Acting Principal News

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope that all members of the St Saviour's Community enjoyed a happy and holy Easter and families got to spend some quality time together during the school holidays.

I would like to start this term by reminding you all of the some key areas of focus for St Saviour's Primary.  We believe they are very well summed up in the below graphic which may be familiar to you:

On the left, in black font you will see the the quote, 'The SSPS Learner....Strives in Learning and Life'. I believe that this sums up the reason that children attend school and the goal of St Saviour's Primary School.  That is, we want all of our students to be great learners, however we also want to help them to be great people.  If you then focus your attention to the RESULTS+ graphic.  This is to reinforce that, of course, results are important.  Report card results are important, NAPLAN results are important, testing/academic results are important.  The + symbolises that whilst results are imporant, many other areas of school life assist in creating an outstanding education that helps our learners to 'Strive in Learning and Life'.

Some of these areas include:

St Saviour's Primary is a Catholic Faith Community. A school where Jesus is present, where faith is present and where the education of the whole child is paramount. We are a school that has a clear set of values in the Mercy Tradition.

St Saviour's Primary provides a culture of learning where our learners are challenged and also provided with a set of qualities that help develop a set of skills and attitudes that promote effective learning and a lifelong love of learning.

St Saviour's Primary prioritises student wellbeing through everyday initiatives and the Positive Education Curriculum (PEEC).  PEEC is not a replacement for the implicit Positive Education that takes place every day through pastoral care, coaching, teaching and every interaction that teachers have with their students. Rather, it is an explicit curriculum designed for schools to lead dedicated Positive Education classes, where students can be taught the key concepts of wellbeing so they can live healthy and fulfilling lives.

St Saviour's Primary provides extra-curricular/enrichment opportunities for our learners to explore many different aspects that may be of interest to them.  The school is very well known for our focus on STEM and encouraging creativity and curiosity within our learners.

School Renewal Process

A big thank-you to the parents and community members who will be providing feedback on either May 8 or 9 this term.  As previously mentioned, this process plays a significant role in the development of our strategic plan moving forward.  I do encourage parents to contibute via phone or face-to-face.  

Please email sam.hannant@twb.catholic.edu.au with times that you would be available on the above two days if you would like to contribute.  Thanks in advance.

Thanks for reading and welcome back to Term 2!

Sam Hannant