NICS News – Week 2, Term 3

Congratulations to this week’s PBL “Gotcha” awards presented to, Tamotoa Ponini, Cheveyo Schmetzer, Braeden Quintal Reeves and Patrick Reeves. These students all received a $5 canteen voucher for displaying the NICS school values. The upcoming PBL focus for Week 4 is, “solve problems peacefully.”

The NICS Career Days will run from Wednesday, 31 July, through to Friday, 2 August. The Wednesday guest speakers from TAFE, SCU, ASURIA, and Business Solutions will present to students followed by a parent information session after school at 5:30pm in A block. Over the course of Thursday and Friday, students and families can book appointments with the guests to discuss their specific career pathways and options. SOBS online bookings for these sessions will open on Friday, 19 July, and will close on Thursday, 1 August, at 3:00pm. The links for the SOBS bookings will be provided in the NICS newsletter on Monday.

Reading workshops for parents will be held in the Prep classroom on Wednesday, 31 July, at 2:15pm and repeated at 5:00pm. Come along and learn about the importance of shared reading and talking about reading with your child. NICS staff will provide tips to support your child to make a great start with reading. If you require more information, please contact Sam Powell on 23000.

Parent-Teacher Meetings will occur on Wednesday, 7 August, for all year groups P-12. This semester, NICS will follow the same arrangements from Semester 1 to allow for greater access to staff. Bookings will be available from 1:40pm – 6:00pm using the School Online Booking System, (SOBS). With the earlier start time, all students will be permitted to leave at the beginning of the lunch break at 1:10pm. Students who are departing will need to complete a permission note which will go out next week. For those students who are unable to leave and require supervision, students can remain at school and will be supervised on the courts until 2:50pm. More information regarding the booking system and how to book a meeting will be emailed to parents. If you have any questions, please contact the school on 23000.

The School Opinion Surveys are undertaken each year by the Department of Education to obtain opinions about our school from families, school staff and students in target year levels (5, 6, 8 and 11). The surveys will help identify what we are doing well and understand where we can improve. The survey invitation was emailed in the week beginning July, 15 and is titled School Opinion Survey for Parents and Caregivers, 2024. Each school family will receive one email invitation from the Department of Education to complete the Parent/Caregiver Survey. The survey is anonymous, and the results are reported in ways that an individual’s response can be identified by the school. Parents/Caregivers are encouraged to complete the survey. The survey can be completed via computers, tablets or smart phones with an internet connection. Parents/caregivers who experience difficulties accessing the survey can request a new survey from the School Opinion Survey team via email schoolopinionsurvey@qed.qld.gov.au. It’s important that as many parents/caregivers as possible complete the survey. If your family has more than one parent/caregiver, check that they haven’t received the invitation and/or check your junk email folder. If you require any further information, please contact, Russell Moore on 23000.

Russell Moore

Principal

Norfolk Island Central School