From the Principal
Dear St John the Apostle Primary School Community,
Last night was a fabulous Disco again. It was lots of fun! There are some very good dancers among our students. Thank you to Heather Rattenbury for her wonderful orgasnisation and for all who assist her (Heather has written her thanks below).
The joy of Baptism
Congratulations to Olivia (Year 2) and Emily (Year 1) Thexton on their Baptism at St John the Apostle Parish Church last Sunday at 10.00am mass. It was so lovely to see the their family joyfully celebrate this moment together as part of a Parish Mass. We are baptised into a community of faith and so it is important that the community are witness to this moment and share int the joy. As a member of the parish and Principal of their parish school it was an absolute privilege to be present.
Annual Parent Survey results
On Wednesday evening I shared with the Community Council the results of our Annual Parent Survey.
Thank you to all who participated in the survey. We had a response rate of 40% which is considered very good.
The results below are the Executive Summary and these are represented using a traffic light system.
- Green means that this area is going well. It's important to understand what is contributing to this and how to maintain it.
- Yellow means this is an area that could be a potential issue and so to monitor closely.
- Red means this is an area of significant concern and needs to be addressed.
The results indicate that in many areas we are travelling well (green) with only a few areas to monitor more closely (yellow). We are of course our own worst critics and so we always have areas that we want to improve for our students and families. Our staff work very, very hard and the Executive Team are a great asset to the school. With the continued support of our excellent Community Council and parent community we can continue to grow our school to be the best possible learning environment for our students. Together we are strong.
You can read the results below.
40th Anniversary Celebrations
We're looking forward to a Mass and Picnic at school on Sunday 27 October. We would love to display memorabilia and photos. If you have any old uniforms, old books from school, etc, please contact Stephanie.Stewart@cg.catholic.edu.au or drop them into the front office. We'll make sure that we look after them and return them to you after the event.
It has been a very, very busy term so far. Please find some time to rest over the weekend.
Kind regards,
Matthew Garton (Principal)