We have had two very successful parent teacher sessions, last week and at the end of Term 2. Over 520 bookings were made to support conversations between our staff and parents. Staff were able to share many successful stories of student learning, provide insights into next steps for improvement and continue to grow their relationships with our families. Thank you to all parents who participated in this very worthwhile process. A reminder that we are always open to conversations with families at any time, especially if you have any concerns at all about the progress of your young person. Please don’t feel you need to wait until parent teacher to reach out to us for a conversation. 

We will continue to provide evidence of learning at regular intervals this year. Keep an eye out for these as an additional way for you to engage in conversations about school and learning with your child. 

It has been pleasing to note a significant improvement in the number of students attending more than 9/10 days on average this year. Overall, we have seen a 7% increase in the number of students attending to this level so far this year. 

We are committed to supporting families and students to increase this number even more by the end of the year. 

We are still keen to decrease the number of students with lower that 70% attendance as this is an area of particular focus at Queechy. It is very hard to learn if you are not here. Our team has many different ways that we try to engage with students and the partnerships with families are critical in this space. If you would like to have a conversation with our team, especially if you are concerned about the attendance of your child, then please don’t hesitate to reach out to the grade team in the first instance to discuss. 

Our Japanese educational experience group have had a busy two weeks since arriving in Tasmania from Japan’s
Shiba Kokusai School. The students have been a positive addition to our student cohort and have been working in our Grade 9 and 10 classes. The group are here for three weeks before heading home having made lots of new friends, experience a different culture and worked on their English speaking and writing skills. https://www.shiba-kokusai.ed.jp/