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Supervision Before and After School
Students are supervised from 8:40am each morning. Classroom doors open at 8:50am for students to unpack and get ready for a 9:00am start.
Students are supervised by staff after school from 3:20-3:30pm. Students must wait with their teacher until parents arrive. Students may only play on the playground until 3:30pm if their parent/guardian is present to supervise them. School gates will be closed at 3:30pm. Any students still at school after this time will need to wait in the office area. If you are running late, please call the school office to let us know.
Extreme Weather After School Pick Up
If there is extreme weather at school pick up time, the following changes to pick up will be enacted.
Years 3-6 students wait in the learning hub. Years F-2 wait in the hallway outside the art room/canteen. Parents/Guardians can come into the courtyard under the shelter and collect students from the junior building and make their way down the hallway area to the learning hub. Parents/Guardians are asked to exit down the hallway area towards the junior building and back out through the courtyard gates. This will prevent any congestion in the office.
Term 1 Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings
Term 1 Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings will be held face to face in your child's classroom.
Students will be required to attend as they will be sharing Term 1 Goals and Achievements.
Meetings are scheduled for:
Wednesday 13th March
Thursday 14th March
Meetings will be 15 minutes
Please click on the link to book a time. If you are new to the booking system you may be prompted to set up a password.
School Fee Statements
School Fee statements were emailed to parents last week. All payment preference forms should have been now returned to the school office. Please contact Laura in the school office for any queries regarding school fee payments.
AFL Aus Kick
NAB AFL Auskick is coming to St Catherine’s Primary School!
AFL Victoria will be running a 5-week after school Auskick program at St Cath’s!
Auskick (Ages 4-12) is an introductory program to Australian Football and invaluable life skills. With game-based activities kids love and learning is disguised as playing, you don’t need Aussie Rules experience — children can start Auskick in the calendar year they turn 5!
The total price for this program is $50. You will receive your very own size 1 football and pump to keep as part of your Auskick registration.
REGISTER HERE - or scan QR Code in the flyer!
St Catherine’s Primary School Auskick Centre will run from Wednesday 21st of February from 3:30pm – 4:30pm on the school oval to Wednesday 20th March.
For more information, please contact Aslyn at aslyn.witney@afl.com.au or Sam sam.howell@afl.com.au
This will begin on Wednesday from 3:30-4:30pm. Students who are participating in this need to meet Mrs O’Donnell at 3:20pm and will be asked to sit down on the seats outside her office, until the start time. Students can bring their runners and change into them at the end of the day.
TERM 1 Reconciliation- 2024 Important Dates
Year 3 students will be eligible to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in 2024
Tuesday 20th February - 6.00pm Reconciliation Family Workshop- St Catherine’s Learning Hub (Families)
Sunday 25th February - 10.30am Parish Mass- Presentation of Candidates at St Catherine’s Mass (Families)
Wednesday 6th March - Reconciliation Reflection Day for students at school (All Year 3 students)
Saturday 23rd March - 10.30am Year 3 Group Celebrating Reconciliation - St Catherine’s Church (Families)
*An Operoo was sent to families of eligible Reconciliation candidates last week. A hard copy note and enrolment form was also sent home. Please return this to school by Tuesday 20th February.
Reconciliation Family Workshop- Tuesday 20th February, 6.00pm in the Learning Hub
We are looking forward to working with families and students to prepare to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This workshop is an important part of the preparation process.
Term 1 2024 Parish Mass Attendance
Parents are welcome to attend Parish Mass
- 10.00am Wednesday 28th February- Year 1/2AT & 5JH
- 10.00am Wednesday 6th March- Year 3/4JB & 3/4DK
- 10.00am Wednesday 13th March- Year 6MR & Foundation
Class Prayer Cloths will be blessed during class masses this term. Classes have worked together to design these beautiful prayer cloths. These will be used in class each morning as a focus during Christian Meditation at the start of each day.
Please contact me by phone or email if you have any questions or require clarification.
Carmel Donlon- Religious Education Leader
Email: carmel.donlon@scmoorabbin.catholic.edu.au
Pancake Tuesday- Tuesday 13th February
Why do we celebrate Shrove Tuesday? The name Shrove comes from 'shrive', meaning absolution for sins by doing penance. The day gets its name from the tradition of Christians trying to be 'shriven' before Lent. ... Pancake Day itself came much later as a way of using up rich foods, like eggs, milk and sugar before the 40 days of fasting - Lent.
As we enter week 4, I would ask all families to check if they have returned the Cybersafety Acceptable User Agreement for their child / children to the classroom teacher. If you need another copy they can be collected from the office.
This week I would like to highlight some important information from the eSafety Commission about apps your child may be using. The eSafety Commission has produced a fact sheet called “App checklist for parents.” The aim of this checklist is to help you navigate the app world and give you the tools to ensure you and your family enjoy safe and positive online experiences.
The eSafety Guide is constantly being updated. It is a great place to learn about the latest games, apps and social media, including how to protect your information and report harmful information.
Have a lovely week,
Maree
Have your say in safe travel to school – Travel Survey
As part of the program our school will be taking part in a school travel survey. Parents and families are invited to participate.
There are 5 questions and will take 3 minutes to complete. This is a great opportunity for parents to have input into road safety around our school.
Please click here for the survey: St Catherine’s Primary School
This travel survey is important to help us to better understand how we are currently travelling to and from school. We can then plan to improve options for student travel.
This survey will close on Friday 22 February 2024.
Sport Leaders.
I’m very excited to be working with these children and I look forward to seeing what the year brings.
YEAR 6 LEADERSHIP 2024
Congratulations to our 2024 Year 6 Student Leaders. Our best wishes to these young leaders as they embark on their leadership journey at St Catherine’s this year. They have lots of exciting ideas and each leadership team is looking forward to sharing them with the students and school community.
ECO LEADERS
Dylan, Lily Mae, Lachlan
LEARNING LEADERS
Analia, Cameron, Zoe
The Arts Leaders
George, Manuel, Felicity
SPORT LEADERS
GOLD
Gus and Finn
RED
Bella & Jensen
BLUE
Lachie, Daraius
GRIP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
By Gus and Lachlan
On Monday morning, the Year 6s caught the train into the city at 8:00 in the morning. We got off at Southern Cross Station and went to the Melbourne Convention Centre for a leadership conference.
The event was held in a massive auditorium with 4000 people and 300 schools. We sat in our seats and waited for the magic to happen. In each session, we learned about the major things about leadership, the sacrifices, the major accomplishments a leader makes and how they can change the school. We also had a couple of games and even TRIVIA! WHAT! We learnt about the roles of a leader and what they do to make the school a better place. We brainstormed ideas in our little leadership booklet about how we could help make positive changes to our school.
Then, on the way back we walked to Southern Cross in the heat. We were back at Moorabbin Station by 3pm, some people were picked up, but others had to walk back in the heat. On the whole the experience was fun and a great learning experience for everyone. We found it enjoyable and exciting.
Just a reminder that hats are to be worn while students are outside during Term 1
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