Inside this Issue - Redeemer Lutheran College

leadership development and personal growth across the College.
Next year will see new initiatives in each of the sub-schools with
this very aim.
For the past two years, Redeemer has struggled to meet its
commitments to TAS Blue Division sports, consequently in 2012
we move to Red Division. While many people hold the need
to win in sport as precious, Redeemer seeks from its sporting
endeavours an attitude of excellence as its central goal. The
attitude of excellence that the Redeemer community needs to
return to, is the attitude of giving one’s best, firstly in terms of
participation and secondly in terms of aiming higher with skill
development in both the individual and team context. Next year
will see renewed and heightened efforts to engage student,
parent and staff commitment to sport. Collectively achieving an
attitude of excellence to this aspect of Redeemer’s school life is
very achievable, and in time, an attitude of excellence will result in
‘excellence of outcome’ more often than not.
The 2010 – 2011 Christmas break saw the redevelopments for
Prep and Year 8 which have been significant blessings this year, as
too has the ever increasing patronage by all three sub-schools of
the Multi-Purpose Centre.
The College Council remains committed to continuing
construction of permanent facilities at the Junior School at
the earliest opportunity, and as reported recently in other
publications the commencement of construction of JG Block
(six classrooms, amenities and playground) is expected over the
Christmas break, as too the delivery of a new purpose built Junior
School Administration facility. The holiday break will also see
two modular classrooms provided for a Year 6 and Year 7 class
to be located adjacent to the Kleinschmidt Centre, as well as a
classroom space for ‘Front of House’ purposes for Hospitality. The
Senior Science Block will also undergo a minor facelift in order
to provide a better learning environment, as well as an improved
working environment for staff.
Over many years Redeemer has been blessed with an excellent
relationship with Our Saviour Lutheran Church, and this has
continued this year. Our Saviour’s decision to better cater to their
own community needs by improving (at their cost) the kitchen,
amenities and external under-cover facilities of the Chapel has
likewise resulted in significant benefits for Redeemer. Students
and parents and staff have gained significantly from utilising the
large, welcoming covered area and the kitchen. Next year these
benefits will be extended to the Senior School students when
they gain access to the Chapel toilets for daily use. On behalf of
the College I sincerely thank Our Saviour Lutheran Church for
their investment in this facility and in their commitment to their
relationship with Redeemer Lutheran College.
Twenty Eleven has been a watershed year for the P & F, for it
marks both an outstanding year in terms of achievements, and
a significant break with the past. The P & F gave generously to
the ‘fitting out’ of the Multi-Purpose Centre as well as funding
air-conditioning projects in both the Junior and Middle schools
with the result that all standard classrooms from P-8 are now
air-conditioned. The Redeemer Fair was again a tremendous
success with turnover exceeding $70,000 for the first time.
Sadly for the P & F, changes to the Work Place Health and Safety
legislation means that the Uniform Shop and Tuckshop will pass
to the management of the College in 2012. The College Council
has taken steps to ensure that the P & F’s employees are directly
re-employed by the College and that for the long term the P &
F Executive will have direct input into the expenditure of profits
from these two business enterprises. It is therefore hoped that
parents, staff and students notice little change, if any in the
provision of food and uniform services. I sincerely thank the P &
F for their very hard work this year and their willingness to work
with the College Council through these changes.
Twenty Eleven has continued to see the College grow, as it has
been doing for the past five years. This trend will continue in
the years ahead, providing Redeemer with a sound future that
will not only involve growing in numbers, but also growth in
programs and ever improving quality. This success is directly
attributable to an excellent College Council and highly skilled,
committed and caring staff.
I thank the Junior School teachers for their professionalism in
serving the families of the College. The teachers in the Middle
and Senior Schools are also to be thanked for their excellent
work, witnessed most obviously through student outcomes, but
also too through their genuine care and support of students.
Looking across the College I see overwhelming evidence of
hard working, committed and loyal staff in the non-teachings
area as well. The beautiful grounds of the College continue to
impress community members and visitors alike and are evidence
of a dedicated and creative grounds and maintenance staff.
The cleanliness of our facilities equally reflects a cleaning crew
who are professional and proud of what they do. Elsewhere the
academic support staff of the College directly serve the needs
of parents and visitors through the various receptions or in their
roles of assisting teachers. In all cases the compliments that flow
from the community to the College about the work of our staff
are always appreciated.
The close of the year sadly involves saying farewell to some much
loved Redeemer staff members. We will certainly miss Nikki
Bouris (Junior School Teacher Assistant), Luke Lester (Maths/ITS),
Robert Pattearson (Curriculum Leader Maths 1012), Daniel Weller
(Maths/PE) and David Wilkinson (Work Experience Coordinator).
We also farewell the following staff who completed contracts
during this last semester: Joan Chia, Ian Luxford, Natalie Parks
(Senior School), and Sharon Terris (Student Counsellor). We wish
all departing staff the very best for the future.
The College Council’s membership is also well supported by
parents, and all are volunteers. At the governance level of the
College it has been a challenging year at times and I thank
College Council for their dedication, guidance and support of the
Staff Executive and of me personally.
This year has indeed been another year of blessings for Redeemer.
I congratulate and thank all students and staff for their efforts
and achievements throughout the year and for extending care
and grace to each other, for in serving others we serve God.
Thank you.
Mr David Radke
Principal
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