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- Vision and Mission Statement
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- Principal's Report
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- School Fee Information 2022
- Sport Uniform Days
- Medical advice to School
- Counselor's Corner
- Clothing Pool
- P & F Annual General Meeting
- Canteen Volunteers Needed
- Canteen Menu 2022
- Birthday Celebration Sharing Restrictions
- Early pick up requirements
- COVID 19- Family Bulletin
DAY | DATE | EVENT |
Tuesday | 8th February | Kindergarten First Day |
Wednesday | 2nd March | Ash Wednesday |
Tuesday | 15th March | P & F Annual General Meeting |
Monday | 4th April | School photo day |
Friday | 8th April | Last Day of school for Term 1 |
Dear Parents/Carers,
Blessed are you, Lord God, Creator of body and mind and heart;
At the beginning of this new school year ask you to bless the students, staff, and families of St John's, that together we may grow in faith, hope, and love as we learn from you and each other how to follow your Son Jesus.
Expand the horizons of our minds, that we may grow in wisdom, understanding, and knowledge; deepen our commitment to seek the truth of your ways; and enliven our faith to reach out to those in need.
Amen
Welcome to the 2022 school year. I trust that your Christmas was a time of great blessing, and that your family was able to have some quality time together during the summer break. It has been wonderful seeing our Year 1-6 students return to school so positively this week, and we look forward to the Kindergarten children joining us next Tuesday. On behalf of Fr John and our staff, I would especially like to welcome our new families to St John's. I pray that your time with the our community is rewarding.
I also welcome our new staff to St John's:
- Mr Trevor Williams (Assistant Principal)
- Mrs Tracey Nieuwenhuis (Year 1 Red teacher)
- Miss Natalie Johnson (Year 1 Gold teacher)
- Mrs Naomi Guyer (Year 3 Red teacher)
- Mrs Stephen Zamroz (Year 5 Red teacher)
- Mr Michael Dahler (Indentured casual teacher)
Parent-School Partnership Framework
Our diocesan system of schools has developed this framework to support the positive connections that exist bewteen home, school and parish. Together, we are all striving to provide a school environment for the children to find meaning and purpose through continual growth in faith and learning. I encourage you to read through this framework.
At times during the year, you may need to raise an issue or concern about your child's learning or social and emotional wellbeing. In the first instance, we ask you to contact your child's teacher. Please be mindful that their teacher will be on class and supervision duty for most of the day, so they may not be able to contact you until the afternoon or the next day. After this initial contact, it may be considered that support from one of our Leadership Team members is required. Our Leadership Team members are:
Principal: Mr Paul Moroney
Assistant Principal: Mr Trevor Williams
Religious Education Coordinator: Mrs Kathryn Hampton
Middle Leaders: Mrs Lesley Aliphon, Mrs Kylie Billett, Mrs Helen Libro
If your concern is related to school procedures, please refer these to Mr Williams or myself.
COVID Restrictions
Please keep referring to the Catholic Education, Diocese of Wollongong site (link) for any upadtes about restrictions. As a school we will also keep you informed via the Newsletter and Compass.
Thank you for your ongoing support of all the expectations regarding testing, notifying us of positive results and mask-wearing.
Wishing you a safe and fulfilling week,
Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating their birthday this week and during the holidays, 1st January - 5th February
Rithika P | Bella R | Tommy R |
Isaiah A | Fiona F | Asha D |
Faith C | Belen G | Carlos M |
Joshua T | Gabriel S | Stella B |
Harry W | Vanessa W | Gabrielle B |
Sebastion C | Karissa K | Theo A |
Luciana T | Grace A | Leo E |
Paige O | Lachlan A | Luchia W |
Marcus D | Laken H | Hirute B |
Natalia V | Hunter R | Antony A |
James C | Rajbir B | Sarah M |
Jake N | Ivana K | Zara D |
Lamar A | ||
Mrs Lucas | ||
Mrs Shea | Mr Zamroz | Mrs LeGuier |
Mrs Fuller | Miss Titone | Miss Duncan |
Just a reminder that Kindergarten officially start on Tuesday 8th February. You can arrive anytime between 9am - 9.30am, to try and make it less busy and crowded. You are welcome to have 2 parents accompany your child on their first day.
Sports Uniform Days
If your child is away from school it is important to let the school know as soon as possible with a specific reason, e.g. what type of illness they have, If you are filling in a note on the Compass app, please add an explanation in the details/comments box .
Do not enter into compass if they are going to be late or leave early, that needs to be done from the school end.
It is really important to keep your child at home if they are unwell, this will help with the spread of illness. In the current COVID 19 climate ,if you child displays cold/flu symptoms you will need to get a medical clearance for your child to return to school
If your child has a covid test, please notify the school when they have the test and as soon as you get your results please forward these on to the school.
If your child takes regular medication, has a medical condtion and/or allergy/anaphylaxis, the school will need documentation and/or an action plan from a medical professional as well as a signed consent form to administer medication/advice of medical condition (available from the office). This applies even if medication or condition are temporary.
Unfortunately due to COVID restrictions, we are unable to open the clothing pool to parents. If you require an item from the clothing pool please contact the office and we can check the stocks for you as soon as we are able to
We are in desperate need of uniforms , any uniform items in good condition can be dropped in at the office, thank you
Notice of P&F Annual General Meeting
Please note that the AGM Agenda is open. Please email any agenda items to pandf@sjctdow.catholic.edu.au by Friday 11th March 5pm.
AGM Details:
Date: Tuesday 15th March 2020
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Tiered Learning Space (near Kindy and Year 1 classes)
All Executive positions will be made vacant and an election held for new office-bearers. The Nomination form and role descriptions follow. All are welcome to attend. We hope to see you there and look forward to meeting new parents of the school. Please contact us if you require any further information
Birthday Celebration Sharing Restrictions
Just a reminder that due to Covid restrictions Children are only able to bring food/gifts that are individually wrapped, e.g.freddos/lollipops for sharing with their class. There is the option of purchasing Zooper Doopers from the canteen, These are now available to purchase through Flexischools or you can order and pay at the front office.
Thank you for your understanding with this matter
Due to COVID restrictions parents currently have limited times they are allowed on school grounds and we also need to limit the amount of visitors that come into the office, so please only come into the office if necessary.
It is important that you let the office know as soon as possible, via email or phone, if you are picking your child up prior to dismissal (including time). We can then arrange to have them in the office ready for you.
Please note we are unable to arrange collection of your children during break times, Please do not enter late arrivals or early departures into compass, this needs to be done by the school office.
Thank you for your assistance with this matter.