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The Month of October
The Month of the Holy Rosary 2022 begins on Saturday, October 1st, and ends on Monday, October 31st. Traditionally, Catholics dedicated the month of October to the Most Holy Rosary. This is primarily due to the fact that the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on October 7. It was instituted to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faithful.
Medical Management- New Guidelines
MACS - Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Melbourne has introduced a number of new policies and procedures for schools to manage the medical conditions of students.
Parents are required to complete a medication authority form if their child requires the administration of medication at school. This includes ventolin for asthma, epipen for anaphylaxis or antihistamine for allergies. This week we will send home the form for students who we have on record with these medical conditions.
It is a requirement for parents to also complete a medication authority form, if your child requires medication at school for a short period of time such as antibiotics,cough mixture or panadol. We are no longer able to administer medication to students without this completed form.
A copy of the form can be located on the school app or on the left hand side of the newsletter in a folder labelled “Medical”
Throughout this term we will contact parents of students with a health condition/healthcare need to complete a medical management plan, to ensure we have the correct information and plan in place to support the student.
Curriculum Term Outlines
Teachers will email parents this week the curriculum term outlines for term 4. This will include information about the learning for this term, along with important dates for year levels.
IMPORTANT DATES:
11th October Yr 3-6 Excursion
12th October F-2 Excursion
12th October Yr 3 & 4 Mass 10:00am
15th October P & F Trivia Night
18th October Socktober
20th October Whole School Assembly 3:00pm
26th October Whole school Grandparent & Special Friend Mass and activities 9:00am - 11:40am
Monday 31st October School closure day
Tuesday 1st November Melbourne Cup holiday
2nd November Hour of Code
11th November Remembrance Day assembly
18th November Athletics Day
21st - 24th November Book Fair
22nd November RACV Safety Squad incursion
24th November Kaboom Sports day
27th November 1st Sunday Advent
28th November St Catherine Laboure Feast day
30th November Whole school Mass for St Catherine Laboure Feast day 10:00am
1st December School Christmas Carols 5:00pm - 7:00pm
4th December 2nd Sunday Advent
5th - 9th December F-4 swimming program
11th December 3rd Sunday Advent
14th December Whole School end of year Mass & Foundation Nativity 10:00am
Monday 19th December End of Term for students 2:30pm
Carmel Donlon on Leave
Carmel Donlon is currently on leave and is planning to be back at school towards the end of November. Please contact me directly if you require any assistance, queries or questions. During her absence Maree Hills will be released for leadership responsibilities on a Tuesday. Maree will be replaced in the classroom by Kelli Martinelli. Megan Moore will be released for leadership on Fridays. Megan will be replaced in the classroom by Sandra Renehan.
Our Patch- Term 4 Specialist Program
This term Our Patch, our before and after school care provider will be offering a specialist program on Tuesdays.
If you would like your child to attend you will need to register your child with Our Patch and book them to attend after school care on Tuesdays. Please see Our Patch’s website link below.