environment our school provides.

Next week you will receive your child’s report. For some of you, there will be the challenge that your child hasn’t moved as far along their progression points as you would have hoped or expected. Please know that every child in our school is achieving, striving and doing the best they can to become the learners they are capable of being. A progression point cannot measure the effort and enthusiasm with which they engage in their learning, nor does it show you that your child may have achieved most of the requirements needed to move onto the next progression point, but had not quite got there when the data was collected and the reports were written.  I have spoken with the teachers who are completing your children’s reports and all of them are speaking about the pride they feel in the growth their students have made. They speak of the courage your children show when challenged with the discomfort learning can bring. They are proud of every one of their students, and their hope is that you will see your child’s report as simply a representation of their journey of learning. It shows what they have accomplished as well as the learning they are yet to achieve. For some children, the learning is almost there – yet not consolidated enough for the teachers to say they have mastered the learning independently. For others, learning is a challenge and their strength comes in the form of resilience and courage to keep trying – knowing that one day they will get there. This is a time where your positivity and understanding feeds confidence in your child. These reports are an opportunity for you to celebrate your child’s successes and support them in their challenges. I know that reports of any kind can serve to feed our doubts as parents, but they are also an opportunity to build your relationship with your children who truly care about what these reports mean to you. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak with your child’s teacher as you both have your child’s best interests at heart.

I hope you all enjoy a wonderful holiday time, with Friday before the holidays and Monday at the end of the holidays as extra days off for your children.

Keep well and warm.

Kind regards

Lisa

This prayer is called, Pope Francis’ prayer for children.