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St John the Baptist Catholic School

2017 School Performance AGM Report

Tuesday 20th March 2018

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2017 School Board Members

President Fr Anthony Kain

Principal Todd Murfitt

Chairperson Dani Amato

Treasurer Cathy Seidel & Amy Stephan

Secretary Kylie Adams

APRIM Angela De Nadai

Staff Representative

Parents & Friends Representative

Board Members Marcus d’Assumpcao

Simon McHugh

Rob Smith

Leigh Hastwell

Amy Stephan

Ben Stephan

Sava Politis

2017 Parents & Friends

Chairperson Lisa Mahoney

Deputy Chairperson Mary Murray

Staff Representative Lauren Breeding & Paula Gill

Members

Darren Roles, Beth Tamm, Tash Panazzolo, Karen Harvey, Kylie Adams, Jennifer Cox, Bianca

Cook, Megan Spokes, Megan Kloeden and Gregor Dingwall.

2017 Staff

Principal

Todd Murfitt German Astride Eberhards (Term 1)

APRIM

Angela De Nadai Japanese Mayumi Wong

Reception Mandie Phillips Toni Fitzgerald

ICT CESA

Reception Adriana Timpano-Ferraro

Expressive Arts

Natalie Weber

Reception Maria Lopresti Reading Recovery

Paula Gill

Year 1 Jenny Meredith Key Literacy & Numeracy Teacher

Toni Fitzgerald

Year 1/2 Astride Eberhards (T1) Adriana Macdonald (T2-T4)

Special Education Coordinator

Toni Fitzgerald

Year 2 Sylvia Kaselouris Teacher Librarian

Paula Gill

Year 3 Lorraine Spencer School Receptionists

Bernadette O’Rielley Francis Schulz

Year 3/4 Tina Ball

Finance Officer Pam Marks

Education Support Officers Curriculum

Education Support Officers Administration

Rose Gauro Janine Hanson Alex Buckley Karina Overall Nicole Giannoni Ethan Miller Briony Lucas

Maria French Kylie McBride

Year 4 Natalie Weber

Lyn Dyer OSHC Camp Australia

Year 5 Paul O’Dea Kath Benson

Canteen Julie Henschke

Year 5/6 Lauren Breeding WHS Grantley Crawford

Year 6/7 Kahli Wilson Maintenance Ray Kittel Sport Paul O’Dea Little JBs

Coordinator Pat Nicou

2017 Sports Day Houses

Teams Captains

MacKillop (Red) Jessica, Cherice, Anthony, James, Ethan A & Caitlyn F

Tenison (Blue) Ethan C, Claude, Tim & Drew

Beovich (Green) Madison, Nicolas, Martin & Pavi

Callista (Yellow) Caitlyn M, Joaquin & Jett

Sports Day Awards

Sports Trophy

Tenison

House Trophy

MacKillop

Student Leaders

Amara B

Jessica C

Caitlyn F

Drew H

Madison L

Caitlyn M

Cherice P

Ethan A

Jett A

Pavi B

Ethan C

Nicolas J

Martin L

Joaquin L

Tim N

James P

Claude R

Anthony T

Term 1

Rec PF – Inara & Rory

Rec T – Lucas & Aaliyah

1EG – Zoi & Lucas

1/2M – Ayla & Jaime

2K – Hannah & Hamish

3S – Tanner, Tori & Ayla

3/4B – Jane & Olivia

4WD – Maggie & Hugh

5OB – Paolo & Nicole

5/6B – Igy & Ziggy

Term 2

Rec PF – Cash & Kaitlyn

Rec T – Amielle & Ethan

Rec B – Caela & George

1EG – Matilda & Saxon

1/2M – Archie & Isabelle

2K – Lavanya & Peter

3S – Lawson & Monika

3/4B – Jane & Molly

4WD – Maggie & Hugh

5OB – Paolo & Nicole


SRC Representatives

SRC Coordinator – Lorraine Spencer

Term 3

Rec PF – Cameron & Ava

Rec T – Chloe & Lewis

Rec B - Gabrielle & Kyton

1EG – Ninia & Kayla

1/2M – Thomas & Vanessa

2K – Cameron & Xavier

3S – Jock & Amelia

3/4B – Kyron & Georgia

4WD – Jacob, Daisy & Jamie

5OB – Xavier & Hunter


Term 4

Rec PF – Amaya & Alex

Rec T – Breanna & Tyler

Rec B – Elise & Orlando

1EG – Sierra & Adam

1/2M – Zach & Sophie

2K – Philip & Jemma

3S – Max & Daniella

3/4B – Kyron & Charlie

4WD – Jacob, Daisy & Jamie

5OB – Xavier & Hunter


SRC Year 7 & SRC Executives

Madison, Ethan, Jessica & Anthony

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR THE 2017

SCHOOL YEAR

Tuesday 20th March 2018

AGENDA

1. Kaurna Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome Todd Murfitt

2. Opening Prayer Angela De Nadai – APRIM

3. Apologies

4. Minutes from previous AGM

5. School Board Reports: Chairperson’s Report presented & Treasurer’s Report noted

6. School Board Elections: Present nominees

7. Parents & Friends Report noted

8. Principal’s Report & Presentation

9. Questions from the floor

10. Close of Meeting Todd Murfitt

Minutes from 2016 AGM Tuesday 28th March 2017

Welcome Todd Murfitt officially opened the AGM meeting at 7.07pm. Acknowledgment Todd acknowledged that the meeting was held on the grounds of the Kaurna people. Prayer Karla Sparapani led us in prayer. Attendees Todd Murfitt, Daniella Amato, Nat Weber, Kylie Adams, Paula Gill, Bernadette O’Rielley, Kath Benson, Sylvia Kaselouris, Adriana Timpano, Kylie McBride, Pam Marks, Fr Anthony Kain, Astride Eberhards, Toni Fitzgerald, Tina Ball, Lauren Breeding, Sava Politis, Pauline Smitheram, Kahli Wilson, Ben Stephan, Amy Stephan, Marcus d’Assumpcao, Karla Sparapani, Maria Boccaccio and Alana Quinn. Apologies Paul O’Dea, Lyn Dyer, Lorraine Spencer, Jenny Meredith, Mandie Phillips, Rose Gauro, Lisa Mahoney, Mary Murray, Rob Smith and Leanne De Young. Confirmation of Previous Minutes of AGM Marcus d’Assumpcao and seconded by Dani Amato passed that last year's minutes are true and accurate. Annual Reports Todd spoke on the document being part of our School Performance Report. Todd referred to Chairperson's Report and asked Dani if there were any points to highlight. No questions from Dani's report. Todd referred to Financial Reports and spoke about the surplus we had at the end of last year. The Board has approved our 2017 Budget. Todd asked for any questions. No questions posed. Principal’s Report – Todd asked the attendees to do a quick tour of the school to show the improvements that have been made within the last year and what will happen in the future. P&F Report – As Lisa was an apology Todd spoke on her behalf. $17,000 has been raised by the P&F for the nature play garden. The picnic on the weekend raised $300 towards a Friendship Bench. Todd spoke on the great community we have at St John’s and the P&F have a big impact because of that.

Elections Kylie Adams, Leigh Hastwell, Sava Politis & Simon McHugh nominated for the School Board. The School Board agreed that all nominees could go on the Board rather than have an election.

Parish Priest Report Fr Anthony spoke on his report. He spoke on Mary MacKillop and her teachings. He has great trust in the Leadership and staff at St John’s. He welcomed Karla as Acting APRIM. No questions were posed to Fr Anthony. Fr Anthony finished with a blessing.

Questions Todd asked for any questions relating to any reports presented so far. None were posed. Acknowledgements Todd asked Astride how many AGMs has she attended and she answered with 38 or 39. Todd announced Astride’s retirement after a career of 43 years in Catholic Education in South Australia. Dani Amato spoke about Todd and how much he has achieved and how innovative the school has become since he started. Todd thanked Dani and spoke on how he has enjoyed it and is lucky with the staff and community that we have at St John’s. He wants to build and grow the community and school to be the best place it can be for the students. Meeting closed 8.05pm.

St John the Baptist Catholic School Board Report 2017

The St John the Baptist Catholic School Board acts in an advisory way providing advice and support

to Todd Murfitt as School Principal in areas including strategic planning and policy review.

The St John the Baptist Catholic School Board for 2017 comprised of Fr Anthony Kain (President),

Todd Murfitt (Principal), Daniella Amato (Chair), Kylie Adams (Secretary), Amy Stephan (Treasurer),

Marcus D’Assumpcao, Ben Stephan, Rob Smith, Leigh Hastwell, Sava Politis, Simon McHugh and

Angela DeNadai (Staff Representative).

The Finance Committee comprised of Todd Murfitt, Pam Marks, Angela DeNadai, Amy Stephan and

Daniella Amato.

Leanne De Young, Craig Bennetts and Cathy Seidel resigned from their positions on the School Board

in March 2017. I would like to formally thank Leanne, Craig and Cathy for their contribution to the

School Board and service to our school community. Our volunteers are the cornerstone to our

school’s success and these individuals have offered significant insight and expertise in the specialist

areas. The St John the Baptist Catholic School Board warmly welcomed several new Board members

to the team, Kylie Adams, Leigh Hastwell, Sava Politis and Simon McHugh, each bringing a unique

skill set and willingness to share their gifts and talents with our community.

2017 Board Year

The 2017 SJBCS strategic plan assisted in guiding us all through the priorities to be addressed. Todd

used and adjusted this document to develop the annual improvement plan to reflect his future

vision for the school whilst ensuring that all current projects remained on track and with a

contemporary focus.

Information technology was once again a high priority for staff development and has then allowed

for the implementation for all staff to have greater access to the relevant data needed to complete

their duties effectively and efficiently. The implementation of the Scorelink software has enabled

teachers to track an individual student’s progress across year levels with standardised tests to

identify trends in the individual students learning. The students have also benefited from the

recording studio, documentary making, virtual reality learning experiences and 3D printing facilities.

Nature play was another strategic plan initiative that was significantly developed in 2017. Stage 1 of

the nature play space was completed in April 2017 and has been constantly evolving as the plants

grow and the children explore the new spaces. It has provided our school community with a unique

learning space which has allowed for integrated learning opportunities across all year levels, a

fabulous market garden and a positive meeting place for families to engage.

There was also a change to the reporting structure in 2017 which was brought about by a software

availability issue from CESA. The board worked closely with staff to discuss the importance of the

reporting procedures and how this is communicated to families. The focus being on parent teacher

partnerships in a child’s learning through regular face to face meetings, the implementation of the

See Saw app across all school community groups and formal written reports. The Board received

some excellent feedback from parents that has highlighted the need for the Board to monitor this

transition in reporting closely and adjust accordingly. This is an area in which the Board will continue

to monitor closely in 2018 to ensure that we are meeting the needs of all students in the best

possible way.

Comprehensive Principal’s reports, Finance reports and Staff reports were presented and tabled at

each meeting. These reports allowed for the Board to make informed decisions, approve spending

and develop and approve policy updates.

The Board would also like to acknowledge the unconditional support it received from CESA, Cabra

College and Sacred Heart College in our time of need during 2017. Thank you to Mark Corrigan, Brian

Schumacher and Steve Byrne for providing practical and spiritual support to our school, students,

staff and families, your generous offering of time, resources and prayer was greatly appreciated by

our community.

St John the Baptist Catholic School comprises of an amazing community of people that willingly give

up their time to share their expertise. The Board would like to thank

The teaching and administrative staff for their commitment to high standards that ensured

St John the Baptist Catholic School continued to be a rich learning environment for the

children. In 2017 each of you epitomised the vision ‘In All Things Love’, that St Mary of the

Cross, Mary MacKillop lived by. The children could not have been in better hands in such an

important time.

To the Finance Committee for their diligence to ensure that we remain in a strong financial

position in an ever-changing funding environment. I would like to acknowledge Pam Marks’s

diligent work to ensure the school’s strong financial position.

To the Parents and Friends for their dedication to community events and fundraising. 2017

saw a variety of activities on offer for the community which enabled all sectors of our

community to get involved in school life. We thank Lisa Mahoney, Mary Murray and her

team of workers for the significant funds raised for the school in 2017 and for the

opportunity for all to become engaged in our school community.

To Angela De Nadai together with Parish staff for their continued work with the school and

parish community to ensure we work as one and support each other in times of need.

Fr Anthony Kain and Fr Kevin Taylor for the ongoing spiritual involvement in school life with

strong ties with the Plympton Parish. We also thank the Pastoral Associates Julie Staszyc and

Michael Moore for their continued service to the school and their expertise and involvement

in the sacramental program assisting children and parents throughout this special time.

To all other members of our school community that have volunteered to coach sporting

teams, assisted on excursions, coordinate the school banking program, help in the

classrooms and offer their time to make our school a great community to be a part of. We

thank you all for your enthusiasm and your willingness to engage in school life.

I would also like to thank my fellow Board members for their commitment to service, great

ideas and critical thinking. It was fantastic to hear new voices and ideas at our meetings that

will bring a new direction as the community evolves in to the next generation.

2018 will bring vast discussion of future projects and priorities to ensure we can create the best

possible learning environment for our school community as it changes into a R-6 environment.

Daniella Amato

Chair, St John the Baptist Catholic School Board.


Parents and Friends AGM Report for 2017

On behalf of the Parents & Friends Committee, it gives me great pleasure to report on the activities

coordinated by the St John the Baptist Catholic School P&F for 2017.

Our goals for 2017 were to continue to build the community spirit of the school through an increase

in family based activities and to raise funds for the school project, our outdoor learning space.

The committee for 2017 was:

Lisa Mahoney – Chairperson, Mary Murray – Deputy Chair, Todd Murfitt - Principal, Pam Marks

(does not attend meetings) - Treasurer, Teacher Representatives – Lauren Breeding & Paula Gill,

Committee Members – Darren Roles, Beth Tamm, Tash Panazzolo, Karen Harvey, Kylie Adams,

Jennifer Cox, Bianca Cook, Megan Spokes, Megan Kloeden and Gregor Dingwall.

We are yet to nominate our P&F representative on the School Board.

In consultation with the teachers we continued our work with Parent Representatives for each

class. These Parent Reps were to become the key people to liaise with and send information out

from the P&F to our school community. They assisted and rallied up helpers for community

activities such as Mothers’ & Fathers’ Day Stalls etc. More importantly they were the initiator of

connections between the families from their class.

We are pleased to share that all of our P&F team are ready to be back on board for 2018 and we

hope that others will join us! With a bigger group of parents willing to help out, we’ll look to again

create sub committees for each event.

2017 Activities included:

School Discos (one run by our Year 7s)

Family BYO Dinner on the oval

Easter Raffle

The introduction of the Colour Run – it was a fantastic fundraiser and we particularly thank Karen Harvey for her coordination of this event – loved by both kids and parents!!!

SJBCS Ladies Night

The introduction of the People’s Choice Community Lottery (another fantastic fundraiser and we thank Jennifer Cox for her coordination of this event!)

Wine Drive

Oyster Drive

Mothers’/Fathers’ Day stalls

Art Calendars

With these activities, the community together raised approximately $18,300.00; these funds will be

used to fund school projects.

2018 Proposed Activities

School Discos (one run by our Year 7s)

Family Shared Picnic on the oval

Easter Raffle

Car Boot Sale

The Colour Run

The People’s Choice Community Lottery

Our Biannual QUIZ NIGHT

Wine Drive

Oyster Drive

Mothers’/Fathers’ Day stalls

Art Calendars

Sunday Sesh and more…

As a parent committee we would like to thank Todd Murfitt, Lauren Breeding, Paula Gill, Kahli Wilson

and all of the staff for their support and the rest of the P&F Committee for their shared minute taking,

commitment to sub committees and the generous giving of their time and efforts over 2017; your

commitment to our school community is so valued!

Lisa Mahoney

Chairperson 2017

Parents & Friends Committee


ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

The 2017 school year was filled with unity, love and grace. Our community has held

remarkably strong as we draw upon our deepest reserves to support one another as we

come to terms with the loss of Isaac Nicholls. As we continue to work closely with the family

to honour our memories of Isaac, I thank our staff, our families and broader community for

the love and generosity of spirit that you have kindly shared with us all.

As a school, we are charged with a great responsibility of creating conditions where the

development of the whole child and character can flourish. As a staff and Catholic school

community, we take great pride in using our school logo and vision as our guide and a

reminder to always put children first in every decision we make. Our school values continue

to permeate all that we do and they are the basis upon which every decision is made. Our

school motto, “In All Things Love” sums it up. We are witnesses of Christ in our actions,

words and attitudes. If we cannot live up to our motto we cease to be of relevance. The staff

are very aware of this and their demonstration of living witness is evident in the care,

dedication and respect they have for each student and every family in the school. We are

very proud of the staff and community of St John the Baptist. Our understanding of working

together in partnership is our greatest asset.

St John the Baptist Catholic School in partnership with families, is a community which creates

opportunities for encountering life to the full- in all its personal, religious, political, ecological

and cultural richness.

Throughout 2017, St John the Baptist Catholic School continued to work towards a future

which frequently presents new initiatives and constant change. Nurturing a love of learning

in each child lies at the heart of our core business, learning and teaching. Teaching for

excellence for each child requires acquisition of knowledge and skills as well as the seven

General Capabilities of the Australian Curriculum, Literacy, Numeracy, Information and

Communication Technology capability, critical and creative thinking, ethical understanding

and intercultural understanding. In 2017 we have continued to encourage our children and

young people to strive for excellence and aim to reach their full potential based on their

uniqueness and individual talents and abilities.

St John the Baptist continues to improve educational standards through initiatives in all nine

curriculum areas. The school community strives to apply best practice in teaching and learning

which places the child at the centre of our professional endeavours. We continue to provide

excellence and equity for all students by providing a challenging curriculum from which

rigorous, relevant and engaging learning programs are developed that address individual

learning needs.

There was significant work undertaken to make learning visible at St John the Baptist Catholic

School in 2017. We saw the design, planning and completion of our new ‘Nature Play’ space';

design and planning and initial fit out of new STEM labs; continued replacement of classroom

technologies including new digital displays, quality sound systems and microphones to

support inclusive education.

The Seesaw learning app was further developed with great success and improved consistency

across the school. This will continue to grow as an effective reporting and engagement tool

for parents. Our communication strategy was further developed with the enhancement of

our website; developed use of the ‘schoolstream’ app and continuous reviewing of our school

newsletter.

Teachers worked together to live out their vision statements for learning in their

communities. The visions will continue to become a focal point for teachers into the future.

SCHOOL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

As required by the “Schools Assistance (Learning Together- Achievement through Choice

Opportunity)” Act 2008, St John the Baptist has produced an annual and performance report.

This report provides information in three key areas:

Professional Engagement

Key Student Outcomes

Satisfaction

CONCLUSION

On behalf of the entire school community, we thank the many groups and individuals listed

below whom so willingly and generously contributed to make St John the Baptist Catholic

School a rich and vibrant place of learning. A school community does not flourish without the

support given from these groups. The efforts of each individual and group is both appreciated

and valued.

School Board

Fr Anthony Kain - Parish Priest - School Board President

Parish

Parents and Friends

Staff

Students

We acknowledge and sincerely thank Fr. Anthony Kain for his spiritual guidance, dedication,

commitment and support to our school community. He always takes an interest in the

wellbeing of the students, works with St John the Baptist Catholic School Board, staff and

parents of our community. I would like to thank Fr Kevin, Deacon Michael, Helen Konieczny,

Julie Staszyc Pastoral Associate and all who work in the Parish for their ongoing support of

the school and the community.

I extend my sincerest gratitude to the School Board members, led by Chairperson Dani

Amato. I acknowledge all 2017 School Board members: Sava Politis, Marcus d’Assumpcao,

Kylie Adams, Rob Smith, Leigh Hastwell, Simon McHugh, Ben and Amy Stephan and Angela

De Nadai. Thanks also to Amy Stephan - Treasurer and Pam Marks, Finance Officer for their

guidance and sound financial management to ensure that once again the school finances

and strategic directions remain well managed and secure. We wish Amy all the best as she

retires from her role on the school finance committee. On behalf of the community, we

thank you all most sincerely for your commitment and support of our school. Your presence

on the school board has enriched our school in so many ways.

Thank you to all parents who give their time to help out at school. Your support helps so

many children and also makes ‘life’ a little easier in the canteen, in classrooms and for

excursions and outdoor activities. You are much appreciated! We acknowledge and thank

our dedicated and committed Parents and Friends who work tirelessly to enrich our school

and offer families and community support and accountability. The success of any school

rests with the support of its community. We thank you for all that you have given to the

school through the number of exciting initiatives such as school disco, movie night, wine

drive, oyster drive, Easter Raffle, Mother’s / Father’s Day Stalls just to name a few. We thank

our amazing Parent and Friends Committee.

I wish to acknowledge the enormous pride we have in our students. Their manners,

respect and care of each other is commendable and a testament to the strong values of

their parents. The children never let us down. They represent the school in sport and

cultural events with pride. They participate in community events, excursions, extracurricular

events and school activities with generous attitudes and admirable enthusiasm. We wish

our 2017 graduating students and their families every success as they continue with their

education. We sincerely hope that the values instilled in them at St John the Baptist will

continue to provide the benchmark for their interactions with others into the future.

The Leadership Team- Angela De Nadai and Toni Fitzgerald. I would like to acknowledge the

work of Angela De Nadai in her role as APRIM and Toni Fitzgerald (Inclusive Ed/Curriculum

Coordinator) who make up the Leadership Team. Their guidance, wisdom and professional

leadership is a great support and is truly valued. Angela and Toni have provided leadership

stability and contribute significantly; I thank you for your willingness to be involved, to share

your wealth of knowledge and pastoral care of the whole community.

I would also like to thank and acknowledge the very competent, professional, dedicated and

caring teaching, administration and support staff at St John the Baptist who do a wonderful

job to provide for each child’s learning and welfare. The staff of St John the Baptist is highly

professional, adaptable, committed and enthusiastic. They give of their time generously and

we sincerely thank each one of them. The teaching staff works tirelessly to their sacred

vocation of teaching and caring for the students in our school. I would like to acknowledge

the valuable work provided by the Education Support Staff, Office and Admin Staff, Canteen,

Grounds person and WHS Coordinator. We are privileged to have a tremendous team

providing all the support that we need to give our children an excellent start and foundation

for further education. I sincerely thank each of our staff members for their commitment to

our children and our community.

I know that 2018 will be a year of continued change and growth leading to educational excellence and success for our students.

Todd Murfitt Principal

AGM APRIM REPORT SJBCS 2017

2017 was the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. It focused on bringing about a better appreciation of the inherent values of different cultures, thereby contributing to the strengthening of peace in the world. As part of our professional learning day at the beginning of the year, staff explored effective pedagogy in Religious Education. Alison Gore from the CEO Faith Formation team worked with the staff communities developing units of work for the students. Each community is developing Enduring Understandings and incorporating cross curricula subjects within the RE unit.

Many staff continued to enroll in Religious Education courses for their Catholic Professional Formation (CPF3). In conjunction with the Religious Education (RE) team at the Catholic Education Office, we were able to offer a school based module, focusing on the work begun at the beginning of the year, Crossways, Enduring Understandings and the Understanding by Design (UBD) model. Looking back on the year, I can honestly say that the Spirit is alive and working in our youth at school. As you read through this report, the living Spirit has touched the lives of many in the school’s community in diverse ways. St Brigid’s From Week 11 Term 1 to Week 7 Term 2 I accepted the role as Deputy Principal at St Brigid’s, Evanston. This was an opportunity to further develop my leadership skills. During my time away a parent and student at the school sadly lost their lives. It was heartwarming to witness faith drawing the community together supporting one another through this time of grief. I believe God was in our midst suffering with us and embracing us with his love and strength. We have planted a memorial tree for the student in the Nature Play area which students water and care for. Faith in Action Each Wednesday morning, students joined parishioners at Mass. The Church has a rich tradition of formal and informal styles of prayer; it is here that students gave witness to the Church’s signs, symbols and rituals to celebrate the life, death and resurrection of Jesus who continues to be present to the community. In Term Three we continued to invite families from year level communities to share in Sunday Eucharist. The Religious Education program provided a variety of prayer experiences for the students. These have included lunchtime meditations, prayer through colour, Lectio Divinia, individual class prayer and community prayer. Parents took up the invitation to join in many of these celebrations. On Wednesday June 24th we celebrated the Feast of the birth of St John the Baptist by having a whole school Mass in the John the Baptist Centre. The students also enjoyed delicious fresh fruit provided by Mat from Tropicana Fruit. It was wonderful to see many parents join us for the occasion. St Mary of the Cross MacKillop was celebrated with a Whole School Liturgy of the Word. Integrating Ecology Across the Curriculum We began on this journey by looking at what CPF units were available and how we could incorporate Ecology and RE across our school curriculum. After searching we discovered that Alice Dunlop from “Little Earthies” who was eager to enroll students in her course titled “Integrating Ecology across the Curriculum”. It was a perfect fit. And so 6 brave staff members Adriana, Kath, Nat, Tina, Paula and myself signed up for the course. The course was rigorous and in-depth and many hours were spent afterschool and on weekends researching and discussing topics and articles. We also had to respond to online discussions posting our thoughts and summaries relating to the set topics, authors and theologians. This was challenging to say the least. The course culminated in devising and submitting a cross curriculum unit of work.

Sacraments Last year approx 25 students enrolled in the Sacrament program. The Sacraments of Initiation were Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Communion. St John the Baptist Sacramental Team which comprises of the Parish Priest, APRIMs and Pastoral Associates work in collaboration with St Mary’s Memorial, and Our Lady of Grace at Glengowrie. There were families from other neighbouring Catholic and Government schools who also joined the program at St John’s. Visiting and working with families in their homes to guide them on their special journey was both community building and rewarding. The Sacrament of Confirmation was held at St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Vicar General Philip Marshal, Fr Anthony and Fr Kevin Taylor presided at the ceremony. The Sacrament of First Communion was also held at St John the Baptist Catholic Church where students celebrated receiving the sacrament of First Communion as part of the parish Saturday and Sunday Service. The students were well received by the parish community and the support of their faith journey was very affirming to both the parents and students. Sustainability “Little Earthies Day” The whole school took part in “Little Earthies” day. This was the culmination of a unit of work Mrs Gill and I devised in response to a study centered on sustainability and prayer. Many of the concepts were based around St Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si” – encouraging ecological change. We began the session in the hall with students participating in a discussion that highlighted how St John’s was being sustainable and what other practices could be employed. Students then returned to their classes where they took part in activities which intertwined prayer with sustainable practices. The activities ranged from STEM ice challenges, stone mandalas to discovering how leaves breathe. It was an enjoyable day for all with many students and staff commenting on the success of

the sessions. “Our connection to all things natural, is spiritual” (On Holy Ground). God's mercy can make even the driest land become a garden, can restore life to dry bones (cf. Ez 37:1-14). ... Let us be renewed by God's mercy, let us be loved by Jesus, let us enable the power of his love to transform our lives too; and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish. — Easter Urbi et Orbi

message on March 31, 2013

Made In The Image of God

For it was you who Formed my inward parts;

You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you,

For I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Ps 139 The program covers four strands: Being Human, Being Sexual, Being Moral, Being Connected Each Strand begins with a Living Catholic Tradition statement presenting Church teaching relevant to the Strand. The program supports parents in their role as the first and foremost educators in human sexuality. Through implementing this program, our school ensures that parent partnerships are highly valued and are continually strengthened and enriched. Out Reach Programs Throughout the year students were involved in may outreach programs recognising that Christians are called to create and support institutions, networks and organizations that enhance people’s opportunities for the fulfillment of human potential. St John’s supported Catholic Charities this year by hosting a “Backwards Day” on Friday 29th September. Students were able to wear their casual clothes backwards, ie shirt with buttons at the back or top inside out, to school and bring a gold coin donation. The school raised in excess of $300 and students’ creativity was celebrated. Throughout the year the school community supported many missions such as Project Compassion, winter appeal

– clothing for homeless, Catholic Charities and the Christmas Hamper drive. I would like to thank the families in our community who so generously give for those in need. “Never see a need without doing something about it” St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Just Leadership Day The students were involved in discussions and interactive exercises to help them understand more about how we all can combat poverty and injustice. The opportunity provided students with valuable experiences so they would be able to take back plenty of ideas and activities to others in the school. Students soon realised that choices are made every day, some good and some not so good. These choices have an impact on our world and the people living in it. The day concluded with a brainstorming session on how students could be advocates for change in their schools and communities. Well done all Year 7 students for their active participation and creative problem solving ideas. ReLAT The Year 4 students participated in ReLAT Religious Literacy Assessment Tool in Term 3. This assessment is online and the format is very similar to that of NAPLAN. The assessment was developed by the Catholic Education Office for all Year 4 students in Catholic Schools in South Australia. 46 Year 4 students sat the test and scored within the 70th percentile, in comparison to all Year 4 Classes in the Diocese whose average score was in the 70th percentile. St John’s School average is 1.0% above the state average. ‘The Ripple Effect’ (School/Parish Pastoral Care Group) The group is made up of parent volunteers, APRIM and Pastoral Associate. It responds to requests to provide food and other assistance for families from our school community who find themselves in situations of need. The families being served remain anonymous, as confidentiality is a high priority. The members are very generous with their care and time. There are times when ongoing assistance is needed such as putting families in touch with the right people i.e. St Vincent de Paul to help them with living requirements and assistance with housing. The Ripple Effect supported a number of families last year with food due to health and family issues. We were in contact with a member of the Diocesan Multicultural Team who assisted in translating documents and providing assistance to help parents better understand what was being asked of them, especially with government departments. Ripple Effect’s ongoing focus is to become more aware of the needs of school families through a concerted connection with class teachers and parent representatives. The aim is to further develop relationships that promote openness to receiving support and assistance as needed in a sensitive and respectful manner. We would like to thank Fr Anthony Kain (PP) and Fr Kevin Taylor for all their dedicated work during the year and for providing the students with a role model demonstrating living the life of a disciple of Jesus. The school community has appreciated their time and effort. I also thank all staff, parents and friends who gave of their time to be supportive of the Sacraments of Initiation during the year. I thank God for the many blessings we received throughout 2017 and the support and guidance of Fr Anthony Kain (PP), Fr Kevin Taylor the Parish Team. I would also like to thank Mr Todd Murfitt, the staff and community of St John the Baptist for their continued support throughout the year. “Let us rejoice and thank God for giving us such solid proofs of his love. Mary MacKillop 1877 Angela De Nadai Assistant Principal: Religious Identity and Mission

AGM ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL

20 MARCH 2018

All lean on one another this year – family, school, church.

Report from the Parish Priest – Rev. Dr. Anthony Kain

Our Archbishop, Philip Wilson with his Visitation Team of Vicar General Fr. Philip Marshall,

Chancellor, Mrs Heather Carey, and Director of Ministry and Leadership , Mrs Teresa Lynch, visited

our Parish to have a conversation with us about how our parish community lives the Gospel Mission

of Christ here. One of the good parts of that conversation was about the quality of St. John’s School

and its links with the parish. It made me think of the rich tradition with which we live.

St. Mary MacKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods ‘invented’ a form of Catholic Education in Penola in

the 1860s. Their model was introduced to the Glenelg Parish in August 1869; the parish was to have

a new ministry, Catholic Education, and on 7 June 1869 Mary opened a school on the corner of

Moseley Street and Bath Street the day after our first church/school in Glenelg Parish was blessed

and opened. The Sister of St. Joseph took up this ministry more with the school at Keswick, the

Kurralta Park and finally now at Plympton. The aim of this model was to invite children (and their

families) to be part of a faith community, the Catholic Church in the Parish.

It was about learning the advantage of a Parish School and a Parish Church leaning on one another,

supporting one another and, in turn, supporting their families.

Todd Murfitt our current Principal and our staff, our School Board, Parents and Friends and other

parent bodies here are dedicated to such a model of learning. I thank them for all they did for us

and with us in 2017. We are really blessed in having one another with whom to live, and move and

have our being and the children ‘learn’. Added to which we are at a new moment for Catholic

Education as Grade 7 becomes part of senior school and Grade 6 is the final year of primary school.

The complexity of implementing this change will be a bit of a test for us yet I’m sure with the good

spirit in our school community, we will manage. Thanks to all who have collaborated to make this

happen for us.

Formation is the other cornerstone of our mission here. I mentioned some years ago that Timothy

Radcliffe, a Dominican priest, wrote a book called “What is the point of Being a Christian?” This

question is very raw but it is a good one to think about again as we think back on 2017 and go

forward at our school as part of our Parish mission. What is the point of being at St. John the Baptist

Catholic School? Answers to this are within the school focused by Todd and Angela and the staff, and

in the parish focused by the Parish Pastoral Team. They are especially in your homes focused by

parents and wider family life.

Our journey is not about seeking to create an ideal group. Christians are usually no better than

anyone else! In fact the point of being a Christian is to find a place of evident freedom, courage, joy

and hope within the mess of our immediate world and of the wider world.

The central aspect of our faith journey is to consider how do we meet and know Jesus Christ as his

compassion, mercy, goodness and love reconcile our lives and the mess of our world. How do we

meet God found in Christ?

I never tire of what Gabe Huck, an American theologian, gives us something to which we are asked

to respond. He gives an answer to this HOW question. He writes that it is “In ‘doing’ the liturgy –

“over many Sundays, many seasons and festivals, many weddings and initiations and anointing’s and

funerals – Christ’s own spirit, seeps and creeps into us, into the person, into the people. That is the

way it works”

So with Sunday Eucharist that includes LITURGY OF THE WORD WITH CHILDEN, with CLASS AND

WHOLE SCHOOL MASSES, WITH CLASS PRAYER, with the example of parents and staff at St John the

Baptist Catholic School children meet Christ! They meet him in the inspiration we are to one

another at home, at school and in the Parish. I hope we can support this happening as we all lean on

one another in 2018 – family, school, church; we go forward with hope…

Anthony Kain,

Parish Priest, President of the School Board

The following are reports from the Committees, Representative Groups and Reference Groups.

Buildings, Grounds, Furniture & Equipment

This year we have continued with the scheduled work maintenance program.

We have completed numerous projects and purchased items such as, renewed surface on asphalt

after maintenance error by contractor, the completion of phase 1 of the nature play area, purchase

of extra staffroom lockers, new door between classrooms 9 & 10, new high jump mat, microwave

and dishwasher for staffroom, new furniture to some classrooms, carpet replaced in classrooms 3 &

4, library renovation including new shelving, notice boards and cupboards, matting by nature play

area, refrigerator and freezer for school canteen, courtyard bench, replaced the vine crossing in the

playground, purchase of 2 televisions, 4 JBL monitor speakers for expressive arts, Dyson vacuum

cleaners for 2 classrooms, pin boards for room 1A, carpet for administration office, blower vac,

various furniture items for classrooms, new amplifiers for hall sound system, ukeleles for Expressive

Arts, post padding for shade structure poles, soccer goals, Sonos playback speakers, 4 site boxes for

classroom sport equipment, miscellaneous administration furniture and stools for various

classrooms.

Thank you to Ray Kittel for his upkeep of our school grounds.

Canteen

Members Todd Murfitt, Pam Marks and Julie Henschke The canteen has been busy again this year. The QKr! App has been very popular with Friday being the busiest day. I would like to thank all the volunteers who very generously give of their time to assist me in the canteen.

Canteen Manager Julie Henschke

ICT

During 2017 we purchased 2 PC lock trolleys for laptops, 1 iMac Computer, 1 VR Computer, 32

student laptops, 1 UP Box 3D printer, 2 3D printers, 2 HTC Virtual Reality Head Sets, 12 staff laptops,

1 DJ1 Combo Drone, 40 iPads and 4 iPad docking stations.

Work, Health & Safety (WHS)

Purpose

To provide a summary of progress and current status of WHS strategies, processes and activities within the organisation to demonstrate:

WHS systems are working effectively

Management commitment

Control measures are in place

There is evidence of continual improvement

Use of Reports

Reporting on WHS will assist the organisation to identify any emerging trends, measure and compare their WHS performance, demonstrate their achievements in workplace safety and employee welfare, promote development of strategies to improve WHS performance, and will assist Boards with determining future budget and resourcing requirements.

Instructions for Use

The WHS Performance Report must be completed and provided to the Board at AGM meeting:

1. Injury Data Summarise injury data for the reporting period for both Worker’s Compensation Claims and incident data. This will include a more detailed breakdown of part of body injured.

2. Reportable Incidents Provide information on any reportable incidents to Workplace Services and actions taken as

a result. Reportable incidents include: death, injury that results in admittance to a hospital, fire, electrocution etc. If unsure, contact a WHS Consultant at Catholic Church Insurances on 82150166.

3. Consultation Identify the number of planned WHS consultative meetings and workplace inspections

against those conducted.

4. Training Identify the number of new employees, those inducted and training planned against conducted.

5. Safety Initiatives This section should be used to describe any WHS improvements or initiatives, any awards received or any contribution made towards improving safety at a site or licence level.

6. Future Safety Improvements Describe any areas identified for future improvements. These improvements may have been identified as a result of hazard reports, audits, workplace inspections, incidents, maintenance, etc.

Responsibility

It is the responsibility of the Principal/Manager to:

ensure the reports are completed and presented to Board meetings.

Summarise the reports and provide reports as per distribution below.

Distribution

Education Boards Catholic Education (Summary at end of each term) Catholic Church Health Boards Catholic Church Insurances (Summary 6 monthly) Endowment Social Services Boards Catholic Church Insurances (Summary 6 monthly) Society

Audit Application of this report may be subject to audit.

Date of Board Meeting: 20/02/2018 Report Period: From last AGM meeting – Mar 2017

Incident Reports

Accident / Incident / Near Miss / Hazard Reports

Number Description

Accidents / Incidents* 4 Hit by student (3) threatening phone call (1)

Near misses 0

Hazards 1 Work being carried out on South East end of yard, area fenced off. Now complete

First Aid only 0

* Lost time injuries (from the accidents/incidents reported)

0

New Workers Compensation Claims 0

Bullying Complaint investigations 0

STUDENT RELATED: 1 - broken arm.

*** Worksites can include tables/graphs from Rapid Incident Database here

SafeWork SA Union Matters

Notifiable Incidents / complaints

Date of Incident/complaint

Incident ID#

Incident Details Actions from SafeWork SA e.g. SWSA Action Letter, Prohibition / Improvement Notice

Date of Notice Sign Off

Union Matters

Union right of entry

Date of attendance

Alleged contravention Findings

Correspondence received

Title of document Author Date presented to staff/actioned

Training for the new Online WHS modules for 2017 CES Semester 1

Policy / Procedure

Title of policy/procedure Date presented to staff

Policy and procedures are now covered in online training: policies covered in the reporting period include:

Driver Awareness and CES Camps and Excursions Throughout 2017/present

Audits

Type of Audit Corrective Actions Identified

(e.g. # NCR’s issued, observations etc, areas requiring action)

Electrical Test & Tag – July 17 & Jan 18 Some Emergency Exit lights need replacing

Emergency procedure scheduled - 1 scheduled each term

Training

Title Provider Date completed

# attended

Driver awareness Online via CCI Dec 2017 All Staff

Camps and Excursions Online via CCI Dec 2017 All Staff

WHS Activities completed

Activity Date completed

WHS Committee meeting held week 8 of each term. Dec 2017

Any other issues:

Report prepared by: WHS Coordinator

Date: 13/02/2018

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

In all schools across Australia, the Commonwealth Government provides funds to establish English as an Additional Language (EAL) Programs for children who are expected to speak or understand a language other than English in their home for a reasonably high percentage of their time. The amount of EAL funding that each school receives is dependent upon the number of EAL students with the highest needs, meaning that their skills in speaking, reading, writing and comprehending English fall below a certain level. In 2017 we:

Collaborated with the CEO EAL Co-ordinator.

Collected one EAL students’ writing- written language.

Accessed resources for Classroom Teacher and had writing assessed

Our Learning & Well Being teacher collaborated with teachers to set goals for these students based on recommendations from the report.

Inclusive Education

In 2017 St John the Baptist Catholic School supplied student information to Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) on all students who were having adjustments made to the curriculum. This process continued to encourage staff to become more accountable for the learning of these students. Teachers consulted regularly with parents, students and Toni Fitzgerald to develop SMART goals for the Individual Education Plan (IEP). Adjustments to the curriculum are documented which enable all students to access the curriculum on the same basis as their peers. These were documented on an Individual Education Plan for all students who we identified as having a disability or for children who needed extra support in particular curriculum areas or with behaviour/well-being. All meetings held to discuss student learning were documented; student work samples were collected and teacher planning was used as evidence for NCCD. Teachers were also given time to develop specific learning programs for children on an IEP’s. Educational Support Officers also use this planning to provide extra support for the students in class. Teachers continue to use Differentiation as an Adjustment. Differentiating the curriculum is an adjustment. “Differentiation is defined as a response to the cognitive, affective, social and physical characteristics that distinguish what and how students learn. A classroom where learners are provided with equal opportunity to learn, but are not expected to learn the same curriculum in the same way in the same time is the context that exemplifies differentiation. Respect for individual differences among and between learners is a definition of differentiation.” Sandra Kaplan (2006) We have a number of children accessing Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Psychology and other services during the school day. We offer a space for these specialists to work at school with the students. Families organise this support we continue and support and encourage children to access these specialist services during the school day. Throughout the year, we have also accessed support for our students from CAMHS and Autism SA and applied for grants from CESA to assist the students in our school. We had two new ESO staff join us to support children with wellbeing and learning. They are Briony Lucas and Ethan Miller.

We continued to access support from our consultants from our CESA's from Students with Disability and the Behaviour Team.

Toni Fitzgerald

School Performance Information

Professional Engagement

St John the Baptist Catholic School is a Catholic Co-educational Reception to Year 7 school of 312

enrolments that caters for the diverse needs of families and children in the Plympton and

surrounding area. Our prime aim is to provide a happy, safe and vibrant learning and pastoral

environment where our faith is lived and modelled through Christian values and beliefs. Partnership

between home and school is therefore essential. Specific programs are in place to support children

with learning disabilities/adaptive education, English as an Additional Language learners and

children with social and emotional needs.

Our classroom and outdoor learning facilities are outstanding and compliment children’s learning

programs. Almost all of our enrolments come from family referrals, word of mouth as well as many

old scholars. Performing Arts, Japanese, German and Physical Education and Health are speciality

areas for the children’s learning. We offer a healthy Canteen, private Instrumental Tuition and an

extra-curricular sports program.

Student Enrolments for 2017

Boys Girls Total

Reception 30 28 58

Year 1 25 16 41

Year 2 21 17 38

Year 3 21 21 42

Year 4 25 24 49

Year 5 15 13 46

Year 6 5 15 20

Year 7 11 7 18

153 141 312

Indigenous Enrolments for 2017

Reception 2

Year 1 0

Year 2 1

Year 3 0

Year 4 0

Year 5 0

Year 6 0

Year 7 0

Total 3

Percentage of students with disabilities = 0.06%

Social Economic Status (SES) = 101

Staff Qualifications

Diplomas

38%

Bachelors

67%

Graduate Certificates

32%

Masters

11%

Staffing

2 Male FTE Teachers

10 Female FTE Teachers

8 Part-time teachers

Total of 16.5 FTE

3 Male Educational Support Officers

11 Female Educational Support Officers

Total of 7.2 FTE (this does not include any additional casual hours)

Staff Professional Learning

Our staff participated in a variety of Professional Learning activities. These include:

Australian Curriculum – English, Mathematics, Science, Drama and History. Catholic Professional

Formation – ongoing, MITIOG – Made in the Image of God, Information Communication

Technologies – iPads, Religious Education Planning, Numeracy Planning, WH&S, Special Education –

CEO and other agencies, Indigenous Education – CEO, Child Protection Training, Library Hub Groups,

ESO Hub Groups, Policy Reviews – ongoing, National Professional Standards for Teachers, Staff

Appraisals – ongoing, First Aid, Reading Recovery Training, Strategic Planning, Staff Spirituality,

Bullying in the Workplace, NAPLAN, Autism Training, Leadership & Management, Online ReLAT,

SACCPA, Director’s Days, Office 365, Guided Reading, Responding to Abuse & Neglect, Police Check

Training, ACHPER Health & PE, Teacher Induction Module, Workplace Health & Safety Compliance,

Study Incentive Program, Senior First Aid, Learning For All Training, Mark Treadwell – The Future of

Learning, STEM, What’s the Buzz, Lead Learning, Talking Speech, Integrating Ecology across the

Curriculum, School Library Association Vision Maintaining, Jolly Phonics, Reading Essentials, Fire

Safety Training, Mappen, Peaceful Kids Training, Update Prospectus Training, Words Their Way,

Faith Formation and the Josephite Colloquium.

Key Student Outcomes

Student Attendance and Management of Non-Attendance

Student Attendance was managed and recorded using the CeSIS (Catholic Education Student

Information System) and SMS texting using the CeSIS system. Student absence is monitored closely

and followed up as necessary. Parents are encouraged to ring the school (8293 6280) or SMS

(0409 793 402).

Dealing with Non-Attendance of Students

1. Parent rings/SMSs the school and reports the absence

2. We ask for the student’s name, class and reason for absence.

3. Class teachers are informed.

4. It is cross referenced with the Absentee Roll Class List and those names that are not entered

into the system are done so by the office.

We ask that parents ring in before 9.30am with the absence information.

We ask that the teachers have their absence list completed by 9.15am.

For long term absences parents are required to write a letter to the class teacher and Principal

informing the school of the absence and the length of absence.

Unsatisfactory reasons for absence are referred to the Principal via the teacher. The Principal will

then contact the family. The Principal will ring the Department of Education and Child Development

(DECD) officers if attendance is unsatisfactory.

Student Attendance by Year Level

Year Level Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Reception 94.52 92.46 90.34 93.72

Year 1 94.35 90.45 84.97 92.76

Year 2 95.87 92.33 89.12 92.99

Year 3 95.21 89.54 89.43 93.49

Year 4 95.50 94.09 90.40 95.80

Year 5 96.62 93.75 89.53 92.34

Year 6 93.55 91.94 92.86 92.33

Year 7 96.48 96.37 92.52 85.14

Averages 95.26% 92.62% 89.90% 92.32%

Destination of Year 7 Students

Cabra Dominican College, Sacred Heart College, CBC, Emmaus Christian School, Brighton High High

School, Henley High School, Adelaide High and Unley High School.

NAPLAN

The Australian Government requires schools to publish NAPLAN Data Comparison results to

their community each year. Please find below the tables for each of the Year Levels for

2017 NAPLAN results.

Year 3

Students

Participating

2016 % who

achieved

the National

Minimum

Standard

2017 % who

achieved

the National

Minimum

Standard

Comparison

Reading

39 98% 93% 5%

Writing

39 95% 93% 2%

Spelling

39 97% 93% 4%

Grammar and Punctuation

39 92% 93% 1%

Numeracy

39 97% 93% 4%

Year 5

Students

Participating

2016 % who

achieved

the National

Minimum

Standard

2017 % who

achieved the

National

Minimum

Standard

Comparison

Reading

43 99% 93% 6%

Writing

44 100% 96% 4%

Spelling

44 99% 96% 3%


44 99% 96% 3%

Numeracy

43 99% 93% 6%

Year 7

Students

Participating

2016 % who

achieved

the National

Minimum

Standard

2017 % who

achieved

the National

Minimum

Standard

Comparison

Reading

17 100% 94% 6%

Writing

17 100% 82% 18%

Spelling

17 100% 88% 12%


17 100% 88% 12%

Numeracy

17 100% 100% Even

Our teachers use the data from the National Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) testing to

design learning programs which we hope will further support all of our children, wherever

they may be on their learning journey.

School Events & Programmes – Value Added

We provide a number of activities to enrich the lives of our students:

Programmes – Adaptive and Special Education, Enrichment/Special Interest activities (eg:

buddy class programs), Reading Recovery, Book Week, Student Leaders, SRC, Sports Day,

LAP Program, Year 7 Leadership Program, Environmental Group (Worm Farm and Recycling),

First Aid (Years 3-7), Year 6/7 Aquatics, Tri Skills, Year 7 Canberra Trip, Year 7 Fundraising

(Winter Warmers, Muffin & Milo, Bake Sale), Year 7 Retreat, Parent Reading Workshop,

Cooking Program, Bike Education, National Simultaneous Story Time, Commbank Smart

Start Program and Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Catholic Culture – Liturgies, Masses, Retreats, Parish Sacramental Program, Shrove Tuesday,

Project Compassion, Caritas, Feast Days, Ripple Effect Support Group and MITIOG (Made in

the Image of God).

Arts - Choir – sang at Catholic Schools Music Festival, Nursing Homes, Recitals, Masses,

Sacraments. Private Instrumental Tuition Program, School Concert (biennial) and

Instrumental Evenings.

Extra-Curricular – Sporting activities and tournaments – cricket, football, t-ball, basketball,

netball, kanga cricket, soccer, handball, swimming, lacrosse, cross country, athletics and

touch football carnivals. Sports Clinics, Bike Education (Year 4/5’s) and School Banking.

Other events have included:

School Discos, Principal’s Tours, New Parents Dinner, P&F Functions (Mum’s Weekend, P&F

Picnic, Easter Raffle, Entertainment Book, Wine Drive, Mothers’/Fathers’ Day Stalls, Oyster

Drive, Ladies Night, Pizza Lunch, Dads Footy Night, People’s Choice Lottery, Christmas Hams)

Backwards Day, Crazy Hair Day, Little Earthie’s Day, Colour Run, Harmony Day, Cyber Safety

Parent Session and Walk Safely to School Day.

Surveys

In 2017 we surveyed the school community and staff members on Todd Murfitts Principal Review

and the staff WHS Learning Portal.

Todd Murfitt’s Principal Review is a process, which involves the collection of data from a variety of

key stakeholders.

The overall response was that the community were very happy with the support of their children

and the new capital works.

The second survey was a staff survey on the Catholic Educations Workplace Health & Safety Portal.

17 responses were recorded to ascertain if the learning objectives were clearly defined and if it was

organised and easy to follow.

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