From the Principal's Desk - T2 Wk10

REPORTS

Reports will be going home this Friday. These reports are a summative evaluation of your child’s progress over the course of Semester 1.

Reports should contain a valuable insight of progress attained in the major key learning areas and future areas for development.

Parent – Teacher interviews will take place on Tuesday 7^th July. Interview booking notes have been sent home and I encourage every parent to avail themselves of this opportunity of having an interview with your child’s teacher.

The Parent – Teacher interview provides a perfect complement to the school report and also provides you with an opportunity to discuss any areas about your child’s learning in which you may be unsure.

ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORTS

Each year as part of the school’s evaluation process an Annual School Report is formulated which provides a snapshot of the school’s progress in the areas of arts, sports and academia.

School Targets for 2009 are listed with a list of strategic tools which clearly set how we intend to achieve our targets.

Indicators of success are also listed.

Copies of this important document are accessed at the front office and are available on request.

EXEMPTION FROM SCHOOL FORMS

Our HSLO officer, Kerry Coleman, has been to the school recently and has examined our school absences. Part of her role is to monitor student’s absences and flag any major concerns with me.

Kerry has asked me to remind any parents who are taking their children out of the school during the school term for a vacation, if the period exceeds 15 days, an exemption from school form needs to be completed.

These forms are available from the front office.

CHORAL FESTIVAL

Choral Festival draws closer as our staff and student’s hard work will soon come to fruition. We had a cluster practice last Tuesday and the results were amazing. The rehearsal certainly showed great promise and I can’t wait for our performances on the night.

Our school has been scheduled to perform on Wednesday 12^th August at Anita’s in Thirroul.

A special thank you to Mrs Murphy, Mr Chapman, Mrs Willigers and Mrs Chapman for their outstanding efforts with the preparation for these performances.

THANK YOU TO OUR OFFICE STAFF

I would like to again acknowledge the outstanding quality that Wendy Dowling and Olwen Jordan provide in the front office.

During times of high stress and activity around the school they consistently work in a friendly fashion coping with the huge amounts of work requests they are confronted with on a daily basis.

Thank you Wendy and Olwen for your terrific efforts, it’s what helps make Corrimal East Public School a great school!

David Schofield

Principal