Dear Parents/Carers,

I hope that you and your family have stayed safe with the recent volume of rain and that you haven't experienced any damage or injury. Dorothea Mackellar was absolutely right in describing our country as a land of droughts and flooding rains!

Whenever there are extreme weather events like the one we have experienced, it is always good to check in with the children to see how they are feeling. It is easy to forget that they would not have had many experiences like this in their short life and allowing them to share what they are most concerned about will help them hear the facts and to know that you will keep them safe. 

School Cross Country

A message was sent today on Compass informing everyone that the Cross Country will now be held at St John's, instead of Mt Carmel. There was little chance of the grounds at Mt Carmel drying out in time and postponing was not an option due to us needing to select our school's Cross Country representative team before the end of this term. I am sure that we will still have an enjoyable day, even though there won't be too much 'country' for the children to run in. We will provide you with more specific information before Monday. 

Catholic Education Office survey

I encourage you to complete the survey that was pushed out on Compass yesterday. this survey will provide input into the next strategic plan that the Catholic Education Office is developing. The link to the survey appears in this Newsletter.

P & F Easter Egg Raffle

Just a reminder about this raffle to support the P & F. This organisation has not been able to have many fundraising activities in the last twelve months so I hope that you are able to support this raffle before next Wednesday when it will be drawn.

Wishing you a safe week,

Paul Moroney
Principal

In Celebration of Catholic Schools Week Year 6 interviewed some teachers and students asking them what they love about our Catholic School.  They then compiled the responses in this video!

https://youtu.be/xwvqkhv062s

Congratulations to all our award recipients this week

KR - Koah L

1R - Alessandra V

2R - Michael O

3R - Elenoa V

4R - Sebastion

5R - Aden D

6R - Charlotte C

Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating

their birthday this week,  21st March - 27th March

An envelope has been sent home with each child , if you need a spare one please contact the office

School photo's will be taken in full SUMMER UNIFORM

CEO have updated the food sharing policy due to the easing of Covid restrictions. Children are now able to share individually wrapped food items with their classmates on their Birthdays, this would included things like Lollipops, individually wrapped lollies etc.

We also need to be mindful of Children & teachers with food allergies & intolerances

There is still the option of purchasing Zooper Doopers from the canteen, These are now available to purchase through Flexischools 

Thank you for your understanding with this matter

     

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, your child will besent home and 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.

Due to COVID restrictions parents are currently not allowed on school grounds. 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 (11.15am-12 & 1.15pm-2pm) without prior notice. 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.