Teaching, Learning and Inclusion
Colour Run
Today was an absolutely wonderful day! The weather was perfect and all of the students and staff had the most wonderful time.
A big thank you to the Community Council for organising the Special Lunch for all of the students and thank you to all of our parent volunteers who helped with the BBQ and at the colour stations.
We are yet to count all of the donations that have come in. However, by this afternoon we had raised approximately $8,000. A big thank you to our generous community. We will be presenting the prizes early next week.
Spelling Mastery and Maths Mastery Awards
Congratulations to the students who received Spelling Mastery and Maths Mastery Awards this morning.
Inclusion Showcase
On Wednesday, I attended the Classroom Support Teacher Network Day run by Catholic Education. In the afternoon, we had a showcase of a number of organisations who support people with disabilities. Some of the organisations that would be helpful for families are below. Please let me know if you would like any further information about any of the below organisations and the support they provide.
- Positive Partnerships - Working together with parents, carers and educators of school-aged children on the autism spectrum to provide current, relevant and evidence informed information through workshops and online resources.
- Beyond Blue - Mental health support.
- Living on the Spectrum - Free national autism and spectrum directory. Latest news, products and services in one location. For kids, adults, carers , friends and businesses.
- ACT Child Development Services - The Child Development Service helps Canberra families by providing free:
- child development checks for children from birth to 6 years
- autism assessments for children up to 12 years
- therapy for children aged 24 to 36 months who may not be meeting developmental milestones and are not eligible for the NDIS.
- Amaze Autism Connect - Autism Connect is a free, national autism helpline, providing independent and expert information over phone, email and webchat.
- Imagine More - We want people with disability to enjoy the good things of life. So the work we do is focused on building the capacity of people with disability, their families and supporters.
- Text Help - We create technology to help people communicate with accuracy and fluency. We’re unlocking potential across all stages of life.
- I Can - I CAN Network is Australia’s largest provider of Autistic-led group mentoring programs, training and consultancy. Our school and online mentoring programs empower 8-22-year-old young people with an ‘I CAN’ attitude.
Rebekah Brown
Assistant Principal and Inclusion Coordinator