Semester One - Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher interviews will take place throughout week 10. With the current restrictions of numbers of people on site it has been decided that teachers will be released from class for one day to conduct telephone interviews with parents. Interviews will be for 10 minutes and will take a future focus on learning for each child. Teachers will reference the remote learning period and also make comments on observations and learning engagement since returning to school for face to face learning.

Parents will receive a Compass invitation to select a time to receive the telephone call from their child’s teacher. Good Samaritan Amaroo parents will be contacted by Mrs Huska and Learning Support Centre parents will be contacted by Mrs Hennessy to organise an interview time.

From the eSafety Commissioner

Now that restrictions are being slowly lifted, it is time to also think about how children are using technology by recognising habits that may have developed in remote learning or by not socialising face to face.

This article outlines 6 Online Safety tips for parents and carers to be aware of as we start to come into the ‘new normal’. These tips include:

• Stay connected with friends
• Manage your mental health in and out of COVID lockdown
• Know how to deal with cyberbullying
• Don’t fall for fake news
• Balance your time online
• Be cautious about online relationship

Celebrating birthdays at school              

Birthdays are an important part of a child’s life and having an opportunity to recognise their birthday with their school friends is exciting. Treats to share are allowed however they must be wrapped so a ‘Freddo’ frog or similar is encouraged. The sharing of food such as cupcakes and lolly bags is not allowed, particularly in this period of COVID-19.

Parents are also reminded that some students have life threatening food allergies and it is always good practice to contact the class teacher before providing such treats for the class.