A reminder that all families should have received an invitation to complete our Annual School Improvement Survey for 2024. 

The purpose of this survey is to provide all stakeholders in our school community with an opportunity to share feedback on the operation of our school. Your survey responses are collected, collated and used to provide us with information regarding where things are going well and to also identify areas where we may need to improve or develop. This is an important process that all schools in our Diocese participate in each year and data gathered via the survey is one of the things we use to guide our annual improvement plans for the following year. 

One of the challenges we have with this survey each year is that we generally only have a small proportion of our parent community complete the survey. This means that the data we receive does not provide an accurate reflection of our strengths and challenges. I would be incredibly grateful if all members of our school community could take time to complete this survey so that we can effectively use the information gathered to continue to grow and improve as a school community.

Access to the survey will close on Thursday 16th of May.

Michelle Mitchell is hosting a webinar - Parenting Teens: Staying Connected Through the Teen Years on 25 June from 7-8pm. Michelle is an author and speaker, sought after for her compassionate and grounded advice for parenting tweens and teens. She began as a classroom teacher but soon found a special interest in wellbeing. In 2000 she left teaching to establish a health promotion charity and psychology clinic which delivered life skills programs and psychological services to thousands of young people and their families each year. Today she uses her experience to write and speak in schools, community events and through media. The core of her work is helping parents be the trusted, leadership presence that their growing kids need.

As a parent, navigating a healthy relationship with webinar will offer parenting insights into the developing brain which will guide a discussion about effective communication, setting healthy boundaries, managing emotionally charged moments and championing strengths. The webinar will explore:

• The stages of development that all teenagers experience
• The role of the peer group and how to set realistic expectations
• Ways to maintain connection with teen who isn’t communicating
• Establishing fair, healthy boundaries and tips for saying no
• Managing mood swings and overwhelming emotions
• The role of purpose, passions, and opportunity
• What to do when they mess up
• Mental health, and when to access support

Click to register for Parenting Teens with Michelle Mitchell

God bless

Angela Myles | Executive Principal