On Tuesday our whole staff were invited to engage in a Professional Learning Day with George Telford. George works for Challenging Learning and was a principal for many years in the Latrobe Valley. Geroge comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and many years of experience facilitating professional learning for teachers.

Challenging Learning has been working with Columba since 2021, supporting us to improve the way we engage our students in their learning. Over two years we have worked with George on how we can continue to build high performing cultures in our school and classrooms. George has worked with staff on how we can use dialogue in the classroom to help students learn, and how effective questioning can engage and stimulate learning through the school.

I continue to be amazed at how our staff wants to keep learning and improving their practice so that they can be the best teachers they can possibly be for our students. I continue to be excited as I watch the collective growth of our team and I am sure as parents, you continue to see either first hand or through your children, how excited our children are about their learning.

Thank you all for finding alternate care for your children on Tuesday. I assure you it was well worth the time and am hopeful that some families were able to use the weekend to recharge, reconnect and reset for a big finish to term 1.

I look forward to seeing many of you on Tuesday 22nd March at our Athletics Day, and welcome you all again to our second outdoor assembly on Friday 25th March, 2:20pm.

For more information on Challenging Learning, please visit their website

https://columbahome.wixsite.com/dtcafe

I would like to officially launch Columba Catholic School's eLearning Lounge. The eLearning lounge primarily focuses on our 1:1 Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) iPad Program. It is a one-stop shop for all information regarding our BYOD program. It outlines

- Our Educational Philosophy around Digital Technology

- Child Safety and Digital Technologies

- Purchasing iPads information (what do my children need)

- Device requirements

- Parent training and advice on keeping our children safe online

I encourage all parents to visit the page. I am hopeful our eLearning Lounge continues to be a helpful resource for all families. 

Take care

Andrew Greco