PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
ANOTHER YEAR OVER…… MORE TO BE DONE
As I sit at my desk writing this last Newsletter for 2019 I am stunned at how quickly the year seemed to go. This is the completion of my second Year at John Therry and I am so proud of what has been achieved in that time.
There has been a significant effort to improve the ‘look’ of the school grounds. I am a believer that if the place looks good then the students feel better about their school and that translates to improved behavior and learning.
As a Staff we have worked on training in ‘Intentional Teaching’ and ‘Literacy for Learning’. The work undertaken by the Staff in these areas will be used in coming years and the learning outcomes of the students will be improved.
Our Strategic Improvement Plan for 2020 – 2022 has three fundamental areas from which we work.
Mission and Catholicity : Learning and Teaching : People and Culture
From these our four priorities for this plan have come :-
- That the Vision and Mission of the school is well known and understood by the school community and underpins all directions and priorities.
- To implement and embed whole school approaches to effective literacy and numeracy instruction.
- To ensure that high quality assessment is used to ensure improvement in student learning performance and growth.
- That we enhance wellbeing of staff and students through developing a safe, respectful and welcoming environment.
In 2018 the School underwent a Review process that identified what we do well and where we need to improve. In 2019 both Mr McAllister and I underwent our Contract Appraisals and received wonderful feedback about our performances. I thank all parents who took the time to be involved in these processes.
In 2019, John Therry was again crowned the MISA Champions – the best sporting school in the Macarthur. Congratulations to all coaches and players and a big thank you to Mr Goodhew for his organisation.
So as we look forward to 2020 as another opportunity to grow and move forward we also look back at 2019 with much pride in what we have achieved.
NAME CHANGE FOR 2020
The Certificate of Registration and Certificate of Accreditation have arrived for John Therry Catholic College. This will take effect from January 2020.
STAFF CHANGES
We have four Staff leaving the school next week to take up opportunities elsewhere:-
- Mr Goodhew is moving to St Gregory’s College
- Mr Wakeling is moving to Magdalene Catholic College
- Ms Randall is moving to St Francis Catholic College
- Mrs Coombes is moving to Chevalier College
We also have several Staff who have completed a yearly contract and are moving on:-
- Mrs Pearce
- Mrs Camilleri
- Mrs Sharma
- Mrs Dzevlin
- Ms Stapley
And we have several Staff on a years leave:- Ms Meredith, Mrs Walker, and Mrs Rueda (maternity leave).
I will recognise these Staff members at our concluding assembly and thank them for their contribution to building up the school.
HSC RESULTS and STUDENT MORNING TEA
On Tuesday 17th December the HSC results will be released by NESA from 6.00am. This will be followed by the release of the ATAR results from 1.00pm.
All current Year 12 students will be welcomed for a Morning Tea with Staff on Wednesday 18th from 11.30 am. We hope to see all students attend so we can celebrate together.
We wish all students the very best and pray that they achieve the results that they have worked for.
