Wonder – Celebrating all that is good with joy and gratitude
It is amazing how time seems to be flying by this year and we are already at the end of Term 2. We have had another incredible term in our Year of Wonder where we have truly celebrated, with great joy and gratitude through all of our different activities.
Our students continue to amaze us with their ideas, creativity, energy and dedication to all that is on offer. Each of your daughters are precious, each with a unique story and an individual dream of what they would like to pursue for the future. We are blessed to be in a community where there is diversity and richness. During their journey at Kildare, we encourage our students to find their personalised pathway - this may be pursuing a university pathway, vocational opportunity or employment. Our role at Kildare is to educate, support and inspire your daughters to develop their passions for the future and we thank you for giving us this privilege.
Semester 2 – Staffing Update
Semester 2 brings new opportunities and subjects for our students. Also, with the start of the new semester, we do have some staffing changes, which are listed below:
Barbara Madonna
Barbara Madonna is currently on long service leave but has now made the decision after 43 years of loyal service to Kildare College, to retire. Barbara has been absolutely instrumental to the College and held many, many leadership positions during her time. We are all incredibly grateful for her love of teaching and dedication to Kildare where she has moulded and positively influenced the future of so many students. Many changes have taken place at Kildare over the years, and Barbara has always embraced everything with great positivity and wisdom. Barbara will be greatly missed at Kildare and we sincerely wish her all the very best in her retirement.
Annette Lamont
It is with excitement and sadness that we share that Annette Lamont has been offered and accepted a position at St Joseph's School, Murray Bridge as the inaugural Leader of Middle Years, starting at the beginning of Term 3. The school is expanding to Year 9 over the next few years and Annette will be leading the wellbeing and learning during this transition - this is a wonderful opportunity for her.
Annette has been at Kildare for eight and a half years, and during her time at Kildare, she has held a number of leadership roles, including Science Learning Area Coordinator, House Manager, EALD Cluster Focus Teacher and Director of Learning for 5 years. Annette has been instrumental with many initiatives that have been implemented and developed in regards to teaching and learning, such as the introduction and implementation of PBL pedagogy, Online SEQTA Reporting, and the development of the Middle Years and Senior Years' Visions. Her passion and love of learning have permeated through everything that she has done. Annette will be missed by everyone at Kildare.
Kim Thomas
We also share that Kim Thomas has been offered and has accepted a position as House Director - Teaching and Learning at Xavier College, commencing at the start of Semester 2. Over the past six and a half years, Kim has been exceptional in her roles as House Leader, Mathematics Coordinator, Maths Pathway Coordinator and most recently as the Middle Years Coordinator. She has implemented many new initiatives and policies at Kildare and we will miss her immensely as well.
Sally Morgan, Belinda Thai and Shelley Pergoleto
We wish Sally, Belinda and Shelley all the best as they prepare for their latest arrivals in the coming weeks. We look forward to sharing their baby news.
We sincerely wish Barbara, Annette, Kim, Sally, Belinda and Shelley all the best as they all embark on their new adventures.
Hence, behind the scenes, we have been busy advertising and interviewing and we are delighted to share that the following people have been offered and accepted the positions below:
Acting Middle Years Coordinator and Acting Transition Coordinator
Jack Monaghan
Jack is currently a Learning Leader at Kildare and from Semester 2 will move into the Acting Middle Years Coordinator's role, where he will focus on the wellbeing of our students in Years 7, 8 and 9.
Kathy Hennig
Kathy is very much looking forward to her new role as Acting Transition Coordinator where she will be leading the transition for our new students and families, as well as supporting the House Team with the Middle Years’ transitions.
Acting Learning Leaders
Carolina Salvo
Carolina has expressed a wish to end her role as Learning Leader at the end of this semester so that she can focus on her classes until she goes on maternity leave later in the year. We sincerely thank Carolina for her energy, dedication and specific focus on literacy over the past 18 months.
We are happy to share that the following people have been offered and accepted the positions below:
Rebecca Sarvas
Rebecca brings great experience in the areas of curriculum, timetabling, career pathways, VET and wellbeing. We are looking forward to Rebecca joining the Learning Leadership Team.
Patrick Johnson
Patrick is passionate about improving student literacy and together with his interest in Gifted Education, we are looking forward to his ideas and energy on the Learning Leadership Team
The Tullow Centre (Innovation Hub)
Next term, we will be sharing our plans and details for our exciting brand new building – The Tullow Centre (Innovation Hub).
We wish you all a very happy and safe school holidays, and we look forward to welcoming the students back after the term break.
Thank you so much for your continued support.
Tina Neate
Principal
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