Last week we had our second whole school assembly for the year.   Our assemblies are a very important aspect of our school life for many reasons.  I believe our assemblies cultivate a pride in our school and a sense of unity. Due to COVID restrictions we have not had an opportunity for a whole school assembly since February.  Assemblies encourage and support our vision of building a strong and positive school culture that essentially underpins our learning programs.    Key messages and expectations are shared with all and student work and achievements are celebrated.   During this assembly we celebrated academic achievements, heard stories, sporting achievements, watched and listened to performances and viewed outstanding pieces of student work and this helps to motivate our students to set high personal goals. 

This week we held the Brooks has Talent finale.   Student leaders held auditions and we expected some very memorable and exciting acts!   Whilst it is sad that parents and community members cannot be invited as yet due to space and COVID restrictions we look forward to a time when we can all come together to celebrate as a whole community once more.

We are also able to offer sporting opportunities once more for our students.  The North East Cup was held today at Scottsdale High School and our footballers, soccer players and netballers will have enjoyed this competition.  We also had a large number of students put their hands up for an after school basketball competition and many of our girls will be participating in an AFL girls gala day in the last week of term.  It is wonderful to see our young people making the most of these opportunities.

There has been some discussion in school around a graphic video that has been circulated on a range of media platforms including facebook, tiktok and instagram.  This is a timely reminder to be vigilant and to have open discussions with your children about possible dangers on the internet.   If anyone ever encounters inappropriate content on an online platform, it is strongly advised that they report it on the relevant social media platform and/or to eSafety via www.esafety.gov.au/report/illegal-harmful-content.