Dear Parents/Carers,

May the day never burden.
May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.
May your soul calm, console and renew you.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank you for the way in which you have responded to the COVID Safe Measures that have been in place for nearly two years now. At this point in time, we have had very minimal interruptions to our school this year due to COVID related instances. I believe this has been due to a combined effort by all in our school community. Staff have been diligent in wearing a mask and maintaining distance from each other, students have been very flexible with the changes made to the normal routines at school, and we have all been aware of the need to stay home if unwell.

As parents and carers, I know that you have had to absorb a lot of information about our school's COVID Safe Measures, while also attending to your own family and work arrangements. The daily life 'juggle' must get wearing at times. Our school community is very grateful for your support.

You will have received information today about some changes to the COVID Safe Measures from next Monday via Compass. Before the end of this week, we will provide you with more specific information about how these changes may impact our drop-off and pick-up arrangements.

Wishing you a safe and peaceful week,

Paul Moroney
Principal

RAT KITS

As mentioned via Compass on 22 February:

In line with recent announcements from the NSW Government, the rapid antigen test (RAT) program will end on Friday 25 February 2022. This means that the twice weekly testing using RAT kits is no longer in place. Thank you for your patience and cooperation over the last four weeks. While it has been a—sometimes unwelcome—addition to the already busy morning routine, proactive testing was a critical tool to keep our school community safe, especially while case numbers remained high in the broader community.

For the remainder of Term 1, families are asked to use RATs at your discretion when you consider it necessary (e.g. if a child develops symptoms or a family member is unwell). In the coming weeks, each student will be provided with a further eight RATs to be used for this purpose. We are currently awaiting the delivery of the additional RATs from the NSW Government and we will advise you of collection details as soon as we receive the delivery.

ONLINE SAFETY FOR STAGE 2 & 3 STUDENTS

Our Stage 2 & 3 students had a special visit from our local School Police Liaison Officers- Senior Constable Michell & Senior Constable Winley. They came to discuss the important issue of online safety. The students are engaged in an online world and it is extremely important that they are aware of avoiding potential problems that can occur when accessing the internet. 

The Constables focused on the importance of keeping personal details private and cyberbullying. The messages from our visitors certainly hit the mark with the students:

5 Gold Class Captains

Xavier: - Don't friend anyone you don't know.

             - Don't play online games if you're not old enough.

Fisiilosi: - Never give your private information away online.

            - Don't post something that shows your school logo, street signs, names or                 any other personal information.

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Emily: - A police record starts at age 10.  

Elliarna: - The police are able to retrieve deleted messages and pictures from your                    phone or iPad.

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Gabriella: - Do not allow location settings on social media apps, don't tag the location                  of where you are and don't upload photos and videos in your school                          uniform.

Patrick: - (on Jordan’s behalf)  Do not reply or say anything back to mean messages               that you receive. If you get any messages that you aren't sure about, you                 need to take a screenshot and show an adult.

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Anthony and Chamaya- We found it very interesting how she brought up scenarios about being ‘Cybersafe’and that the slides she showed and talked to us about were really informative.

Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating their birthday this week , 20th February - 26th February

 Week 4 - Awards: PRIMARY 

"We are proudly partnering with rebel in their rebel Community Givebacks program which entitles our school to receive 5% of all our members purchases at rebel back as credit to spend instore on sports equipment or teamwear! To support our school all you need to do is join the rebel active loyalty program and link your member account to our school next time you visit your local rebel store. A friendly team member can help you do this instore and you’ll also receive some great benefits like exclusive member offers and access to VIP experiences, rewards and competitions for being a rebel active member. Just remember to swipe your rebel active loyalty card instore or log into your account online when making a purchase at rebel and our school will receive 5% back as credit to spend on sports gear! Thanks for your support"

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