eNewsletter THURSDAY 6 JUNE 2019 FRIDAY 7 JUNE Senior LC Assembly @ 2.40pm Book Club Orders close at 9am MONDAY 10 JUNE Queen’s Birthday Holiday WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE Senior LC Mass @ 9.30am WED 19—FRI 21 JUNE Year 5 Sovereign Hill Camp FRIDAY 21 JUNE Assembly @ 2.40pm MONDAY 24 JUNE Parent Teacher Interviews 3.30pm—6pm TUESDAY 25 JUNE Parent Teacher Interviews 3.30pm—6pm FRIDAY 28 JUNE Last Day of Term 2 School Finishes @ 2.15pm MONDAY 15 JULY First Day of Term 3 MARIAN COLLEGE CLOSURE DAYS: Monday 15 July Tuesday 16 July THERE IS NO SANDLANTS BUS AVAILABLE ON THESE DATES TERM 2 DATES Dear Parents and Caregivers In the next few weeks, parents and caregivers will be receiving their end of semester reports. These reports should help parents gain a beer understanding of how their child is progressing at school; the areas in which they are making progress, those which might require further aenon and what the next steps in their individual learning journey might be. The construcon and development of these reports requires a significant amount of work from teachers. It is far more than wring a comment or entering some dots on a scale. Teachers need to collect and analyse a wide range of data to make sure that they have a clear and accurate understanding of the progress each child. They need to work with colleagues to make sure that they have interpreted this informaon accurately and then write this in a clear and concise language that communicates this informaon effecvely to parents. This year our teachers, and parcularly our Leadership team have been working hard to redevelop and improve the structure of our reports. Our goal is to make sure we communicate with parents more effecvely and create reports that parents can easily understand and idenfy how their child is progressing. A crical part of this process is our parent-teacher meengs. This is our chance to have a face-to-face meeng with parents and explain the details of the report, parcularly in reference to the samples of work included in your child’s Learning Journal. I have noced that not all parents or caregivers make a me to meet with the teacher. It is however, important that you do so. I would indeed go so far as to say that this is an expectaon that we as a school have of our parents. Without this opportunity to meet, it is far more difficult to communicate with parents and develop a partnership between the home and school. We are strongly requesng that you make a me to meet with your child’s teacher on June 24 & 25 from 3.30 to 6.00pm. If you are not able to make an appointment at this me, please make every effort to make an alternate me at the beginning of next term. God bless. Bill ‘learning for all, fairness for all, compassion for all’ From the Principal— Bill Hill
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eNewsletter
THURSDAY 6 JUNE 2019
FRIDAY 7 JUNE
Senior LC Assembly
@ 2.40pm
Book Club Orders
close at 9am
MONDAY 10 JUNE
Queen’s Birthday Holiday
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE
Senior LC Mass
@ 9.30am
WED 19—FRI 21 JUNE
Year 5
Sovereign Hill Camp
FRIDAY 21 JUNE
Assembly @ 2.40pm
MONDAY 24 JUNE
Parent Teacher Interviews
3.30pm—6pm
TUESDAY 25 JUNE
Parent Teacher Interviews
3.30pm—6pm
FRIDAY 28 JUNE
Last Day of Term 2
School Finishes @
2.15pm
MONDAY 15 JULY
First Day of Term 3
MARIAN COLLEGE
CLOSURE DAYS:
Monday 15 July
Tuesday 16 July
THERE IS NO
SANDLANTS BUS
AVAILABLE ON THESE
DATES
TERM 2
DATES
Dear Parents and Caregivers
In the next few weeks, parents and caregivers will be receiving their end of semester reports. These reports should help parents gain a better understanding of how their child is progressing at school; the areas in which they are making progress, those which might require further attention and what the next steps in their individual learning journey might be.
The construction and development of these reports requires a significant amount of work from teachers. It is far more than writing a comment or entering some dots on a scale. Teachers need to collect and analyse a wide range of data to make sure that they have a clear and accurate understanding of the progress each child. They need to work with colleagues to make sure that they have interpreted this information accurately and then write this in a clear and concise language that communicates this information effectively to parents.
This year our teachers, and particularly our Leadership team have been working hard to redevelop and improve the structure of our reports. Our goal is to make sure we communicate with parents more effectively and create reports that parents can easily understand and identify how their child is progressing. A critical part of this process is our parent-teacher meetings. This is our chance to have a face-to-face meeting with parents and explain the details of the report, particularly in reference to the samples of work included in your child’s Learning Journal.
I have noticed that not all parents or caregivers make a time to meet with the teacher. It is however, important that you do so. I would indeed go so far as to say that this is an expectation that we as a school have of our parents. Without this opportunity to meet, it is far more difficult to communicate with parents and develop a partnership between the home and school. We are strongly requesting that you make a time to meet with your child’s teacher on June 24 & 25 from 3.30 to 6.00pm. If you are not able to make an appointment at this time, please make every effort to make an alternate time at the beginning of next term. God bless.
Bill
‘learning for all, fairness for all, compassion for all’
From the Principal— Bill Hill
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
to the following
students who
celebrate their
birthdays this
week :
Charlotte
Tom
Tayla
** SCHOOL DISCO **
ART NEWS
OUR STUDENTS’ WORK IN AN EXHIBITION!
This weekend is the Pyrenees Art Exhibition in Beaufort
and some of our Senior students have entered their
wonderful work. If you are going through Beaufort this
long weekend, stop in at the Shire Hall in Lawrence Street
to see all of the art on display, including these pieces by
When: Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30 to 8:50am
Where: Around the School Oval
Who: All students welcome to join in
Be sure to have your laps recorded by a Sports Leader when you finish.
Rewards for BIG MILESTONES!
Tyler.W, Tahliyah.M, Rori.C, Caleb.S,
Maddy.R, Cooper.E - Sports Leaders
St Mary’s Community Freezer
A vital part of St. Mary’s school culture is looking out for one another. We do that in many ways - a quick chat, a warm smile and a meal in a freezer ready to delivery for those who find themselves in a position of need.
We have a freezer at the school that is used to store meals made by families and then shared with others who need a little helping hand. Meals such as lasagnes, cas-seroles, soups, pasta bakes, cakes and biscuits are all very suitable.
If you would like to help out, please donate your dish/meal
to the office or a staff member with a label clearly stating the date you made it, and a list of all the ingredients. We do have members of our community who suffer from certain allergies, so clearly marked meals make it easier for delivery.
So if anyone can find time to make an extra couple of servings while making your evening meal and bring it to the school – that would be most appreciated.
