Dear Parents and Carers,

I would like to offer my sincere thanks to all the students, parents and teachers for making the Three Way Conferences such a success this week. Thank you to those parents and carers who embraced the online booking form. Effective communication with parents, especially in regard to children’s progress at school, is a high priority at St Benedict’s. At any time during the year parents are encouraged to request a meeting with class teachers to discuss their child’s progress. Teachers ensure that parents remain informed about any issues that arise in the school context. We believe that it is much better to address concerns, celebrate successes and for parents to feel reassured and confident in what is happening in the classroom when there are open channels of communication between home and school.

Our planned forms of communication this year include:

• Class program overviews sent home each term.
• Interim Reports sent home.
• Three Way Conferences offered at the start of the year.
• Semester Reports provided at the end of each semester.
• Learning Celebrations on a termly basis.
• Optional Parent-Teacher Interviews offered on a termly basis.
• General news through our emailed weekly School Newsletter, the school website, our School Calendar and our SZapp app.

Please do not hesitate to contact teachers as the need arises either in person or via email. All parents are encouraged to download the SZapp app, as messages and notes are often communicated this way.

God bless.

Rachel Smith
Principal