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- Purchase your 2023 Yearbook NOW!
- Late Arrivals - PLEASE READ
- Dates For Your Diary
- From the Principal
- Book Week Parade
- 2023 Walkathon!
- Nibbles on Knox!
- Ready Set Go Program and Kindergarten 2024
- RE News
- Sport & Health News
- NR Public Speaking Results
- Canteen and Uniform Shop
- Classroom Spotlight... Stage 2!
- Above & Beyond Awards
- Birthdays!
- Cricket Blitz 23 August
- Art Show Gallery
- 4C Mercy Value Assembly Week 6
- Soccer News from SPPFC!
- TERM 3 REMINDERS - Everyday Details at a Glance
- School Counsellor
- NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook
- 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.
- Confirmation, Session 4, Our Lady of Fatima Church
Friday 1
- Book Week Parade
Sunday 3 September
Father's Day
Monday 4
- Yr 3 & 4 Science Incursion, in the hall
Tuesday 5
- Red Day orders close 9am
- K-6, Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson Online
- FINAL Kinder Readiness Program, 2.10 in the Library
- Stage 2 Mass
- Confirmation, Session 5, Our Lady of Fatima Church
Friday 8
- Arch Public Speaking, onsite at SPPS
- Year 1 Mercy Value Assembly, 2pm in the Hall
Monday 11 - CANTEEN RED DAY
Thursday 14 - R U OK? DAY- Confirmation Reflection Day, Our Lady of Fatima Church
Saturday 16 - Confirmation
Sunday 17 September - Family & Community Mass
- MacKillop Athletics, SOPAC Sydney
Tuesday 19
- Andrew Chinn Music Incursion
Friday 22
- Year 5/6 Excursion, Canberra
- Kinder, Mercy Value Assembly, 2pm in the Hall
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 23 SEPTEMBER TO 9 OCTOBER
Student's Return Tuesday 10 October (Summer Uniform)
Dear School Community,
I would like to thank everyone who has kept my family in their thoughts & prayers. My father's funeral was held on Wednesday & it's wonderful how many came to offer the family support.
I will be absent for the rest of the school term as I am taking some personal leave. I will return in October at the beginning of term 4. Mr Brad Brown will continue as Acting Principal & Mrs Cassie Harris as Acting Assistant Principal for the remainder of the term. I am very grateful to all the staff who have kept the school running so smoothly. It has allowed me to spend this important time helping my mother & be with my dad in his last days.
I hope the rest of the term goes well.
Kathy Neely
Our final Kinder Readiness Program session is on Tuesday 5 September!
If you have a child or know someone who is ready for kindergarten in 2024, please go online and complete an enrolment application. We have already recieved a large number of applications so places are becoming limited.
For those who have completed an online enrolment form, we are in the process of booking interviews with the principal, so please check your emails and get in touch with the office to secure a time. Please contact the office if you have any queries.
Please note the new phone number for the Parish office is 0403 631 797.
- Lucy Boniface: 7th girls 8yr 100m
- Georgia Batty: 8th girls 9yr 100m
- Harmony Payn: 11yr girls - 2nd Shot Put, 1st Discus, 6th Long Jump, 7th 100m, 6th 200m
- Georgia Brown: 1st girls 11 yr Shot Put
- Edeva Shannon: 8-10yr girls - 1st Discus, 4th Shot Put
- Molly Dillon: 2nd girls 11yr 1500m
- Archie Reynolds: 4th boys 9yr 100m
- Toby Boniface: 7th boys 10yr 100m
- Austin Cosgrove: 10yr boys - 6th 100m, 2nd 1500m
- Charlie Boniface: 3rd boys 12-13yr Long Jump
- Charlie Hallam: 5th boys 8-10yr Discus
- 6th - Girls 8-10yr 4x100m Relay (Stella Salmon, Georgia Batty, Hannah Pollard, Edeva Shannon)
- 3rd - Boys 8-10yr 4x100m Relay (Toby Boniface, Zaide Kearns, Austin Cosgrove, Archie Reynolds)
All 1st and 2nd placegetters will represent the Canberra/Goulburn Archdiocese at the MacKillop Athletics carnival in Sydney on 18 September.
Absent: Lucy, Toby & Charlie Boniface
2023 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 |
Not Open Yet |
|
Basketball 2024 (Boys & Girls) |
Friday 1st December 2023 |
Not Open Yet |
|
Tennis 2024 (Boys & Girls) |
Friday 1st December 2023 |
Not Open Yet |
|
Touch Football 2024 (Boys & Girls) |
Friday 24th November 2023 |
Not Open Yet |
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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.
- 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
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 Wedensdays 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.
Remember that we will not be posting game times each week. Please follow this link to see the draw for the season... STFA Soccer Draw
Late Drop Off/Early Pick up
- 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.
- BELL TIMES - Please come outside of these times if you need to collect your child early:
- School Start 9.20am
- 1st Break (lunch) 11.25am-12.05pm
- 2nd break (recess) 1.25pm - 2pm
- School Finish 3.20pm
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.
Compass Absentee Forms
- Any unexplained absence reminders will be emailed to families on a weekly basis. Please ensure you complete the Compass absentee form for any whole day absenses in a timely manner. It is a legal requirement that any absence from school has a satisfactory explanation.
- Please only submit whole day absences via Compass (i.e. do not change the time in the absentee form). If you are dropping off late or picking up early you do not need to complete the absentee as you are required to sign your child in/out at the front office.
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
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.
The “NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook” is a comprehensive and free resource to assist parents, carers as well as teachers on a range of topics essential to child safety.
The updated digital edition (link below) includes important content updates from: NSW Rural Fire, NSW Ministry of Health, NSW Police Force, Fire and Rescue NSW, Transport NSW, State Emergency Services, NSW Department of Family & Community Services, eSafety Commissioner and NSW Office of the Children's Guardian.
Please click on this link to view the digital handbook.
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