St Patrick's Primary School Gundagai
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26 Homer St
Gundagai NSW 2722
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Email: jacqueline.fairall@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6944 1085
Fax: 02 6944 2161

Principal's Report

Dear Families and Friends

Semester One school reports will be sent home this Friday 22nd June. All Parents and Caregivers are invited to attend Parent/Teacher Interviews.

Interviews are an opportunity for you to meet your child's teacher/s. By asking questions and gathering more detail about the information provided on the student report card, you have an opportunity to become more involved in your child's learning and provide support where needed.  Each interview is twelve minutes in duration followed by a short transition time. Our recent parent interview survey responses indicated a majority of parents wanting an interview with their child’s teacher alone. Thank you to those parents who took the time to respond to the survey.

A “Parent / Teacher Interview Timetablelisting interview times will be sent out with the reports on the 22nd of June.

Once you have returned your interview slips, teachers will contact you with your allocated interview times. We will do our utmost to accommodate families where parents have a number of interviews to attend. 

Interviews will be held on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of July. (Last week of the term).

Please choose three interview times to ensure that one of your choices can be accommodated.

Please ensure that you return your “Parent / Teacher Interview Time” selection form by Tuesday, the 26th of June.

Here are tips for getting the most out of parent-teacher interviews:

Before the interview:

  • Revisit the student report card and determine what information you need before the interview to support your child
  • Ask your child if there are any areas they would like followed up (for example, where they feel they need extra help or have concerns) and share this information with your child's teacher during the interview
  • Write a list of specific questions you wish to ask your child's teacher and take notes during the interview so you can share the comments with your child

During the interview:

  • If you want to know about a specific area of your child's progress (for example, how they are progressing in English) let your child's teacher know this at the start so you can focus the interview on this topic.
  • Ask your child's teacher for suggestions or more details about how you can help your child at home?
  • Find out more about how your child is participating in classroom activities and whether, for example, there are any general issues with behaviour or participation that need discussing
  • Ask your child's teacher to clarify any extra support given to your child.

After the interview:

  • Keep in regular contact with the teacher to follow up on a mutually-agreed plan
  • Talk with your child about what you have discussed and how you can work together to improve their learning.

If you are concerned about your child's progress, discuss these concerns with their teacher and with the principal. You can contact the school for an appointment and make a mutually convenient time to meet with your child's teacher and follow up with the Principal as necessary.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to discuss your child’s progress and strengthen our partnership in their learning journey.

Enrolments 2019

Currently, we are in the process of accepting enrolments for 2019. If you know of any parents considering St Patrick’s, please invite them to contact us for further information or encourage them to join Supportive Playgroups or the Little learners' program.

Have a great week

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