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Recently we have welcomed two new families to our community. We welcome Collin (Gr 4) and Chloe (Gr 1) Roff together with Jackson Dehey in Gr 1. We trust that you will feel welcomed at our school and feel apart of our community in no time.
Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships (RRRR)
On Friday 3rd of June, Katie and Cathleen attended a Professional Development day to learn about the final 3 topics in the Rights, Resilience and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) program. The learning was valuable and will complement what we have already commenced. This program teaches that every human has the right to live free of discrimination and violence. So far, we have been focusing on Emotional Literacy, Personal Strengths and Positive Coping skills. The students are building their vocabulary and their understanding of the topics covered so far. The final three topics include Help Seeking, Gender and Identity and also Positive Gender Relations.
Anxiety disorders can start early in childhood or adolescence. It may only have a moderate impact on a child’s ability to function in daily life and can therefore often remain undetected. If a child finds it extremely difficult to control their anxiety, then you should seek help or medical assistance. You can find resources and information from leading specialists to support your child on School TV.
Our School Advisory Committee (formerly School Board) work to support the school programs and decision making in the school. Our work includes participation in policy making and we also consider school uniform issues. The 2022 Committee includes: Imelda Cathomen, Ashlee Treyvaud, Dan Towb, Marja Jamieson, Kara Pedemont, Taryn Maxwell-Garratt, Fr Bernard Buckley and myself. We meet at least 6 times in the school year. Please see below photos of our School Committee members. If you would like something discussed at these meetings you are welcome to approach anyone of us and we will follow the issue up.
Our next meeting is Tuesday July 12th at 5.30pm at school.
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (C.S.E.F)
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is a payment provided by the Department to schools for the purpose of paying costs of camps, sport and excursions for an eligible student.
If you have a Centrelink Concession Card (Health Care Card) which is valid now, you are eligible to apply for CSEF (Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund).
Applying for CSEF also makes you eligible for the School Fees Concession Program. Please note that the office requires a copy of your concession card together with the completed forms. If you have any questions regarding CSEF and the school fees concession program, please do not hesitate to contact the office.
We strongly encourage you to apply as you can receive significant financial help.
Hard copy of forms are available at the school office if required.
Please see the information flyer below.
Conveyance allowance private car travel, or Conveyance allowance multimode travel
What is a conveyance allowance?
The conveyance allowance is a form of financial assistance for parents/carers to transport children to and from school in rural and regional Victoria. In some locations, students are unable to access free school buses. In these instances, students may receive a conveyance allowance to assist with travel costs. Allowances are available for public transport, private car and private bus.
If you live more than 4.8km from your closest school you can apply for the conveyance allowance. This is a payment towards the cost of transporting your child to school by public transport, car or school bus
Eligibility
An application on behalf of a student may be submitted if the student is:
• a Victorian resident;
• school aged and enrolled (3) three or more days per week at a school; and
• attending a school/campus located outside the Melbourne metropolitan conveyance boundary
A student who meets the above requirements may be eligible if they:
• attend their nearest or designated neighbourhood government school/campus appropriate to their year level, at which admission is permissible, or
• attend their nearest appropriate non-government school/campus appropriate to their year level, at which admission is permissible, and
• reside 4.8km or more by the shortest practicable route from the campus attended
Note: Eligibility is assessed when the School completes your child’s application on the Student Conveyance Allowance System (SCAS). If approved, the allowance payable is based on the one-way distance to make the journey to and from school. No private car allowance is payable if the journey to and from school could be made using a public transport service or contract school bus. For further information regarding the Conveyance Allowance Program see:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/conveyance-allowance/policy
*Multi-mode conveyance allowances
Multi-mode conveyance allowance applies when a student uses more than one mode of transport (e.g. private car and public transport) for a journey between home and school.
If you fall into this criteria, please call the office on 5633 2169 or 5633 1151 to request your application form.
Parents should submit their completed application form to their child's school for processing.
Uniform Shop
Our uniform shop has a free tub of second-hand items available in the Mary McKillop room. Feel free to have a look through and take any items you require. We are also seeking donations of any second-hand items for the shop to sell; these items need to be in a reasonable/good condition. If you also have any items that can go into our free basket, please feel free to bring them in or speak to Jodie Yeomans for more information.
Uniform Shop is open Wednesdays at 3pm until 3.30. Uniform Shop is also open when we have Friday Whole School Assemblies at 3pm, there are only two Friday assemblies per term. In term 3 they are July 5th & Sept 9th.
June Special Lunch
Fish and chip lunch order day is next Wednesday 15th June. We have fish, chips, potato cakes, dim sims and juice boxes available. Please purchase through CDFpay. Orders close on Monday 13th June. If anyone is available to help with the lunches on the day, that would be great!
Pie Orders
We hope everyone received their pie order forms. There are a huge range of delicious pies to choose from. Please order through CDFpay, orders close on Wednesday 15th June and will be delivered to our school on Thursday 23rd June. This is a great fundraising event, so get your orders in!
Kids Disco
Our 90’s themed disco party is on Wednesday 22nd June from 5.30pm - 7.00pm in the Mary McKillop room. This is an opportunity for the kids to get back together and have some fun in some bright funky clothes and dance away. Some of our students are creating a play list for the evening, we can’t wait to hear all the tunes they have put together!
Tickets are $10 per student and include:
· disco entry
· hot chips and pop top (juice or water options)
· party bag of glow sticks
· 1 x raffle ticket for the chance to win a lucky door prize
Our Mini Vinnies students will be selling soft lollies on the night for $2 per bag or you can purchase prior through CDFpay.
Tickets are required to be purchased prior to the event through CDFpay or cash at reception with your child's name and details. Tickets close on Monday 20th June.
Parents are asked to sign their child in at school at 5.30pm for the disco. The event will be fully supervised by our wonderful P&F team and teachers. Any parent volunteers wishing to help on the night will require a Working with Children check, please contact Trish or Narelle Jamieson if you are interested. At the conclusion of the disco, parents need to sign out their child.
Committee Members
We have a vacancy in our P&F committee for Vice President. This is a support role to the President position. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Narelle Jamieson - President for more information.
Next P&F meeting
Wednesday 15th June at 5pm at school. Everyone is welcome!
August
Thurs 18th 2. Interest Based Learning
Fri 19th Storytime 9.15am
Mon 22 to 26th BOOK WEEK
Tues 23rd TALENT SHOW 2pm
School Advisory Committee 5.30pm
Fri 26th Dress up day Theme: Dreaming with Eyes Open
Thurs 25th 3. Interest Based Learning
Fri 26th Skateboarding activity Gr 4/5 & Gr 5/6
Sept
Thurs 1st 4. Interest Based Learning
Mon 5th Free Father's Day Breakfast at school 8am
Father's Day Liturgy in church 9am
Wed 7th JAPANESE DAY
Thurs 8th 5. Interest Based Learning
Fri 9th Sports Dress-up day
Hot Dog Lunch
Whole School Assembly 3pm Gr 2/3 presenting
Mon 12 to Fri 16 SWIMMING program at Warragul Leisure Centre
October
Mon 3rd First day of term for teachers (RE professional learning day for teachers. Pupil Free day.)
Tues 4th First day of term for students.
Fri 7th P & F Trivia Night Bowls Club 7.30pm
Fri 14th Grandparents Liturgy 2.30 in church
Thurs 20th LEARNING EXPO from 2pm
November
Fri 11th Color and Slime Run