St Brigid's News and Events

News from Foundation

What a wonderful start we have had to the year in Foundation! The students have settled in nicely and have been enjoying lots of fun activities. We have been working hard on getting to know each other and learning all about the exciting things we do at St Brigid’s School! 

All of our wonderful Foundation students should be very proud of their first week of school. 

Miss Dirckze & Miss Behrendt

Literacy News

Each week the newsletter will include information to help you keep up to date with what’s happening in Literacy at St Brigids. 

Over the first few weeks I will share family-friendly ways that parents can make authentic learning experiences part of their children’s home lives.

Help Parents Promote Independent Reading and Writing at Home

Janice Such

Home Fun That Promotes Independent Reading

Parents can use these ideas to foster children’s interest in independent reading:

1.  Find out what kinds of books their children like to read.
2.  Plan a weekly trip to the public library for the whole family.
3. Obtain individual public library cards for each family member.
4.  Learn about the I-PICK method to help children choose good-fit books (Boushey & Moser, 2014).
5. Subscribe to a children’s magazine to share as a family.
6. Establish a family togetherness time to encourage nightly reading.
7. Model interest in literacy by reading side by side with children.
8. Talk about well-loved books that they enjoyed as youngsters.
9.  Help youngsters research nonfiction topics that interest them.
10. Have children read about places that the family might visit.

Reference:

Boushey, G., & Moser, J. (2014). The daily 5 (2nd ed.). Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

RE News

Tuesday 1st February we celebrate the Feast of St Brigid - Our Patron Saint. St Brigid of Kildare is the patroness of those who have a care for the earth, for justice and equality, for peace and reconciliation. She is a model for a contemplative life.

Our school was founded by the Brigidine sisters in 1911. The Brigidine Sisters have been a presence in the parish for decades. The leaders of the Brigidine congregation that the community of sisters based in Mordialloc (Srs. Reba Woodwiss, Deidre Malone, Lia Commandeur & Michelina Grixti) will be leaving for new homes. We thank them for their service  and will present each member with a small gift at our beginning of year liturgy.