Opening Message from Assistant Principal
As Week 5 draws to an end, we can be confident in knowing that all children across the school have been working hard on various tasks, building connections, developing positive class spirit, establishing clear goals and, learning with others. Even the youngest of our children, who have started on a long and exciting learning journey, have been working hard to establish relationships and making new discoveries - their wonderment and questioning is something to be captured and celebrated.
When your child comes home from school, you will often be keen and perhaps a little anxious to know about their day, and you may find yourself asking them the same question, ‘So how was school today?’, with little response. Below are some examples of more engaging questions to ask about school. They aren’t perfect, but they may lead to a more interesting conversations... and hilarious answers... and more insights into how your child thinks and feels about school.
| What was the best thing that happened at school today? Tell me something that made you laugh today. Where is the coolest place at the school? Tell me a weird word that you heard today. (Or something weird that someone said.) If I called your teacher tonight, what would she tell me about you? How did you help somebody today? How did somebody help you today? Tell me one thing that you learned today. When were you the happiest today? Who would you like to play with at recess that you’ve never played with before? Tell me something good that happened today. What word did your teacher say most today? What do you think you should do/learn more of at school? Who in your class do you think you could be nicer to? Where do you play the most at recess? Who is the funniest person in your class? Why is he/she so funny? What was your favourite part of lunch? If you got to be the teacher tomorrow, what would you do? |
Throughout the year our teachers will ‘post’ to their class seesaw pages. These ‘postings will also provide you with insights into what learning has been taking place and can provide the ideal springboard for purposeful discussion.
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Learning a language in addition to English is an important aspect of developing internationally minded students. Within our school community there is a diversity of learners of language; those who are introduced to learning a language other than English at school, and those who ably speak in their ‘mother tongue’ language. While at school our children learn Italian and this language learning centres on enhancing language ability and understanding of culture.
I encourage families who are proficient in languages other than English to share this knowledge with their children and to consider how they might partner with us as a school to share personal culture and background within our classroom settings. We appreciate being able to draw on the diversity that exists within our community to further personalise and enrich the learning of our students in this dimension of school life.
Our community is strengthened by the existence of a strong P&F and at last week’s Movie Night I saw first-hand one of the things that makes Holy Trinity very special. The community involvement that exists here enriches the children’s experience of school and fosters a strong sense of belonging for parents. Part of this, and something that the school has come to rely on, is the wonderful volunteer network that operates across the school. Please try to involve yourself in some way so that you can contribute to this great school.
And finally, thank you for the lovely welcome that I have received these past few weeks. I feel very blessed to be part of this wonderful community and look forward to a fantastic 2018.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable Canberra Day Long Weekend
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Katie Smith - |