Proud parents congratulate the 2012 Bellarine School Captains
Welcome to 2012 Once again it has been a very smooth start to the year and to this end I am grateful for the work all staff and parents have contributed in ensuring the students’ have a positive beginning to 2012. I would like to extend a warm welcome to those families beginning their educational journey with us as part of the Preparatory Year and also in Year 7. I enjoyed catching up with many of you at our Family Welcome Picnic and for those families
The Chaplain’s message at the Welcome Evening
communicate with staff via the Diary and may
involved, even as your child moves into
wish to follow up with a phone call or email
the middle and senior years of schooling.
as required. The Diary should also provide an
Coaching a team, assisting on excursions or
we encourage you to introduce yourself
overview of student progress in academics,
camps, offering to help on a special activity
to your child’s Homeroom teacher and/or
attitude and campus based events, ensuring
day, volunteering with fundraising initiatives
the specialist staff to begin what will be an
parents remain well informed.
or in the Barn are just a few of the ways you
important partnership as we share in the
Support at home can help your child succeed!
can remain involved and connected with
responsibility of ‘educating’ your child. We see this as a reciprocal relationship that can be fostered between home and the school.
A recent study at the Queensland University
In order to bring about the best outcomes
of Technology (QUT) found that parents who
for your child, we need to be supportive of
remain engaged with schools throughout
each other’s roles as parents and teachers.
their child’s education are more likely to
Together we can achieve some great things!
have children who complete the high school
I missed, I am sure we will have opportunities
The College Diary is an important tool
to catch up as the year unfolds.
in this process and forms the basis for
Parent/Teacher Partnership
Staff and families meet informally in Term 1 at the Bellarine Campus
communication between parents and teaching staff. It is important that the Diary
years and also go on to further study. This study found that there is a very high level of parental involvement in the early years of schooling; however this engagement starts to decrease as secondary studies commence.
your school and child’s education. The QUT study also reported that parents helping with homework, discussing experiences at school and what is being learned lets children know that their parents are interested, concerned and place a high value on education.
Ways parents can help their children learn 1. A positive start to the day. Assist your child with routine and organising the night before in readiness
Throughout the year there are many
be viewed and signed each night for Junior
opportunities for you as parents to become
School students and each week for Middle
My encouragement to all parents is to take
for the next day. This will prevent the rush
involved in the life of the College. Further,
School students. Parents are encouraged to
advantage of the many ways you can remain
and stress of not being able to locate
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