Dear Parents and Carers,

Reading Is Magic!  The 2024 Book Week theme reminds us about the benefits and joy that one can get from reading.  

Reading Is Magic!  New worlds and new experiences can be experienced through the engagement with a ‘good book’.  

Reading Is Magic!  Reading is such an important life skill that one cannot take for granted.  

Reading Is Magic!  There is such an important responsibility placed upon parents and educators to encourage opportunities for children to engage in reading.  

Reading Is Magic!  Like many life skills the more you practise the easier reading should become.  

Reading Is Magic!  In all of our classrooms and learning environments, reading is the skill in which children engage in and develop not just during English lessons but across all subject areas.  

During Book Week this year let us make a special effort to engage more in reading as it can be a really magical experience. 

Why reading is important for babies and young children

Reading books, sharing stories, talking and singing every day helps your child’s development in many ways.

Reading and storytelling can:

• help your child get to know sounds, words and language, and develop early literacy skills
• introduce your child to the value of books and stories
• spark your child’s imagination and curiosity
• promote your child’s brain development and ability to focus and concentrate
• help your child build social, communication and emotional skills
• help your child learn about the world, their own culture and other cultures.

Reading stories with children has benefits for you too. The special time you spend reading together promotes bonding and builds your relationship with your child.

Read more about this at:  https://raisingchildren.net.au/babies/play-learning/literacy-reading-stories/reading-storytelling

Parents and carers are invited to our Book Week celebration tomorrow, Thursday 22nd August, commencing at 8.30am.  The school Oval will be open at 8.10am for parking.

Father’s Day Celebrations

Friday 30th August, all dads, parents, father figures and carers are invited to a bbq breakfast in the school grounds, provided by the P&F Association.  Breakfast will be followed by a special Father’s Day liturgy at 8.30am in the Undercover.

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Jersey Day

Each year St Thomas More School recognises and raises awareness of the importance of organ donation through participation in Jersey Day.  In keeping with the success of last year we will again celebrate Jersey Day with our Father’s Day celebrations.  Children are permitted to wear a jersey and mufti clothes to school on Friday 30th August.   Children who do not own a jersey may wear mufti clothes in the colours of their favourite teams.  No money donation will be collected as this is an awareness raising day.

Best wishes for the coming week,

Philip Barrington 
PRINCIPAL