backfilling for Daren who is on Long Service Leave until the end of term. My name is Jan Love. I come from a tiny town on the shores of Lake Alexandrina called Narrung, where I live with my husband Richard and 3 camp dogs and spend as much time as I can watercolour painting, gardening and hanging out with my 5 gorgeous grandchildren (not all at once). I have worked for the Education Department for 43 years; as a Junior/Primary teacher for 20 years, an Early Childhood Special Educator and Hearing Impairment Coordinator for 10 years which included 18 months as Manager Support Services. I was a School Principal for 13 and a half years at Amata Anangu School, Cambrai AS and lastly Leigh Creek AS. While I am semi-retired I have enjoyed undertaking periods of temporary relief teaching in Far North schools, including a few weeks at Hawker last year. Being back in classrooms has been a great joy, reminding me of why I wanted to be a teacher in the first place. I have been made to feel very welcome by and am enjoying getting to know staff, students and the families I have met on my return to Hawker. I am really happy to be here.
NAPLAN
In week 8 all Years 3, 5, 6 and 9 students completed the NAPLAN tests in Literacy and Numeracy. All the testing was completed online apart from the Year 3 Writing, which was a pen and paper test. It was great to see the positive attitude with which all students participated. A special thankyou to Ms. Sharon Lam for her coordination, organisation and leadership ensuring that the testing ran so smoothly.
By the time this letter is published Year 11 and 12 students will have had the opportunity to participate in the SA Gov Road Awareness Program on Wed 5th April. Years F-12 students will also have helped plant trees along the Avenue of Honour on the road to the cemetery.
Teachers are currently very busy writing student reports. These will be sent home in the last week of school. There will be an early dismissal on the last day of term at 2.15pm.
Thanks so much to the whole school community for having me. I hope you all have a safe and restful break over the school holidays.
- Congratulations to Vai who participated in the MNSEC interschool sports day at Jamestown in Week 8. He participated in several track and field events coming 2nd in High Jump. Check out his style in the photo.