Principal's Report
Dear Parents/Guardians, Students and Friends of Prospect High School,
Welcome to the second last newsletter for the term. I can’t believe we only have two weeks remaining of Term 3.
I would like to acknowledge the hard work of teachers and the engagement of students in their learning at this stage of the term which is pleasing to see.
We recently farewelled Teacher Assistant Shane Craigen. Shane has been working at Prospect since 2013 and has been a valued and supportive team member. Shane has always strived to provide quality support and guidance to students. He has developed great relationships with both students and staff.
We welcome Liona Lee and Asiyeh Heidari to the Teacher Support team and Pete Garwood to the EFA in a full-time capacity.
New changes to COVID-19 Isolation
Public Health has recently changed the mandatory COVID-19 isolation period from seven days to five days.
This means COVID-19 cases can leave isolation, provided they:
- are no longer displaying symptoms on Day 5 of their isolation period, and
- have had no fever for 24 hours prior to Day 5.
People that leave isolation on or after Day 5 must wear a face mask in all settings for Days 5, 6 and 7 – even if they are not displaying symptoms. People are strongly recommended to wear a face mask indoors on Days 8, 9 and 10.
Students under the age of 12 and all primary school students are not required to wear face masks when leaving isolation.
School Satisfaction Survey 2022
A reminder the School Satisfaction is open until Friday 23 September 2022. This should only take about 5 minutes to complete, and all parents are encouraged to take the survey.
The online survey can be taken by clicking this link or pasting it in your browser: https://ncv.microsoft.com/LZ2rFCnoCJ
The survey is carried out on a secure website and all responses are anonymous and confidential.
Please contact the main office if you require any assistance. Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey.
Grade 10 Exams
Exams for Grade 10 will be held in the final week of term. A Letter was sent home on Friday inviting grade 10 students to opt in to partake in an English and/or Maths Exams learning experience. Tutorials are being held to assist with preparation and students must attend at least one of these. Good luck to students who participate in these.
Rock Challenge
On Friday 9th September Prospect High School participated in the Tasmanian Rock Challenge, Northern Heats.
We entered two bands: Flashing Lights and Deadline, along with three acoustic acts: Gabby and Keely, Sienna and Summer. All our students played very well and enjoyed the event. Congratulations to Summer who has gone through the Rock Challenge final this Friday (16th September). Thank you to all staff and students involved.
Sports Events
Congratulations to the junior soccer team who won their grand final in the Northern High Schools Sports Association (NHSSA) winter sport rosters. There were a number of other teams who made the finals but narrowly missed out on a win. Well done to all teams who showed great sportsmanship and represented the school well. Thank you to the coaches of Wednesday and Thursday afternoon sports.
We held a Swim Meet on Monday and participation and behaviour was excellent. There were many fantastic results for all age groups with a number of records broken. Congratulations to all students who participated in this. Thank you to staff who organised and supervised this.
Communicating With Families
I wish to advise parents and carers that Prospect High School teachers will be making phone contact home over the course of the next two weeks to communicate information relating to student progress and wellbeing. These contacts will occur mainly on Monday 19th September and Tuesday 27th September between 3.00pm and 4.45pm. Some staff may make contact at other times.
Arts Bazaar
Next Tuesday, 20th September the Arts team together with the 9/10 Catering Class and Prospect Senior Secondary Hands on Hospitality students will hold an Arts Evening at PHS from 5pm-7pm. This is a fundraiser for the 2022 production of Aladdin Jr. There will be delicious eats and games and crafts to purchase from the student stalls. There will also be artwork from grade 7-10 students displayed in the Art Gallery, live Dance, Drama, and Music performances. Admission is a gold coin.
National Day of Mourning
Thursday 22 September has been announced as a national day of mourning to mark the death of our sovereign Queen Elizabeth II. There will be no school on this day. We look forward to seeing everyone after this holiday on Friday 23 September.
Student Success
Congratulations to the following students who have represented Tasmania in their respective sports.
Abi – Swimming
Will – Soccer
Zoe – Swimming and Cross Country
Aadyn - Swimming
Matilda – Triathlon
Jack - Touch Football
Ava – Tennis
Zoe - Swimming
Finally, with only two weeks remaining it is important that students continue to remain engaged in learning and finish well. Thank you in advance to parents for your support with this.
Kind regards
Lee Barker
Principal