Assistant Principals' Reports

Help for Vulnerable families

We are fortunate enough to have made connections with an organisation called St. Kilda Mums. The organisation collect, sort and redistribute essential nursery equipment, clothing, books and toys for babies and school age children. They assist some of our most vulnerable families in our communities across Victoria by donating essential items that have been donated to them that they clean, launder and package ready to redistribute to families facing their own unique challenges and trauma.

They receive requests from Maternal Child Health nurses and Social Workers on behalf of families in need and try to meet the needs of those facing hardship with quality pre-loved donations. If you have found yourself in a vulnerable position or know a family who needs support, please contact Louise at the school to see if you are eligible for the support of St Kilda Mums.

We thank them for their kind generosity who have been able to help a couple of our most vulnerable families this year.

Remote Learning From Home

As we work through yet another lockdown it is important to remember that we are all doing the best we can to work through this process together to stay safe and keep each other safe and healthy. It can be overwhelming however, when you start to think about helping your child to learn from home, remember that no one expects you to be a subject matter expert or teacher. The most important thing you can do is to continue to provide comfort, support and encouragement to your child.

Play and everyday activities provide excellent opportunities to support your child’s learning and development. Play encourages children to explore, discover, negotiate, take risks, and problem-solve which supports the development of cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills. 

Helping your child learn from home:

• Have a routine and set expectations.
• Make sure your child has a space to work in.
• Provide a level of supervision suitable to your child’s stage of development and individual needs.
• Monitor communications from teachers.
• Check in with your child often to help them manage and pace their work.
• Monitor how much time your child is spending online.

Start and end each day with a check-in to help your child:

• clarify and understand the instructions they get from their teachers.
• help them organise themselves and set priorities for their learning at home.

Children with a disability or additional needs

Your child has a range of strengths and abilities that they bring to their learning and greater support may be required for some learning activities. Consider your child's needs, and discuss with the classroom teacher:

• when to undertake certain learning activities
• how long your child may be expected to spend on a task
• use of a timer on a phone or iPad, or the oven to help schedule appropriate amounts of time to spend on specific tasks
• use of charts to record progress against the day's learning activities

On Time Awards

Congratulations to all of the students who have been arriving on time for school! Arriving on time and entering class at 8:50am sets you up for a successful day. Keep on eye out next term for our On Time awards, establishing good routines are essential.