I am looking forward to attending the National Catholic Education Conference in Cairns this week and will be absent from school all week.  Pat is also away for the next two weeks.  As we are both away I have invited Elise to take on the daily organisation and behavioural follow up for the next two weeks.  I hope that the planned closure day is a huge success and that you get some exciting and practical ideas to work on with your kids. 

Preliminary Review Priorities

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and participation in our review process. It is coming to a close in the next two weeks. There will be an outline of the two days in next week’s memo.  Here are the priorities for your perusal. I hope that they capture our conversations. 

In my absence, Elise will be the contact for all matters that I would usually manage. Her contact details are 0437 612 230. 

The Year 3 boys are not playing football until further notice til they have had a meeting to find a way forwards to play together appropriately. If you are on oval duty, please be aware of this.

DIBELS
On Wednesday & Thursday of week 4 I completed a DIBELS data dive with Breeana. Can I please join teams this week to discuss the findings, to touch base with teams and to go over a few more agenda items.     

Staff Meeting: Online Literacy Module, Whole School Reflection Document, Year Level Implementation Plans (roadmaps)
Where to complete: In the learning leader’s classroom. Non classroom teaching staff please join a team.
1. Watch Online Literacy Module
Module - Summarising (25 mins)
2. Discuss Whole School Reflection Document
On completion in your teams please look over what is called a Progress Journal created by DOBCEL. This is essentially a tracking tool for us to utilise. Please discuss the tabs ‘Phase A and Phase B’ and email me if you have any questions or suggestions for changes, or simply that you are happy with what is there.
3. Based on our SL closure days, Online Modules and the ‘Progress Journal’ please reflect on a focus for Term 3 in your implementation plans. You may still need to work on Term 2s.
Foundation Implementation Plan

Year 1 Implementation Plan

Year 2 Implementation Plan

Year 3 Implementation Plan

Year 4 Implementation Plan

Year 5 Implementation Plan

Year 6 Implementation Plan

Support
If you need me in the morning or in the afternoon I’m on duty in the loop from 8:30am and after school care after school. Flick me an email and I’ll try to catch you. Thanks everyone!

General Meeting

Week 5: Whole School - Room B5

Week 6: No whole school assembly - Community Groups 

Please read in conjunction with the Upcoming events list.

Week 5:

Matt attending the NCEC (Education) Conference all week

Monday 18th August:  RE School Closre Day

Tuesday 19th August:  Dental van onsite for the remainder of this week, 3/4 District Basketball

Thursday 21st August:  Birthday Morning Tea

Friday 22nd August:  5/6 District Basketball

Week 6:

Year 4 Swimming - each day 1 - 3pm

Monday 25th August:  School Review Validation; Year 2 Planning Day

Tuesday 26th August:  School Review Validation

Wednesday 27th August:  Year 6 Planning Day

Friday 29th August:  Year 1 Planning Day

Positive Behaviour Matrix: Thank you for the discussion and feedback so far. As outlined at your PLT, please take your class through the Positive Behaviour Matrix and list the classroom’s feedback, as well as two nominated classroom reps, on the Positive Behaviour Matrix Feedback Form. Anne Ruddell will run a session with the classroom representatives looking at the feedback and their suggestions to have student voice on the document. 

R U Ok? Day is celebrated in 4 weeks in Wk 8, on Thursday the 11th September. Below are some resources that you may like to integrate into your planning to complement your RRRR program. You can encourage and support an RU ok? Culture every day of the year by having regular, meaningful conversations which build trust and engagement within our school community.

The 4 steps of the RU Ok? Conversations:

1. Ask R U Ok?
2. Listen with an open mind
3. Encourage action
4. Check in

Here are some resources you may like to access for R U Ok? Day

School Closure Day - Monday 

Change of Venue - We will now be in the Van Rooy and break out into the grade 1 and 2 classrooms

What to bring:  - computer/ device to work on

• lunch (morning tea provided) 
• any musicians there will be a creative session during the day. If you play an instrument, it would be great if you can please bring it along. 

Agenda for the day 

Morning Session

9am - Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country (Nell)

9.15am - Introduction of the Co-created Prayer model

10.15am - Invitation to co-create prayer together and scaffolding

10.30am - Morning Tea

Middle Session

11am - Create and Prepare time

11.45am - Share time

12.15pm - Reflection

12.30pm - How can I use this model in my classroom, in my lessons, in my contribution to our school community?

12.45pm - 1.30pm Planning time

Afternoon Session

2pm - 2.30pm - Continued planning time

2.30pm - Sharing of planning progress, reflection and close

3pm - End of day

TAP - for anyone struggling to get your TAP hours DOBCEL staff are offering free online PD you can access. There is no need to book in for a session. Just click the link and join in. The sessions and links are available here:

Maintenance Staff: It has been a wonderful week with our two new maintenance staff commencing; welcome Tom Wormald and Mark Riddle.

Now that Tom has commenced and we have a full time maintenance staff member onsite, please remember any (and all) issues can be emailed to maintenance@sjwarrnambool.catholic.edu.au and Tom will get to them as soon as he can.  If it is not urgent, but does need doing at some point, please indicate this in your email so he can priortise the jobs that come in.

If it is something urgent please contact me at the office (1112).

Please do not call Tom directly as he may be offsite, on the roof, mowing or already working on someone else's task.

Major Raffle: All staff have been given raffle books this year to sell or buy.  ( if you are also a parent, you have been given an extra book, and if more than one member of your family works here, you have only been given one book between you.

If you wish to not purchase, or sell, any tickets, please return your book to the office so we can redistribute to other families.

Dental Van:  The Australian Dental Van will be onsite next week from Tuesday to fRiday.  Families were given the option ot sign up for this last term.  Students will be collected from their class at some time to attend their appointment.  Once I receive the list of students and proposed days/times i will share that with you all.

Refer to the newsletter or PAM for further details on all these events.

Week 4

Father’s Day Breakfast orders remain open

Feast of Assumption Mass: 10am, Friday 15th August

School Disco Tickets Close: 12pm, Friday 15th August

No School Assembly: Friday 15th August

School Disco - Junior (F-2): 5:30pm - 6:45pm, Friday 15th August

School Disco - Middle/Senior (3-6): 7:00pm-8:30pm, Friday 15th August

Week 5

School Closure Day: Monday 18th August

School Dental Van on site: Commencing Tuesday 19th August

Whole School Assembly, Room B5: 2:40pm, Friday 22nd August

Week 6

Year 4 Swimming Commences: Monday 25th August

Community Groups: 1:45pm, Friday 29th August

No Whole School Assembly (Community Groups): Friday 29th August

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• Karen Everall - 22nd August