FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY

Congratulations to our Primary School swimmers on your efforts at the Independent District Carnival held at the Grammar Aquatic Centre this week.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews are being held in Weeks 9 and 10 this term.  Information will be distributed to Primary School families closer to the dates.

Camps and Excursions

To make communication between school and parents more streamlined, parent approval for Camps and Excursions are now available through Parent Lounge. 

Parents will receive notifications when there is an event to approve.  We ask that parents please check in on a regular basis to ensure all approvals are up to date.

Updating Medical Records and Other Important Information

An important reminder to please update Student Medical Information immediately.  It is a requirement that parents review, update and verify each individual child’s Student Medical Information annually in Parent Lounge.

Before School Expectations

Staff are in attendance preparing for the school day from 8:00 am and students are asked not to arrive at school prior to this time unless you have an organised activity such as choir or training.  

A reminder that the Teardrop Drop-Off area is for Prep students ONLY.  Year 1-6 students are asked to use Kiss and Go.

There are no large ball sports or playing on the fixed play equipment in the Prep Playground, on the Matrix, or on the Year 3-6 play equipment before school.

URSTRONG – Friendship Strategies

URSTRONG’s whole-school friendship strategy has improved the social climate in schools around the world, connecting over a million children, parents and teachers with a common language of friendship. We are proud to be a URSTRONG School and are committed to empowering your children with friendship skills.

Parents are invited to take advantage of a FREE Parent Membership to access hundreds of resources – including an 8-session video series. This will allow parents to learn the same language and strategies being taught in the classroom through the Friendology 101 curriculum.  We hope that, as a URSTRONG Family, parents will reinforce the important messages of empowerment, self-compassion and kindness at home.

As a next step, we would recommend that parents activate the FREE Parent Membership and explore all the resources available to families.

We believe that empowering our students with these skills will create a culture of kindness at our school and we hope that, together, we can support children to have healthy, feel-good friendships.

KIMOCHIS Parent Session

Mr Fraser Landreth (School Psychologist) and Mrs Rachelle Brutnell (Dean of Primary P-2) will be presenting a parent session on Kimochis. This is a social-emotional learning program that supports our students in Prep to Year 2.  Developing a common language between home and school can assist to support children’s social and emotional development. This presentation is free but requires registration.

Please click the link to register for the Kimochis for Parents on 29 April from 1:30 – 2:30 pm, at the Grammar Function Centre.

Craig Angel
Head of Primary School