Dear Parents and Friends,

Our Athletic Carnival held last Thursday at Beaton Park was truly a wonderful day. All students participated with a spirit of sportsmanship and participation. Their behaviour was outstanding and our staff are so very proud of each and every one of them. Thank you so much to our parent volunteers on the day who worked so hard to ensure the day was smooth and successful. We are so grateful!

Our involvement in the School Cyclic Inquiry this term is a great opportunity to celebrate our achievement over the past four years and identify areas for future focus over the next four years. To do this well, we need the insights of our parents and other stakeholders. Last week, parents were sent a link via Compass to complete a survey titled, Tell Them From Me. The survey should take approximately 10-15 mins to complete and we would appreciate parents taking this time. The survey is to be completed by Friday 19 May. 

The link can be found here: http://tellthemfromme.com/hch2023

Thank you very much in advance for your support with this.

2023 ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN Update

Goal 1 Improve students’ relationship with Jesus through the values of compassion, justice, hope and integrity.

Goal 2 By the end of 2023, all students will have increased their confidence and engagement in Mathematics so that all students achieve growth

One of our strategies to achieve this goal involves each class developing a Collaborative 

Inquiry based on recently conducted Place Value Assessments. K-6 teachers are using the 

revised NSW Mathematics Syllabus and pedagogies promoting Thinking Classrooms to design learning experiences to improve students’ knowledge and application of place value. 

This strategy requires teachers to deepen their understanding of the revised NSW 

Mathematics Syllabus, the teaching of place value and specific pedagogies that engage students and promote ‘thinking’. To achieve this, teachers must be provided with professional learning to keep them up to date with current research and practice. On Monday, all teachers participated in a professional learning session to do just that and Years 3 & 4 teachers continued this work yesterday.

I would like to acknowledge the in-school professional learning that teachers have been engaged with this year and will continue to do so. Teachers developing a deep knowledge and understanding of the revised NSW Syllabi is crucial. At the present time, teachers in K-6 are focussing on the new NSW Mathematics syllabus and this requires teachers to be out of the classroom more than usual. Teachers will take this crucial learning and deliver quality and engaging lessons to achieve student learning growth. Teachers always prepare lessons for their classes when participating in professional learning to ensure continuity of learning for their students.

Thank you for your ongoing support,

Kaylene Duffin