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Volume 10 - 1 April, 2014 Dear Parents & Students As this is the last Newsletter for the term, I wish to extend my thanks to Year 12 students for providing such a warm welcome to our new Year 8’s this term. As “Big Sisters” they have provided the Year 8’s with a genuine sense of being cared for and ‘belonging’. This has allowed our Year 8’s not only to settle in but, more importantly, it has helped them to feel connected and valued as members of our Loreto family.
DEPUTIES AT LORETO I wish to advise the community of two significant changes to the membership of the College Leadership team that will come into effect in 2015. Last week I advised the School Council and staff of the following news:
After 29 years of excellent service and generous leadership, Mr Elsworthy has advised me of his intention to retire at year’s end. He explains “there are many places where roses need to be smelt and I intend to seek them out in the coming years”.
There will of course be opportunities for more fitting thanks to be given to Mr Elsworthy at a later date but suffice for now to say that Loreto owes him an enormous debt of gratitude. To have led so capably and generously for such a sustained period of time is testament to his excellence as a leader, his goodwill, his perseverance and his dedication and commitment to Loreto.
Additionally, after a great deal of discernment, Mr Swanson has come to the decision that he wishes to return to teaching. Mr Swanson has come to the realization that the classroom is actually where he most passionately wants to be. He says that “it is an exciting time to be a teacher” and I couldn’t agree more. But sadly, this means that he no longer wishes to continue in the role as Deputy Principal – ICT. I therefore wish to formally acknowledge the very real and significant changes and improvements that Mr Swanson has led in IT at Loreto, working with the IT team. I believe that this has been a pivotal time in the College’s history and Mr Swanson’s contribution has been immeasurable. He has been instrumental in creating a pathway towards a preferred future for teaching and learning at Loreto and we thank him sincerely for this. As much as we will miss his expertise as a member of th e leadership team, we are delighted that he will be back in the Loreto classroom.
These two changes, coupled with the changes associated with the Year 7 intake, thus present us with an opportunity to restructure the Senior Leadership team for 2015.
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