PLEASE DON'T PARK ACROSS DRIVEWAYS

• Please 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. Please see the below image which details some of the road and parking rules that can incur fines.

EARLY PICK UP INFORMATION

• First break (lunch) is from 11:30am to 12:10pm, and second break (afternoon tea) is from 1:40pm to 2:15pm. If you need to pick your child up from school early please try to do so outside of these times as it can be very difficult to find a student during break time in the playground.

CAR LINE PARKING RULES

• A reminder all families of the parking rules at car line. Remember, 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).

KINDER READINESS PROGRAM

• Our Kinder Readiness program has only 2 more sessions left for this year. Any child preparing for kindergarten in 2022. Children are welcome to come along regardless of which primary school they will be attending.

COVID UPDATE

We continue to monitor the situation and understand that a lockdown could be called at short notice. We have made preparations for delivery of remote learning. Please note that staff will still need a day or two to have relevant material ready. Our plan of action will be sent out as soon as we receive any notice of lockdown.

STAFFING

Mrs Bool will continue to be on leave till the end of the term. Mrs Brushaber is filling in for some of her days.

PLAYGROUP

Our playgroup has not really got off the ground this year. We will postpone it for the rest of the year and look to begin again next year at a more suitable time with Mrs Bool’s help.

TRIVIA NIGHT

Fingers crossed our Trivia Night will go ahead on Friday week. We have lots of support from local businesses for our school and it is really appreciated in these tough economic times.

SCHOOL REGISTRATION

Another area highlighted in our school Registration report is the work we do to support students at different levels. I am very proud of the work being done by our Learning Support Teacher Mrs Seaman. She is well supported by our Classroom Assistants Mr Halder, Miss McTernan, Mrs Chilko and Mrs Simmons. They all do a great job and we see significant improvement in students attending their Multilit & Minilit sessions.

8.6              Differentiated teaching and learning

Ss Peter and Paul's places high focus on all students being engaged, supported and challenged with their learning. Teachers are active in ensuring teaching reflects the needs of the students in their class and there are structures in place to monitor and support individual growth.

8.6.1      Commendations

The panel observed and noticed evidence that the following practices are embedded across the school:

• Differentiation is a priority of the school with the development of teaching programs to support and challenge, with specific adjustments being documented for students with additional needs
• Personalised plans have been updated and are reflective of the current learning needs of students
• Individual conferencing occurs for reading and writing to identify targeted support at point of need for each

8.6.2         Affirmations

The Panel observed and noted evidence that the following practices have begun in the school and further development and embedding is encouraged:

• Continue the whole school approach for supporting students requiring additional support and intervention utilising evidence-based practices (MacqLit, MiniLit, Jolly Phonics, Heggerty Resources)
• Fostering equal opportunity classrooms that use strategies such as cold calling, paddlepop sticks (cup of doom), pair-share and multiple entry and exit points for Further exploration of other practices in line with the Rosenshine Principles of Instruction, such as 'check for understanding' and 'daily review' will assist the further embedding of high impact teaching practice.

8.6.3         Recommendations

The panel observed and noted evidence that the following areas require review and analysis and should be considered for continued improvement:

• Development of clear documentation to record;
  • the process of teachers referring students for Tier 2 and Tier 3 support,
  • ongoing monitoring progress/feedback to and from teachers,
  • evidence of feedback back to parents on student progress in these interventions
• Strengthen practice with capturing evidence for students with additional needs including email correspondence to and from parents
• Consider how the implementation of Compass will assist in the accessibility and storing of this evidence, and how to track and use the information for future planning and support.

Confirmation

Last week, many of our past students started their preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. It was so nice to see so many familiar faces and families continuing their faith journey in our community. If your child/ren would like to make their Confirmation, we now prepare and celebrate the Sacrament with students when they are in Year Seven. 

St Mary of the Cross

In classes, students were given the opportunity to learn about Australia's first saint; St Mary of the Cross (Mary MacKillop). In our school foyer, we have a cross that was made from the wood of St Mary's first school in Penola, South Australia. If you would like to learn more about the life of Mary MacKillop click the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8HN2qb4a_Y

Feast of the Assumption - August 15th

This Sunday is The Assumption of Mary, where Catholics celebrate Mary, the Mother of Christ, who was taken physically and spiritually into heaven to live with her son, Jesus Christ, forever. Due to Covid restrictions, only students in Years Five and Six will attend. Father Joshy has also added an additional Mass, meaning you can attend the Feast of Assumption Mass at Our Lady of Fatima this Sunday at 7:00am, 8:30am or 10:00am. Below is a prayer to pray with your families over the weekend. 

CALLING ALL SPORTING, MUSIC, MOVIE, HISTORY & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE EXPERTS!!!!

Have a look at the Trivia Night event page on Facebook to see some of the prizes that have been generously donated for the annual silent auction. As always there will be a lucky door prize, as well as a wine raffle. All fundraising will go toward the upgrade of the school hall sound system.  

Musical and Book Week Parade Postponed

Please note that the School Musical and Book Week Parade have both been postponed to Term 4 in an effort to ensure we can welcome as many parents and carers to the audience as possible.

Meanwhile, members of the 3/4 SUPERKIDS The Musical choir are still very excited and have been helping Mr Angus with tuning the old violin's.

eSafety and Cyberbullying

eSafety_Ed_Kids_TT_Poster.pdf

How_to_report_cyberbullying_poster.pdf

Canteen Tummy Warmers

Tummy Warmers is a service that the canteen provides each winter, selling toast and hot chocolate to students 2 mornings each week.

In term 3 Mrs Bennett will run Tummy warmers on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 8:30 - 9:00 am.

The cost is $1 for 1 x toast and a hot chocolate.

If you are able to help in the canteen at this time please contact the office.

The canteen is often looking for helpers. Please contact the office if you are interested.

Please note, if you order a frozen product in your child's lunch order they will need to take the bag to Mrs Bennett in the canteen to collect it.

LOOKING FOR UNIFORM SHOP VOLUNTEERS FOR 2022

In 2022 we will need new volunteers to over see the operation of the uniform shop as this will be Lynette Ford's last year with the school. Lynette has generously given her time each week to the uniform shop and we thank her for her commitment.

If you are in a position to assist please contact the office; we can arrange some time for you to come in and get a feel for how the shop operates.

Students must wear Winter Uniform in Term 2 & 3. ALL winter uniform items are now available to buy. There are also lots of pre-loved, budget-friendly items available to purchase.

The Uniform shop open time is on Tuesday mornings, 9-9:30am. Please come in at this time if you need to try uniforms on or wish to buy second-hand uniforms. All uniform orders on Qkr! will be filled at this time each week and sent home that day. 

Please talk to your children about the importance of wearing their seatbelt, even on the bus.

SCHOOL COUNSELLOR SERVICE

This year school counselling will be available all day on Mondays. School counselling is offered to help students cope with stress, emotional and behavioural issues, mental health difficulties, and improve students' overall well-being. To engage with school counselling the online referral form will need to be filled out and this can be done on a mobile phone. If you have any queries or concerns, please don’t hesitate to make contact with me through email at olivia.bowring-greer@catholiccare.cg.org.au

Above and Beyond Awards Week 3

Ella, Tyler, Sky, Lachlan, Charli, Sreyaa, Izabella, Matisse, Maya, Mira, Aayush, Logan, Heidi, Stella, Makenna-North,

This week in Maths, KW have been learning to tell time on the hour. Students have been using maths manipulatives and our wonderful new interactive televisions to enhance their learning. 

School Leaders Bailey, Noah and Ruby