As we welcome students back from the school holidays, we hope that all our Year 7 families had a restful and enjoyable break. It was great to meet so many parents and caregivers at our end of term Parent Teacher meetings last term.

I would like to thank the Year 7 students for their excellent conduct at our Anzac Assembly at the end of Term 1. The Anzac commemoration is a solemn occasion, and I was impressed with the respect shown by our students to the veterans, special guests, staff, and speakers from our Upper School classes.

We also announced the Year 7 student councillors and House Representatives at the end of term. We had a record number of applications for a student leadership position. It just goes to show that we have a huge number of students in the cohort with strong leadership aspirations and skills. I’m looking forward to seeing what the student leaders get up to this term as we prepare for school events.

At this time of the year, students are completing a lot of assignments and tests. It’s important to encourage students to manage their workload by completing homework or take-home tasks regularly rather than leaving their work to the last minute. Course outlines can be found on Connect and these indicate an approximate time that each assessment is due to be completed. If in doubt, please reach out to classroom teachers.

A gentle reminder that to maintain Good Standing, students need to ensure that they are in uniform and following the behavioural expectations of the school. As the weather gets cooler, we ask that students wear their school jumper or jacket. At the end of this term, we will have a reward for all the students who have maintained their Good Standing this semester.