Semester One -Student Reports & Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings

Parents will receive semester 1 student reports on the last day of this term, Friday 25 June. Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings will  take place at the beginning of term 3, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 July. Students are required to attend these meetings with a parent. The meetings are designed to promote conversation between the student, parents and teacher, allowing students to demonstrate their individual growth and any particular achievements that they are proud of.

The benefits of including students in these meetings are:

• Students are supported to take responsibility for their own learning
• Monitor and share their progress through self and teacher feedback
• Evaluate their progress through teacher directed assessment and self evaluation
• Gives students a chance to show parents direct improvement in their own learning
• Allows parents, students and teachers to celebrate student success together
• Gives students a chance to develop and use real world skills:

• *Self-reflection and evaluation
• *Organisation and communication
• *Self-confidence

A link to book Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings will be published in week 10 newsletter ( Monday 21 June)

When booking times for more than one child, please allow time to move to the next meeting and do not book back to back meeting times.

Program Support Group Meetings

Parents of students who receive additional support for learning will be contacted by Carmel Donlon this week to set up term 2 PSG meetings. To access additional support for students, the school is required to meet more often with parents of students to review personal learning plans and set individual goals for learning support. These meetings will take place via a google meet in the last week of this term.

Student Wellbeing

Whilst out on yard duty last week, it has been so pleasing to see our students socialising, playing and interacting so positively with peers. The staff and I have witnessed first hand students negotiating, solving problems, sharing equipment, cooperating, communicating clearly and using polite words. It is so important for young people to develop skills that help kids to join in conversations, collaborate with peers, develop friendships and self-advocate when they need help. Congratulations to our students for demonstrating these skills!

School Advisory Council

With the change of Governance taking place earlier this year, there are a number of changes taking place for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. The new board of MACS has re-titled school boards to School Advisory Councils. The new terms of references are agreed upon by the parish priest and principal. The MACS board recognises the need of each School Advisory Council to be appropriate in the context of each school. Our school already has an active advisory school board, with structures and guidelines in place.The main changes for our school will be in the name change.

I am grateful for the parents of  our current School Advisory Council and their commitment to supporting the school through their attendance at meetings, offering advice, supporting in communication with parents and the parish, along with promoting the school’s vision and strategic intent.

If you would like to know further information about the MACS governance structure you can visit the website below.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/About-Us/Why-MACS.aspx

School Uniform

Our school advisory council is currently looking at a possible change to some items of our school uniform. We have noted that our school uniform is very similar to Tucker Rd Primary and would like to ensure our school has a point of difference. The school advisory council will be seeking feedback in the near future from parents. We are only at the stage of initial discussions and we will engage in a thorough process of consultation with our school community, including parents, staff and students before any changes are made. The school advisory council will keep you informed.

Church Carpark- drop off and pick up

Parents are reminded that when dropping off or picking up students in the church car park to please ensure you do not park over the yellow walking lane (closest to the school fence). For safety of all, students are asked to exit their vehicle by the car doors closest to the school fence and walk within the yellow lines to the school gate.

If parking in the middle bays of the church car park, parents are asked to  get out of their car and come to the school gate to collect their child. The teacher on duty will assist with supervising students to get safely to cars. Students are not to walk to parents cars without an adult supervising.

Just a reminder that there is no parking, no pick up or drop off in front of the priest’s garages.

Thanks for your cooperation.