St Brigid's News and Events

LITERACY NEWS - HOLIDAY READING

We understand that your child’s reading is important so in lieu of take home readers there are several programs that you can use at home in the next few weeks and over January and we do encourage this.

1. BIG Summer Read (as mentioned in our school newsletter last week) - The Big Summer Read is run by the State Libraries and is a fun way to maintain skills taught during the school year. You can also register to track the titles read using The Beanstack app. Click here for more details.
2. Read with your child regularly. You can borrow books from your local library and co-read with them.
3. There are a multitude of websites with fun literacy based activities. Some examples of these are: ABCya - Please note this website does not work on iPad’s. EPIC - Please note that the students do have an Epic Class code however these codes only work during school hours. We believe parents can registered with Epic for a free parent account, however this will only allow your child to read 1 book a day.
4. Keep a diary of what is happening during the holidays, read this to someone in the family.
5. Visit the local library, children will enjoy this experience and it’s free!

WELLBEING NEWS

Digital Wellbeing 

Click here to learn more about safe family gaming recommended by the Safety Commission of Australia.

eSmart Gift Guide 

Be smart, safe and secure when choosing tech gifts for children and young people.  Click here 

Today’s Immersive Tech 

This isn’t future tech, it’s today’s tech – and it’s all waiting at a retail store near you this holiday season.  Click here

Parenting Support

Anglicare are once again providing free webinars across a diverse range of parenting topics. 

EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS TREES

Thank you to all the families who purchased a Christmas Tree from Evergreen Trees.  Congratulations to the Finster family who have won a free Christmas tree in 2023!

SUSTAINABILITY

ST MARY OF THE CROSS t Mary of the Cross Parish News

Please refer to the Parish website https://www.melbcatholic.org/s/mordialloc-aspendale