Principal News

Dear Parents,

There are many factors that contribute to a positive school experience for your children.  One of these that I feel we are improving all the time at St Saviour's Primary is to promote parent or family engagement in learning.  

Parent engagement in learning recognises the important role that both parents and teachers play in developing positive attitudes toward learning and education for children, building their motivation and confidence as learners, and fostering their enjoyment of learning.  Evidence does suggest that parent engagement in student learning is known to lead to improved outcomes for students of all ages, improved community connections and it sends a clear message to children that education is valued.  This is different from parent involvement at school, which is mainly around attending events.

Recently, Catholic School Parents Australia developed a website with a suite of resources for this purpose titled Gearing Up for Parent Engagement which you can access below:

This website has fantastic resources including six video workshops and guides - three for primary and three for secondary schools.  I encourage you to take the time to have a look at the resources for primary parents which includes information on children's wellbeing and learning at home, nurturing your child through transition and developing and maintaining relationships which is split into two parts.  The first is around when you should talk to someone at school and who the most appropriate person to talk to is and also developing positive relationships with teachers.

At the term 3, Parent Engagement Network Meeting (1 August - 5pm), we will continue to develop an understanding of parent engagement in learning and the practices we can explore at St Saviour's Primary School.  All parents are welcome.

Enjoy your weekend.

Sam Hannant