Welcome to the May edition of our Connect Newsletter for 2024.
With Term 2 not past its halfway point the College is incredibly busy with a number of milestone events and days occurring. It has been pleasing to see students modelling our Value of Leadership which is a focus for Term 2. Students have been:
- learning to hold themselves and others accountable by organising themselves to complete tasks and meet deadlines.
- learning to be open to new and different ways of learning by challenging themselves and persisting with learning.
- learning to treat everyone fairly by behaving in ways that doesn’t disrupt the learning of others.
ANZAC DAY
The College and our Community observed ANZAC Day earlier this term. The College continued our tradition of focusing assemblies in this week on reflecting and remembering those who have or are currently serving in our armed forces.
This year, we also had two of our students Seham Eyada and Sofia Zovko representing the College on ANZAC Day at Craigieburn ANZAC Park
IDAHOBIT DAY
Greenvale Secondary College together with the Department of Education acknowledged IDAHOBIT Day on Friday 17 May.
IDAHOBIT day is the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, Transphobia discrimination. 17th May 2024 marks the anniversary of the day in 1990 when the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the Classification of disease and related health problems.
We acknowledge and celebrate this day to raise awareness of the discrimination that LGBTIQ+ people still face.
EDUCATION WEEK
This year, Education Week runs from Monday 13 to Friday 17 May. This year’s theme, Spotlight on STEM, highlights the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in our everyday lives, in the classroom and beyond.
Throughout Education Week, students, parents/carers, teachers, and school communities are encouraged to celebrate and share ideas to learn more about the endless possibilities of STEM.
OUR HISTORY AND STRATEGIC PLAN
Below are copies of the newly created College History and College Strategic Plan visual documents. These were developed by current staff and selected students as a creative way to share our history and what the future of our College will be like!
Please take the time to look at these and become more familiar with the work our College has achieved and will be working towards.
It is almost unbelievable that we are halfway through term two already! The weeks have flown by. Perhaps it only feels like time is speeding by because we have so much going on this term at Greenvale Secondary College.
Firstly, the Annual Attitudes to School Survey has been sent out for your child to complete. We look forward to reading the results!
MONDAY 19 AUGUST – STUDENT FREE DAY
School Council recently approved changes to our College calendar which sees Monday 19 August now as a Student Free Day.
This day has been approved by School Council and will be used for all staff to complete Protective Intervention Training and the preparation works for School Wide Positive Behaviour Support.
