As we approach the midpoint of this final term, the classrooms are a ball of energy and activity. This is a great time for all families to review the letter sent home at the beginning of term outlining what your children would be covering in each Key Learning Area. With this knowledge onboard, it is easy to start and guide conversations about your child’s learning. Some ways to progress the conversation could include:

• What are you learning?
• How do you know what you are learning?
• How well are you going? What do you have to do to be successful?
• What do you do if you get stuck, or don’t know what to do?

Hopefully, by using these prompts, your children will be able to use the language of their classroom learning intentions, the success criteria, and the use of the 5 B’s (brain, book, board, buddy, boss) to guide them through the learning pit. These family conversations are an essential part of your child’s educational journey, helping them to reflect and review their learning. Most importantly, these conversations are a way of ‘telling your children’ that you value their education.

It has been fabulous to see some activities returning to our regular schedule, albeit in a slightly different format to what we were used to pre-COVID. The Prep students enjoyed an excursion to St Joseph’s Catholic Church recently, and the Year 1 students are giving the College coach a workout over the next few weeks, with visits to the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba and the Post Office here in Dalby. We are grateful to have this wonderful resource at our fingertips to make it easier for us to facilitate these learning experiences.

Katrina Walton

Assistant Principal Early Years