Family Engagement in Learning

Family Week

It was a great pleasure for us to share Family Week with you all. We had some parents coming in to share family storytime with their child in the morning and join their child’s class for family activities in the afternoon session. We were so impressed with all the amazing and creative inspirational posters sent in to us from families. They reflected the love, hopes and dreams you have for your children. These posters are now proudly displayed around the school for everyone to admire.

Bible and PJ Night

Congratulations to the Prep to 2 teachers for their wonderful planning of our annual Bible and Pyjama Night for 2019. It was a wonderful evening where students participated in prayerful activities with their families about Creation, The Last Supper and Global Citizenship. It was lovely to see families engaged in the activities and the discussion around the activities with their children as well as other families. On the night we had 52 students all up from Prep-2 as well as some older siblings etc that attended with their families.

Catholic Secondary School Expo Night

Our first ever Catholic Secondary School Expo Night went extremely well. We had over 20 families attend the evening as well as some families from Resurrection. We had 6 secondary schools from the area attend, setting up a stall with information and being available to answer any questions parents had. We thank all the principals, deputy principals, transition coordinators and school captains present on the night that made the evening such a success.

Website- Learning at Home

Please make sure you check out the Learning at Home page on our school website where I regularly add new learning at home tasks for parents and families. I have recently sent out a Google Forms survey to collect some data around who is using this page and if you are finding it helpful. I would greatly appreciate any feedback from parents and families. Thank you to the families who have already filled in the survey.

Class Dojo

If there are any parents yet to sign up to ClassDojo I am more than happy to help you get connected. Please come to the front office and I can assist you to connect to St. Anthony’s P.S and your child’s class.

Kinder Visit Program

Our Kinder Visit Program is up and running for 2019. We have had some very excited Grade 5 students who have been visiting 2 of our local kindergartens and working with the students at the kinders. Our Grade 5 students have demonstrated wonderful leadership skills and shown great maturity in their interactions with the kindergarten students. They have received wonderful feedback from the kindergarten teachers on the initiative and the respect and kindness they have shown. These students should be extremely proud of the way they are representing our school in the community. I am looking forward to more kindergarten visits and for them to visit our school in Term 3.

If there are any students in Grade 5 who would like to be involved in this program please see me for more information.

Regards,

Deana Portia