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Transition back to school
It was great to see students and staff back onsite at school this week. We are looking forward to finally seeing our years 3 & 4 students on Tuesday. There were so many smiles on the faces of students (and parents) as they happily ran through the school gates.
For some students, they may find the transition back to school a little bit tricky. MACS (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools) has provided some resources to support parents.
Safety Measures in Place
The following measures are in place at our school to keep everyone safe.
- If your child is unwell, please keep them home
- Drop off times on the asphalt area- 8:40-9:00am
- Pick up times on the asphalt area- 3:30-3:45am
- Parents are encouraged to not congregate around the entry and exits points of the school and to leave the school grounds promptly
- Parents are not to enter classrooms
- Visitors including parents must QR code if visiting the office
- Limit on non-essential visitors
- Years 3-6 students and all adults wearing masks
- Social distancing
- Regular hand sanitising
- Routine cleaning of classrooms and equipment
- Open doors and windows to promote good ventilation
- No mixing of classes or sharing learning spaces
ALL STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY 3 NOVEMBER
Uniform Update
Anna from PSW is currently sourcing the new items from suppliers, she will let us know as soon as possible when the new items will be available.
New Uniform Items
- New zip jacket to replace sports windcheater
- Navy tracksuit pants
- Navy jumper
- New navy lightweight sports shorts, skirt and top
- Navy school hat
- Navy lightweight school bag
Transition to new uniform
The transition period will begin in Term 4 2021. At this stage we will aim for all students to be wearing the new school uniform items at the beginning of the 2023 school year.
As of Term 4 the following new items will be available to purchase from PSW.
- New navy lightweight sports shorts or skort
Discounted uniform stock available from school office
We have a number of end of line uniform items that will be available for a discounted price from the school office.
These items are:
- Maroon school hat - Slouch $12, Bucket $10
- Maroon rugby top- $28
- Pale blue short sleeve polo top- $18
- Pale blue long sleeve polo top- $19
- Sunglasses are available for $10
Eucharist 2021
Eucharist Reflection Day- Wednesday 10th November
Your child will participate in a student Reflection Day at school. More information to come closer to the date.
Eucharist Family Celebration- 6pm Wednesday 17th November- CONFIRMED DATE
Father Jacob has kindly offered to celebrate Mass for the students and their families separate to the Parish Mass. This will enable more family members to attend. More details to come regarding the number of family members/friends that can attend for each child.
Please return the decorated candle and poster to school when your child attends onsite learning this week.
Regards
Carmel Donlon- Religious Education Leader
Last week it was wonderful to see our Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 5 and Year 6 students coming through the gates. We eagerly await the return of our Year 3 and 4 students this week. I have included an article from Beyond Blue today about managing children’s transition back to school. Children will all respond differently to returning to school. It’s important to let them know it’s okay to feel worried or anxious about the change from learning at home to returning to onsite learning.
The staff have prepared a variety of activities to assist the children in reconnecting to school, friendships and routines. Teachers will adjust the daily routine to assist the students' needs, for example they may have an earlier time to eat lunch because waiting until 1:40pm may be very different to the times they were eating at home. The students would then return to work until the lunch bell goes.
Your home routines may take a while to return to before lockdown routines. Small things to assist a smooth exit out the door each morning might be to organise things such as packing bags the night before, checking for hats and water bottles, laying out the next day's uniforms. It will take all of us a little while to adjust, and remember we are all in this together.
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Stay safe and take care.
Maree
Online Learning Fun
School Devices
Could all school Ipads and Chromebooks please be returned on Wednesday 3rd November when all children return to onsite learning.
*Please ensure you return the CHARGER with the device*
Many thaks in advance, Kath Barca
Dear Families,
A warm welcome back to on-site learning and some extra freedoms. We hope you and your children are managing the transition well.
Thank you again to the amazing staff team who have supported all of us during home learning.
The P&F met recently to discuss what we can do as a community this year. We are hopeful that the new guidelines will allow us to have a community event, once we have the guidelines for schools, we will make some decisions about what we can do and send dates and details out.
The Christmas Raffle is our largest fundraiser this year, we hope you will make a prize donation (big or small), let us know if a business would like to donate, and sell tickets when they are released. Please see the flyer attached for details.
Money raised from both the raffle and the BBQ will go towards upgrading the AV equipment in the learning hub.
The details for the year 6 graduation function are yet to be confirmed. Traditionally, year 5 families help organise and run the year 6 graduation event – please contact us at stcathsparentsandfriends@gmail.com if you are willing to help.
We are also keen to grow our P&F next year – please email us if you would like to join as an ordinary member or if you are keen to take a leadership role on.
Stay safe and well,
St Cath’s Parents and Friends
