Principal News

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our first newsletter for Term 2. I do hope that your routines are back in place and your children are settling back in.  It was fantastic to see so many students and families at the BBQ and Disco on Wednesday evening and great to hear the positive comments relating to the new library.  I would like to thank the Parent Engagement Network for organising the event and for engaging parents in learning at St Saviour's Primary School.

Parent engagement is so important and a working partnership between the school and parents is key to fullfilling our mission for our students to Strive in Faith, Learning and Life. To help guide us in the right direction, I find it useful to reflect on the Toowoomba Catholic Schools' Parent Engagement Charter that is attached below:

Below is an extract for the document that can help with some tips for engaging with your child's learning:

While parents strive to be involved in school-based activities the opportunities to do not always balance with many other demands of work and family. Parents have a powerful influence on their child’s educational outcomes through what happens at home.
Parents are highly influential when they:
- have high expectations for their children’s conduct and courtesy, punctuality, sense
of responsibility and involvement in family activities
- show interest in their children’s learning by helping them relate what they are
learning in school to the world beyond school
- are supportive of the work of teachers
- model the behaviours of successful learners
- talk to children about things that interest them and provide opportunities for children
- to extend their engagement in these areas discuss their children’s educational and career aspirations and encourage children to set goals for their progress.

Again, I emphasise the importance of a partnership between home and school and certainly appreciate the influence that our St Saviour's parents and families have on our students' learning.

Sam Hannant