Principal's Report
Our school term is coming to an end in a weeks time with still a busy finish ahead. A lot has also been happening in the last few weeks providing some real highlights for our students and interactions with students from other schools and our community. Unfortunately I have been away a bit in the last few weeks, frustrating in that events where we engage with other schools and our community are always a highlight for me personally. There has been a lot going on this term, with our Open Day, Pupil Free Day on September 8th, our Wellbeing Day on September 4th and Whole School lunch the day before. More recently we have had our SRC Car Wash and Parent Student Teacher Conferences this week. In light of this though I do want to express my thanks to staff, students and parents for your efforts to support our Wellbeing Day, Whole School Lunch and our Sports Day. I heard that in response to our request for volunteers we had quite a few adults out on Sports Day to lend a hand.
Sports Day
On the Sports Day I sent out a News Flash over the weekend concerning the Sports Day result. An issue was identified with the recording system related to the calculation of final scores. The data collected during the day’s events was recorded accurately, but there was a flaw in the spreadsheet system used in processing the scores entered that affected the final scoreline. In the end the results of our Sports Day are now:
Heysen – 12.7895
Arkaba – 10.35
With the scoreline between Leigh Creek and Hawker being:
Leigh Creek 12.3348
Hawker 11.5385
It is important to be transparent in addressing this to ensure the results reflect the efforts of all participants fairly. Sports Days are a great opportunity for our students to get together and compete and enjoy a level of competition and engagement with other students, with students from other schools as well. This years Sports Day was a wonderful event, and the enthusiasm, teamwork, and contributions from our students, staff, parents, and volunteers made it truly memorable. It is important to remember this and the individual contributions and achievements of our students on the day.
Presentation Assembly
We are excited to announce that this term’s Presentation Assembly will be held on Thursday of Week 10, rather than on the last day of the term.
Our school assemblies are a special highlight for students, providing them with the opportunity to showcase their learning and achievements to their peers, families, and the broader school community.
To maximise participation, we have brought the assembly forward to the Thursday of Week 10. We understand that in Week 10, many families often travel for scheduled appointments, particularly due to our geographical isolation. By moving the date, we
aim to ensure that as many students and families as possible are able to be part of this significant event.
We look forward to sharing this memorable occasion with you and celebrating the remarkable achievements of our students.
Open Day
Our Open Day was held last Thursday August 28th and we had a turnout which mainly focused on parents of students in the F2 and 36 classes. As with other times this has been held it can be a lottery as to the turnout we get. The sausages from the Barbecue went down well, and Sharon Lam’s student practicals in the Science lab were a lot of fun for the students that had a go here! We also got some parents onto the Frog Portal, which gave us the chance to identify any issues as to how it displays information.
I hope everyone enjoys the opportunity to have a look at the articles in the Newsletter. I will be away form school for the last part of this week on personal business but will be at school for the start of next week.