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Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day was acknowledged through a beautiful service in the Senior School while our Junior School captains represented Casey Grammar School at the Cranbourne service. It is wonderful to see our young people mark this day with due reverence and respect.
SIS Art Show
The Southern Independent Schools (SIS) Art Exhibition at The Cube Gallery in Frankston was opened last week. It showcased a fabulous array of student art from Year 7 to Year 12. There were 16 schools represented in the exhibition.
I was very proud of the outstanding work on display by Casey Grammar students. Congratulations to the Art Department staff who inspired such incredible work in the areas of Visual Arts, Product Design and Visual Communication and Design.
Transition
We are currently in an important period of transition throughout the school.
Our 2025 Foundation students have recently participated in several short transition periods. During these sessions, they have become more confident in their new learning environment and have made some new friends. The students are excited about starting school next year, and so are their teachers!
The transition of Year 6 students is also well underway. A successful parent and student information evening was held last week for all families coming into Year 7 next year. Students are preparing for their Orientation Day and some students will have additional orientation sessions to help them settle into their new environment.
Our Transition Coordinator, Mrs Monique Riviere-Pendle, has collaborated with many staff and parents to ensure we have all the information required to make transitioning to Senior School a positive experience for each student. I thank her for the many months of work she has completed to make this a smooth process for all incoming senior students.
As Senior School exams come to an end, staff and students are preparing to transition into the 2025 timetable. Our Early Commencement Program runs for the last two weeks of term and will give all Senior School students a headstart in their 2025 studies.
Year 11 students are transitioning into Year 12 as they take up the mantle of leadership in the school. Their retreat on 21 and 22 November focuses on preparing them for the rigours of Year 12, understanding their role as leaders and role models in the school, and concentrating on the legacy they will leave when they graduate.
Fiona Williams
Principal
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Reading Has so many Benefits
As a younger person, I was not interested in reading. Indeed, as a teenager, all I read was motorcycle magazines. It was not until late in my secondary school education that I started to enjoy books and now read for pleasure and learning regularly. For this reason, I have an understanding about why some young people have no interest or can’t see the relevance of reading to their lives. Amongst many things I wish I could change about my actions in my youth, my lack of interest in reading is one. Here is just a partial list of the benefits of reading.
- Reading stories helps to build empathy and understanding in young people as they better understand the perspective of others
- You learn from all books (fiction and non-fiction) and this means that you understand the world better.
- Reading is good for your brain (by improving memory, comprehension and clarity).
- You develop your vocabulary and language skills by reading, which helps you in every subject.
- Reading can help you reduce your stress and relax.
- It can help to develop your emotional intelligence.
- If you find the right book, it is fun!
One powerful thing that can inspire young people to start reading is to see parents and other adults reading books. This can help them see that books are not just things that one ‘has to’ read at school, but that they can be an enjoyable part of their whole life.
Robert Jacob
Deputy Principal
