Parents

Newsletter

The school newsletter is published every Friday. This includes information, important dates, community and parish news as well as capturing a weekly snapshot of our students learning and activities each week. It can be viewed below or a hard copy is also available upon request.

nforma Parent Portal

St. Paul’s uses nForma Parent Portal for communication between the school and parents.

 

School Community

St. Paul’s Primary School has a vibrant parent community, and your involvement is welcomed and encouraged. As a school, we are proud of our supportive and enthusiastic parent community. There are many ways for parents to become involved in the school community, and ultimately your involvement enriches school programs and enhances your child’s growth and learning.  Some of the opportunities for parent involvement include:

  • Supporting and engaging in learning programs
  • Participating in school committees
  • Attending excursions
  • Covering and shelving books in the Library
  • Sorting lunches for our weekly out sourced lunch food supplier, Classroom Cuisine
  • Assisting with food preparation, bbq at special school events when required
  • Becoming a member of our ‘Parents and Friends’ committee or assisting with their activities.

 

For the safety of our community, all parent helpers and visitors at St Paul’s Primary School are required to have a Working with Children check.

 

Before & After School Care – MACSEYE

We are pleased to share that our school’s Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service will be transitioning to a new provider, MACSEYE.
MACSEYE is part of Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools and provides high-quality, child-focused care that is welcoming, safe, and grounded in the Catholic ethos of our school. Their programs support children’s wellbeing, encourage creativity and play, and offer a smooth transition between the school day and home time.

MACSEYE is a registered approved provider with the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). They adhere to the National Quality Standards and approved curriculum frameworks for Early Childhood and School-Aged Care in Australia and Victoria.

All MACSEYE OSHC staff have ACECQA recognised qualifications or proof of enrolment.

Child Safety is of utmost importance and MACSEYE ensures compliance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards.
All staff must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) and National Police Check prior to starting their employment with MACSEYE.

Enrolments are now open. Please see the attached service brochure with enrolment information and a link to the enrolment form. You can enrol via this link Enrolment Link – St Paul’s Coburg

You can also contact MACSEYE Customer Service Team via email contact@macseye.vic.edu.au or 1300 501 029.

We look forward to welcoming MACSEYE to our school community 

Speech Pathology in Schools

St Paul’s Targeted Speech Program

St Paul’s is excited to be collaborating with Speech Pathology for Schools, working together to provide a targeted speech program to all our students, extending our students’ oral language and literacy skills.

Speech Pathology for Schools provides comprehensive speech, language and literacy programs across our whole school, based on the needs of each student,through responding to all tiers of intervention including classrooms, small groups and individuals.

Speech Pathology for Schools (SPS) will be at St Paul’s for two days a week this semester to further support student learning, especially in the area of literacy and oral language.

This service targets the needs of students in Year Prep – Year Four. SPS works under the guidance of St. Paul’s teachers and leaders. Students who participate in this program are selected in response to school data.

This service does not replace therapy sessions requiring a speech pathologist outside of school and is not an individual service.

The Speech Pathologist working in our school is Kristina, she is an engaging and dynamic speech pathologist who enjoys working alongside school-aged students to find their learning potential in the areas of language and literacy. She works collaboratively with students and staff to assess and target individual needs in the areas of Oral Language and Phonological Awareness.

Kristina is at St Paul’s on Mondays and Tuesdays and her work will consist of working one to one or small group learning.