5-8 Community News

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Thanks to all those who attended our Subject Teacher Conversations yesterday, it was so pleasing to have many of you back in our school. For those families who missed this opportunity, please do get in contact with your TA teacher.

We have continued to teach The Resilience Project and the students have continued to respond exceptionally well to this learning. Students have further explored their own character strengths and were encouraged to see how many of these they might like to develop in order to set their term goals.  Our students were also encouraged to look at their Term 1 report as an opportunity to see where they can improve. Do check in with your children about their goals for the term. The template for their goal for Term 2, 2022, is attached.

With lunchtime activities commencing, I strongly encourage you to have conversations with your children about attending, particularly if they are finding themselves bored and uninterested in the schoolyard.  We offer a lunchtime activity each day, catered to a variety of interests. The poster attached, which can also be found in our learning spaces shows the activities on offer. There are a number of activities that provide exceptional opportunities, further developing positive relationships/friendships but also creating a very safe space for our children.

A few healthy reminders:

• Encourage students to seek help from adults, where needed. If there is a challenge in the classroom where your child is not sure of a learning task or a concern outside of the learning space, please get into contact with your child's TA, or even better, encourage the children to seek us out.
• Please continue to ensure your child is in correct uniform. If they do not have the correct uniform, a note must be provided. If a note isn't provided, they will be on the detention list. 
• With mornings starting to get fresh, a reminder that only jumpers and jackets which are part of the St Augustine's College school uniform are to be worn. 
• Hats are not currently compulsory.
• TA - Please remind students about the importance of getting to TA on time. As you will be aware, TA commences at 8:50am and concludes at 9:10am.  There is still an opportunity to book in a TA interview with your TA.
• Healthy diet - Plenty of fruit throughout the day and sandwiches packed with all kinds of salad, will ensure that our children are remaining healthy. What I notice at recess and lunchtime is that our students are very active. It's brilliant! Children need healthy food to ensure that they are restoring their depleted energy levels. 

Corey Carver and Anthony Poppa

Years 5-8 Community Leaders

5-8 Community SOLE Focus for Weeks 1-4