Principal’s Report

Principal’s Report

Dear Fortians, Parents and Carers,

As term 2 comes to a turbulent close, we find ourselves half way through another year. I have made the decision to postpone the School Open Evening scheduled for Thursday 29 July until later in term 3. The new date for this event will be published next term.

Reports have been published to Sentral for all year groups and we have just completed parent/teacher nights for all junior years. The evenings were very well attended by parents keen to discuss their children’s progress but unfortunately there are always a few requests that cannot be accommodated. If you are in this situation, please phone the school front office when school returns and request to speak to the class teacher. They will gladly speak to you or return your call at a convenient time to discuss your child’s progress.

I had the pleasure of attending the mid-year IMP concert last Friday evening in the school hall. This was another extraordinary experience listening to music from our talented students. This event was the official farewell to the Year 12 students who have participated in the school music program throughout their time at The Fort. They were most appreciative of the support, mentoring and guidance given to them by all of their conductors, tutors and staff.

We finished off the term with a NAIDOC assembly on Friday. Congratulations to Daniel Holland (Year 11) and Emma Howes (Year 8) for their speeches and organisation of the assembly along with Mr Chapman. Unfortunately our booked speaker Lille Madden (granddaughter of Charlie Perkins) had to withdraw at the last minute due to changing COVID-19 restrictions. Lille will hopefully reschedule her visit for later in the year.

Lille is a proud Arrernte, Bundjalung and Kalkadoon woman from Gadigal country, and a First Nations consultant for Groundswell. After working at Taronga Conservation Society in the Australian Fauna Precinct, Lille worked as the Natural Areas Aboriginal Heritage Officer with the Sutherland Shire Council. For the past year she has also been the Sydney coordinator for Indigenous Youth Climate Coalition ‘Seed Mob’ Australia’s first Indigenous climate organisation. Lille has worked on a number of community projects and feels a deep sense of responsibility towards the preservation and protection of our natural and cultural heritage.

 

COVID-19 Update

We are all hoping that the most recent Sydney COVID-19 outbreak will be under control by the end of the school holidays.

In the event that we should need to move toward Learning from Home we will send official communication to parents and students via email, facebook, Sentral and the school website. In terms of communication, you would probably hear about this on the news before we send official communication to you so please be patient.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday and I look forward to seeing all our students back at The Fort next term.