Dear St Thomas More’s Families,

Welcome to Week 7- Wellbeing week. I hope you are enjoying your family time and homework free week.

Parent Teacher Meetings

In Week 9 (Monday June 24 and Tuesday June 25) we will be hosting Parent Teacher Meetings. We invite you to make a booking to meet your child’s teacher and discuss their growth, progress and successes this Semester. Bookings can be made from tomorrow and will close next Thursday June 20 at 5pm.

Semester Reports will be published on Friday June 28.

School Community Open Meeting will be held Tuesday June 25 at 6pm in the school library. All welcome.

Kenny Koala

Last Thursday Kinder and Year 1 had a visit from Kenny Koala and his new handler, Emily. Kenny had 3 important messages for staying safe in the community 1. Stay close 2. Hold hands 3. Listen.  

Kenny also reminded us that we are the boss of our own bodies and that we need to respect other people’s body boundaries. He spoke about people in our community who can help us if we are feeling unsafe. These people usually wear a uniform or wear a badge that has their name on it and where they work.

Kenny asked if the children knew their parent’s phone numbers and names. He gave us another tip of advice – have a parent write their phone number inside their shoe or on the label of their clothes. If they forget the number, someone can still help them and contact a family member.

In Term 3, the whole school participates in a Protective Behaviours program as part of the Health curriculum. These safety messages are good to share at any time of the year and Kenny helped us remind Kinder and Year One of how to keep themselves safe and grow in courage if they aren’t feeling safe.