We are currently targeting listening. Listening in the classroom. Listening in the playground. Listening to our peers. Listening to our teachers. Listening to learn. There are routines to be followed when listening and often songs to sing, so listen out to see if your child repeats these at home or even makes a comment like “listen with your eyes and put your hand up to answer a question or share some knowledge”. Weeks 5 and 8 will see new focus points to be embedded as best practice in the behaviour and learning of all our students. Each class will have their 15-minute PB4L Lesson each Monday morning. Please ask your children each week what they are learning in PB4L and how it is improving their learning and friendships.

Parents also often ask how to help their children get back into routine and manage all the various aspects of their busy lives and commitments. One very successful strategy is:

Using visual aids.

Many of us grew up in a household that relied heavily on spoken communication. We were consistently reminded of our responsibilities and verbally reprimanded when we made mistakes. Many of us continue to use only verbal reminders to brush our teeth, get dressed, put the toys away, empty our lunch box etc etc.

Verbal reminders keep our students dependent the adults in their lives.... always having to tell them what to do. Constant repeating of requests or things to do, only reinforces their dependence on you and does not promote independence and responsibility.

Use pictures, diagrams, charts, and lists to assist in promoting independence and responsibility – PB4L in action at home!! Even students that can’t yet read words can identify a simple picture or diagram and its meaning. Putting pictures, diagrams or written instructions on an area such as the fridge, for each day of the week and each session e.g. before school/after school, netball or footy training sessions, before bed routines etc can assist children to know what to do, the order to do it in and therefore be independent and responsible for small tasks.  

Here’s to an amazing year where we are all respectful, responsible, safe learners each and every day!

Principal

Staff for 2025

Principal – Mrs Mary-Anne Jennings- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday mary-anne.jennings@mn.catholic.edu.au

Co-Principal / Assistant Principal – Mrs Kim Hogan kim.hogan@mn.catholic.edu.au

Religious Education Co-ordinator and Year 4 teacher – Ms Donna Morgan donna.morgan@mn.catholic.edu.au

Aboriginal Education Teacher – Mr Phil Taylor philip.taylor@mn.catholic.edu.au

Learning Support Teacher – Mrs Natalie Warren natalie.warren@mn.catholic.edu.au

School Secretary – Mrs Kirrily Corbett admin@cardiff.catholic.edu.au

Teacher Librarian – Mrs Bianca Stephenson bianca.gleeson@mn.catholic.edu.au

School psychologist – Ms Khaalyd Brown

Kindergarten – Ms Erin Greenwood erin.greenwood@mn.catholic.edu.au

Year 1 – Ms Layne Wiseman layne.wiseman@mn.catholic.edu.au

Year 2 – Ms Ellie Brownlow ellie.brownlow@mn.catholic.edu.au

Year 3 – Mr Jeremy Smith jeremy.smith1@mn.catholic.edu.au

Year 5 – Mr Martin Vaughan martin.vaughan@mn.catholic.edu.au

Year 6 – Mrs Joshua Garnsey joshua.garnsey@mn.catholic.edu.au

Learning support assistants – Ms Bronte McInnes, Mrs Lisa Watson, Mrs Emma Brown, Mrs Lauren Sanderford, Mrs Kathryn Walton and the “Queen of the Books” in the library is Mrs Janelle Ballard.

Please use these email addresses to contact your child’s teacher if ever you need to speak with them or need to share some information about your child.

Uniforms

Thank you to all the parents and students who have ensured they are wearing the correct school uniform. Wearing the correct school uniform reflects pride in our school, pride in ourselves and promotes a great sense of community and belonging. So once again thank you!!!

Proud Principal Moment

A new parent rang today to express her gratitude and appreciation of the students here at St Kevin’s. Theodora in Year 1 is new to our school and today she was feeling a little low on coming into school. Violet in Year 4 noticed that Theodora was a little upset and straight away took her under her wing and ensured that she was okay and had someone to talk to and help her. Thanks Violet for displaying and putting into action the Vision Statement of our school.