Hello, Giinagay, Hai
Congratulations to our recent outstanding student performances:
- U12 Soccer Sharks who won their grand final on Saturday, under the care and guidance of Pak Karl. Great display of talent, teamwork and sportsmanship.
- Cohen Pithers who received an A+ in his musical presentation.
- Matilda and Frieda Parkhouse excelled in their surfing competitions.
We wish our Debating team, the Scotts Head Silvertongues (Sienna, Charlotte, Aiken and Ayrielle), the very best of luck in their debate this Wednesday at 10am.
Year 6 students will be making their speech to the school for the student leadership positions of School Captain and Vice School Captain tomorrow. After the presentation all students will return to their classrooms to vote by completing a ballot paper. We wish all the Year 6s the very best for their preparation and courage.
We are very excited to welcome Wulaaran Walker to our staff from Term 4. Wulaaran is an ex-student of Scotts Head PS and is just about to begin her School Based Traineeship here at the school, funded by the Elsa Dixon Project.
Wulaaran will be working on a Wednesday supporting Mrs B in the 1/2 classroom. This program will continue into 2021 and 2022 as she completes a Certificate III in Education Support.
Aboriginal Education
We have been very fortunate for our school to be showcased at a state level for our Aboriginal Education. Below is the email received from Danielle Rowley.
From: Danielle Rowley
Sent: Thursday, 15 October 2020 10:33 AM
To: Gillian Stuart
Subject: Making a Difference - Scotts Head PS
Hi Gillian
Thank you for taking my call, and again CONGRATULATIONS to you and your school for implementing such a successful initiative. I have also been told that Minister Mitchell (Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning) referenced your school and the initiative during the Legislative Assembly yesterday.
Attached is a copy of ‘Making a Difference’ which has been provided to all MPs.
Danielle Rowley Learning Specialist | Strategic Schools Support | Strategic Resource Management
A copy of the ‘Making a Difference is found below my column.
Attendance
Education for your child is important and regular attendance at school is essential for your child to achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options. It is really important for our school to work in partnership with parents/carers to encourage and support regular attendance of children and young people. When your child attends school every day, learning becomes easier and your child will build and maintain friendships with other children.
Currently 60% of our students have an attendance level of 90% and above and 15% are sitting in the 85-90% range. Our focus for Term 4 is to see if we can lift these rates.
Did You Know….?
For every day of school missed by a student, it will reduce their attendance by 0.5%.
Ten whole days of school has been missed if your child has 95% attendance.
Twenty whole days of school has been missed if a student attendance is 90%.
By the time a student is persistently absent (85% attendance) they have missed 6 weeks or half a term of schooling.
| Days Absent by End of Year | Equal to Absence Percentage | Overall Attendance Percentage by the End of Year |
| 1 | 0.5% | 99.50% |
| 5 | 2.5% | 97.50% |
| 10 | 5% | 95% |
| 20 | 10% | 90% |
| 30 | 15% | 15% |
Just a little bit late does not seem much but.....
| He/she is only missing just… | that equals… | which is… | over 13 years of schooling, that is… |
| 10 mins per day | 50 mins per week | Nearly 1½ weeks per year | Nearly 1/2 a year |
| 20 mins per day | 1 hour 40 mins per week | Over 2½ weeks per year | Nearly 1 year |
| ½ an hour per day | ½ a day per week | 4 weeks per year | Nearly 1½ years |
| 1 hour per day | 1 day per week | 8 weeks per year | Over 2½ years |
1 or 2 days a week doesn’t seem much, but…
| He/she is only missing just… | that equals… | which is… | and over 13 years of schooling, that is… |
| 1 day per fortnight | 20 days per year | 4 weeks per year | Nearly 1½ years |
| 1 day per week | 40 days per year | 8 weeks per year | Over 2½ years |
| 2 days per week | 80 days per year | 16 weeks per year | Over 5 years |
| 3 days per week | 120 days per year | 24 weeks per year | Nearly 8 years |
What a week already from Scotts Head PS. The Little school that CAN!
Thanks, yaarri yaraang, terima kasih.
Bu Gillian
Gillian Stuart - Principal
