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

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.

Welcome back to a very busy term 2.

Thank you for having your children ready in their winter uniforms. They look very smart.

A reminder with the weather being variable it is important to have names on jackets & jumpers. The only coat children should wear at school is our maroon coloured one. Hats still need to be worn at 1^st & 2^nd break. Hats are not compulsory in June & July.

There is a lot on the calendar so please keep an eye on the newsletter & the Weekly Parent Memo. Any changes are usually put on Compass so keep your notifications on.

Mother’s Day Stall is next week & I hope all Mums, Grandmothers & Carers have a special day.

Kathy

With the Pope passing I thought I'd share some words of wisdom from him:

Pope Francis on Compassion:

"The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness."

"A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just."

We will never be disillusioned or lose our way if we are guided by God."

"We all have the duty to do good."

Pope Francis on Education:

"Education is not about knowing things or taking lessons but about being able to use three lingos: those of the head, the heart, and the hands... learning so that you can think about what you feel and do, can feel what you think and do, and can do what you feel and think. Unity within a person."

“This old man now speaking to you [university students] also dreams that yours will become a generation of teachers! Teachers of humanity. Teachers of compassion....Teachers of hope.” 

Pope Francis on Hope:

"Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you!"

"From my point of view, God is the light that illuminates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each of us."

"Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God."

"God's love calls us to move beyond fear. We ask God for the courage to put on faith, hope and love as we go out into the world and become the word in body as well as spirit."

Our school photos for 2025 are scheduled for Tuesday 3 June. This year students photo's will be taken in full winter uniform, including jumpers.

Please follow the below instructions to order your child's photo package.

Project Compassion

Thank you to our school community for supporting our Pancake Breakfast, Book Swap and Easter Raffle which all contributed to our Project compassion donation this year. Along with the class donation boxes we banked $1955.15 into the Project Compassion account this week!

STAFF v HOUSE CAPTAINS SPORT

At the end of term 1, we had our first staff v student basketball game of the year. The house captains played well but were no match for the mighty staff! After going down 36-5, they were quick to tell us that it will be a very different result in term 2 when we play soccer. Time will tell!

CECG FOOTBALL (SOCCER) TRIALS

On Monday 7/4 Noah, Logan, Archie, Flynn, Zach, Archer, Charlie, Carter & Zaide travelled to Canberra to trial for the Canberra & Goulburn Archdiocesan Football team.

Congratulations to all the boys and in particular to Zaide, Noah & Archer who were successful in making the team. They will now play at the MacKillop trials on Friday 30/5.

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.

CURRENT OPEN TRIALS:

Registration for ALL Canberra Goulburn, MacKillop and NSWCCC is through the new CSNSW website.

There are closing dates so if you are planning to trial please complete the registration process ASAP! Additional detailed information can be read below or from the Registrations page. For more information on Primary Sports visit the Canberra Goulburn Sport Facebook Page. If you have any queries please email Sherree Bush at sherree.bush@cg.catholic.edu.au

During term 2 we will be organising the SPP & NR Athletics Carnivals. We will be asking for parent/carer help to assist with events (no experience necessary) and running the canteen. Please keep the following dates free if you are able to assist. More information will be available in the Compass Event coming soon.

Friday 23/5 SPP Athletics Carnival, Hudson Park

Friday 20/6 NR Athletics Carnival, Hudson Park

WE’RE TAKING IT IN OUR STRIDE ON FRIDAY, 16 May 2025

Well it’s that time of year again when our school seriously starts talking about walking!

Not only is walking a wonderful way to get you where you want to be, but it also gets your health – and your child’s health on the right track too. So that’s why this year our school is participating in National Walk Safely to School Day 16 May 2025.

Walk Safely to School Day asks that we all consider our transport habits and try to incorporate more walking as part of a healthy, active way to get around. And although walking all the way to school isn’t realistic for many of us, it’s quite easy to figure out how you can build a walk into your family’s daily routine.

You can teach your child the healthy habit of walking more by:

• Walking with them the whole way to school
• If they get the bus, walk past your usual stop and get on at the next stop - If you have to drive, park the car a few blocks away from the school and walk the rest of the way.

Regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them (and you!) beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes. It also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic.

Remember, Active Kids are Healthy Kids so get planning your own Walk Safely to School Day journey for Friday 16 May 2025! For more information, visit www.walk.com.au

Please follow this link to complete the online referral >> https://mccg.my.site.com/housing/s/school-referral-form

Last Friday, April 25, our students proudly participated in the ANZAC Day march—a meaningful occasion to honour the courage, sacrifice, and service of our veterans and current Defence personnel. We were incredibly proud of the way our students conducted themselves throughout the event. Their respectful behaviour, attentive listening, and impeccable manners were a true credit to our school community and a fitting tribute to the solemn significance of the day.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all past, present, and future servicemen and servicewomen for their dedication and sacrifice in protecting our nation and preserving our freedom.

Year 3 are proud to announce that they raised $300.00 for Project Compassion last term from their book swap. It was a great success and Year 3 would like to thank families for supporting this initiative. 

The rare 'Lesser Northern Sloof' was migrating through Goulburn on April 1 and Year 4 students took the opportunity to head out to the oval in the hope of seeing one taking a rest in the trees near the cricket nets.

Students were asked not to look at them as they are shy and told that they might land on your open palm if you call out "Sloof" with a long, high-pitched voice...

After a good 10 minutes of "Sloof Sloof!", with many students claiming that they "saw one", as the teachers' slowly began failing in their attempts to stifle the giggles, many of the students began to suspect that they had been taken for fools, before finally realising what 'Sloof' is backwards...

Saturday sees the kick of the 2025 soccer season. This year we have 19 teams entered from Under 6s up to Under 12s, with approximately 170 kids in our Club alone set to take the fields on Saturday for round 1. We have the second largest contingent of junior players amongst the Clubs in Goulburn. Our players are predominately kids that attend the school, however we have a growing number of kids from other schools also joining us to play.

I would like to thank our sponsors for 2025, Clarkes Concrete Goulburn (Clarke family), Superb Excavations (Jakovljevic family), Trappers Bakery Goulburn (Woodman family) and one anonymous sponsor, for their continued support of the Club.

It's going to be another fabulous season and I’d like to wish all the players all the best, have fun!!

Deryn Hayter
SPPFC Coordinator