Welcome to Term 3!

I would like to start by thanking Mrs Amy Bennett for filling in for me as Head of Secondary while I was on Long Service Leave. Thank you for doing a wonderful job. 

The first two weeks have seen our students have an incursion with Jade Lewis called “Enough is Enough”, aimed at developing their skills at recognising boundaries and giving them strategies to protect themselves if they are feeling unsafe. The discussion, at an age-appropriate level, was around consent, harassment, sexting and protecting themselves at parties and gave them exit strategies and knowing who to reach out to for help. Jade will be coming back Tuesday 27 August to run presentations on cybersafety to Years 5 – 12 and a parent evening session to give parents some information about what to look out for as their child engages in social media.

Coming up is the Religious Literacy Assessment for our Year 9s on Tuesday next week. Good luck to our Year 9 students.

Secondary Photos are on Thursday 1 August. Students need to be in their full winter uniform. If you have purchased a jumper, can you please ensure your child brings it to school on Thursday. I am aware that some students don’t like wearing the jumper and wear the soft-shell jacket instead. We will have a small number of jumpers for those who don’t own one to wear for the photo.

On Thursday 1 August, we also have the Secondary Disco from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. This term’s theme is Neon so get those nineties outfits out and hand them over to your kids to re-cycle. Please note that the students must have returned a permission slip and pre-ordered the sausage sizzle if they are wanting to attend.

God Bless

Sharon Cusack
Head of Secondary