It was lovely to see so many of our kindergarten families at our kindergarten meet the teacher evening this week. We hope that you found the session informative and enjoyed the opportunity to further connect with your child's teachers and other kindergarten families.
We warmly welcome our parents and carers of students in Years 1-6 for their 'Meet the Teachers' evening next Tuesday 18 February. We understand after school supervision can be tricky but this event is for parents/ carers only as there is no student supervision available. Teachers will ensure important information is sent home in the event parents/ carers are unable to attend.
YEARS 1-6 MEET THE TEACHERS EVENING- TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY FROM 4:30pm-6:30pm (classrooms)
In response to community feedback last year, we are trialling a new format for our Years 1-6 ‘Meet the Teachers’ evening this year. This year we will be opening our classrooms and facilities to our parents/ carers from 4:30pm to 6:30pm providing a two hour block of time to “pop in” and visit your child’s classroom and meet your child’s teacher. It will be a less formal event than previous years where in the past our teachers have led information sessions outlining the teaching and learning program for the year. This year we will email the class/ grade newsletters out to families the week before so you will be able to peruse them prior to the ‘Meet the Teacher’ evening. We hope that by doing this parents/ carers will be able to attend and ask any questions they may have about the teaching and learning program for that year rather than revisit what you are aware of already.
During the evening we invite you to visit your child’s classroom, meet their teacher, find out or ask questions about key information pertinent to the class/ grade, see some of the wonderful work the students have been doing in their new classes to date as well as some early learning goals for the year that may have been established. Teachers may have some questions for you too!
You will also have the opportunity to visit other classrooms and facilities in the school and meet the teachers delivering support programs or other aspects of the curriculum through release from face to face teaching. We would encourage you to also visit the following areas of our school:
| Who | Where | |
| Miss Alison Shearer | BHPS Library | Visit the library and find out about Miss Shearer’s library program for our students. |
| Ms Jeanette Bacon | Art Room | Ms Bacon teaches all students in K-6 art/ design and make. Feel free to pop in to say hello and see what wonderful creative activities are in store this year. |
| Mrs Anne Covell | Music Room | Mrs Covell will be teaching music to all classes K-6 this year. She will also be leading the choir and recorder groups with Miss Shirdon if you have any questions about those groups. |
| Mrs Helen Ferry | Learning and Support Room | Mrs Ferry is our Learning & Support teacher. She coordinates and oversees the learning support programs at our school. Mrs Ferry will be available in the LaST room if you would like to pop in to say hello and find out more information. |
| Mrs Jane Stanley | Learning and Support Room | Mrs Stanley is our Deputy Principal. She leads many key projects and areas across the school, including the Learning and Support team, working closely with Mrs Ferry and staff across the whole school. Mrs Stanley will also be available in the Learning and Support room if you would like to have a chat with her and find out about our learning and support programs. This includes enrichment opportunities and programs such as Math Champs. |
| Mrs Amanda Walsh | Library | Mrs Walsh is our Assistant Principal Stage 2. She also leads our school wellbeing team. If you would like to hear a little bit more about our PBL system or progams such as Bounce Back and Smiling Mind, pop in and visit her in the library. She’d love to see you! |
| Mrs Hanson | Library/ AV room | Mrs Hanson will be available throughout the evening and parents/ carers are most welcome to pop in, visit, ask questions or provide feedback which will be helpful in evaluating key project areas as we come to the end of our 2018-2020 school plan. |
Mrs Scope, our lovely School Administration Manager, will also be available during the evening for our families to answer any administrative questions you may have!
The P&C, which is an integral part of our school, will be hosting welcome drinks from 6:30-7:30pm in the library and warmly welcome members of our school community to join them! This will be followed by our first P&C meeting for 2020 will be held the same evening from 7:30pm in the library and we’d love to see you there if you can make it!
We also ask that people are respectful of our neighbours when parking on Tuesday evening. Please abide by parking regulations and avoid parking over driveways.
