St Nicholas of Myra acknowledges parents and carers as each student’s most influential, primary and essential educators.
We encourage parents to be actively involved in school life and work with us to ensure the best educational outcomes for your child.
We feel it is vital that there is regular communication - both formal and informal - about a student’s progress, with opportunities being afforded to parents to provide the teacher with observations and insights about their child.
We believe that no assessment should be used in isolation to determine student needs. Reporting is provided in a variety of formats to gauge a student's learning needs and individuality. The following reporting methods are provided to parents:
- personal request for an interview - this is by appointment only
- beginning and mid-year student-led conference
- mid and end of year written reports
Parents are also actively encouraged to attend school events such as sports carnivals, exhibitions, open classrooms, liturgies, and performance evenings.
Working together
At our school we want every family to feel confident and supported when engaging with us. We follow CSPD’s Family and School Partnership Principles, which outline how we can all work together in a positive and respectful way. This includes guidance on how to raise an enquiry, concern or complaint.
We value your support in communicating with one another in a way that is respectful and supportive of everyone’s wellbeing.
How Can I Contribute?
Demonstrate to your children that volunteering is a good thing! We encourage you to participate in the life of our school through:
- joining the Parent Group
- assisting at school events, excursions and sports carnivals
- helping with learning programs such as reading
- fundraising
- working in the school canteen
- attending parent education workshops
- attending student-led conferences
- joining us for assemblies, liturgies, and Masses
Volunteer and Contractor Training
We welcome the contribution volunteers make to the life of our school.
As part of our commitment to keeping students safe, all volunteers in schools are required to complete the building child safe communities undertaking form and child protection training module before volunteering. These checks reduce potential risk and forms part of our strategy to build child safe communities.
Volunteer and Contractor Training
