A Message from the Principal
NSW Futsal Championship
On Thursday of last week our year 5/6 girls futsal team participated in the NSW Futsal Championship in Sydney. Their results were 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. The girls narrowly missed the quarter finals. Well done to the team for representing our school and the ACT with great sportsmanship and trying your best against the best in NSW. Thank you to Trent and Daniel who coached the team and the parents who did the long drive so the girls could participate.
Switching off SZapp in 2025
With the release of the parent portal app this term, we will be moving all of our communication to this platform in 2025. This app will allow you to:
- notify us if your child is sick or explain an absence
- book parent-teacher interviews
- receive academic reports
- receive our school newsletter
- receive messages from your child's teachers
- make payments
- access the school calendar and your child's student timetable
If you haven't registered for Parent Portal yet, I encourage you to do so using this Parent Portal access link and log into or create your ACT Digital Account. To access Parent Portal, you will need your access key. You should have received these by email when we launched.
The app
- Offers the same functionality and level of security as Parent Portal.
- Sends notifications when new information is added to Parent Portal.
- Can be downloaded for free from the App Store or Google Play.
Strong Foundations for future success – Phase One Implementation Plan available
The ACT Government has shared the Strong Foundations Phase One Implementation plan that outlines how we will implement the Strong Foundations reform program in all ACT public schools.
Strong Foundations is focused on achieving a system-wide approach to curriculum delivery, teaching, assessment, tiered supports, and professional learning, with a focus on improving literacy and numeracy outcomes.
From 2025 there will be:
- new curriculum resources for schools with preschool to year 2 students
- universal Year 1 Phonics Checks for all schools with Year 1 students – with some schools already underway
- system-wide literacy and numeracy assessments.
We are also working with our school leaders to develop a system-wide approach to improve learning outcomes across all schools and ensure all staff are provided with the resources and professional learning they need.
You can read the Phase One Implementation Plan on the Education Website. The implementation of Strong Foundations is based on advice from the Literacy and Numeracy Education Expert Panel’s Final Report. The Final report is also available from the Education Website.
Student free day fast approaching!
Monday 14 October is our next student free day. We look forward to welcoming all students back on Tuesday 15 October.
