A big welcome to all of our new and returning families to our wonderful school by the beach. Our teachers have spent many hours in preparation to make it a great start for all students and families.
Are you ready?
Talk with your kids about adopting a growth mindset: Kids need to hear that their abilities are not 'fixed' at birth, and that there is always room to improve.
Model kind behaviour and manners: If we model kindness in our own interactions, this can go a long way towards showing children how to treat others and how we want to be treated. This could mean practising emotional first aid, helping your child's teacher to create a more inclusive classroom and modelling inclusive behaviour outside of school, or simply focusing on saying 'please' and 'thank you' at the appropriate times.
Get creative: Start a daily learning 'ritual' at home. It might be before school, after school or at night, before bed. Ideas:
practising something they need to work on in their learning as you drive or walk to school e.g. times tables, counting games like counting to 100 but leaving out all the numbers that have a 9 in them
having a special snack together for afternoon tea before they do their homework and asking your child to tell you one thing they learned about that day while you chat or having dinner together at the table when you can, and creating space for the kids to talk about their day without the TV on
Love unconditionally: Want to raise an amazing adult? This is how.