Welcome......
Hello and welcome to the St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School website. We are a community dedicated to the provision of high quality, inclusive Catholic education in coeducational classes from Preparatory Year to Year 7.
St Sebastian’s school opened its doors in the beautiful near city suburb of Yeronga in 1937. The Sisters of St Joseph taught the first class of 38 students in 1937 in what is now The Arts Hall. St Sebastian’s is administered by Brisbane Catholic Education [BCE], the educational arm of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. As part of this learning community in diocesan Catholic schools - a community currently comprising 136 schools - St Sebastian's has access to the very significant services provided by Brisbane Catholic Education.
Distinctive curriculum offerings are Information Communication & Learning Technology (ICLT), LOTE (Japanese), Music Program, Health & Physical Education Program, Chess, Choir and Instrumental Music Programs.
If you cannot find what you're looking for on this website, or if you would like any further information about St Sebastian's, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Community News
At last we have started a new school year without building site fences and detours to gain entrance to our wonderful little school but it certainly has been worth the wait and inconvenience. The school, staff and the students looked fresh, excited and ready for a great year of fun learning and teaching … and many parents also had that excited look as they waved their children off to school!
On Tuesday we had 48 Prep students all smartly dressed in their school uniforms and with their bags full of items necessary for school they met their teachers in the beautiful Prep classrooms. After giving mum and dad a quick hug goodbye the children settled comfortably into classroom activities…with hardly a tear in sight!
The staff and I welcome all our present and new families to St Sebastian's school community as we come together to make this part of the children's learning journey an exciting and happy experience. There are 11 learning groups (classes) and 30 staff in total including those with part time status.
The Staff and Father Peter welcome you to our school community as we work and play together to “Live in Faith, Knowledge and Love” – we have much to celebrate and be grateful for as we begin our year of learning together.
God Bless
Kerry Weber,
Principal
PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT
On Wednesday 1st February, you will receive
information about the teacher and the class, from the
person best equipped to give it…the class teacher.
This knowledge regarding just how your child's
teacher operates, manages behaviour, facilitates
learning, affirms, challenges and teaches your child
is, I believe, critical in you being able to trust and
wholeheartedly support the teacher in the learning
and teaching process. Children are very sensitive to
any "crack in the relationship‟ and can easily discern
when home and school are trusting and supportive of
one another. Likewise they can sense when home
and school may not see eye to eye. Thankfully this
is rarely the case. Even in times of concern we must
always present as a team, being loyal,
communicating and understanding points of view.
Once a child senses a lack of trust either way, they
can become distracted in their learning.
The night is so very important in beginning the
journey to build loyalty, relationships, trust, effective
communication and mutual support. Please come
along and get to know the class teacher, the
workings of the classroom and also hear from Ms
Debbie Young (APRE) and myself on some aspects of
the bigger picture of school life. The times and
details will be sent home by letter to all families next
week and are included below:
6:00 – 6.45pm Prep, 1, 3 and 4 classroom visit
6.45 – 7.15pm Whole school information and
meet the specialist teachers
(library)
7.15 – 8.00pm 2, 5, 6 and 7 classroom visit
COFFEE AND CHAT MORNINGS
I would like to invite you to take part in any or all of
our Coffee and Chat mornings this year. Coffee and
Chat is an opportunity for you to meet with myself
and a group of parents to learn about, discuss and
share ideas on topics of interest.Our first Coffee and Chat will be next Thursday
morning, 2nd February, at 9.00am on the balcony
outside the Library.
The session will run from 9.00 until 9.45am.
Our first topic is:
“It’s a bit scary starting Prep” (or another year level!)
Supporting my child with their transition into the new school
year.
P & F NEWS
Our school is very fortunate to have an extremely supportive and involved group of parents and I would like to welcome all the people who have signed on to be involved for the 2012 year. I would especially like to thank the support provided by the outgoing President, Kerry Estella and committee.
At our last AGM a new committee was elected and a great thank you goes out to them. The new committee members are listed in the latest newsletter. We do however need to fill some key positions and I would ask that you please consider contacting Jeff (our new P&F President) to discuss the following key roles:-
- Grant Application Officer – will co-ordinate putting together applications for the variety of grant opportunities available to the school which will assist in providing additional resources for the children and teaching staff.
- Newsletter Sponsorship Co-ordinator – manage our already strong support network of local businesses and sponsorships are collected. Also seek their further involvement in major school events.
- Instrumental Music Program representative – liaise with the Music department regarding upcoming events and performances.
- Class Representatives – 1 per class – you will be responsible for maintaining a class contact list, attending P&F meetings, reporting back to class groups about decisions made to help promote and support school events and also organise informal class gatherings eg park get together after school or on weekends.
Our first P&F meeting of the year will be held on Monday the 30th of January. Meetings are held in the staffroom and start at 7.00pm. All parents and friends are urged to attend these meetings so we can work towards achieving the goals set for the upcoming year. The association provides much of the social aspect to school life and offers support and friendship to all families involved in our school. We need your involvement and whilst all our lives seem busy and it is easy to sit back on the sidelines and focus on yourselves you will find that getting involved is an integral part of making the school a better place for your children. I would also encourage anyone with ideas to please come forward and either attend the meeting or discuss with our committee.
