Tomorrow SPP is hosting the NR Athletics Carnival at Hudson Park! As well as the athletic events, we organise the canteen which raises money for the school.

If you are able to donate cakes, slices or muffins it would be much appreciated! Items don't need to be homemade... store bought is fine!

If you haven't already dropped off your donation, please deliver it to the canteen at Hudson Park on Friday 28th June.

Term 2

ENROLMENT UPDATE/END OF TERM

An exciting development for our school in 2025 - because of enrolment demands, the Catholic Education Office have said they will support us having 3 Kindergarten classes in 2025. The Catholic Education Office will be supporting us by putting 2 demountable classrooms on our property & looking at a master plan for future growth.

We are in the process of planning how to use these rooms and they may not be used for a third room for Kinder.

As you can imagine I have spent many hours interviewing families and when asking them their reasons why they are choosing St Peter & Paul’s many mention the good reports they have had about our school from parents currently at our school. The best form of advertising is word of mouth, so I thank you. Other reasons mentioned are they have met children from our school at preschools,  Ready Set Go or School Tours & were impressed with their behaviour & attitude. Finally they mentioned the staff & that they heard that they are hardworking & caring of their students. So hats off to staff, students & parents for all their support in helping our school grow. I predict we will have over 350 students next year.

I feel that this is great news & a positive note to finish the term on. Well done everyone & have a well deserved restful break.

SPP FEAST DAY - CHANGE OF DATE

Please note that we have changed the date for our Feast Day activities to next Friday 5 July (last day of term) when we will be celebrating the Feast of Ss Peter & Paul. Students will attend Mass at the Cathedral and then return to school for a hot dog, juice box & ice block (no lunch orders) and warm indoor activities as part of our celebration of the school’s patron Saints.

Students are invited to wear casual clothes for a donation that will go to the St Vincent De Paul’s winter appeal.

Parents and families are all welcome to join us for 10am Mass at the Cathedral.

CONFIRMATION

The enrolment night for the sacrament of Confirmation will be held at 6.00pm on Thursday 8 August at Our Lady of Fatima. This will be for Yr 6 and above students.

Enrolment and payment is now available on “Qkr!” under "Goulburn Mission". To access:

Select Goulburn Mission (you may be prompted to add a profile)

Then on the menu Select Mary Queen of Apostles Parish Goulburn

Then select ‘Sacraments’ and then select MQA Confirmation 2024 $70.

The sessions will be held Thursdays (4pm to 5pm) 15^th, 22^nd, 29^th August, 5^th and 12^th September.  A retreat/reflection day will take place on Thursday 19 September, and candidates will be Confirmed on the weekend of 21-22 September.

If you would like any further information for these lessons please email cassandra.harris@cg.catholic.edu.au

INDIVIDUAL SPORT TRIALS

Individual sports trials are open through the CECG sports website. These trials are intended for Year 5 & 6 student's ONLY. Keep up to date with trial information for next year.

Kindergarten went to the Cathedral this morning. We learned about the symbols in the mosaic on the floor at the front of the church. The sword represents St Paul and the 2 keys represent St Peter, together they started the Catholic Church.

During the visit, the students were able to walk around and look at everything and ask any questions. Their favourite part was being able to move around the Alter and get close to the Tabernacle and the statues of St Peter and St Paul. 

It was a great way to spend a Thursday morning, learning about our Church in the lead up to our Feast day celebrations next week.

Online Gaming Information For Parents and Carers

Students are continuing to learn about how to stay safe online. Here are some great tips for parents and carers on how to navigate gaming with your children.

This year Ss Peter & Paul’s is participating in the Bullying No Way: National week of action, 12 to 16 August 2024.

Bullying No Way Week is a commitment being made by thousands of schools and supporters across the country. It provides an opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to bullying prevention. It gives us an opportunity to connect with students, staff and school communities to implement workable solutions to prevent bullying.

The new hero colour for the campaign is purple – symbolising peace, strength and empowerment to take a stand against bullying behaviour.

The theme for this year's campaign is Everyone belongs. This theme highlights the importance of creating a sense of belonging and inclusion for students. We recognise bullying often thrives in environments where individuals feel marginalised or excluded, and it is our collective responsibility to ensure that every student feels valued and respected.

“Positive school climates that value diversity and inclusion can foster a sense of belonging and provide a protective factor against negative peer relationships and reduce bullying.” (Australian Education Research Organisation 2023).

For more information about Bullying No Way Week and bullying prevention, visit the Bullying No Way website.

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.
  
• Boys Grey Jumpers sizes 8 & 10 are still on backorder from the supplier, and we apologise for the extended delay. There is a number of pre-loved boys jumpers at a discounted price 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.

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Birthdays 1-24 July!

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.

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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.