Mathematics, Science. Health and Physical Education
It is my absolute pleasure to write my final newsletter article for the year to celebrate the work of our students, staff and wider community. I am so proud of all of our school community in our 2nd year of establishment. We have confronted challenges with a positive, student-focused outlook, worked incredibly hard to build high quality curriculum and taught a great group of students.
The wonderful team within the Maths, Science and HPE departments include Mr James Dunn, Mr Justin Clifford, Mr Jarrod Harvey, Miss Christie McKendry, Mrs Jamei Pertzel, Miss Mary Mahipus, Mr Srikanth Sogathur and Mr Tim Barclay. This small team of teachers have overseen the successful running of these departments this year. We have written over 45 units of work, assessment items and curriculum alignment documents to ensure that our students are being delivered top quality curriculum that is aligned to the Australian Curriculum. Our priority was to ensure that our curriculum best prepares our students for their senior phase of learning.
We have created our Senior Pathways, with thoughtful consideration for success outcomes in whichever pathway your child chooses. We hosted a fantastic Science Week for all students and local primary school students to engage in the excitement of Science. In alignment with the HOD of Pathways, we have further developed the Ignite program to encourage the excellence pathways in STEM for 2022 and beyond.
The sports team, led by our wonderful sports coordinator James Dunn, have overseen the participation of Ripley Valley sporting teams/individuals across multiple different tournaments at school, district, regional and even state level. James works tirelessly to ensure our students have the opportunity to engage with as many tournaments as possible and be competitive in these fields.
I want to thank all of our teachers for their efforts in 2021. Thank you also to all parents/carers for your ongoing support and encouragement of your child and, most importantly, our students for showing up every day to improve their educational outcomes and strive for excellence!
I wish you all a wonderful and restful break, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Tess Reeves
HoD Maths, Science & HPE