Message from Archbishop Costelloe
Category: From the Principal
Parents are the First Educators of their Children
Support your child’s learning — at home!
You want to help your child develop their literacy and numeracy skills, but working out how can be tricky. How do you find activities that reinforce and build on the concepts and skills your child will encounter in the classroom?
The answer: this website. Everything here supports the Australian Curriculum for primary school, and is child (and parent) friendly.
Browse by your child’s year level, or search for a topic, and the website will suggest ideas, activities, games and videos you can use to support your child’s learning.
This is a great website sponsored by the government to help parents to support their children’s learning. Click on the below link to access this website.
2017 Student Residential Address Collection
Important Reminder–Drive through and Pick up of Students
A few reminders about procedures for dropping off and picking up your children here at St Emilie’s.
- Please give way to cars at the crosswalk so Amherst Road can be cleared as much as possible of traffic. In the afternoon there is a teacher on duty to facilitate this.
- When dropping off/picking up children, drive through as far as possible. Do not stop in front of the administration building if there is space in front of you to drive forward.
- Please do not enter through the gate near the Church or the gate on Philadelphia Parade as these are exit gates only.
- Only cross at the crosswalk, there are a number of families crossing in front of where the staff park their cars.
- When being dropped off and picked up, children should only exit/enter their cars on the left hand side of the car, school bags should not be in the boots of cars. If your child is unable to do up their seat belt independently, please do not use drive through.
Letter from CEWA Executive Director Tim McDonald regarding the Royal Commission
Congratulations to past St Emilie’s Students at St Norberts
A big congratulations to these past St Emilie’s students who are at St Norbert College and were acknowledged at the beginning of this year for their 2016 Semester 2 grades.
We are extremely proud of you all.
Year 7
Rachel Bruyns – academic distinction and Ad Omnia Paratus
Shenae Hartree – academic distinction and straight A’s
Ella Reilly – academic distinction
Year 9
Talulah Armenti – academic distinction
7 Ways to make this year your child’s best year ever at school
Welcome Letter from Executive Director CEWA Dr Tim McDonald
Building Update–Reduced Parking on Anchorage Loop
Celtic Builders have begun the work on the Covered Assembly Area near the Year 5 classrooms. Builders fences have been erected and we encourage all families to stay clear of the area at all times. During the day the workmen on site will park along Anchorage Loop so there will be reduced parking for families in this area. We ask that the double gate on Anchorage Loop is left clear at all times please.
We encourage all families that have children in Year 2 to Year 6 to use the drive through whenever possible.
Thank you for your co-operation and patience with this matter.
With Many Thanks!
As we reflect on the year that has been, we are grateful for the wonderful sense of community that has seen us through the many good times and those that have challenged us to the core.
We have been honoured to have witnessed the true meaning of courage, strength, faith and hope through the actions of a young mother and father who faced such immense tragedy and heartbreak yet, in their own suffering, were able to look to the needs and offer comfort to others. Their legacy is a gift we will all cherish forever.
Together we have supported and encouraged, shown thoughtfulness, been generous, shared good humour and offered kindness and cooperation. The positive contributions made by each and every one of you have been greatly appreciated.
To those who have sent a positive email or dropped in a card, chocolates or cake after one of the many different class or whole school events throughout the year, or simply recognised the care and effort that a teacher/staff member has given to your child in one way or another – MANY , MANY THANKS!
Your words, or acts, of encouragement and thanks are valued and remind us that the extra things we do – really matter and make a difference. The staff of St Emilie’s work very hard to provide many wonderful learning opportunities and experiences. They give much time and effort to all that they do, often quietly ‘behind the scenes’, in their own time, before school, after school and on weekends. We are very blessed indeed to have such dedicated and caring professionals in our school!
In the busyness of the season, please find time to connect with the Christmas story – to emphasise the importance of Christ in Christmas! As parents, you hold the key to teaching your child that while receiving is fun, the real joy of Christmas is to be found in giving … that Jesus spent his life teaching us that to find true peace, we must be willing to forgive and to love without condition… for we are called to be His hands, feet, eyes, ears and heart in this world. This isn’t always easy, but is definitely worth striving for!
Emails will be sent and posts placed on the website in the final week of school and in the week leading up to the start of year, providing you with important information and reminding you of the important dates and times for the start of the year. Please make sure that you check these spaces regularly! The first day of school for children will be Wednesday, 1st of February.
Please take care and stay safe.
We wish you all the peace, love, joy and hope of the Christmas Season and look forward to seeing you all in 2017!
Tania, Stuart & Anne
