College Dean | Mr Chris Ryan

Staff News

Thank you to all parents for your recent engagement in the Parent/Teacher interviews. We trust that this was a beneficial time for you and your son and that strategies for continued growth and improvement were the result. Thank you for enhancing the culture of partnership we have at Terrace. I have thanked our staff for their excellent preparation and engagement with this process. As you can imagine, it is a physically and mentally draining exercise but a most valuable one for all concerned. It is our belief that our teaching staff do a marvelous job in this process and I thank them for the professionalism and commitment.

At the end of next week, Mrs Jan Cameron will take leave for the remainder of the term to have her second hip replacement in a few months! We wish Mrs Cameron the very best for this procedure that will hopefully see her return for Term 4 brand new. We look forward to welcoming Mrs Judy Ariotti back to the College in a full time capacity for this time.

Best wishes to Mr Anthony Baruksopulo as he prepares for the impending arrival of a new baby. A reminder that while Mr Baruksopulo takes paternity leave, Mr Gary Stickley will look after his Health and Physical Education classes and Mrs Madonna Effeney will facilitate his Mathematics classes. We look forward to welcoming Mr Stickley and Mrs Effeney back to the College.

This is the year for babies at Terrace. Mr Rob Sweeper’s twins are doing very well and when they go home, he will take some paternity leave later this term. Forward notice that Mr Darren Collins is also awaiting the arrival of a new baby and this paternity leave is likely to be in the early weeks of Term 4.

I have written to all of Mrs Karyn Negus’s student families to inform them that Mrs Negus has taken leave for the remainder of this term. We wish Mrs Negus well for this time and thank Mr Tony Nicita for returning to Terrace to facilitate her Year 8 and 9 Science classes and Mr Phil Elvery, Mrs Sally Hart, Mr Damian Cuddihy and Mr Charles Brauer for assisting with Year 11 and 12 Biology classes and other associated timetable adjustments. Thank you to the parents of these classes for their understanding and support of their sons, Mrs Negus and the College.