{"id":231,"date":"2016-06-28T23:08:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T23:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hfschool.net\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:51:41","slug":"parent-involvement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/index.php\/parent-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent as Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n<h3>Parents as Partners<\/h3>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3050\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/index.php\/home\/c4917-073\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/C4917-073.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1505087776&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;uber photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C4917-073\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/C4917-073.jpg?fit=790%2C527&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3050 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 400;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hfschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/C4917-073-1024x683.jpg?resize=506%2C337\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/C4917-073.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/C4917-073.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/C4917-073.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/C4917-073.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/C4917-073.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Parents are children\u2019s first teachers. Parents know their children better than we ever will and as such our partnerships with them continue to influence our programs and practice each year.<\/p>\n<p>Meaningful and regular parent involvement creates opportunity for building strong relationships with families. As such, a myriad of opportunities are offered for parents to contribute to the life of the school. We love it when a parent is passionate about a subject that the children are investigating and can loan their expertise and passion for a subject area to our students! Whenever meaningful opportunities arise we delight in hosting parents as they share in the learning experiences of the children.<\/p>\n<p>Parent volunteers work alongside the staff to offer Highfielders the best possible experience each year.<\/p>\n<p>Families are invited to attend special events throughout the year, including special morning teas, school assemblies, class information sessions and parenting seminars.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents as Partners Parents are children\u2019s first teachers. Parents know their children better than we ever will and as such our partnerships with them continue to influence our programs and practice each year. Meaningful and regular parent involvement creates opportunity for building strong relationships with families. As such, a myriad of opportunities are offered for parents to contribute to the life of the school. 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Create opportunities for you to connect with others and to contribute to the Highfield\u2019s community in meaningful ways throughout the year. Recognise you as your child\u2019s first and most important\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":358,"url":"https:\/\/highfields.nsw.edu.au\/index.php\/privacy\/","url_meta":{"origin":231,"position":5},"title":"Privacy Policy","author":"EGibbs","date":"29 June 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Privacy Policy Highfields School is dedicated to keeping your personal details private. 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