Welcome back for Term 4!

Thank You

Thank you all for the warm welcome back as I return for Term 4. Also a big thank you to the Student Services Team, our Teacher Aides and Jamei Pertzel for covering me in my absence. It is so wonderful to have such supportive people and that is what makes Ripley Valley a great place to be.

Disability Action Week

At the end of last Term, we celebrated Disability Action Week. Well done to the team for making this a huge success and an enjoyable and meaningful event for our staff and students. 

Disability Action Week is held annually in September with the aim of empowering people with disability, raising awareness of disability issues and improving access and inclusion through out the wider community. Our aim for the day was to open opportunities, think outside the box and share success.

This year Ripley Valley State Secondary College has raised awareness regarding disabilities by having Robert Paino from Mission Australia address the students on assembly regarding his journey after having his leg amputated at the age of 16. Sporting Wheelies and the Disabled association facilitated a Student Vs Teacher wheel chair basketball game at lunch time and our Physical Education classes took part in adjusted basketball and volleyball games during their scheduled class time.

New Staff

Welcome Maria Kelly to our Teacher Aide Team (also known as Team Awesome). She will be supporting classes full-time. Please give her a warm welcome.

Taletha Champs is joining us as our additional Inclusion Coordinator to support teachers in designing learning that is accessible for all.

October is ADHD and Specific Learning Disorders (Dyslexia) Awareness Month

You may have seen a lot in the media at the moment around ADHD but not so much around the Specific Learning Disorder, Dyslexia. It is often shrouded in misinformation and misunderstanding. This month Student Support Services and providing additional information for staff to help build understanding to better support these students. 

https://www.adhdaustralia.org.au/awarenessmonth/

Dyslexia_Awareness_Month_A3_Poster_SPELD_NSW.pdf

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School to Work – Introductory Webinars for secondary school students with a disability and their families.

This webinar will provide you with an introduction to this initiative to assist your family on the path to creating a positive vision for the future, a vision that includes work. 

This webinar will also focus on planning for work, developing positive mindsets and focusing on your student’s strengths. 

We will discuss possible barriers you may encounter on the school to work pathway, and how to handle these. 

We will also be highlighting the importance of involving your student in decision-making throughout the school to work journey.

The webinar will include live Q&A. 

For more details, follow the link below:

https://events.humanitix.com/imagining-work-getting-started-in-years-7-and-8-19-october-2022