Thanks to Mr Brown for his leadership during my absence. I really enjoyed my break.

On my return to work, the first email I opened informed me that our portable classrooms have been ordered & new furniture will be arriving soon for our extra classes. New bubblers and stations to fill water bottles have also been installed in the holidays. My thanks to the P & F and families for their hard work to raise funds for these great additions to the playground.

Term 4 will be hectic and there will be some classroom re-organisation going on. I am also at present working on staffing arrangements for 2025 and employing extra teachers.

BEFORE SCHOOL

Only students who catch a bus are meant to be here before 8.30am as there is no teacher supervision prior to 8.30am. After 8.30am students are to sit on the basketball court prior to the play bell at 8.55am. 

ATTENDANCE

The school day at Ss Peter and Pauls runs from 9.20am (lessons begin) and 3.20pm (end of school day). Children who arrive late or leave early regularly miss out on a lot of time when it is added up over the term or year. There is also disruption to the class when there are late arrivals and early departures. While we understand that appointments may necessitate this, leaving early as it is convenient can be very disruptive to a child's education. Below is some information about the impact of missing school :

How many days has your child missed this Semester (Half a Year)

0 –6 This is within normal range. A child with this attendance rate is able to take full advantage of the teaching and learning opportunities available to them.

7 – 10 This attendance rate is below average. A child with this attendance rate could miss over one year of schooling between Transition and year 10.

11 –20. This is a poor attendance rate. A child with this attendance rate could miss out on up to two years of schooling between Transition and year 10.

20+ This is a very poor attendance rate. A child with this attendance rate could miss over two and a half years of schooling between Transition and year 10.

Latecomers

A student who comes fifteen minutes late for school every day or regularly leaves early is missing more than you think.

15 minutes per day adds to 1 hour 15 per week. If we take this out of the Numeracy block where classes generally teach five hours per week, by the end of the year the students have nearly missed one terms worth of Maths. Can your student afford to lose this?

The same things add up if we consider this as a literacy block where classes generally have ten hours per week. The percentage is halved, but it still adds up to a student missing nearly half a term of literacy. Lateness adds up quickly!!