Renmark High School Swimming Carnival                          

Well done to the students who participated in our recent Renmark High School swimming carnival, and thankyou to the staff and parents who supported the day.  Congratulations to the swimmers who gave a terrific effort for their teams and those who were then selected to represent our school in the interschool event.  Congratulations also the following students: Abbey P (Chaffey), Callem G (Murray), Cody L (Sturt) and Harrison C (Tintra), who won The Most Dedicated Award for their respective teams.  For The Most Dedicated Award each team nominates a student who goes above and beyond to support their team.  This commendable attitude and effort is an embodiment of our school motto “non nobis solum”, “not for ourselves alone."  Well done!

Interschool Swimming Carnival

Thank you to the families and friends who attended the Interschool Swimming Carnival to support our Renmark High School team.  Thanks to Aaron Camplin and the HPE staff for their preparations and then for the staff who attended to assist with the event and to support the students on the night.  Congratulations most importantly to the students for your fantastic efforts, it was a close contest throughout the night with us coming second only by 23 points!

School building improvements

It is an exciting time for our school with stage one of the $5million of capital works already completed and more works planned.  Our most recent stage of building works has been completed and this week we have been able move back into the rest of D block with its new air-conditioning and new ceilings. Planning for the next stages is being finalised and gone out to tender for construction from June 2020 to March 2021.  These plans include more air conditioning (this was overwhelmingly requested by students, parents/caregivers, and staff), moving the front office into the old Tafe building, moving Student Services into the library, and landscaping across the front of the school.  When you are at the school you can see the latest drawings on the wall in the Front Office.

Parent Student Teacher interviews

We strongly encourage your attendance at the upcoming student, parent, teacher interviews in Week 10 and 11 of this term. It is easier than ever to book your preferred time slots via our online booking system by following the instructions on page 6 in this newsletter, and on our Facebook page. If you require any assistance at all to book, please contact Stacey at our Front Office on 85866974.

These meetings are an important opportunity for teachers, students and their parents/caregivers to discuss student achievement, progress and goal setting for the remainder of the year.  Interviews are not only for those students who are not progressing as well as expected, they are just as valuable to discuss the learning and skill development of students who are already performing to a high standard. 

Some reminders:

• The standard of the uniform has been fantastic on our return to the school, please keep this up.
• Attendance by students is an important factor in their success at school. The beginning of the year is a great time to set in place the habit of being at school on time each and every school day.
• Students are not permitted to leave the school to go down the street at lunchtime. This is in the interests of the safety and wellbeing of our students. Students who truant from school (or from school off-site activities) put at risk their ability to participate in opportunities such as excursions and camps.
• DAYMAP is an important method of communication with families and we encourage all parents and guardians to make use of this service. Instructions on accessing the DAYMAP program have been sent home with this newsletter, are available on our Facebook page and can be collected from the Front Office.
• School newsletters will be issued every 3 weeks and we encourage you to access them electronically from the SZAPP application, email, DAYMAP or on our Facebook page. Please let us know if you would like a printed version sent home with your student.