Principal’s Report
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are now midway through Term 3, and what a busy term it has been! The sun is starting to shine, the days are getting longer, and our students have been actively engaged in a wide range of in-school and extracurricular activities. As you will see in this week’s newsletter, it’s a vibrant and exciting time for both students and staff.
SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY
This week, we welcomed back SPEAK UP Stay ChatTY, who worked with our senior students in small class groups. These sessions focused on mental health awareness and strategies for supporting personal and peer wellbeing. Over the two-day program, our Riverside High School support team was actively involved, including our School Chaplain Mr Den Hartog and School Health Nurse Mr Donoghue. We also warmly welcomed our new Social Worker, Mr Wharepouri, who will be working with us 3.5 days a week.
Year 6 Transition – 2025
Miss Dudley, AST of Transition, has been coordinating transition visits for our feeder primary schools: Trevallyn Primary, Riverside Primary, and West Launceston Primary. We are also excited to welcome Legana Primary School in the future. Enrolments from non-associate primary schools are now being scheduled. Please contact the Riverside High Administration Team on 6327 6333 or Riverside.High.Admin.Staff@decyp.tas.gov.au if you would like to book an enrolment appointment or a school tour.
Leadership & Personal Development Day – 2025
A big thank you to our Year 9 students who participated in the Leadership and Personal Development Day held at the Door of Hope. Students showed outstanding commitment, behaviour, and focus throughout the day. This marks the first step in the process of applying for leadership positions in 2026. Expressions of Interest forms have been distributed. The day provided opportunities for students to collaborate in teams, take on leadership roles, solve challenges, and build new friendships and connections.
Write a Book in a Day
Students from both our junior and senior schools took part in the Write a Book in a Day competition. Over two days, teams worked together to write, illustrate, and collate their books. Thank you to Assistant Principal Mr Gadsby for leading the event and to Mrs Phair for supporting our teams.
Breakfast Club
As highlighted in this week’s media release, we had the pleasure of The Honourable Jo Palmer, Minister for Education, visit our Breakfast Club on Wednesday morning. The club operates daily and is supported by our School Chaplain Mr Den Hartog, School Health Nurse Mr Donoghue, teacher volunteer Mr Hindrum, Kitchen Assistant Ms Brown, and our School Business Manager Ms Pearce. Thanks to generous support from the Variety Club and Riverside Banjos, we are able to provide hot drinks, toast, cereal, fruit buns, and fruit to students each morning in the Café. It was lovely to have the Minister speak with students from Years 7 to 10.
School Fair – Sidefest 2025
A reminder that our school fair, Sidefest, will be held on Friday, 24th October! If you would like to run a stall, please complete the form linked via the QR code in this newsletter.
Student Wellbeing Survey
As we move through the second half of Term 3, I continue to be proud of the energy, enthusiasm, and commitment shown by our students and staff. Riverside High School is a vibrant learning community, and the events and initiatives highlighted in this newsletter reflect the strength of our partnerships.
Jeanna Bolton
Principal
