PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Parents,
On Sunday, we presented our Year 6 candidates for Confirmation to the community during our Parish Mass for this term. Please keep these students in your thoughts and prayers over the next few weeks as they renew their baptismal promises and are confirmed with the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
It has been a few weeks since I last touched upon the power of developing a growth mindset in our students. It has been shown to not only benefit education but other areas such as Sport and the field of Innovation.
I have had some parents ask this is well and good but what does this look like and how can I discuss this with my children? There are some great resources online, but this week I found something that you might like to use to discuss a Growth Mindset with your family. This technique uses the stories of successful people and scientific research to help to name some of the elements which constitute a growth mindset.
Father’s Day
We are looking forward to celebrating with families on Friday morning. Breakfast will be served from 8.00am until 8.50am, and the Prayer Celebration led by 2M will commence at 9.15am in the Church. With the hall out of action due to renovation we will be cooking and serving in the Kindergarten courtyard. Please collect your pre-purchased food tickets from the table at the side gate entrance to the courtyard.
Uniform
In recent weeks, teachers have noticed a number of students wearing non-uniform hats and jumpers to school. Please ensure that your child is wearing his/her school hat and school jumper at all times. If your child has misplaced an item of school uniform, please have them check the lost property outside the Canteen area. In the coming weeks, Mrs R will be launching a streamlined uniform policy with photographic examples of the options available for students regarding uniform choices. Watch this space…
School Improvement Survey
Thank you to the 86 respondents who took part in this year’s My School Survey. The data gathered from you will be used to inform strategic directions for the coming year. Thank you to all those who responded.
Hall Renovation
Progress has been steady with a large amount of sanding already competed. The stage has also undergone some significant changes, and new wrap around staircases are being constructed. We are still on track for complete hand over of the whole project on the first day of Term 4. Thank you for your understanding as we use alternate OSHClub and hall entrances. During the school holidays the renovation will move into the front office and foyer areas. The front of the school will not be accessible during this time. All-access will be via the rear of the school.
New App for School communication
Our school has been undertaking a process to streamline our website, newsletter and communications with one provider. Our new website was launched last year, and our new-look online newsletter launched earlier this year. The final step in this process is to phase in the SZapp as a way of communicating with parents and connecting all these forms of communication. Feedback from some parents regarding communication tools such as Skoolbag have been around too much communication and receiving messages that may not be related to your child. The SZapp addresses some of this feedback as it allows for greater control of notifications for the end-user, allowing you to subscribe to specific groups and receive notifications about content that is more relevant to your family.
From Week 7 this term, we will begin to phase in SZapp with a full change over expected to commence at the beginning of term 4. From weeks 7-10 content will be duplicated across both SZapp and Skoolbag platforms to aide in the switch. SZapp will replace the SkoolBag app, and SkoolBag will not be used after the end of this term.
For more information about the SZapp, please see the following links. If you need any further information, please contact the school.
Download and installation guide- http://www.schoolzine.com/szapp-installation
FAQ about SZapp- http://www.schoolzine.com/szapp
Blessings and best wishes
Sean Rutledge
Principal (Acting)