2017 Queanbeyan East Public School Annual Report
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Queanbeyan East Public School Annual Report 2017 4371 Page 1 of 23 Queanbeyan East Public School 4371 (2017) Printed on: 1 May, 2018 Introduction The Annual Report for 2017 is provided to the community of Queanbeyan East Public School as an account of the school's operations and achievements throughout the year. It provides a detailed account of the progress the school has made to provide high quality educational opportunities for all students, as set out in the school plan. It outlines the findings from self–assessment that reflect the impact of key school strategies for improved learning and the benefit to all students from the expenditure of resources, including equity funding. Fiona Senior–Conroy Principal School contact details Queanbeyan East Public School Yass St Queanbeyan, 2620 www.queanbeyae-p.schools.nsw.edu.au [email protected] 6297 2619 Message from the Principal 2017 has been an exceptionally busy and successful year for East. Throughout 2017 we have proudly celebrated our 50th Year of Excellence in Education at East. As I reflect on many achievements, successes and celebrations we have enjoyed throughout the year and I am thankful to our students, staff and community for their hard work and exceptional contributions to our school. Our students continue to strive to maximise their learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy. They participated in a wide range of learning opportunities across all curriculum areas. Very memorable and always a pleasure to watch are the student's presentations and performances at assemblies and special occasions. The effort and respect the students put into our ANZAC, Remembrance Day, Reconciliation and NAIDOC ceremonies is a credit to our school, the students themselves and their families. In addition this year the school celebrated our Jubilee Birthday in October which saw our students, staff, families and broader community join together to acknowledge the history of our school throughout 50 years of excellence in Education at Queanbeyan East. Together with our P&C we celebrated in style at our Jubilee Fete, where a showcase of our history and our current student work was displayed. The day was a huge success thanks toour very busy and hard working parents and staff ensured we had the greatest birthday party. In November we hosted over 3 performances East’s Jubilee Concertat the Q Theatre. Every student from Kindergarten to Year 6 proudly performed on stage and under lights at the theatre showcasing our Performing Arts talents in dance, drama, singing and music. I thank our talented teaching team for their work developing the items for the Jubilee Concert and community who were our audiences. Students, staff and families from the past joined with our school community and enjoyed a number of special events and shared stories that will continue to form our history as our school goes from strength to strength as it continues to grow each year. As always I am not only proud, but humbled, to be the principal of Queanbeyan East PS. It is a pleasure to work with the students, staff and parents. The tremendous effort and dedication of the staff in collaboration with our families have ensured we have provided excellent programs and support for all students. Thanks to our dedicated teaching team and support staff, throughout the year student success has been noted in Debating, Public Speaking, Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Program, Robotics, Choral and Performing Arts Festivals, Mathematics, Science, Environmental Education and in a number of School Sporting endeavours. To our exceptional P&C under the leadership of our President Kenrick and especially the executive team of the P&C, I thank each of you for your continued support, hard work, dedication and commitment to success of our students and staff ensuring our East is always the best! Page 2 of 23 Queanbeyan East Public School 4371 (2017) Printed on: 1 May, 2018 Our teachers and staff take pride in their duties in the service of our students and our school community. I thank our outstanding exectutive team Kim Smith, Kristen Campbell, Bronwyn Lochrin and Fran Fisher for their leadership throughout the year. East is a leader and an active member of both the Queanbeyan Network of Schools and the Ningimurra ProfessionalLearning Community. We have continued to foster strong partnerships with our local primary and high schools – Queanbeyan and Karabar High School. East continues to grow in strength and numbers. We are the school of choice for so many families in the local area and belong to a world class education system – the NSW Department of Education –providing a continuous and comprehensive education for all students from Kindergarten to Year 12. I am proud to say that our school belongs to and is an active memberof the Department and the innovations and support offered by this system is second to none in Australia. You, the teachers, students and families of East – are part of this fantastic public education system. Fiona Senior–Conroy Principal Message from the school community 2017 was a very significant year for East and for the P&C. During Term 1 of the schools 50th Anniversary year, a small but very eager group of new parents joined forces with some old hats and kicked off what was to become a very successful year for the P&C. I think it is fair to say that for most of us, we were learning as we went, and tried to stick to the basics of what a P&C should be focusing on – to engage with all of the schools stakeholders, and to raise funds so that East can become an even greater school moving forward. The P&C, and in particular Amanda Ryan, Tracey Morton–Fisher, Katie Wightman, put in a mammoth amount of time and effort to coordinate the Schools 50th Anniversary Fete, which was a resounding success and raised over $7,000. Many former students and teachers joined in the festivities, and the local East community really came together during that period. We also raised funds via Mother’s Day Stall, Athletics Carnival canteen, Father’s Day breakfast, a couple of canteen days, and various other activities (we will be holding similar events going forward, and adding a Trivia night into the mix). Thanks to these fundraisers, we were able to make a donation of $10,000 to the school on Presentation Day. These funds will be primarily used to upgrade play equipment Personally, I have engaged with other P&C's within the Monaro to share ideas and discuss different ways that we can all learn from each other. It has been very productive for all involved and quite interesting to see how the various schools operate. I hope to build on this sharing of ideas in 2018. The year ahead promises to be a big one for both the school and the P&C. We have started Term 1 with a bang, and already raised in excess of $3500 from hosting two Bunnings BBQs, a cross country canteen and selling hot cross buns for Easter. Our aim is to beat last year’s donation to the school, which I am positive we can achieve. We will also continue to work with the QPRC and RMS in regards to student’s safety when travelling to and from school. We have had several new parents join the P&C in 2018 and are always very happy to see new faces. We have established several sub–committees which will focus on key areas that the P&C would like to be involved in. The committees will focus on the following areas: Communication & Engagement, Safety, Sustainability, Multiculturalism, Canteen, Fundraising and School Uniform. I would encourage all parents to keep up–to–date with P&C activities by liking our Facebook page and for those that can, please join our volunteers register. I would like to thank our hard working executive committee for their work in 2017, and am looking forward to even more success with our 2018 committee. I would like to finish off by thanking Fiona and the rest of the wonderful staff we have at East. We look forward to making positive steps forward alongside the staff in 2018 and beyond. Kenrick Winchester – President P&C 2018 Executive • President: Kenrick Winchester • Vice–President: Katie Wightman • Vice–President: Amanda Ryan Page 3 of 23 Queanbeyan East Public School 4371 (2017) Printed on: 1 May, 2018 • Treasurer: Amelia Maria • Secretaries: Elli Webb & Katy Ballard PS: A huge thank you to Ray White Queanbeyan, Rivoland Tiles, Component Coating Services & Langes Auto for their very generous sponsorship of the Fete Page 4 of 23 Queanbeyan East Public School 4371 (2017) Printed on: 1 May, 2018 School background School vision statement Our school promotes equity and excellence. We strive to ensure all students become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens. School context Queanbeyan East Public is located near the border of NSW and the ACT. The culture and climate of the school is characterised by a strong sense of pride, open communication, and a strong commitment to working as a supportive, positive, cohesive team reflecting on our practice. Our school prides itself on providing strong academic and welfare programs to a supportive school community. The culture and climate of the school is characterised by a strong sense of pride, open communication, and a strong commitment to excellence. Self-assessment and school achievement Self-assessment using the School Excellence Framework This section of the Annual Report outlines the findings from self–assessment using the School Excellence Framework, school achievements and the next steps to be pursued. This year, our school undertook self–assessment using the School Excellence Framework.