Dear Parents and Carers

This week we are looking forward to meeting our parents and carers at Parent /Teacher Interviews. 

These interviews are offered twice a year after School Reports have been sent to parents and carers. Interviews are valuable for many reasons, particularly that parents are the first and primary educators of their children. This semester with remote learning it has become even more relevant. The feedback from many parents has been that remote learning was both a challenge and a privilege, with many getting to know their children as formal learners. Please share these experiences with your child’s class teacher at interviews this week, research tells us a strong partnership between parents and school is a great indicator of success in education. When schools and families work together, children do better, stay in school longer, are more engaged with their school work, go to school more regularly, behave better, and have better social skills. Parent engagement also results in longer-term economic, social and emotional benefits.

Next week, we will see the end of a challenging term for everyone in so many ways. Our students have been so patient and resilient through the many changes and challenges that they have experienced. To congratulate them for these efforts on the last day of term, Friday 3rd July our Mini Vinnies Team will be organising our Soup-er Hero Day. All children are asked to come dressed as a superhero, we know particularly in 2020, that not all superheroes wear capes, so children are invited to dream big and remember all of the heroes in our community. Maybe come dressed as Doctors, Firies, Nurses, Police, Ambulance, Charity workers just to name a few.  On Friday the team will be making soup for a gold coin donation and students are encouraged to donate a can of soup (if possible) to go towards the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. This will be a fun day for all the students in their colour house groups with lots of activities to celebrate not only surviving, but thriving this year. 

It will be nice to have our parents physically back in our school this week, even if it is just for a quick interview. Just a reminder to observe social distancing measures on our grounds. Students will not attend these interviews but of course, can play in the grounds whilst parents are meeting with teachers. 

Yours in partnership,

Laurinda Nelson 

Principal