Principal's Report
St Augustine's School
Dear St A’s Community,
It is an exciting time for our teachers as they complete their midyear assessments for our students and see the amazing growth that your children have made across the curriculum. We value the partnership with our parents as the first educators of our students and look forward to sharing their Semester 1 reports with you at the end of this term. Assessment and reporting at St Augustine's, provides a strong base for authentic communication about our students' learning progress, between our teachers, students and families. As partners in the learning our teachers are constantly developing their practice and pedagogy, to ensure our students are making positive growth. This is achieved through high impact teaching strategies, collecting data and providing feedback. All our students progress at different rates, so be proud of the achievements and successes that your child/ren have. We all have areas to improve on!
Parents will be given the opportunity to meet with the teachers early in Term 3, as the next phase of our reporting and feedback process.
Proud moment!
This week 2 very special Grade 1 students presented to me their procedural writing! They came into to my office to share their great work and were both super proud of their achievement! Congratulations to Willow and Vann from 1C, who both wrote amazing procedures about the bouncy egg that they made in class! I look forward to reading some more of the students writing in the coming week!
School Closure Day - Tuesday 11 June
On Tuesday, 11 June, we will be having a Whole School Closure Day. This is the day after the King's Birthday long weekend holiday. The Staff will be continuing their Professional Learning, working on developing their Mathematical pedagogy in light of the new Maths curriculum.
Social Media
There have been many articles regarding social media and the impact on young children. Even though there are positives to social media, research has shown that they are negatives for children under 14 who spend a great deal of time on social media.
The negative impacts are:
- Addiction - Many students spend hours on social media platforms which affects their academic performance.
- Cyberbullying - Social media has made it easier for bullies to harass and intimidate their victims, leading to depression and anxiety.
- Distraction - Social media can be a major distraction for students, affecting concentration.
- False information - Social media is full of false information which can be misleading.
- Inappropriate images for younger students.
As parents and educators, we understand how difficult it is to navigate social media with your children. Please make sure that we are keeping our own children/students and own self online. As we are all aware once something is posted it can not be deleted!
Have a fabulous weekend and I hope your Footy team wins!
Show Grace, Be the joy for others and God Bless.
Carrie Rodda
Principal