Organisation
Specialists
At St Brigid’s all Foundation students will participate in several specialist subjects. These take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Tuesday - Physical Education (PE)
Wednesday - Visual Arts
Thursday - Italian on a fortnightly rotation (odd weeks).
Friday - Performing Arts on a fortnightly rotation (even weeks).
Please note: This means that ALL Foundation students need to wear their sports uniforms on TUESDAY (for PE).
All Foundation students also participate in PMP (Perceptual Motor Program). PMP is a movement-based program which helps younger students improve their hand/eye and foot/eye coordination, fitness, balance, locomotion and eye-tracking skills. Students will participate in PMP on Mondays and Thursdays. The students will be wearing their normal school uniform for PMP but will be removing their shoes and socks. We would appreciate it if you could practice this at home and please make sure their shoes and socks are clearly labelled as many students have identical size and style shoes.
Library Day
All Foundation students will be visiting the Library every Friday. In this time they will be allowed to borrow 1 Library book that they can read at home over the week and change the following week. Please make sure your child has a library bag on Fridays.
Take Home Reading
During term 1 all students will begin to take home heart words and 1 book a week for reading, as well as a picture chat with a matching set of question prompts for you to discuss over the week. We ask that you read with your child every night and fill in the reading journal, these will be monitored at school. More information will be sent home when this begins.
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday 11th February - SCHOOL FINISHES AT 1:30pm - 2-8pm Get to know you Interviews (Parents only)
Wednesday 12th February - 4-6pm Get to know you interviews (Parents only)
Friday 14th Febraury - Family Fun Afternoon - 2pm to 4:30pm - this includes Assembly commencing at 2pm where the Foundation Students will be presented with their Buddy Bear. All welcome.
Thursday 20th February- School photos - full summer uniform to be worn
Sunday 23rd February - Foundation Level Mass at Braeside Park 10:30 am
Tuesday 4th March- Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday 5th March- Ash Wednesday
Monday 10th March - Labour Day Public Holiday
Monday 24th March - House Cross Country
Monday 31st March - Celebration of Learning
Thursday 3rd April - Last Day of Term 1
Friday 4th April - Student Free Day
Friday 18th April to Monday 21st April - Easter
TERM 2
Tuesday 22nd April - Term 2 Begins
Friday 25th April - Anzac Day