PRINCIPAL UPDATE
On Sunday, we celebrate mother's day and the great gifts that our mothers bring to our lives. We also remember the mother's no longer with us and acknoweldge those who have played a maternal role in our lives. I hope you are each spoiled on Sunday!
Year 11 & 12 Parent Teacher Interviews
The Compass App is ready for parents to begin booking in for the year 11 and 12 parent-teacher interviews on Monday 17th May. There will be two sessions on the evening with a break in between, when our Hospitality students will be completing an assessment task providing dinner for the staff. The first session will run from 3:30-5:00pm and the second session from 6:00-7:30pm. We hope to see you there for this important opportunity to support students achieve their potential.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter visit
We have been very fortunate to be selected for a Westpac Rescue Helicotper visit to John Therry on Thursday 20th May. They visit a very small number of schools each year and will provide our students with an opportunity to see the helicopter land. They will run an education session with our Year 9 & 10 students as part of the visit. We will conduct an emergency evacuation drill beforehand and this will have all students on the courts for the helicopter landing. We look forward to sharing photos and information about the visit in the week 5 newsletter.
Leadership Forum - Tanya Plibersek, Mike Freelander, Chris Hayes
On Friday 21st May, we have organised a visit from some current politicians to talk with our student leadership team, and other students interested in leadership and politics. Our guests will take part in a Q & A forum with our students, exploring leadership and some of the challenges and opportunities that leadership can provide. We hope the visit will encourage our students to consider leadership opportunties and their potential as future community leaders. Students can complete a form to express interest in attending and this will be sent via email on Monday.
COVID Intensive Learning Support Program
John Therry has secured funding as part of a Government initiative to support students who have fallen behind due to the impact of COVID-19. This support will be provided to a wide range of students whose grades and academic performance went backwards last year. This will include students across all class groupings and ability levels. We have employed a number of teachers who will act as tutors to small groups of students (2-5). This support will be provided in class and focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills to ensure the students achieve to their potential. Letters will be sent out next week to students who will be offered support in the first round that will run for up to 12 weeks. Further information will be provided in the letter on the structure of the program and the support provided.