From the Principal

With world events as they are, in your capacity as a teacher I remind you that we must remain apolitical in the school environment.  However, I can imagine that for HASS students there is a great opportunity to dissect international law, inter-connected government relationships, and other geopolitical histories. In other learning areas, other aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may come up, like the humanitarian plight of the Palestinian people. Be sensitive in your presentation of material, balanced and take an academic focus to educate our students to become informed, engaged citizens. 

Today we held the first Work Health and Safety Committee meeting. I am really excited by the formation of this committee. Their function is to help keep us all safe and follow the rules and procedures related to health and safety, which can only improve our workplace. With this in mind, can I also remind people to report faults to Tonya using the Faults Reporting process. Each and every one of us has the responsibility to do this to ensure that our workplace is functioning at its highest level. 

I attended the Remembrance Day celebrations at the Bunbury Memorial with our student leaders, Riley Fisher, Scarlett Brown and Alyssa Bain. It was a wonderful ceremony, and the students represented our school proudly. Our student leadership team is shaping to be something special.  If you see them around, please congratulate them.

There are a couple of whole school events coming up. These events where students are involved outside of the classroom and where the school is on show are a great opportunity for staff to build relationships with both; students in a different context, and with their parents. I invite you all to attend or help out to really gain the benefits of being part of our school community. On Sunday we will host the Lego League Competition. Craig Bourne is coordinating this fantastic event. On Wednesday 6 December, we will hold the Music Showcase in the amphitheatre. There is a team of people involved in this but we always need more. Please see Billie or Ellie if you can help out.

En Avant

Mike Sinagra