Welcome back for Term 4. I hope that everyone has enjoyed a break from the routines of school and that some of you have managed to fit in some family fun time too. The children have returned to school with very positive attitudes and clearly enjoyed their break.

This week we have finalised our part in the second stage of The School Improvement and Review process. This process comes towards the end of a five year cycle in all catholic schools. Over the last couple of days our leadership team has presented a broad picture of how our school is tracking to the Verification Team which is a group of people from Townsville Catholic Education who work as a service team to schools but are not our school’s  TCE Service Team. This is done deliberately so they come into our school without any preconceived ideas about how we are tracking and therefore rely on the evidence presented. The Verification Team has done classroom visits, had a guided school tour and interviewed teachers, school officers and parents. The final report won’t be ready for about a month but the preliminary summary they gave us before leaving was very positive and they indicated that the report is likely to contain several commendations and that the recommendations will mostly reflect what we have already identified as future goals. This is very affirming as it demonstrates that we are on the right track to becoming the school we aspire to be and that as a community we are quite reflective and knowledgeable about our journey. 

We have much to look forward to going into the future but for now we have plenty to do with Term 4 learning and school events. Please keep an eye on our school calendar as there are definitely some things you don’t want to miss. 

Have a fabulous week. 

Cheers

Penny Collins