Riverside High School eNewsletter

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents/Guardians

I am delighted to welcome you all to a new school year at Riverside High School. It has been an incredibly positive start, and I am excited to share some of the highlights from the first two weeks.

Our students have returned with great enthusiasm and a strong commitment to learning. In our first whole school assembly, I thanked our students for wearing their full school learning uniform, which was also highlighted in our Head Prefects first address to the school.

Our Head Prefects, Will and Lucy, introduced themselves, their role and welcomed new families and Year 7 students to Riverside High School. For 2025, we have approximately 124 Year 7 students enrolled, and we have a class of 10 Year 11 students studying VET Civil Constructions on a Tuesday again in partnership with Tas Tafe.

Students have made a very positive start in their classes. Teachers have focused on creating learning routines and orderly learning environments where students are explicitly taught the expectations in the different subject areas and where positive working relationships with peers and teachers are established.

Thank you to our School Business Manager, Cynthia Pearce, for coordinating a number of maintenance projects over the school holidays; one being moving the Year 7 and 8 lockers into classrooms to reduce congestion in the junior school corridor. Thank you to our Administration Team and EFA’s who have been busy preparing the school for students and their return. Thank you to Sue Purcell for volunteering her time again to coordinate our school uniform sales and our Prefects and Peer Mentors who assisted with the stationery distribution and orientation of Year 7 students on Wednesday, 5^thFebruary.

Our dedicated teachers have been working tirelessly to ensure a smooth start to the school year. They have also participated in Professional Learning sessions focused on student wellbeing and restorative practices. Riverside High School has partnered with Real Schools for 2025. Please see the attached introduction to Real Schools and what it means for Riverside High School and school priorities of Quality Teaching and Learning and Wellbeing for Learning.

As we move forward, we remain committed to providing supportive and stimulating environments for all our students. We have many exciting events and activities planned for the coming months, and we encourage everyone to get involved and make the most of these opportunities. Thank you for your continued support and partnership. Together, we can make this school year a memorable and successful one for all our students and families.

The school public calendar can be found at https://riversidehigh.education.tas.edu.au/.

Year 7 Barbecue for families 4:30-6:00pm – Tuesday, 25^th February

Leadership Induction Assembly – Thursday, 20^th February 10:40am School Gymnasium

Launceston Cup (Student Free Day) – Wednesday, 26th February

Riverside High School Swimming Carnival – Thursday, 6^th March

Whole School Photo Day – Friday, 28th February

Long Weekend – Monday, 10^th March

NAPLAN Year 7 and 9 will be held from the 12^th- 24^th March

Welcome to our New Staff

We are delighted to welcome the following teachers to Riverside High School for 2025:

Chelsea Clarke - HPE and HASS

Mark Glover - English

Sam Woodley - Science

School Parking for Visitors and Parent/Guardians

At the end of the school day, we have a large volume of traffic in the school. A reminder to parents and guardians to drive slowly and please ensure you are parking in the dedicated parking bays only and that you are not obstructing buses. The school buses must be able to enter and exit the turning circle to ensure they collect and drop off students at the allocated times. Your understanding is appreciated.

State and National Representation

Riverside High School often has students who represent the state in academic, sporting, artistic and cultural events. We would love to continue to recognise and celebrate our currently enrolled students in our newsletter with photos where appropriate. Please inform the administration office if you and your child are willing to share their success in our newsletter. We love photos!

Reminders –

A reminder to students that chewing gum and energy drinks are not permitted at school or when walking through the Primary School at the beginning and end of the school day.

Home Group starts at 8:45am. Please ensure your child is at school in time for Home Group each day.