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Parent Information
"Just
letting you know your efforts with ... haven't gone unappreciated ... I
have no doubt she'll be very socially at peace by the end of term. So
those strategies you did to make her feel comfortable really worked..." Letter to principal from parent of new Transition student, Term 1
2011
"... has
enjoyed his schooling
at Ross Park, and the enthusiasm, commitment and dedication the
teachers
have provided over the past 7 years has definitely provided him with
an excellent
foundation for high school and indeed into adulthood. As a
parent of a student at Ross
Park I feel so privileged that ... has had the opportunity to attend
this
fantastic school." Parent of Year 6
student 2010
School
Council
The Ross
Park School Council is an elected body of parents and teachers. It is
responsible for ensuring that decisions affecting the school are
made in keeping with the school philosophy.
Mrs
Pippa Tessman is the School Council Chair.
The
Council, along with interested parents and staff members, approves
the Annual Operational Plan each year. Various subcommittees are in
place and any member of the school community can join a committee.
During
school terms, the Council meets on the third Monday of each month at
7:00pm in the Staffroom. All members of the school community are
welcome to attend Council meetings and raise agenda items. Members of
the Student Representative Council (SRC) join the School Council from
time to time to bring issues from students to the attention of Council.
Classroom
Support
Parents
are encouraged to be involved in a myriad of activities at our school.
These include:
- Sharing
knowledge or expertise in a particular subject area - e.g. Information
Technology, Architecture, Desert Technology, Music, Dance, Drama, Art
- Changing
reading books or listening to students read
- Word
Processing assistance with student work
- Helping
on school camps, at Sports Carnivals etc.
"We
will all be very sad to leave Alice Springs, and especially to say
goodbye to Ross Park ... I can't imagine we could find a better school
than RPPS anywhere .... Many people leave Alice Springs because they
perceive school education for their children to be inferior to what
they can access elsewhere. For us, the opposite is true and Ross Park
has been one of the magnets keeping us here longer than we ever
expected." Parent of students who
moved interstate during 2009
COGSO
Ross Park
is a member of the Council of Government Schools Organisation,
promoting awareness of issues impacting on government schools. |
