Acting Principal News
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am writing this week from the leadership forum in Millmerran. The leadership forum takes place once a term and involves the executive leadership team and senior leaders from Toowoomba Catholic Schools as well as principals from all Toowoomba Catholic Schools. The days have been extremely beneficial from an information sharing point of view, whilst also being able to collaborate with other school leaders on important topics affecting schools.
This week, there are some key messages/dates that I would like to share with you:
1. Staffing News
Kristie Laing will replace Katie Horne in Term 4 this year as Katie moves into her new position as Acting APRE at Sacred Heart Primary School in Toowoomba. Kristie has been a supply teacher at SSPS since term 2 and has previous experience working in Prep and Year 1 in Education QLD Schools. Welcome to St Saviour's Kristie and I know you will enjoy teaching and learning with the Prep H class in Term 4!
Annette Murdoch (Learning Support Teacher) has been successful in obtaining a short term contract as an Inclusion Coach at the Toowoomba Catholic Schools' Office. The role of Inclusion Coach is a promotion for Annette and involves supporting Learning Support Teachers across several schools. Annette will be in this role temporarilly until the end of Term 1 2024. Congratulations Annette on this appointment! A recruitment process is currently underway to fill this vacant position at St Saviour's Primary.
2. Parent Engagement Network - Book Week initiative
Book Week will take place from the 19-25 August this year and St Saviour's Primary with the theme 'Read, Grow, Inspire'.
Whilst there will be several celebrations taking place during this week, including a dress up day on Friday, the SSPS Parent Engagement Network and school staff are promoting a focus on parental engagement with learning.
During this week there will be no homework. Instead, parents are encouraged to read with their children for enjoyment. Use the free time that would usually be allocated to homework to simply read. It might be a book that your child loves or a book that you loved as a child or an audio book whilst you are in the car.
Why not take a photo and send through to ssps@twb.catholic.edu.au or your child's classroom teacher.
3. Phones - Including Smart Watches
A reminder that all mobile phones need to be handed into the front office at the beginning of the school day and collected at the end of the school day. This includes smart watches that are able to make calls or connect to the internet. Thanks for you help with this matter.
Have a great week.
Sam Hannant