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Father’s Day Breakfast
We look forward to celebrating Father’s Day this Friday with breakfast from 8am. Thank you to our 5/6 families for organising and hosting this community event. Raffle tickets will be sold prior to Friday as well as Friday morning. The raffle prizes will be drawn at 8:30.
Open Classrooms
At 9am – 10am this Friday, families are welcome to visit their child’s classroom. The children are eager to show you how they have achieved MORE and how much they have grown.
NAPLAN
Our data leaders have analysed our NAPLAN reports and are pleased to share the following with you:
St Thomas More's Primary School continues to excel in academic achievement across key learning areas, demonstrating strong growth in the recent NAPLAN assessments.
Reading Results Shine: Our reading scores reflect significant progress, with 80% of students performing at a strong or exceeding level. This highlights the successful integration of our phonics and direct instruction approaches in our classrooms.
Numeracy Strengths: In numeracy, 81% of students are performing at or above strong levels. These results highlight the effectiveness of our Numeracy programs and the commitment of our teachers to delivering quality, differentiated instruction.
Writing and Spelling Success: In writing, 81% of students are meeting or exceeding expectations. Our students are consistently developing strong writing skills, thanks to targeted writing programs and continuous feedback. Similarly, in spelling, 75% of students show proficiency, with 31% excelling.
We continue to look more closely at individual results as well and provide opportunities for growth in the necessary areas.
Archdiocesan Assembly Invitation
Please see the invitation attached to attend the Archdiocesan Assembly on October 18 from Archbishop Christopher Prowse. Our allocated Hub is St Clare’s College Griffith. Your attendance and contributions are highly valued. It would be great to see representation there from our school and Parish community.
Wishing all fathers, father figures and families a Happy Father’s Day this Sunday.
Nicole Mikkonen
Principal
| Friday 22 November 8.50am | Centred in Faith Gathering 3/4G |
| Friday 22 November 11.30am and 2.30pm | Mission Fete and Colour Run |
| Thursday 5 December 5.00pm | Year 6 Graduation |
| Friday 6 December 12.30pm | Kinder Nativity |
We were very privileged to have Catherine Meatheringham, a local author, visit our school and inspire our students to use their creativity in the writing process.
Catherine shared her enjoyment of intertwining sounds and music into her writing. Kindergarten used a variety of musical instruments to emulate the sounds that a possum makes, based on her book, “My Possum plays the drums.” The children were very excited and thoroughly enjoyed the interactiveness of this book.
Year One and Two listened to the story,” Our Home,” based on places around Australia and joined in with the different sounds of the landscape, including Canberra, where the illustrator portrayed her family within the book. They completed their own home as part of a reflection on this book.
Catherine guided Years Three to Six on how to write a narrative, using a structure that also added onomatopoeia, emotions and multiple complications. The children are keen to continue this writing and will complete their stories over the next few library sessions. She spoke of incidents that had happened in her life that created the spark and inspiration for her writing, including the noises of the possums that kept her awake and provided the onomatopoeia for her book. She also explained the process from Writing through to publishing.
We would like to extend our thanks to Catherine for sharing her time and expertise with the students today. It was a worthwhile and valuable experience.
Chris Washington
Hi Families
On Thursday 12th September from 6-7pm, I will be running a parent information session in the library about emotional intelligence in children. School staff will be available supervise children who currently attend St Thomas More’s to support you in attending. The session will cover:
- What is emotional intelligence?
- Why is emotional intelligence important for children and how does it impact them at school?
- What do we need to consider in terms of child development and different ages and stages?
- How can you help develop your child’s emotional intelligence?
- Where can you access further information and support?
Please access the event via COMPASS to indicate your attendance and need for supervision. I hope to see you there!
Anna Cater
School Counsellor
Marymead CatholicCare
