From the Principal's Desk
Published by Rochedale State School“Success has many parents while failure is an orphan.”
This phrase was popularised by US President John F Kennedy in the 1960s, but was coined by Italian diplomat Count Caleazzo Ciano in 1942. In essence, it means that success is very rarely a solo affair. While mistakes and errors may be owned by individuals, being successful requires a team of supporters who align to one vision and play key roles to make the success possible. Never is this more evident than in school communities where student success is influenced by everyone in the team. Our Rochedale students depend on a great many key people for their success including class teachers, support teachers, specialist teachers, teacher aides, school administration staff, parent volunteers, families and not least of all our P&C Association. To everyone in our school community, I want to thank you for being one of the many ‘parents’ of our students’ success.
P and C
Last Tuesday, our P&C held their AGM and elected their Executive for 2021. These key support people and office bearers are:
Greg Heath – President (re-elected)
Carmichael Reynolds – Vice President
Vacant Position – Secretary
Maggie Liu – Treasurer (re-elected)
General Officers – Petta Traynor (re-elected), Allan Burchill (re-elected), Rob Timms.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Executive Team for their support of the school and for volunteering to take on these important roles. The school is lucky to have such a dedicated team of volunteers who give their free time for the betterment of Rochedale State School and I look forward to working with the P&C team throughout 2021. Please give them your full support throughout the year.
School Leaders
Our 2021 School Leaders will be formally inducted into their roles and presented with their badges on a special assembly this Friday 5 March. Parents of these school leaders have been sent an invitation inviting them to attend this assembly and a post-assembly gathering with the school leaders and school administration. We look forward to sharing this special event together. Last Wednesday, our student leaders participated in their first official function for the year attending the Halogen Leadership day in Brisbane with Ms Maxton and Chappy Sue. Talking to our leaders upon their return it was apparent that they received some important key messages about what student leadership is and the positive impact they can have within our school community.
Maintenance
Junior Playground – Work on Phase 1 and Phase 2 is progressing nicely and I am extremely happy to announce that our P&C kindly agreed to finance the final stage of this work to the amount of $62 000. Phase 3 involves removing the old shade structure and replacing it with a fixed, insulated cover which will be integrated into the overall design. With this work now financed, we can look to complete this project in one episode and have the area fully completed and ready to open for the beginning of Term 2. Thank you for your patience while this work is being undertaken and thank you to our P&C for providing these very important funds.
New ROSHCA Building – Over the weekend the new ROSHCA building was craned into place (in 5 pieces) and is now in position. Work will continue on the fit out, walkways and associated bits and pieces to ensure the building is ready to go and alleviate the waiting lists for ROSHCA. The building should be commissioned within the next few weeks.
Student Teachers
Our 13 first year Bachelor of Education Griffith University students finish their prac this Friday. They have had a very rewarding and fulfilling first week and I am sure their learning will continue this week as they visit different classes. We have a very strong partnership with Griffith Uni and next term we will again welcome student teachers to our school to support their progression from student to teacher. These pracs are a vital component of the Teaching Degree and we are very proud to play our part in developing the next generation of teachers.
Learner Profile: Attribute focus for the week – Open Minded – Students should demonstrate caring towards others and be accepting, considerate and helpful of others within our school community. Students may also help resolve conflict by seeing all sides or reconcile with someone they may have had an issue with. Students should share their actions with their teacher.
Kind regards
Keith Graham
Principal