Monday was a Student Free Day across all Queensland State Schools. This was a valuable opportunity for MSS staff to participate in Professional Development. Throughout the day staff participated in a range of learning opportunities. Our focus for the day was the review of the explicit teaching of Reading and Writing through the use of our school's Reading and Writing Framework. I am sure that through our participation in the day, our school's alignment and continued consistent approach to teaching Reading and Writing will ensure our kids continue the improvement trajectory that we've seen over the past 18 months