Throughout each year, we pause to listen to our students, families and staff to gauge how our learning community is travelling. This feedback is invaluable to our progress as effective school communities and is backed by evidence-based research and best practices.
A significant and formal way in which we engage and gather data is through MACSSIS, the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys.
MACSSIS is a set of surveys that have been built specifically for Catholic schools in Melbourne by the Learning Services team at MACS, in partnership with researchers at Learning First and in wide consultation with principals in our schools.
As a friendly reminder, a School Improvement Survey was randomly sent home to 100 families from within our school community who were asked to complete a survey about our school. These surveys provide really valuable information about how our school can improve and get better at meeting the needs of our community.
If you received one of these surveys, your participation would be greatly appreciated. The survey is multiple choice. The average survey completion time is 10-15 minutes and the cutoff date for survey completion is Thursday 28 October 2021.
There are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers and all responses are completely anonymous and at no point are any of the responses identifiable by the school.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank those families who have kindly completed their survey.
If you were not randomly selected and would like to participate in the school survey, your participation is invited, welcomed and encouraged to have a voice and contribute to shaping the ongoing improvement of the school.
Please email me john.rudd@sfoakpark.catholic.edu and I will email a link and a PIN number for completing the survey to you. The survey is confidential and is not linked to a family. There are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers and all responses are completely anonymous and at no point are any of the responses identifiable by the school.
School Note regarding return to onsite learning - staggered return to school starts dated 13 October 2021
Guidelines and Strategies as at 24 October 2021
Return to Onsite Face-to-Face Learning Staggered return to school timeline
Victoria's reopening roadmap outlines changes for Victorian students as onsite, face-to-face schooling resumes.
Victorian Government Staged return to onsite learning for Schools
School Note regarding return to school appointments dated 13 October 2021
Orders close 29 October 2021
The best gift any parent can give a child is the love of books and the joy and benefits of independent reading for fun. Children who read at home, or are read to, have a head start on reading success in school.
It is easy to order. The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school safe and sound and the books will be delivered to class. You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.
Owning your own books is something special! Each order helps earn free books and teaching materials for our classrooms, however there is never any obligation to order.
All orders for Scholastic Book Club need to be ordered and paid for online.
When you order and pay by LOOP online, please do not fill in the order form in the hardcopy catalogue and/or return anything to School. Your order will be electronically linked to SFdS when you order and pay by LOOP.
To place your Scholastic Book Club online order
www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents
You can also download the Scholastic Book Club LOOP app through the App Store or Google Play.
With every book ordered through the special home digital catalogue, SFdS will receive 10% of the order back in rewards for the School!
Happy reading!