Focus on Learning 

Living Well, Learning Well at St. Joseph’s Primary School

This week, we continue to focus on the Rule for Living: 

'I am Valued, Respected and Cared for'. 

Each day, conversations are taking place on how we can show each other that they are valued members of our school community, are respected and cared for in all that they do. 

In choosing a Catholic school, parents enter a partnership with the school and recognise that the positive partnerships between families and school strengthen the school community and improve learning, wellbeing, faith development and life opportunities for all children/young people in the school.

Families can strengthen this partnership in ensuring the our students are Valued, Respected and Cared for by:

• Supporting policies, practices and protocols that ensure people are valued, respected and cared for.
• Quickly inform the school when aware of a risk to a child/young person's sense of being valued, respected and cared for.
• Modelling in the family the ways people are valued, respected and cared for.
• Supporting and facilitating positive relationships with school staff and other families in the school community.
• Recognising and supporting the link between strong school attendance and connection to school.
• Understanding how family engagement in schooling contributes positively to the learning, wellbeing, faith development and life opportunities of children and young people.

Last week's Cross Country and last night's Real Talk parent information night are just two examples of how our families showed support in facilitating positive relations with the school. When our families are active in valuing and respecting school involvement, then our students will become active in valuing and respecting their own involvement and that of their peers.