End of a great term

I would like to wrap up the term with a huge thank you to our staff, parents and students for your resilience and commitment to the teaching and learning. A huge challenge for the leadership team has been staff replacement due to shortages of staff in our community. I would like to thank Karen Weekes for her hard work in brainstorming the creative ways to ensure classes could remain uninterrupted and professional development could continue.

Everyday staff have been setting goals for students and reflecting on the impact of the explicit teaching. We continue to track our goals towards targets set at the beginning of the year. I reflect on the key events and acknowledge the school review a significant event including all sectors of our school being interviewed in the ways of working here at Bowen State. Term 3 will be spent reflecting and mapping out the next four years for our school.

Congratulations to Mr Callaghan

Last week I was notified that Jeremy Callaghan has won and accepted the permanent position of Principal at Hughenden State School. I acknowledge the skills and talents that Jeremy brought to the role here and the strong relationships he formed over the 2 years. His experiences here in the primary sector will certainly support him in the P-10 space he is now working. We wish Jeremy and his family all the best and welcome him back for holidays to our beautiful Bowen. The permanent Deputy Principal position will be advertised and Karen Weekes will continue to be extended in her acting role until this position has been filled.

Reminder of holiday security

During the school holidays we ask that the community please keep an eye out for suspicious activity including trespassing on the school grounds. If families note unusual behaviour please report this to the school watch hotline.

In closing

I wish all families a safe and restful school holiday period and looking forward to hearing of all the great adventures had. School resumes Monday the 11 July.

Looking forward to sharing more great stories around the teaching and learning next term. Until the next fortnight have a great school holiday.

Christien Payne
Principal

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