Dear Parents and Guardians

Welcome to Term 3 and 2022. I hope you had a great break and that those of you who were able to travel were able to reunite and make those all important family connections.

It has been wonderful to welcome existing and new learners back onto campus and to see how well the Year Eleven and Year Thirteen learners are coping with their trial exams. As part of examination preparation, it is essential that learners sit timed assessments in the same conditions as they will face in their final exams. This experience will help learners with time management under pressure and exam technique and strategy which is so important.

As we start the second semester, it seems appropriate to remind you of how you can connect with us to support your child's learning. Canvas is our Learning Management System where you can see what your child is learning, how your child is doing and live feedback to see how they can improve along their learning journey. You can email subject teachers directly from the Canvas App. The Engage Parent Portal is where you can access the summative reports and make appointments to meet your child's teachers at the Learning Conferences. The next Learning Conferences will be on March 3rd and 4th and more information will be emailed soon.

We also have our fortnightly Newsletters. They are a crucial part of our communication with our whole community. It is where we include information about any upcoming events, our recent happenings and also, post important notices. The different sections can be accessed from the menu across the top of the screen (on large screens such as laptops and iPads) or the 'triple bar' icon on the top left (on small screens, e.g. phones).

May I take the opportunity to wish you all Happy Lunar New Year and hope the year of the Water Tiger brings us all health and success.

春节快乐

Best wishes

Dr Heather

Head of Secondary