The Teachers of St. Joseph’s Primary School Junee, celebrating World Teacher’s Day Row 1/ Tim Pratt, Kylee Huard, Jodie Moran Row 2/ Jim Ross, Bianca Brady, Kate Madden, Row 3/ Kellie Salmon, Tim Pratt, Kayla Butt, Romy Batista, Chris Masterson.
Last Friday, the staff and students at St Joseph’s Primary School in Junee celebrated the incredible contributions of their teachers on World Teacher’s Day. World Teacher’s Day is an international celebration, providing the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, and in New South Wales alone, recognising over 160,000 primary, secondary and early childhood teachers.
Principal of St Joseph’s Primary School in Junee, Jim Ross, said that the teachers at his school invest a lot of their time, emotionally and professionally for the academic benefit of their students. “Our teachers work tirelessly for the benefit of all of our students, so it is nice for us to stop and put the focus on the teachers just to highlight the work that they do every day,” he said.
The school celebrated World Teacher’s Day with a morning tea, with Mr Ross expressing his gratitude for the teachers at St Joseph’s. “I am grateful for the ongoing efforts our teacher’s make every day to ensure the teaching and learning that occurs in our classrooms is constantly evolving to the best that it can be for our students,” he said. Teachers all-around Australia have been focusing on providing remote learning, during the Coronavirus pandemic, and Mr Ross said his staff worked to make things as ‘normal’ as possible for students. He released this statement on the school’s social media page.
“Without our teachers’ positive attitude and approach to their own learning and development, as well as a focus on shared accountability and responsibility, our school would not be the place it is today. Thank you, teachers. You truly make a difference and I appreciate what you do,” he said. With the recent NSW return to face-to-face learning, World Teacher’s Day allowed the public to give thanks to teachers for their efforts to engage students during a difficult year.
The New South Wales Educations Standards Authority encouraged the public to get involved with World Teacher’s Day using the hashtag #WTD2021 on social media, as well as sending e-cards or video messages to teachers to express their gratitude via their school network. – Rebecca More
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