A warm welcome back to Term 2, I trust the holiday break has been an opportunity for families to spend some time together and enjoy the wonderful weather we had over Easter. Term 2 is very busy and only nine weeks long, which is also impacted by several public holidays.

At the end of Term 1, we announced the departure of Dr Shane Weir as Dean of Curriculum. Along with this announcement, Mr Philip Bessell has also taken leave in preparation for the birth of his second child. These announcements have meant that over the break, much work has been done to cater for these departures.

 The following positional changes will also take effect from week 2: 

• Mr Dan Robotham will step into the Acting Dean of Students role.
• Scott Mayall will move across to oversee elements of the Dean of Teaching and Dean of Curriculum in support of Mr Chris Straughan and myself.
• Mrs Melissa Barber will also step into the Acting Head of Year Ten position.

To accommodate staff movements, some classes will be impacted, resulting in changes to their class teachers. Our aim is to minimise any further disruption.

For matters pertaining to the Dean of Curriculum, please use the following email address: curriculum@scgs.qld.edu.au 

Parent Teacher Interviews

Our parent-teacher interviews will be conducted over the next two Tuesday evenings -  2 April and 6 May. I strongly urge our students to attend the parent-teacher interviews to receive personal feedback from their teachers. This occasion should be seen as an opportunity to further develop and build upon the relationship between the student, teacher and parent. The venue for the interviews will be the upstairs mathematics rooms in the Aquatic Centre. 

Mr Darren MacLeod-Paterson
Head of Secondary