We are creating a culture of learning.

• What is school for? To learn, to be a learner, to be a lifelong learner. This is our key message. Our core business is learning.
• Routines are put in place to create a culture of learning. One-way parents can help their children be learners, is to be at school on time. The first fifteen minutes of the day set the day. When students are present from the start of the day, they are set up for
• The comment “I don’t feel like doing that” from students is currently more frequent in the classroom than five years ago. There are many reasons for this and educators are constantly modifying learning experiences to suit the needs of the learner. However, from time to time, the response from a teacher can be “I understand you don’t feel like doing this, this is a time where you are not given the choice. Sometimes we have a choice other times you don’t”.
• Next week we will begin a new practise. When a student chooses not to engage in their learning, and does not finish their learning, we will be sending the work home to be completed with a note explaining the task. Please note, work will not be sent home because a child did not complete a task, it will only be sent home if they chose not to engage in their learning to their full capacity. Teachers are well skilled in the difference.
• Thankyou in anticipation for supporting your child in creating a culture of learning at St Pat’s.