St John the Apostle Primary School - Florey
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Pawsey Circuit
Florey ACT 2615
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Email: office.sjaps@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6258 3592

Principal's Corner

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Dear St John the Apostle community, 

While it was a short week it was a very productive and active week at St John the Apostle. I am very excited that our playground construction is close to completion! We'll invite everyone to come and celebrate its opening later in the year.

Confirmation

Last night we celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation with quite a number of our Year 6 students. Archbishop Christopher and Fr Cheung presided. The Archbishop was warm, welcoming and the children entered into the sacrament with great respect and openness. It was a lovely celebration.

Thank you to all the parents for preparing their children for this sacrament and thank you to the Parish team of Fr Cheung, Marian and Sharon who supported families in this process. Thank you to the staff in attendance who showed their support for this important milestone.

Tell Them From Me Parent, Staff and Student Survey

As part of our continuous school improvement journey, St John the Apostle community members are invited to participate in an online survey for students, teachers and parents – Tell Them From Me​® (TTFM®). Links were sent through to families earlier this week inviting them to participate. We'll continue to send these links out as reminders to provide your input. The survey is open until 9th June 2023.
If you are able to participate now you can find the survey here:
Tell Them From Me - Parent Survey

Students in Years 4 - 6 are given the opportunity and time to participate in this survey during regular school hours. The survey provides us with valuable feedback on what our students think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. Students are given a random username and password to access and complete the survey online. Students’ names cannot be linked to their responses which allows it to be completely anonymous. Results show all student scores combined – it is not possible to single out individual students in the results.

The survey measures include such topics as emotional and social well-being, physical health, and behaviours and attitudes linked to student success. The survey also allows students to give their thoughts and feedback in open-ended question responses.

Participation in the survey is entirely voluntary. Your child in Years 4 - 6 won't  take part if either you or your child do not wish to. If, during the survey, your child is uncomfortable answering any question, he/she will be encouraged to leave it blank and move on to the next one.

If you do not want your child to take part in the survey, please contact your child's teacher.

Enrolment Interviews

I am enjoying conducting enrolment interviews for our Kindergarten 2024 students. It seems only yesterday that my own children were starting school. It's a lot of fun to talk with these 4 and 5 year olds. I'm always amazed at how diverse we are as human beings....and yet 'made in the image and likeness of God'. 

Have a lovely weekend.

Matthew Garton

Principal