Principal’s Piece — Justin Harrison
Term 2 2024— Recognition Parade
Over the course of the last week, Toolooa State High School has formally recognised students who excelled academically last term. More specifically, the students who achieved a majority of A’s on their end of term report card in Term 2 of 2024, were presented with a certificate recognising their hard work and dedication to their studies. Please see more photos and information on page 2.
School Opinion Survey—Closes 16th of August 2024
Each year the department requests staff, students and parents to complete a school opinion survey. Links to the surveys are emailed to participants, please check your spam folder if you are yet to receive it. We encourage every parent to take a few minutes to complete the survey as the feedback we receive gives us both reasons to celebrate and directions for improvement. Students in years 8 and 11 will be completing the surveys at school. Each link can only be used once.
We value your response, and your input in shaping our school to improve school climate, community engagement and learning and teaching practices for student engagement and outcomes. All responses will be strictly confidential, and the information is used in ways which protect individual responses. Results will be released in term 4. Thank you for helping us to improve our school.
SET Plan Meetings
Year 10 parents /carers will have all received an email outlining the booking process for SET Plans. Please check your emails and ensure that you book at SET plan with the allocated team member. The SET planning process is essential to ensure that students are in correct subjects to support their desired senior pathways.
Parent and Community Engagement
Quality partnerships between school and home are integral to the success of the student. They require a reciprocal commitment from staff and parents to work together to improve student learning and wellbeing. Effective partnerships can help to raise parents’ awareness of their ability to improve their children’s learning and wellbeing. Understanding the school, home and community contribution to student learning helps cultivate a holistic learning environment.
While involving parents in school activities (e.g. attending school events) is important, it is engagement through learning partnerships which has shown to have much greater impact on student outcomes. I thank all parents/carers who continually try and engage in their child’s education, a process which can be very difficult during this phase of their life.
Consequently, I thought I would take this opportunity to remind everyone of ways that we as parents/carers can do to support our loved ones:
- Keep up-to-date by reading information from the school
- Maintain a positive dialogue with your child about what they are learning
- Establish appropriate study arrangements
- Ask your child about their learning and school day
- Access local services including local community health services, parenting programs and libraries that can support your child’s learning and development
- Monitor screen time and sleep
- Promote a healthy lifestyle
- Talk with your child about goals and aspirations
- Be approachable and supportive
- Support good relationships with peers
Road Safety—Student Drop Off and Pick Up
The safety of our students is of paramount importance and we thank our parents/carer for their support in the area of student drop off and pick up.
To help reduce the traffic congestion down the front of the school in the afternoons, I am asking all drivers not to sit in the queue waiting for a space which blocks the entrance to the stop drop and go. Not only is this stopping our buses from entering the bus lane and transporting students’ home on time, it is dangerously backing up the traffic onto Philip Street and the roundabout on Benaraby Road. I urge all parents/family members to adhere to the road safety rules, especially around schools.
Recognition Parade for Semester 1 2024
Toolooa recently hosted Senior and Junior Recognition Parades, which are always significant events in our school calendar that see us celebrate the success of our students.
Both parades recognised Toolooa’s Gold Award recipients by honouring those students who received a majority of A’s on their 2024 Semester 1 report card.
Recognition Parades concluded with a light refreshment, which was attended by parents of Award winners and staff.
Congratulations to all recipients, your hard work and dedication is commendable.