Dear Parents/Carers, 

Welcome to the final school term for 2022 and I trust you were able to enjoy the recent Queen's Birthday long weekend or have found some time to enjoy the warmer weather and great outdoors at present.

As we commence Term 4, a number of significant college events and activities will occur including our Annual Awards Evening, Performing Arts Showcase, Year 6 into 7 Transition Day and Remembrance Day service to name but a few.  As the end of the year quickly approaches it is easy to forget these significant events and I would encourage you to keep abreast of these events and details through our Facebook, website and DayMap so as to not miss out on any important information or details. 

As always, if you have a question, please contact the school via phone 3819 5333 or email administration@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au

Our first major event for this term is our annual college Awards Evening to be held on Wednesday the 19th October (2 weeks time).  On this evening we will recognise and congratulate our students for their academic, cultural and sporting achievements throughout the year.  At this event, we will also announce our student leaders and student council representatives for 2023 along with a range of special awards and bursaries.  Information for the various awards and student leader positions have previously been distributed at the end of Term 3 and we will continue to distribute information to students/parents in the lead-up to this event as needed.   

At the end of last term, students/parents were emailed out their child's Term 3 interim report card.  Once again, it was a pleasure to read through these report cards and see some significant improvements in individual and whole year/cohort results.  Each term, as a school staff we review our student, class and cohort results to look at what is working well and what we can do better. Teachers also take time to discuss with classes and students about goal setting, reviewing their progress and areas of strength/development so that we are all on an improvement journey. 

If you find that your child is struggling or needs additional help or support please contact the subject teacher directly or attend the free after-school homework club or arrange a time to meet with our HOD Inclusion, as needed.  By working together we will see our students results improve and I encourage you to partner with us in your child's educational journey.

As always, I thank you for your continued support and involvement in our college community and I look forward to seeing many of you throughout this term at our various special events and evenings.

Yours Sincerely,     

Brendan Krueger

Foundation Principal