Welcome to Launch Pad

Welcome, Year 3 Parents, to the launch of the 

2016 Contemporary Learning Program 

at St Catherine's!

Thank you for visiting the iPad "Launch Pad". This is the place where you will receive the latest news and information as we prepare for 1 to 1 iPads in 2016. Please complete the 'Subscribe by Email' field (upper right) to stay up to date. Once you subscribe, all future posts will go straight to your inbox. 

Using a blog means we can easily provide you with links and online resources, without you having to log in or type out long URLs. When you see a green link in a post (that underlines when you mouse over it), click it for further information. You will also find a second page called "Tips, Tricks and Troubleshoots" (see the tabs under the header) that you may wish to visit if you have never used an iPad before. Don't worry about your children - they've probably already worked out most of it!

All forms and documents that you may need are accessible on the St. Catherine's Parent Portal. For example, if you're interested in hiring an iPad from the school, you will find the iPad Hire Agreement form there with all terms and conditions and cost information. You will also see the Free Apps list, updated for 2016. Some of the documents have yet to be updated for the 2016 program. We'll let you know as the various resources are ready.

Thanks to all those who came along to the information night on Monday 3rd August in the Nano Nagle Centre. A followup letter was emailed to all Year 3 parents on Wednesday afternoon. If you did not receive that mail, please contact the school office to update your email contact details. 

There will be no more hard copies of letters and information sent home and we don't want you to miss any important updates and information. As parents contact us with questions or issues that are not covered in the FAQs or Handbooks, we can address those here for everyone. Feel free to use the Comments below to offer advice for others or field questions from this wonderful community.

We're looking forward to working with you towards another great year of engaging, relevant and innovative learning for your children, with iPads at St Catherine's!