As we head towards the end of another successful term of learning, there is certainly no indication that we are winding down towards a break, particularly if the past week is any indication.

We have seen a range of important activities take place which are important for the ongoing spiritual, learning and wellbeing development of students. On Monday, Year groups and Pastoral classes participated in a variety of activities and presentations to enhance the day to day work of the classroom. Staff completed the final stages of writing and proofing Years 7-10 Academic reports, which will be released this Friday. Tuesday Sport saw trials take place for the selection of Term 3 MISA representative teams. Wednesday the annual Year 7 Technology “Smart Farmer” incursion took place and Wednesday evening saw our Creative and Performing Arts students and staff deliver a very successful showcase evening. On Thursday we finalised School Photo catch ups and Year 12 students had the opportunity to spend time with Bishop Brian in what was a very enlightening presentation and Q & A session. Year 10 students also participated in their Year 11 “Subject Selection Marketplace” on Thursday, which is another important stage in the process of choosing their individual course of study for Stage 6. Today has seen more than 80 students and 5 staff attend a Stage 5 Exploring Early Childhood excursion to the University of Wollongong. A lot of time and energy goes into the preparation and presentation of these activities and I thank all staff and students for their contribution and cooperation over the course of the past week.

Next week will see our Year 11 Health and Movement Science students attend and Anatomy Laboratory excursion to the University of Wollongong and Parent/Teacher/Student interviews are being held on Monday and Thursday evening and Friday morning.Again, thanks to all staff and students in anticipation for the success of these various initiatives.

As next Friday will be PTS meetings, there will not be any classes conducted on this day as teachers will be involved in the meetings.Could I take this opportunity to wish all members of our community a peaceful break and again thank everyone for their ongoing support throughout the past term.

Mr Simon Huntly