by Mark Ionn on April 24, 2013
The spirit of the ANZACS was realised on Wednesday with our ANZAC Day Assembly. Before our own, I escorted our School Captains and Vice Captains as representatives of St Bernard SS at the Tamborine Mountain State High School Ceremony (a tremendous ceremony).
I was so impressed by our student body that clearly demonstrated the understanding of not only the event, but the nature of why we have this special occasion. Our special guests (that included Federal member for Wright, Mr Scott Buchholz, State Member for Beaudesert, Mr Jon Krause and President of the Tamborine Mountain RSL Sub-branch, Mr John Brookes) commented on how well our students kept concentration and beautiful audience manners.
It is with great pride that I acknowledge our student leaders – an excellent job at hosting, with a special mention of Laura Ross’s speech, that I believe captured the essence of the day. The event could not have gone so well without the ever reliable professionalism of Trish Wilmott.
Please visit our ANZAC commemorative garden at the front of the school to view the rejuvenated Private Jenyns plaque set in a wonderfully prepared Queensland hardwood, sourced and prepared by Mr Tony Reed (our great Schools Officer).
Lest we forget.
by Mark Ionn on April 24, 2013
Welcome Back to Term 2
The theme of this term is Reach for the Stars – Aim HIGH. I look forward to seeing students revisiting their personal goals and successes from the beginning of this year, and setting new goals for themselves. In essence, I want students to reach as high as possible. We know that to raise standards in education, we all need to raise expectations and work hard for constant and never ending improvement.
This term will also see the students in years 3, 5 and 7 undertake their NAPLAN testing. Please be aware that unless a child is exempt or withdrawn from the testing, it is expected that all children in these year levels participate. Data from this testing assists us to further refine the programs offered to students and provide support as required.
The 2013 NAPLAN tests will be conducted in all Queensland schools on:
Tuesday 14 May: Language conventions and Writing tests
Wednesday 15 May: Reading
Thursday 16 May: Numeracy
Friday 17 May: “Catch-up” tests for students absent on scheduled test dates.
Should you have any questions in relation to this testing, please direct these to your child’s class teacher in the first instance.
Welcome to Belinda Stanford to our teaching staff – Special Education Teacher.
