Dear Primary Families,
I would like to begin by thanking those of you that were able to attend last night’s Parent Teacher Evening. It was lovely to see so many of you and I hope you enjoyed having the chance to meet the teachers and find out a little more about the year ahead. If you ever do have questions or concerns about your child’s learning, please do contact the homeroom teacher in the first instance as they are the ones who have the most regular contact with your child. I enjoyed having the chance to speak with many parents also, and I would very much like to build our home-school relationship.
During the Parent Teacher Evening, I had conversations about our school assemblies and it was interesting and helpful to hear thoughts from the parents’ perspective. Further details about upcoming assemblies will be shared soon, but if you do have any thoughts, feedback, or suggestions, please do share them with me. We may not be able to accommodate all requests and suggestions, however we are certainly open to reviewing how these are scheduled.
Our After School Activities (ASA) program will begin on Sunday 10th September and sign-up and further information will be shared early next week. We have tried to ensure a balance and range of activities are on offer and we hope that there will be something that appeals to your child.
Having spent time in classrooms this week, I have been impressed by how the students are settling and adjusting to their new grade levels and learning spaces. Students have been part of the process of setting essential agreements for their classes and it is important that we help them to become independent, responsible learners. Our IB learner profiles are an important part of our programme, and I am enjoying seeing so many principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers throughout the primary school.
Please do take the time to discuss classroom essential agreements with your child and ask questions about learner profile attributes they can display that can help them to be successful learners.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Regards,
Matthew
Primary Team Lead