SCC EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST & NOMINATIONS

Please complete an expression of interest if you would like to nominate for a role on our School Community Council. Information is below or I am happy to chat if you would like to discuss further.

FUNDRAISING SURVEY

The School Community Council will be sending home a survey to families to ask families about our fundraising efforts. We are keen to know also in these tougher economic times are we putting families under too much pressure we the type & amount of events. We also want to know the type of fundraiser we should have and what we could let go. We will use this information to help future fundraising planning.

Thanks in advance for your help.

ICAS

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Our FHC students had a lovely day in Crookwell today for their retreat. Please keep them in your prayers as they make this sacrament over the weekend.

GILBERT CROKER LEGENDS LEAGUE DAY

Eight teams had a successful and enjoyable day at this year's Gilbert Croker Cup! Thank you to all our wonderful coaches for your time and guidance. 

ARCHDIOCESE CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to Bonnie Maxwell (9th), Zaide Kearns (3rd), Axl Armitt (2nd), Noah Stephenson (4th) & Austin Cosgrove (7th). Zaide, Axl & Noah will now represent the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese at the NSWCPS Carnival in Sydney.

MACKILLOP FOOTBALL (SOCCER) TRIALS

On Friday, Georgia Brown will be representing the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese at the MacKillop trials in Goulburn. Good luck, Georgia!

INDIVIDUAL SPORT TRIALS

Individual sports trials are open through the CECG sports website. These trials are intended for Year 5 & 6 student's ONLY.

Thank you to the SPP staff, parents and Trinity students that assisted on the day. Results and Age Champions will be announced at this week's assembly and published in the week 7 newsletter.

The following students will be representing SPP at the NR Carnival in June:
Sienna Fazzolari, Maya McLean, Aliyah French, Ariana Wilson, Georgia Batty, Bonnie Maxwell, Edeva Shannon, Hannah Pollard, Georgia Brown, Lexie Batty, Eden Selby, Bella Dale, Ava Batty, Izabella Gregory, Ellavieve Tariau, Deniella Quiboloy, Tilly Thrower, Astrid Schmidt, Aiden Saju, Ethan Dahl, Axl Armitt, Riley Hayter, Archie Reynolds, Zaide Kearns, Austin Cosgrove, Flynn Keast, Oliver Keast, Carter Beardmore, Noah Stephenson, Charlie Hallam, Eden Shi, Henry Beardmore, Carter Allard, Toby Boniface, Campbell Cheetham, Gabe Kerr, Tobias Loberg, Charlie Honey, Zach Dunstan, Om Patel & Jack Hayter.

This year our school canteen will continue to operate Tuesday to Friday. Student's requiring lunch from the canteen need to submit a lunch order via the QKR app by 9am the day the order is to be received (remember you can order up to two weeks in advance). It will also be open during first break for over the counter snacks, ice creams and drinks. Miss Courtney Kozel will be our canteen manager while Mrs Bennett is on leave.

• We currently have no Size 8 black sport shorts in stock, and the supplier is out of stock also. If you need them urgently, please purchase plain black shorts elsewhere in town, and we will advise when the stock arrives.
• Winter Jumpers are on their way, we will communicate when they are available.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

The uniform shop is run by parent volunteers and is open on a Wednesday morning 9-9.30am for fittings and sales. The best way to organise your child's uniform requirements is to order via Qkr. Orders need to be placed by 8.30am each Wednesday so that they are able to be sent home that day; orders placed after 8.30am will not be filled until the following week.

Jack Hayter (Year 5) and Sophie Wade (Year 6) were selected as finalists in the prestigious Young Artists Award at the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery. Their artwork is currently on display at GRAG along with pieces by two former SPP students Felicity Skuthorpe and Libby Walsh-Robinson... Mr Angus is a bit proud of them all!!!

Birthdays 1-12 June!

Introducing NeuroNetwork! Members Welcome! 

• Does your child identify as neurodiverse?
• Are you looking to have your child assessed as neurodiverse?
• Do you have information on therapies available in Goulburn?
• Does your child have adjustments in the classroom? Do they need them?
• Have you applied for NDIS funding? 
• Are you willing/able to provide any advice to other families going through similar experiences?

 If you answered yes to any of the above - or have anything else to offer a group of parents/carers about your own or your child's experience with neurodiversity in Goulburn - we'd love to hear from you. Our aim is to consolidate experiences and information and develop some resources for families that list and review therapies in town, or provide some answers to commonly asked questions. You're welcome to remain anonymous if preferred - please reach out to Lauren on 0449 720 650 or lkjm.egan@gmail.com if you'd like to be involved. 

STUDENT MEDICATIONS

We are able to hold student medications in the office for those children who require either short term or ongoing medication. Any medication must be supplied to us in its original packaging, with the pharmacy label attached for prescription medicine. Our system has been updated by head office so please read the following carefully if this applies to your child.

Short term medication (pain relief, antibiotics, antihistamine etc) -

• Parent/carer must visit the office to sign medication administration authorisation form so that our staff are able to administer the medication.

Ongoing medication (asthma inhaler, antihistamine, ADHD medication, etc) -

• Parent/carer must visit the office to sign medication administration authorisation form so that our staff are able to administer the medication. 
• Parent/carer to ensure medication remains in date, and that there is sufficient supply for one term, each term.
• Parents/carers of students with asthma action plans or other official diagnosis must provide current paperwork from the doctor
• Asthma Inhalers - if your child is in year 5 or 6 or capable of self-administering their ventolin, they are able to keep their inhaler with them in their bag; if this is the case there is no need to complete the authorisation form.

DROP OFF/PICK UP INFORMATION

If you remember the following details school drop off and pick up should run smoothly. Please view the map below for parking restriction details:

Morning Drop off:

• Supervision at school starts at 8.30am. Students arriving earlier than this WILL NOT be under active adult supervision so please avoid dropping your children off before this time. Between 8.30am and 8.55am students are to take their bag to their classroom and then make their way to either the hall or basketball court where they are to wait in year groups until the morning play bell rings.
• Knox Street/Princes Avenue parking (front school entrance) - ideally families with students in Kindergarten only should be parking in this area. Please be aware of the bus zone, parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear. We also ask that you consider our staff when parking in the morning as there are limited all day parking zones where they are able to park.
• Hall gate (Knox Street) - Bus students are dropped off here. 
• Princes Avenue/Adam Street (back school entrance) - Parents are able to park on either side of Princes Avenue (outside car line) or in Adam Street if you need to walk your children into school (please note that this part of Princes Avenue is a one-way road). Be aware of parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear.
• Car Line (off Princes Avenue) -  Car line is a 'kiss & go' system where parents drop their children off without getting out of the car; please do not park and exit your car in car line as this creates major traffic issues. Car line is our preferred method of parent drop off as it ensures student safety.

Afternoon pick-up:

• Knox Street/Princes Avenue parking (front school entrance) - ideally families with students in Kindergarten only should be parking in this area. Please be aware of the bus zone, parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear. Kindergarten parents are welcome to park and wait for their child outside the classrom. Kinder students are also able catch the bus or get picked up from carline.
• Hall gate (Knox Street) - Bus students only are collected from here. A teacher is rostered on duty at this gate each afternoon and stays to supervise students until the last bus comes.
• Princes Avenue/Adam Street (back school entrance) - Parents are able to park on either side of Princes Avenue (outside car line) or in Adam Street if you need to walk into school to collect your children (please note that this part of Princes Avenue is a one-way road). Be aware of parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear.
• Car Line (off Princes Avenue) - Car line is available for parents to pick their children up without having to park and get out of the car; please do not park and exit your car in car line as this creates major traffic issues. Car line is our preferred method of parent pick up as it ensures student safety. Car line can be very congested in the afternoons. If the waiting line is outside of our driveway the advice from NSW police is that you should continue around the block via Adam Street until the line moves forward. Please consider arriving at 3.30pm or after to ease this congestion; your child will be safe and supervised until you arrive. Two teachers are rostered on and supervicion at car line is until 3.45pm. After this time your child will be taken to the office and a call will be made to parents to arrange pick up ASAP.

Before & After School Care

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Goulburn Workers Club

Foster Carers

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Our newsletter, The SPP Chronicle, is normally published fortnightly (odd weeks) on a Thursday afternoon at around 5.30pm.

Each fortnight we include anything and everything that has happened in the preceding two weeks such as excursions, assemblies, sporting results and photos, liturgies, etc. We also provide information about upcoming school activities and events, student birthdays and important information and correspondence for families. We love to give shoutouts to our students and school community like thankyou's, baby announcements, special achievements and EOI's for sporting & other school or community group involvement, so if you have news that you think we could include just email it through to office.sppg@cg.catholic.edu.au.