Principal's Report
Tell Them From Me Survey
The window for our annual survey has now opened, we are inviting students, teachers, and parents to provide feedback on their experience of our school. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process in addition to providing Catholic Education with data on the successes and areas of improvement for their schools.
The survey is designed to be a celebration of teaching and learning at St Thomas More's. Whilst there may be areas of improvement identified, we would hope that parents who are feeling uneasy about any aspect of the school, contact us to discuss these grievances rather than using the anonymity of the survey to damage the reputation of our school.
This year the Community Council and school have designed individual questions to gather your input into Home Learning, our Canteen, school events for parent engagement and targets for fundraising. You will find these questions at the end of the systemic section of the survey.
The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. You can access the parent survey on your computer or mobile device here:
Tell Them From Me Parent Survey
Finance Transformation
Tomorrow our Finance Transformation will take place. Over the coming weeks, you will start to see financial information for your family on Compass which will now be where statements and balances are accessible. Families will also begin receiving monthly statements to support them in managing the payment of fees. Please keep in mind that our school bank account has now been closed and you will therefore be unable to use previous Bpay or account information. We would ask families to refrain from making fee payments until they receive a statement through Compass.
Disco
Our school disco is fast approaching on June 8, from 6:00pm till 7:00pm! It will be an evening filled with fun and excitement for our students. Tickets are now available for purchase at a cost of $10 per student or $20 per family via Qkr!
A big thank you to 3/4W and TeamKids for organizing. We would encourage families in 3/4W to contact Miss McQuirk or Paris Dounoukous if you are free to assist on the night. Need some well-deserved relaxation while your kids have a blast?
We recommend booking your children into TeamKids for the afternoon as they will be able to sign your children into the disco leaving you with the whole afternoon and evening to relax!
2023 CECG Faith in Learning Staff Excellence Awards
Have you noticed an example of excellence in our community that you feel warrants recognition? Why not nominate a person or team for a Faith in Learning Staff Excellence Awards?
Recognising exceptional contributions to the mission of Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn
Nominations are now open for the 2023 CECG Faith in Learning Staff Excellence Awards.
Anyone who is aware of a person or team, working or volunteering, in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, and making an exceptional contribution to our schools, may submit a nomination.
Athletics Carnival
It was seasonably warm for our Athletics Carnival at Merici College this morning. We are sure your child will come home with many stories of their races, field events, novelties and/or cheering. Thank you to the Years 2-4 teachers for coordinating this event, particularly Mrs Dekuyer for her organisational skills and preparation of the students during PE lessons. We would also like to thank all of our parent volunteers, your engagement in our community resulted in a smooth and effortless day!
Future of Education Survey
Please find attached an invitation from the Education Minister to complete the Future of Education survey.
Luke Donnelly
Principal