APA News

Dear Parents and Carers,

IGNITE LEARNING & ILLUMINATE

In 2021, two of our priorities at St Saviour’s Primary School are the Ignite Learning and Illuminate Projects. 

The starting point for the Ignite Learning Project at St Saviour's Primary is to develop Learning Dispositions.  These dispositions will create a common language and help learners engage in and relate to the learning process.  This learning process can be at school, but it can also be during play at home, playing sport on the weekend or at any time when learning is taking place.

The Illuminate Project is based around the teaching and learning of Religious Education and the starting point of this project is based around making daily life connections to scripture with students.

The collection of parent voice is an important part of beginning these two projects and as such it would be appreciated if you could complete the survey by clicking on the below link. 

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_f1LV0RCBUK3EBaPWwxYDcdH5Hb48LBAv1f8RYyhgBFUQjE2NFIwWFhUWkRCNzA0QUxXS1FWN1RKNC4u 

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Parent/Teacher Interviews for some classes have already commenced and for others will commence shortly.  These are an important part of the learning process at St Saviour's Primary.  

Mrs Melinda Harkins will begin her interviews in Week 7 (8 March onwards) and Ms Lisa Kynoch will be commencing after the holidays.  All other teachers will either be commencing their interviews in Week 8 (15 March onwards) or 9 (22 March onwards) of this term.  

Bookings will be taking place via the Schoolzine App and were sent out last week.

BULLYING NO WAY!

Bullying No Way! Day is next Friday 19 March.  At St Saviour's Primary School, there will be a focus around bullying at assembly on Monday which will culminate in the students receiving a wrist band that they can wear for the week.  Whilst this concept is continually visited throughout the year, next week will have a particular focus around bullying never being okay.

Below is a definition of bullying that you might like to discuss with your child.

Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in
relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social
behaviour that intends to cause physical, social and/or psychological
harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power,
or perceived power, over one or more persons who feel unable to stop
it from happening.
Bullying can happen in person or online, via various digital platforms
and devices, and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert).
Bullying behaviour is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated,
over time (for example, through sharing of digital records).
Bullying of any form or for any reason can have immediate, medium
and long-term effects on those involved, including bystanders.
Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals, whether in
person or online, are not defined as bullying.

Also some parent tips:

Parent tips:-
If your child talks to you about bullying:
1. Listen calmly and get the whole story.
2. Reassure your child that they are not to blame.
3. Ask your child what they want you to do about
it and how you can help.
4. Visit www.bullyingnoway.gov.au  to find
strategies.
5. Check in regularly with your child 

6. Contact your child's teacher if necessary.

NAPLAN ONLINE 2021

Students at St Saviour’s Primary in Years 3 and 5 will be completing NAPLAN Online in 2021. 

Preparation for the NAPLAN tests: there will be an online practice test for Year 3 and 5 students on Wednesday 31 March.  At St Saviour’s Primary, we are fortunate that our students are currently using devices to assist with their learning.  Teachers are currently asking students to write and read stories on their device, use an online calculator and drawing instruments in maths and teaching ICT skills such as drag and drop, copy and paste and understanding drop down menus. All of these skills will help them to complete the tests to the best of their ability.

For more information around NAPLAN please click on the below link for an online parent information brochure: https://nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/resources/naplan-online-information-brochure-for-parents-and-carers.pdf

The timetable for the tests is below:

WHOLE SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS – Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals

As you would be aware, parents have unfortunately not been able to attend swimming carnivals this term.  With the school cross country and athletics carnivals coming up, our plan is for parents to be able to attend as they are outdoor events.  Obviously, this will be reliant upon future COVID outbreaks and the fact that parents must remain socially distant when attending.  The dates for the two events are as follows:

Cross Country – Thursday 1 April from 9am.

Athletics Carnival – Thursday 17 June (200m & 800m events) & Friday 18 June (Full day carnival for Prep – Year 6).

RACE DAY

SAVE THE DATE - Saturday October 30

St Saviour's Primary and St Patrick's Cathedral will again be holding a Race Day on Saturday October 30 in the Marquee at Clifford Park Turf Club.  This is also Victorian Derby Day and we will stick with the 'Black & White' theme for the day.

Please stay tuned for ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities in the coming weeks.

SWIMMING LESSONS

Swimming lessons for all students (P-6) will take place next week at the Glennie Pool.  A permission note has been sent home.  Please complete prior to the first lesson on Monday 15 March.  It is a requirement that all students attend swimming lessons.  Further information is available on Schoolzine. 

Sam Hannant

APA