Sincere thanks goes to our P & F Association for organising the Mother's Day Stall for tomorrow. This is such a practical service for our students who may find it difficult at other times to purchase something for their mums. Also, you are reminded of the Afternoon Tea being held this Friday from 1.15pm. Please bring along something to share with your child as we enjoy each other's company in our school grounds. If the weather is unfavourable on the day, we will unfortunately need to cancel this event and we will inform you via Compass.

Paul Moroney
Principal

‘TELL THEM FROM ME’ SURVEY

In the coming weeks we will be inviting students, teachers and parents to provide feedback on their experience of our school using an online survey. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process.

We would like to invite you to complete the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Partners in Learning survey. As we value the role of parents and carers within our school community we would greatly appreciate your feedback. The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing at St John the Evangelist, Campbelltown.

The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. You are able to access the parent survey on your computer or mobile device by using the URL below:

www.tellthemfromme.com/sjct2024

The survey will close on Friday, 24 May 2024. We thank you in anticipation of your ongoing support.

TERM 2 CLASS CAPTAINS

It is wonderful to be recognised for leadership qualities. We have had many students from years 1 - 6 recognised for such qualities by their peers and teachers. We will congratulate these children who have been selected as Class Captains for this term and look forward to providing opportunities in which they can demonstrate their leadership skills.

These students will be provided with their badge on Monday, 13 May (Week 3) at the morning assembly. We will inform parents via Compass of who our Term 2 Class Captains are, so you might be available to grab a photo and see your child receive their badge.

We are confident that our student leaders will be great examples for others demonstrating our Good Samaritan values and ‘Walking in Peace and Joy’.

CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL                                                                                Our Cross Country Carnival was held on the final day of Term 1. It had been rescheduled due to wet weather the week before. 

The event was organised at Hurley Park and was a great success. It had been quite a number of years since the cross country carnival was held there. Apart from the running of the cross country for different grades and age groups, there were also many ball games and relays in which our students engaged in.

Thanks to our Year 6 students and House Captains for their assistance on the day, particularly in supporting our K-2 students. Thank you also to the parents who were able to volunteer their time to assist in the running of the carnival. 

A special thank you to Mrs New for coordinating the Cross Country carnival. These whole school events take many hours to organise and we greatly appreciate it.

As a result of the carnival, we have several students who will represent our school at the upcoming Diocese Cross Country Carnival being held on Tuesday, 28 May. We wish all those students the very best and will recognise them in an upcoming newsletter. 

At our Monday morning assembly, our Cross Country age champions received their medallions. We congratulate them and wish them every success at the Diocesan Carnival.

PARENT COMMUNICATION SURVEY RESULTS

Thanks once again to parents and carers for contributing to our communication survey. As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, we had a great sample of over 100 responses to the survey. Below is a summary of the results:

66.3% of Parents/Carers found the Term Overviews useful

Term overviews are provided at the beginning of the term outlining areas of the curriculum for the grade.

43.9% - Weekly, twice a week & daily

48.5% - Fortnightly, twice a term & once a term

37% See Saw

8%   Class Dojo

16% Google Classroom

35% Compass 

4% Email

Format- Comment summary

• Overall parents who replied to the survey liked See Saw and thought it was a great way to see student work samples
• There was a sense of frustration by some parents regarding communication regarding their child’s learning. They would be pleased with any format for an improvement in this area.
• Some parents are hoping that the format does not change each year so they become familiar in viewing their child’s work samples

As a result of the data received by parents/carers and collaboration with teachers it has been decided that:

• Term Overviews will continue to be sent home at the beginning of the term
• Individual student work will be shared at a minimum of three times a term
• See Saw will be used to share student work from K-6

A meeting will be organised mid-term to further outline our future directions to provide consistent, creative and accessible parent communication methods between school and families. The date of this meeting will be provided in the newsletter and via Compass.

Photo Day is on Wednesday 29th May , Students are required to be in full winter uniform. Please see the attached flyer for ordering options