Principal's Report
Dear Parents/Carers,
Lord, at the start of a new school year make us ready, attentive and available to hear you. Thank You for the gift of being able to rise each day with the assurance that You walk through it with us. Thank You for the gifts of creativity and uniqueness, and the energy to put them to good use.
May all that we are this year, all that we try to do this year, may all our encounters, reflections, even the frustrations and failings all be placed in your hands.
May the work we do and the way we do it, bring new hope, new life, and courage to all we come in contact with. We pray for all in the St John's school and parish community. Amen
Welcome to the 2023 school year. I trust that your Christmas was a time of great blessing, and that your family was able to have some quality time together during the summer break. It has been wonderful seeing our Year 1-6 students return to school so positively this week, and we look forward to the Kindergarten children joining us next Tuesday. On behalf of Fr John and our staff, I would especially like to welcome our new families to St John's. I pray that your time with the our community is rewarding.
I also welcome our new staff to St John's:
- Miss Lily Clarke (Physical Education Teacher)
- Mrs Jessica Walker (Diverse Learning Support Teacher)
- Mrs Sandra Watson (Diverse Learning Support Teacher)
After a period of leave from St John's, it is wonderful to welcome back Mr Nash, Mrs Seweryn and Mrs Skinner.
Meet & Greet sessions
An important aspect of ensuring we are meeting your child's needs is to maintain positive communication with you, as parents and carers. We are organising time for a 'Meet & Greet' session between yourselves and your child's classroom teacher in Week 4 of this term (13-17 February). This will give you an opprtunity to share with the teacher information about your child which would be valuable in knowing to support their learning and faith development. Details about booking a session will be made available via Compass. There will also be a form sent home for you to complete which will assist in directing the conversation that you have.
Parent-School Partnership Framework
Our diocesan system of schools has developed this framework to support the positive connections that exist bewteen home, school and parish. Together, we are all striving to provide a school environment for the children to find meaning and purpose through continual growth in faith and learning. I encourage you to read through this framework.
At times during the year, you may need to raise an issue or concern about your child's learning or social and emotional wellbeing. In the first instance, we ask you to contact your child's teacher. Please be mindful that their teacher will be on class and supervision duty for most of the day, so they may not be able to contact you until the afternoon or the next day. After this initial contact, it may be considered that support from one of our Leadership Team members is required. Our Leadership Team members are:
Principal: Mr Paul Moroney
Assistant Principal: Mr Trevor Williams
Religious Education Coordinator: Mrs Kathryn Hampton
Middle Leaders: Mrs Lesley Aliphon, Mrs Kylie Billett, Mrs Helen Libro
If your concern is related to school procedures, please refer these to Mr Williams or myself.
Wishing you a safe and fulfilling week,
Principal