Parent Bulletin 16
Friday 20 August
Principal's ReportCongratulations to our Students and the School’s Focus on Engagement and Wellbeing
Our students are to be congratulated on their achievements this term as we have transitioned to remote and flexible learning. To support student wellbeing, we have focused on the importance of student learning and routines at this time. Your child is being supported to achieve their best by their classroom teacher, relevant coordinators and team leader. Parents and carers also play an essential role and I thank you all for the amazing support you have provided your children. It is vital to talk to your child about their learning, ensuring they are attending every class, asking questions of their teacher and completing and submitting their work. Parenting Program – Enhancing Young People’s Resilience During Challenging Times The School Council Parent Engagement Subcommittee has responded to the feedback received from the parent survey conducted in term 2. As mentioned in my July School Council Report, three programs will be offered for parents during terms 3 and 4. The first of the three programs will be an interactive online workshop on Monday 30th August at 5.30pm – 7pm. The topic of the workshop is ‘Enhancing Young People’s Resilience During Challenging Times’. This workshop is designed to:
The workshop will be presented by Chris Daicos. Chris has over twenty years of experience and is a trained teacher and social worker. Her whole professional career has focused on wellbeing, either as a direct practitioner, or as an educator. Our staff have previously had the benefit of Chris’s interactive and engaging workshops on the topics of resilience and positive psychology. The workshop will be relevant to all parents. Please register your interest in attending this online event by Thursday 26th August via this link https://forms.gle/TkyzzwY43pLa8HkK6. An invite will then be sent with a link to the workshop. We look forward to your involvement in this event. Significant World Events - Letter to Families from the Principal 
Jillian English
Principal Family Friday Trivia!
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Building Project Stage 2The College's Stage 2 building is nearing completion.
G Block will house VCE Administration and study area, a new media computer room, chemistry and physics classrooms, and 3 new art classrooms. Get AbstractTerm 3 has certainly been a challenge for Art students and staff alike.
Nevertheless, outstanding work has been produced over this remote learning period and is a true testament to our student’s resilience. Keep up the hard work and remember creativity is intelligence having fun. Subjects: 8ART2- Real or Unreal 9ART2- Exploring the Unknown! Burnet TeamGood afternoon students, parents and our Burnet community.
We are now six weeks into term three and I’m... not... quite... sure how long we’re into the current remote learning period (if I’m being honest). We mentioned in our team assembly on Wednesday that our Burnet students are doing an incredible job and we are very proud and impressed with how you have been managing. Your continued resilience and perseverance is exceptional. Congratulations and thank you to all students on the course confirmation process for your 2022 subject selections and well done specifically to our Yr 9 & 10 students. We really enjoyed having the opportunity to chat with you about your 2022 courses and were impressed at your organisation and the level of consideration that has gone into your subject selections. Well done! There are a few messages from the Burnet office we need to communicate that are important for both students and parents across all year levels. We understand that many of you are busy completing class and assessment tasks at the moment and over the coming weeks. During this time, it is vitally important that you are present for all of your classes so that you receive the necessary information and have the opportunity to ask questions and seek feedback. The best person to give that to you is your teacher, and the best time to speak with them is in your video conference. Us teachers really enjoy it when students are interacting, and we encourage you to ask questions, have a chat and submit your work by the due dates. Parents and carers, please keep an eye on Compass attendance records and let us know if there are any issues. If your student is unable to attend a video conference, you can update their attendance via Compass. If you need any support, please reach out and we will get in contact to help out. Due to the increased reliance on devices to communicate our lessons, we’ve had some feedback from both teachers and students about improper use of technology in some classes. Please make sure you’re being respectful and responsible as a digital citizen. We wholly support our students keeping in touch with friends throughout the day, but please be both mindful and careful with your use of social media. We want Burnet to be an inclusive and supportive team and trust that our school community is doing their best to contribute to a positive environment both face-to-face and digitally. We identified some opportunities in our team assembly for students to get involved in extra activities throughout the day and across the week. We have posted an engagement and wellbeing survey to our Google Classrooms. The Burnet team is having a virtual Cake Boss competition where we have invited students to get creative in the kitchen and whip up something sweet for their family. Our Science faculty is running National Science Week activities such as trivia, art and photography competitions which can be accessed via Google Classroom (code: q4avjor). Ms Kanappa and the English faculty have been running lunch time Kahoot competitions so please keep an eye out for those, they've been a great success and heaps of fun. In our team assembly we were also able to show off some photos of Jackson, Ms Fraser’s baby boy. He’s a cute little customer and we wish Ms Fraser all the best. Until we’re back face-to-face, it’s important you continue to do the best you can, submit whatever work you’re able to complete by the due date each week and stay in touch with us in the team. We are here for you, we want you to see out this remote learning period and emerge happy and healthy on the other side of it. Stay safe and look after each other. Your Burnet team. | ||
