FROM THE PRINCIPAL - St Brigid's Primary School NO... · FROM THE PRINCIPAL ... Through having...
Transcript of FROM THE PRINCIPAL - St Brigid's Primary School NO... · FROM THE PRINCIPAL ... Through having...
ISSUE NO 201511 - 21 April 2015
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Hello to all in the St Brigid's community.
Week 1 Term 2
Welcome back.
There was much excitement in the air on Monday morning as I welcomed the children returning from the Easter
vacation. My sincere hope and belief is that the children are ready for all the excitement that Term 2 promises.
I also welcome the new students and families who joined our community this week. Finally I welcome Mrs
Messenger to the Physical Education teacher role, replacing Mr Gudgeon who will spend Term 2 on Nauru
working with the children in the school on the island.
This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Easter.
We rejoin the Easter Season at the Fourth Sunday of Easter; sometimes known as Good Shepherd Sunday. The
Easter Season is a fifty-day period from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday during which we celebrate the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ. On this particular Sunday we focus on Jesus as the Good Shepherd who laid down
his life for his flock.
The Gospel this week is Jesus’ Good Shepherd discourse taken from John Chapter 10. In it Jesus describes
himself as the Good Shepherd – one who lays down his life for his sheep.
Both the First and Second Readings this week give a hint of the pending Pentecost event and the role others
have in continuing to ensure that the spirit of Jesus the Good Shepherd continues to be present in the world. In
the 1st Reading Peter, on trial, is proud to announce that he healed the cripple in the name of Jesus Christ – ‘the
stone that the builders rejected’. In the 2nd
Reading John encourages the Christian faithful by reminding them that
‘the world refused to acknowledge him (Jesus) therefore it does not acknowledge us.’
So let us focus this week on the core of the Easter event, the love that Jesus showed to give up his life for us and
his invitation to follow his example of love, guided by the Holy Spirit, to ensure that the Good Shepherd continues
to be present in our world here and now.
ANZAC Day 2015
St Brigid’s students are invited to participate in the Nerang community “Centenary of ANZAC” ANZAC Day
Ceremony on Saturday April 25. Any students wishing to march with the school are asked to;
wear full school formal uniform
meet Ms Bray at Arthur Earle Park, Ferry Street Nerang between 9:00 and 9:15 am
Ensure they have a hat and sunscreen applied for sun protection during the ceremony
We will be hosting our own ANZAC Day ceremony in the MPA on Friday April 24 commencing at 9:15am. Our
students will also be visiting an ANZAC display in the foyer of the Eco-Enquiry building in the lead up to ANZAC
Day.
ANZAC Day Prayer
God of love and liberty,
We bring our thanks today for the peace and security we enjoy,
We remember those who in time of war faithfully service their country.
We pray for their families, and for ourselves whose freedom was won at such a cost.
Make us a people zealous for peace,
and hasten that day when nation shall not lift up sword against nation.
This we pray in the name of the one who gave his life for the sake of the world:
Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.
Amen
ODE
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we Forget
Dear Parents/Guardians
Re: Principal Performance Review
All those in Senior Management positions in Brisbane Catholic Education, participate in regular performance
appraisal processes to assist in their professional development planning.
Mr Kevin Bianchi is undertaking such a review in Term 2, 2015.
As a component of this process, a confidential on-line survey is being conducted by the Ardjuna Corporate
Services.
Soon a sample of families selected across various year levels will receive an invitation to participate in this
survey. The invitation will be emailed directly to families by Ardjuna. This survey will be conducted over a two
week period.
Community consultation is highly valued and I thank you for your participation.
Yours sincerely
Trevor Doyle
Area Supervisor
School Services South
Catholic Education Archdiocese of Brisbane
What’s on over the following week
Year 2 students will participate in an excursion to Hinze Dam on Wednesday April 22nd
.
The monthly Parents and Friends’ Association meeting will be held on Wednesday evening commencing at 7pm
in the staff room.
School Sport resumes on Friday afternoon for Year 5 and 6 students.
Interviews for 2016 Prep students will continue this week
Term 1 parent/teacher conferences continue this week
Our ANZAC Day Liturgy will commence in the MPA at 9:15am on Friday morning. Parents and family members
are invited to attend.
Our next Active School Travel breakfast will be held on 28th
April from 8:00am including a visit from Zero the Hero
followed by a Walking Safely Show for the younger grades.
Year 5 students will host a visit from St Michael's staff and students on 29th April
Assembly prayer this week was led by Year 2A whilst 2B will lead next week’s.
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L)
This week we will be revising again, in the lead up to the ANZAC Day ceremonies, the concept of respect and
how it is important to show respect at significant public gatherings like those associated with ANZAC Day.
The Federation of Parents & Friends Associations of Catholic Schools in Queensland
The Parents and Friends Federation is the state-wide parent organisation officially recognised by the Catholic
Church and Catholic Education authorities for the 292 Catholic schools in Queensland. It represents the parents
and carers of over 135,000 children in parish, diocesan and religious institute schools in the state.
A link to their April newsletter is proved below for your convenience. This month’s edition has
information on State and Federal Government initiatives, parenting tips, Education Apps,
fundraising ideas plus lots of other interesting information. I commend it to you.
http://www.pandf.org.au/2015/20150402/index.html
Parish News
Please click here to read this week's Parish Newsletter.
Kevin Bianchi
Principal
APA News
Student Protection Training for School Volunteers 2015
Student Protection is everyone’s responsibility. Prior to volunteering in classrooms we ask that you complete the
student protection training (annually) as outlined below:
Volunteers who are parents or guardians of students at St Brigid’s must read the following documents & sign the
‘School Volunteer Register Sheet’:
Volunteer Student Protection Handbook
Volunteer Code of Conduct
These documents are available to read and sign in the front office as required or on the Parent Portal.
Volunteers other than Parents or Guardians of students will be required to provide either of the following
documents:
Positive Notice Blue Card Registration number
Exemption card registration number
Please note that these cards will need to be presented to office staff for copying.
The final step is to complete and sign the ‘School Volunteer Register’ sheet before handing in to front office staff.
Please consult a member of the schools leadership team should you have any questions about the volunteer
registration process.
Medical Meetings
In coming weeks I will be making contact with parents of students who are impacted by serious medical
conditions such as anaphylaxis, epilepsy and other intolerances. A medical action plan will be created in
consultation with parents and shared with school staff. Please be mindful that:
Students should not bring nuts or foods containing nut products to school.
Students are not to swap or share foods whilst at school.
Students who are considered to be affected by asthma are required to provide the classroom teacher
with an asthma management plan. These can be obtained through visiting a Doctor or the following
website: http://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/
Your child’s written Asthma Action Plan outlines:
1. What medication to take every day (even when you are feeling well).
2. How to tell if your asthma is getting worse.
3. What you should do if your symptoms are getting worse.
4. What to do if you have an asthma attack.
Having a written asthma action plan can help to:
o Reduce your chance of needing to go to hospital, or for an urgent doctor visit
o Improve your lung function
o Reduce the number of days off school due to asthma
Sometimes plans are based on your symptoms, while others are based on your peak flow score. You and your
doctor or nurse can decide together what will work best for you.
Through having current and accurate documentation on student’s medical conditions teachers are better able to
meet their needs and ensure they remain happy and healthy.
Chris Clurey
APA
APRE NEWS
ANZAC Day 2015 – 100th Anniversary
This Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of ANZAC day. With activities having begun last term and with the
amount of coverage on the media over the holidays, our students will hopefully remember this week and most
importantly be grateful of the efforts of those who have served in many past conflicts.
We welcome you to come and visit the ANZAC day display which is in the ECO enquiry building. This display
gives a snapshot of what the children have been busy learning about in the lead up to Saturday.
You might notice that the flagpole has been transformed into a cenotaph and shortly 20 rosemary bushes will line
the Prep fence to mark the 100th
anniversary.
There will be a number of other activities including:
Chats and presentations with former serving members of the Australian Defence Force.
Contributing to the Nerang RSL Time capsule (To be opened in 25 years’ time!)
ANZAC Day Liturgy Friday 24 April
We cordially invite the St Brigid’s school community to our ANZAC day liturgy. This special liturgy will be held on
Friday morning in the MPA. We do ask if you could please be seated at 9am, ready for a 9.15am start.
ANZAC Day March
Miss Bray will be organising a group of St Brigid’s students to walk in the ANZAC day march on Saturday. This
year the march will commence from Arthur Earle Park Ferry Street Nerang. If your child/children would like to
take part, they must arrive between 9am and 9.15am. All children must be dressed in full day
school uniform (checked shirt or dress not sports uniform). Look out for the St Brigid’s school banner! On
completion students will be seated on the grass directly in front of the cenotaph at the Nerang RSL. Please
collect your children from this point.
Project Compassion - Many Thanks
The final figure that St Brigid’s school raised in the recent Caritas Project Compassion appeal was just short of
$2000! Thank you and well done to the staff, students and their families. A fantastic effort!
Belinda Kingston
APRE
DATE CLAIMERS
Wednesday 22 April 2015 P & F Meeting 7pm in Staff Room
Friday 24 April 2015 ANZAC Day Liturgy
Tuesday 28 April 2015 Zero the Hero Meet & Greet, Walking Safely
Show & AST Breakfast
Tuesday 28 April 2015 Yr 5 Student Led Conferences
Thursday 30 April 2015 Yr 6 Student Led Conferences
Wednesday 6 May Cross Country Carnival (School Oval)
Please refer also to the Calendar on the Parent Portal for dates relevant to St Brigid's.
Term Dates
Please refer to the Brisbane Catholic Education website for term dates for 2015 and 2016.
http://www.bne.catholic.edu.au/students-parents/Pages/TermDates.aspx
LIBRARY NEWS
The usual Library Class times
Tuesday……….3A, 3B, 3C, 1C, 1A, 4A.
Wednesday…....4C, 1B, 4B.
Thursday……...Years 5, Years 6.
Friday…………Prep years, Years 2.
Please provide your child with a clean library bag (with a plastic supermarket bag inside it).
Thankyou.
Jan Knowles Teacher Librarian
PASTORAL CARE
Welcome to Term Two. Let’s hope the weather will be cooler.
Playwright, Sean O’Casey says:
‘ Every action of our lives
Touches on some chord
That will vibrate to Eternity.’
May we be proud of our actions knowing that they will vibrate to eternity.
Sr Brigid Frawley
GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR
Welcome back to school for the beginning of Term 2! I hope you have all had a relaxing and reflective break and
are ready to start the term with energy and enthusiasm. This week is a fantastic opportunity to reflect on our
children’s sleep habits and routines. Over the holidays, it is easy to let bed-times slip, sleep- ins to happen, late
nights out and about with family and friends and day time naps to creep in. Now that school is back, it is the
perfect time to get this back under control. Do you know how many hours a night children need? Do you know
why sleep is important? And most importantly, do you know how to establish a good sleep routine? Read the
attached article by parenting expert Michael Grose to have your questions answered. Have a great start to Term
2!
Debbie Thurlow
Guidance Counsellor
BIRTHDAYS
Happy birthday to those children who celebrated their birthdays over the holdays and to those celebrating their
birthday this week:
Ty C, Brayden M, Charlie B, Charlice D, Cody A, Madeleine D, Alex L, Hayley K, Mia R.
P B 4 L
Robo's Rule of the Week
Show Respect at significant public gatherings.
Robo Awards
Cohen T 2B, Jessica 2B, Matt H 4A, Cliodhna 4A, Maya F 4C, Sandra M 4A, Jayger 3A, Judah C OC, Zac
Wilson 2B.
Class Awards
0A Ellexis, Jasper D
0B Grace, Aidan
0C Ayla, Judah
1A Byron, Kiera
1C Holly, Corey
2A Aleesha, Joshua
2B Tahj, Mia
2C Zac, Jensen
3A Tayla, Cooper
3B Couper, Ashleigh
3C Cheyanne, Deet
4C Sarah, Ethan
M(usic)M(edia)A(rt)D(rama)D(ance) (MMADD for Arts)
Instrumental Music Lessons (Piano, Guitar and Percussion) have begun. New
students can obtain information from the office.
Expressions Of Interest- Instrumental Band Lessons
I am exploring several options for establishing and building a strong and ongoing instrumental program here at St
Brigid's and I am very keen to hear from any parents who are interested in their child participating in band
lessons - ie learning a concert band instrument such as flute, clarinet, trumpet saxophone etc.
Please send your details and any comment via email to [email protected].
This is not a commitment - but a gauge of the support among the school community.
Thank you.
Mrs Maryanne Sandstrom
MRS MESSENGER'S SPORTS REPORT
My name is Bronwyn Messenger and I will be taking Simon Gudgeon's position whilst he is in Nauru for Term 2.
Cross Country Carnival
We have a busy term ahead with our School Cross Country Carnival, District Cross Country Carnival and
Catholic Cross Country Carnival, as well as Interschool Sport.
Our School Cross Country Carnival is in Week 3 of this term, Wednesday 6 May 2015.
Please see below approximate running times:
Times First Session Events Times Second Session Events
8:50 am
9:20 am
9:50 am
10:20 am
12 years Boys
12 years Girls
11 years Boys
11 years Girls
10 years Boys
10 Years Girls
9 years Boys
11:20
am
11:50
am
12:20
pm
8 years Boys
8 years Girls
Year 2 Boys
Year 2 Girls
Year 1 Boys
Year 1 Girls
Prep Boys
10:45 –
11:15
9 years Girls
1st Break
12:50
pm
Prep Girls
2nd Break
Interschool Sport
This week's Interschool Sport games are as follows:
Soccer - St Vincent’s - 12:40 pm 6 B Boys, 12:40 pm 6 B Girls and 1:35 pm 5 B Boys
Girl's Oztag - Mallawa Dr 1:35 pm
Netball -Firth Park Yr 6 12:45 pm and Yr 5 1:30 pm
Rugby - Pizzey Park Yr 5 12:45 pm
Bronwyn Messenger
PE Teacher & Sports Coordinator (Relief)
ACTIVE SCHOOL TRAVEL
Welcome back to Term 2
We are looking forward to our 2nd
breakfast for the year next Tuesday morning, April 28th
, starting at 8am,
all welcome. We will welcome Zero the Hero at the breakfast and to an assembly afterwards. Zero will entertain
the P to 3 grades, teaching them about road safety.
We will continue to encourage all our students to travel actively to school every day. We will still conduct the
hands up survey on Wednesdays as it’s easier for consistency.
We will have more information next week about the passport system. For our new families, this system rewards
the children who travel actively regularly. There are prizes the children can win.
We also congratulate class 3C this week for winning the latest hands up survey. Well done to 3C!
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY NEWS
Visitors' Register
The Visitors' Register is located at Reception and all parents and visitors are required to sign in and out.
This is an essential document that keeps the school informed of all visitors and contractors who may be on site at
any particular point in time.
be SAFE be WELL
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
ECO News
We wish to RESPECT our environment at St Brigid's, and several classes are collecting their food scraps to
recycle. We are looking for hungry chickens or dedicated composters to help us!! Please contact the office if
you would like to recycle some fabulous food scraps.
Patricia Fearnley Environment Committee
TUCKSHOP
School lunches can harbour bacteria
Many children get sick when the school year starts up, or immediately after a holiday break as germs may be
lurking in an unexpected place: A frequently used surface or lunch boxes and bags can harbor bacteria.
Kids often don’t wash their hands before handling their lunch boxes and food. Since most lunches include finger
foods e.g. a pie, sandwiches and cut up celery and carrots it’s so easy to see how germs and bacteria can make
kids ill.
One option apart from encouraging hand washing is that parents can put a small bottle of antibacterial gel with a
tight-fitting lid in children’s lunch boxes to encourage them to clean up before eating. This is a great idea if kids
are buying some or all of their lunch from the tuckshop as well and it depends on what surface they also place
their lunch on so a couple of pieces of paper towel can also be used on surfaces that may have been used by
multiple people.
When packing lunches, adults and children need to follow good hygiene and food safety practices.
No matter who prepares the food and packs the lunch, start with clean hands, a clean work surface and a clean
lunch box. If lunch containers are not washed daily, crumbs and spills can accumulate and result in a build-up of
bacteria.
The tuckshop is now open every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday!
Please click here to access the 2015 Menu.
The preferred method for ordering tuckshop is online through Flexischools. Please click on the following link to
register your child and order tuckshop.
https://www.flexischools.com.au/FM/FM.aspx?p=Registration&RegID=5f1lmr6LHB.
Melanie Annand Tuckshop Convenor
UNIFORM SHOP
Hours
Opening hours - Tuesday and Friday 8:30am - 9:30am
Help needed! If you have a spare hour on a Tuesday or Friday morning from 8.30 - 9.30am. your help serving
would be greatly appreciated. If available to help out, please give me a call or drop in to the Uniform Shop.
Deb Laurie - 0431 151 903
CLASS NEWS
Prep News
Welcome to the new term. The children have come back enthused and ready to learn. This week the children are
learning about the letter/sound Hh. Please keep encouraging your child to know all the sounds and words that
we have focussed on, as it is necessary for the early stages of reading and writing. The letters taught this year
are s, a, t, I, p, n, c, k, e.
In Maths we are discussing 2d shapes. The children need to know and draw a rectangle, a square, a circle and a
triangle.
In Religion we are reading the two Bible stories of the Creation. Sister Brigid is visiting our classrooms to expose
the children to the two different stories.
We are introducing the children to the World Globe. We will be identifying where Australia is and how to
differentiate the land and water. This will then lead us into our homes and where we live. This integrates with our
History focus being “My Family”. The children will be sharing a family photo with their classmates and completing
self portraits and family portraits over the coming weeks.
Year 1 News
Welcome back to Term 2 of Grade One. This Term we continue to build upon our first term learning and
developing our knowledge and skills of the world around us. We use the focus of well-known fairy tales to extend
out narrative writing, adding more detail and developing our understanding of literature and how it connects to our
daily lives.
This term Grade One children will commence a spelling workbook. In spelling children are expected to be able to
know regular spelling patterns such as words ‘-ell’ as in fell, well, bell etc. ; know consonant/vowel/consonant
words such as sun, tag etc. and familiar words used in writing e.g. me, my, and, the, it, etc. In addition, a
handwriting workbook will be commenced as part of a specific handwriting program explicitly teaching correct
letter formation and further enhancing letter recognition. The Grade One Curriculum states that children should
be correctly writing upper and lower case letters by the end of the year.
Term 2 homework will continue to be the revision of letter formation, knowledge of sounds and number work
booklet, Reading Eggs (recommended approximately 1 hour per week), readers and the addition of spelling
words. Spelling will consist of approximately 14 spelling words each week. These words may need to be
adjusted if your child experiences difficulty or extension words may be necessary for your child. The process of
sending home spelling words will be established prior to any spelling lists being adjusted. In general Grade One
children are happy to have-a-go at spelling words. The first 5 or 6 words are usually simple three letter
consonant/vowel/consonant words and are suitable to all children.
Year 2 News
Welcome back to another exciting term of school at St Brigid’s. The Year Twos are very excited about their
excursion to the Hinze Dam this week, where they will participate in the Hinze History Heroes Program. We will
share some photos and comments from the children about the day in next week’s newsletter. The students will
be learning many new things this term and enjoying some special activities, such as the cross country carnival
and Under Eights Day. We all look forward to a wonderful term.
Year 3 News
Welcome back to a new term! We would like to share with you some pics from our Ngutana-Lui incursion last
term. The day commenced with the children having their face painted in different Aboriginal markings and then
they learnt some traditional Aboriginal dance moves. There is always a fair bit of excitement over the boomerang
throwing and a few children really had the ‘knack’ for throwing one and it coming back! Another hit was Marlon’s
engaging and sometimes humorous presentation on traditional hunting weapons. The children were fascinated
by Brian’s amazing weaving skills. Although Brian, who is from the Torres Strait Islands informed us that in his
community weaving is more of a ‘woman’s’ job. Eric also impressed us with his didgeridoo performance. The
incursion completed our studies into Aboriginal History.
Year Three will ‘try their hand’ at a different type of weaving this term in Visual Arts so look out for some creative
pieces that may come home this term. This week we will be talking a lot about ANZAC Day. We hope that many
of you can make the special ANZAC Day liturgy this Friday at St Brigid’s and also the ANZAC Day march this
Saturday in Nerang. Have a great first week back!
Year 4 News
Welcome back to all parents, students and families. We are looking forward to an exciting term 2.
Elite Pads
A reminder that elite pads are to come to school fully charged.
Science
As part of this terms science curriculum work the students will use the elite pads to keep a “Bean diary”. They will
incorporate different apps to display evidence of the bean growing and changing and writing the scientific terms
used to explain each process.
Cross Country
.
Cross country notes are due back.
ANZAC Day Liturgy
This Friday we are celebrating an ANZAC Day Liturgy at school at 9.15am.
The school will also participate as part of the Nerang community ANZAC March on Saturday morning. All families
are invited.
Thank you
Year 5 News
Welcome back to all families after the Easter holidays. We hope that you had an enjoyable Easter break. Next
Tuesday 28th April 2015 are the Parent - Teacher interviews for Year 5. Notes have been sent home with your
children. Please return these as soon as possible to ensure that you are able to get the time slot that best suits
you. We work the time slots on a 'first in basis' and will allocate other time slots according to those that are
available.
This Friday, 24th April, will see the commencement of Interschool Sport for this Term. Please ensure that your
child has all the equipment that is needed to participate in their chosen sport as well as a water bottle for
rehydration.
OFFICE NEWS
Have you changed your Contact Details?
As we may need to contact you urgently at any time due to illness, accident or just to keep you informed of what
is happening in your child's life at school, it is most important we have your current contact details. If you have
moved residence, changed your workplace, email address or phone numbers recently please call in to the office
to complete a Change of Address/Contacts form or click here to print one off at home.
Fees
Term 2 fee statements were issued on Friday 17 April 2015 via email or mail, due date 8 May 2015. Please
advise the Office if you haven’t received your statement.
Parent Portal Access
Please contact the office if you have any problems accessing the Parent Portal.
Student Banking
Available in Term 2, we have two new reward items from our Outer Space Savers range for students to redeem.
Invisible Ink Martian Pen
Intergalactic Rocket
Students who consistently display stellar savings behaviour by making 25 or more School Banking deposits in
2015 will automatically go into the draw to win a family trip to California's Disneyland. This astronomical prize
includes return fights, five nights accommodation, transfers, three days park entry for up to two adults and two
kids, plus AUD$2,000 spending money.
Student banking is every Wednesday at St Brigid's. Please complete your deposit slip each week, including the
student number. The bank will not accept cheques through the school banking system, so please only send in
cash. Thankyou.
Student Absences
When leaving a message on the School Absences Line - please clearly state the following:
Student's Name
Class
Reason for Absence - VERY IMPORTANT
Administration of Medication
Please note - a NEW Medication Request Form must be completed for 2015 for any students requiring
medication to be administered during school hours. This form can be found on the Parent Portal or
collected from the office or accessed by clicking here.
At times medication needs to be administered to a child at school ie, antibiotics, ear drops etc. If you need us to
administer medication to your child during school hours, you must complete a Student Medication Request form.
Medication is to be provided in the original pharmacy labelled container/box to the school.
Please ensure medication is not out of date and has an original pharmacy label stating the student's
name, dosage and time to be taken.
The student needs to have previously received a dose at home without any ill effects.
The medication must be collected when it is no longer required at school.
A new form must be completed if the student is prescribed a change.
NB: Where possible, medication should be administered to your child at home at times other than during school
hours.
Lost Property
It doesn't seem to take long before we accumulate a large pile of lost property at the office. If you have labelled
your children's items and they turn up in lost property, we will send them back to the classroom. It is therefore
very important to label every single item.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
A weekend away for married couples in peaceful, picturesque surroundings – away from the distractions of
everyday living. Take time out of your busy schedule, to invest in your most precious asset . . . your
Marriage! This is a unique opportunity to recharge your relationship batteries, refocus on each other and fall in
love all over again!
Weekend date: 15th – 17
th May 2015
Venue: Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, Ormiston QLD (on Brisbane’s bayside)
For bookings/details contact: Maria and David Murphy, ph (07) 3342 1456,
[email protected] Information website:
www.wwme.org.au
Soccer X Training T-Shirts are available for $20. If you would like one please click
here for the order form.
Parenting Course
Village Family Support Program is running three parent courses in May 2015 for parents of children of various
ages. The courses cover strategies and increase confidence of parents in managing children’s challenging
behaviour, while teaching children to better manage their emotions and frustrations. Attached is the flyer with
details of the programs commencing Friday mornings 1 May or Saturday mornings 2 May 2015, contact Nikki at
Studio Village Community Centre, located off Exit 62 for more information or to discuss your needs. Nikki, as
Family Support Worker also offers individual support for those who need someone to talk to for information,
advice or referral, including 1-1 parent courses, call between 9am and 3pm Monday to Friday for an appointment:
phone 5529 8253, or email [email protected]
Advertise Your Business
Advertise your Business on the Electronic School Newsletter with a link into your website
If you are interested please call Lorelle Davidson 0419 655 230