WEEKLY REMINDERSEnd of Term 1 2020

Dear Families,Here we are on the last day of the school term and we continue to wish every St Emilie’s families much peace, good health, joy and love this Easter.

A real challenge for everyone is to keep ‘digging deep’ and try to keep our home life as emotionally safe and calm as possible, amidst the inevitable chaos and conflict that will arise. Just trust that you can do it! Keep taking a breath and try to think before you speak. Include your kids in family projects, and be grateful for the little things. All will be well. We wish you the very best at this very challenging time and we look forward to supporting you in all the ways that matter next term.

If you want a bit if a giggle, check out some Easter frivolity on the website :)Sincerely, Tania Thuijs.

Parent Survey Results

There were 235 responses to our survey.● 90% of respondents have accessed

the school website during this time.● 97% of respondents have found the

resources offered as useful. ● 98% of respondents have found the

Principal Communications have been informative and useful.

● 74% of respondents’ children are requiring some supervision.

● 88% of respondents felt that there was a good amount of clarity in learning plans so far.

● 83% of respondents indicated that time management was a challenge for their kids. We will explore this more next term and hopefully as teachers refine their plans this will support parents and children.

‘Other’ = younger siblings, shift work, screen time, no printer, working from home, behaviour, time management, attention span, need for support.

For Your InformationThank you

Thank you to those who responded to our recent survey, the results of this have really assisted us to gauge how families are travelling so far, and to assess how we can continue to meet your various needs next term, particularly in regard to Remote learning.

Remote Learning Plans Term 2

Our Learning Plans will be emailed home on Tuesday 28th April by 8.45am due to the Anzac Public holiday on the Monday. The plans have now been modified and simplified in their format. In general, these plans are to be understood as an approximately 9.00 -1.00pm experience for Years 4-6, a little less for Years 1-3 and K/PP families are to exercise their best judgment in regards to the timing of learning opportunities in their day.

In the second week of the holidays you will receive communication about how to book a phone call opportunity with your child’s class teacher via Interviews Online. Parents who work in emergency/essential services, or where both parents are working outside of the home, will also be able to indicate the need for dropping their children to school via a Google Form. This will be available in the second week of the holidays.

Based on parent feedback, we will continue to deliver our learning plans via email and a number of the learning tasks will be offered through SEESAW.

If you are a family who requires us to try to modify the program to a more paper - based one, due to WIFI issues, please send an email directly to your class teacher. This is not a simple exercise, but we are more than willing to do our best.

St Emilie’s Board Members 2020On behalf of the St Emilie’s School Community I take this opportunity of thanking all of our Board members for their time, presence, wisdom and support. Congratulations to Nicole and Michael who have joined our team this year.

Honorine Enriquez Stewart Sutton Michael Andrews Craig Bishop Chairperson Vice Chair Treasurer Secretary

Bec Tennant James Elloy Nicole Grima P&F Rep Member Member

Tania Thuijs Stuart Munro Gillian Norris Father Jean-Noel Principal Assistant Principal Bursar Parish Administrator

This Sunday’s ReadingsGod speaks to us in many ways,

including through the Sunday Scripture readings.

The Sunday Connection from Loyola Press provides useful background and

activities to better understand the Sunday Scripture readings each week, helping

you to connect the Scripture to daily life in a simple and meaningful way.

Loyola Press Readings And Reflections For Families And Children

Sunday Mass Live Online

St Emilie’s Parish Website Link:

http://stemilie.net/

St Emilie’s Parish Bulletins Link:

http://stemilie.net/?cat=1

Perth Archdiocese Link:

Don’t miss out on giving your kids an

Easter giggle …

If you go to the front page of the Website,

on the right hand side titled ‘FOR FAMILIES’

staff are showcasing theirawesome grooves and

moves! :)Shhhhh….

staff will be as surprised as you will be!!:) Hahahahaha