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- Late Arrivals - PLEASE READ
- Dates For Your Diary
- Bookclub
- End Of Year Dates
- TERM 4 REMINDERS - Everyday Details at a Glance
- From the Principal
- Enrolling for 2024
- Nibbles on Knox - THIS WEEKEND!
- Purchase your 2023 Yearbook NOW!
- Positive Partnerships Online Parent/Carer Workshops
- Sport & Health News
- 2023 Walkathon Photos
- Kinder Mercy Value Assembly Week 10 Term 3
- Above & Beyond Awards
- Birthdays!
- Congratulations!
- Uniform Shop and Canteen
- School Counsellor
- Community Notice Board
If your child arrives at school after the start of class (which is 9.20am), a parent or guardian MUST accompany them to the office and sign them via our Compass Kiosk at the front desk.
Please do not 'drop and run' at car line or the front gate.
If you do not sign your child in via the office, they will be marked 'Late - Unexplained'. The school will then issue a notice to parents asking for an explanation for the late arrival. It is a legal requirement that any absence has a satisfactory explanation, and our head office in Canberra has requested that schools follow this procedure.
Friday 13
- K-2 Swimming - Please see the Compass event for your child's time and other details
- 5/6M, Mercy Value Assembly, 2pm in the Hall
Nibbles on Knox
Saturday 14 October, 2-6pm
Monday 16
- Healthy Harold Life Ed - 5/6G, 3A, 4M
Tuesday 17
- Healthy Harold Life Ed - 5/6M, 3S, 1YB
Wednesday 18
- Healthy Harold Life Ed - 5/6HM, 4C, 2A
Thursday 19
- Healthy Harold Life Ed - KH, KW, 2BM, 1B
Friday 20
- K-2 Swimming - Please see the Compass event for your child's time and other details
- Boorowa Touch & Netball Carnival - Bus leaves school 6.30am, returns 5.00pm (approx)
Tuesday 24 - NO CANTEEN TODAY - APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
- Kinder 2024 Information Night, 6.30pm in the Library
Friday 27 - Daniel Morcombe Day
- K-2 Swimming - Please see the Compass event for your child's time and other details
- 3S Mercy Value Assembly, 2pm in the Hall
Wednesday 1
- All Saints Day
Thursday 2
- NR Chess Competition, Yass
- P&F Meeting, 7pm in the front office
The final bookclub for the year was sent home earlier this week. It's a great way to make a start on the Christmas shopping!!
Late Drop Off/Early Pick up and Student Supervision
- Please remember that if you are running late and arrive at school after 9.20am, parents MUST come to the front office and sign their child/ren in.
- Please take particular note of the below student supervision times before and after school
- BELL TIMES - Please come outside of these times if you need to collect your child early:
- School Start 9.20am (Student supervision from 8.30am)
- 1st Break (lunch) 11.25am-12.05pm
- 2nd break (recess) 1.25pm - 2pm
- School Finish 3.20pm (Student supervision at car line until 3.45pm, at bus lines until the last bus leaves)
Car Line & Parent Parking
- We remind parents that car line is the most appropriate and safest place to drop your child/ren off at school in the morning, and pick them up in the afternoon. This is a 'kiss and go' system where you should not hop out of the car. If your child/ren need help to get in and out of the car, or you wish to walk them to their classroom in the morning, we ask that you park on Prince Street (outside car line) and not in car line, the very limited staff parking spaces, or in the all day spaces on Knox Street (see map below).
- At the end of the day when you are lined up on the road at pick up time you are only permitted to be stopped for 2 minutes. If the line is not moving, advice from NSW Police is that parents and carers should drive around the block until they are able to enter the school grounds.
- Please also remember that student supervision at car line is until 3:45pm, so arriving around or after 3:30 will help to ease the congestion at this time. It is not essential that you are at car line before 3:20pm (school finish time).
- Please also remember to leave neighbours driveways clear when waiting to pick your child up at the end of the day, especially if you are waiting behind the bus stop area.
Whole & Partial Day Unexplained Absences
- Any unexplained absence reminders (for both whole and partial days) will be emailed to families on a weekly basis. Please ensure you complete the Compass absentee form via the app in a timely manner. It is a legal requirement that any absence from school has a satisfactory explanation.
- For any partial absences (such as late arrivals NOT signed in through the front office) please adjust the END TIME ONLY to reflect the end time as it is stated on your email (for example: 09.20 AM - 09.28 AM Partial Day - you will need to change the end time in Compass from 5.00 PM to 9.28 AM).
Personal Items, Mobile Phones, and Devices
- Children SHOULD NOT bring toys, personal and valuable items to school.
- Any mobile phones or personal electronic devices need to be handed in to the office before classes start and collected at home time.
Uniform and Equipment
- HATS ARE COMPULSORY EVERY DAY EXCEPT FOR THE 'J' MONTHS (JUNE & JULY).
- Please pack a water bottle for your child/ren. Bubblers are available.
- Please ensure that your child/ren's belongings are labelled clearly
- Lost property is located in the front office
Welcome back to Term 4!
It seems like a very long time since I have written for the newsletter. Thank you to the school community for your support over Term 3. Our family misses my father very much but life goes on. I appreciated having time away from work as the last few months have been very tiring. My special thanks to Brad Brown for stepping in as acting principal & Cassie Harris as acting assistant principal and the staff for supporting them in Term 3. All did a great job.
IMPORTANT DATES
Term 4 is always busy, starting with K-2 swimming lessons which begin this Friday. Please keep your eye on the School Calendar for all the important dates in Term 4 & beyond. Updates & reminders are regularly posted on the Compass App.
NIBBLES ON KNOX
Thanks to all the businesses who have supported this event & Kylie Brushaber & team for all their organisation. It looks like it will be a lovely event.
STAFFING IN 2024
In 2024 the school will have 13 classes, structured in the same way as 2023 with two classes of Kinder to Year 4 & three 5/6 groupings. I believe in 2025 we should become a totally 2 stream school.
Both our Year 1 teachers Mrs Brown & Mrs Yeo will be on maternity leave in 2024. We wish them well as they each add to their families. I have begun the process of finding replacements & thinking about what classes teachers will be taking in 2024.
I will keep you informed of any staff changes. Later this term families will be given an opportunity to offer some input into the creating of classes for next year. Students find out their class & teacher at the end of the year.
Kathy Neely
We still have a limited number of places available for Kindergarten 2024.
If you know of someone who is ready for kindergarten in 2024, please encourage them to consider our school and to go online and complete an enrolment application.
Tracey Kain has emailed the times for orientation next term. Please contact the office if you have any queries.
The Yearbook has been sent to the printer!! Orders will be sent home when they arrive, so don't forget to order yours to avoid missing out!
The sessions will be 12pm – 1.30pm and a free. Participants will need to register for each session in the series through the website. They are filling fast.
https://www.positivepartnerships.com.au/
2024 SPORT TRIALS
Information and registration for individual trials is through the following website >> https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/
The dates of the trials will be publicised on the webpage and the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn FaceBook Page.
These trials are for Yr 5 & 6 students or outstanding Yr 4 students.
| Sport | Trial/Championship Date | Nominations Open/Close |
|
Cricket 2024 (Boys & Girls) |
Friday 3 November |
Open 14 Sept Close 27 Oct |
|
Basketball 2024 (Boys & Girls) |
Friday 1st December 2023 |
Open 14 Sept Close 24 Nov |
|
Tennis 2024 (Boys & Girls) |
Friday 1st December 2023 |
Open 14 Sept Close 24 Nov |
|
Touch Football 2024 (Boys & Girls) |
Friday 24th November 2023 |
open 14 Sept Close 17 Nov |
Want to know how to pack a healthy lunch box? Check out Cancer Council’s fantastic new video.
The beginning and end of the school day are busy times for pedestrians and drivers outside schools.
You can help keep children safe by remembering the following:
- drop your child off and pick them up on the school side of the road
- never call out to them from across the road - it is very dangerous
- always take extra care in 40km school zones
- follow all parking signs - these help keep your child as safe as possible
- park responsibly even if it means you have to walk further to the school gate
- never double park - it is illegal and puts children at risk
- never do a U-turn or a three point turn outside the school as it puts children at risk of harm
- model safe and considerate pedestrian and driver behaviours to your child
- always give way to pedestrians particularly when entering and leaving driveways.
Our Walkathon last term was great fun, and we were lucky to enjoy a beautiful day with perfect weather! Thank you to all the volunteers and spectators for helping to make it a huge success!
We are excited to report that through our generous school community, $9704.28 was raised and will go directly into upgrading the I.T. facilities at school!
Congratulations to our prize winners:
- KH (class winner)
- Tora Laprade
- Georgia Varga
- Lily Northey
- Molly Morgan
- Charlie Keatley
- Charlie Honey
- Avery Sutherland
- Freyja Laprade
- CJ Christensen
- Kai Trankulov
- Lily McLean
- Sophie Mills
- Kyah Gill
- Aria Searle (Overall School winner)
- Dallas McCormack (1st Runner Up)
- Ava Whitaker (2nd Runner Up)
Congratulations to some of our older STFA Representative players on their awards at the STFA presentations night.
Charlton Hill, Patrick Turner, Isabelle Howard, Rihanna Butler and Georgia Brown were all named in their respective Team of the Year. Patrick was also awarded Male Game Leader of the years, and Charlton was joint U13 Player of the Year.
The uniform shop is now ready to provide our summer items for Term 4.
Please order via Qkr, or come to the shop on Wednesday mornings between 9-9.30 if you need to have a fitting.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT HATS ARE COMPULSORY FOR OUTSIDE PLAY.
Purchasing Uniform Items
- New uniform purchases can be ordered on Qkr. The order will be filled on Wednesdays and sent home with your child.
- If you are wanting to purchase some 2nd hand uniforms please visit the uniform shop during the opening hours. There are good quality pre-loved items at huge discounts available directly from the Uniform shop to cater for all budgets.
- Students must wear Summer Uniform in Terms 1 & 4 and Winter Uniform in Terms 2 & 3.
- How to Order – place order on the Qkr app or write order on a paper bag with cash inside.
- Qkr orders close at 9am daily; please ensure that you place your child's lunch order prior to this time (remember that you can order up to a fortnight in advance). Also check that you have selected the correct day.
- Cancelling Qkr Orders
- If you have placed an order and your child is not at school that day, you can cancel your order prior to 9am and recieve a credit note on Qkr by:
- tapping on the three lines at the top left of the home screen in the app
- Tap "My Receipts"
- tap on the order you wish to cancel
- tap the minus button next to your child/ren's name
- If you need to cancel the order after 9.00am, please call the office or text Di Bennett, Canteen Manager on 0493 599 046 ASAP.
- If the order has already been prepared you may not receive a credit.
- If you have placed an order and your child is not at school that day, you can cancel your order prior to 9am and recieve a credit note on Qkr by:
- No Lunch - if your child realises that they don’t have lunch before 9.30am a phone call will be made to parents asking for lunch to be brought to school. If lunch cannot be brought up to school, then the canteen can make lunch and an IOU slip will be sent home. Please note, only a sandwich will be made from the canteen - no hot food.
- IOUs – If your child brings a canteen IOU slip home, please remember to pay ASAP, either on Qkr (in the canteen 'extras' tab) or in cash. Please check your child's school bag for these, or you can contact the canteen to get your balance.
- There is a $10 limit for over the counter purchases at the canteen; please don't send your child with more than this
My name is Madi and I have been a part of the Catholiccare Student and Family Counselling team since 2022. I am available at Ss Peter and Paul’s every Monday.
Catholiccare has merged with Marymead during the holiday break. There are no changes to our service delivery. The only change you may see will be our official title of Marymead Catholiccare Canberra Goulburn. Please also note our email address will be updated to reflect the new organisation (eg firstname.lastname@mccg.org.au).
If your child was seen by the School Counsellor last year and you would like them to receive support in 2023, we require you to complete a new counselling registration form. New referrals will also require you to complete the counselling registration form. Questions or requests can be directed to the office, your child’s class teacher or School Counsellor (madelyn.burns@mccg.org.au).
Referral Link: https://catholiccare.force.com/housing/s/school-referral-form
Parent consent for counselling continues to be required for all primary school students and will be sought and provided via email or phone call. Where parents are separated, we require the consent of both parents. Once the referral has been received by myself - School Counsellor - I will make contact with parents on my next day at Ss Peter and Paul’s to further discuss the referral.
COMMUNITY SPORT
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Santa has dropped a mailbox to Goulburn Workers to make it easier for all letters to make their way to the North Pole this Christmas! Write your letter for Santa and drop it in the Mailbox at McKell Reception to let Santa know what you would like this year. Remember to include your return address so Santa can write back to you! Keep an eye out for the arrival of the Mailbox, coming in November!
