22 November 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Earlier this term I referred to our commitment to the ‘Visible Learning’. Since our initial training we have been working collaboratively to plan the first stage in our journey to make learning visible in all teaching spaces across our school. We have agreed that the starting point is to ensure that Learning Design (teacher planning and delivery) becomes a learning reality where students are encouraged to be more involved with their learning, understand what they are learning and the purpose of their learning. Quorn Area School has adopted the established ‘characters’ of WALT, WILF and TIB, as well as the promising newcomer WAGOLL, to assist them with this quest. These ‘characters’ will become an established part of our school culture in the coming months and more information regarding their meaning and how you can use them to support your child’s learning can be found on our website under the Visible Learning banner. From January 2018 the four ‘characters’ will be displayed to the right of the primary display in the classroom to encourage students to actively engage with learning.

I am pleased to inform our community that following our On-Track Evaluation in September Quorn Area School is no longer a ‘one year return’ school and it has returned to the standard four year cycle. The review found that the school has made significant progress in implementing the recommendations from the original External School Review in 2016. The new report has been uploaded onto our website and I would like to thank all those who contributed to the progress made by the school in relation to improving learning outcomes for students.

Andrew Gilsenan-Reed

Secondary Report

Upcoming Events

Counsellor Report

SURFNSKI - January School Holidays 2019

Check out the itinerary for Canada 2019, Wanderers Australia would like to invite YOU to be a part of our SURFNSKI tour to Canada and USA during the summer school holidays. Join students from across Australia and tour as a group to North America.

Check out their website for further details and a video of the 2017 trip which some of our students were a part of.

Subject Report

Tech Studies

SAPSASA Tennis/Cricket

Joel Finlay and Mackenzie Chapman are currently representing the school and district at SAPSASA Tennis in Adelaide this week. Lachie and Isaac Finlay are doing the same for the SAPSASA Cricket team. We hope the students have a great week and come home with lots of stories for us. A special mention must go to Jenny Crisp who is coordinating the Northern SAPSASA Tennis team for the 20th consecutive year. Congratulations Jenny, your dedication over the years has been outstanding.

Miscellaneous Reports

Vacswim in Quorn

Online enrolments for this location will open at 9.00am on Friday, 1 September 2017 and close at 5.00pm on Monday, 18 December 2017. For further information, please call the Royal Life Saving Society on (08) 8210 4500.