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Issue 32 - 22nd October 2020

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Issue 32 - 22nd October 2020

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
School Fees
FUN FACTS ABOUT GOD’S CREATION
ENROLMENTS FOR 2021
JUNIOR CLASS ACTIVITIES
SENIOR CLASS ACTIVITIES
FUN FRIDAY
PARENTING IDEAS
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW
CHROMEBOOKS & IPADS
SCHOOL ABSENCES

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your continued support and understanding as we navigate our way towards the ‘new normal’. As a school, we are guided by the Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited (DOSCEL), with updates coming through daily, informing us of the latest details and changes. Our primary focus is to ensure a healthy and safe school environment so that we can remain open for face to face learning. As educators we also have a strong focus on uninterrupted learning and teaching time in light of the disruptions experienced through 2020. Although we are back at school for face to face learning, it is important that families remember that it won't be a 'normal' Term 4.

We are mindful of our Grade 6 students who are completing their final term of primary school. In particular, how we acknowledge and celebrate this important milestone. It is still unclear how this will look and we will keep families informed as the term progresses.

Transition dates for students enrolled in Foundation for 2021 are being finalised. Families can expect to receive confirmation of these dates very soon.

Thank you to everyone for their support of footy colours day last Friday. There was much excitement throughout the day and the longest kick competition was a highlight. Good luck to those of you who are either Richmond or Geelong supporters, for the Grand Final on Saturday. Hopefully it’s a great game and the best team wins.

Enjoy your long weekend together.

Kind regards,

Joel

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TERM 4

Friday 23rd October - AFL Grand Final Public Holiday

Friday 30th October - Fun Friday World Teachers Day dress up as a teacher

Monday 2nd November - School Closure Day

Tuesday 3rd November - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

Friday 13th November - Fun Friday School Disco

Wednesday 18th November - School Photos order packs will go home in the coming weeks

Wednesday 25th November - Parent/Teacher Interviews 2.00pm - 7.00pm (virtually or over the phone).

Friday 4th December -Fun Friday Colour Run

Friday 18th December - Last Day of Term 4, 1.00pm finish

2021

Thurday 28th January - First day for students for 2021

School Fees

School Fees

Statements have been sent home with students. School Fees have been adjusted with credits for school camps, swimming program, school sleepover and excursions. School fees are now due unless period payments are in place.

Families who received CSEF funding for this year, amount will be forwarded to 2021 excursion and swimming fees or transfered to their Secondary School.
Families in credit, funds have been allocated to school fees in advance or can be refunded to families leaving.

Please contact Heather at the school office if you have any questions in regards to school fees.

FUN FACTS ABOUT GOD’S CREATION

When Are Garlic and a Tulip Flower Like a Light Bulb?

Sharp-smelling garlic and fresh smelling tulips are very different, but they DO share something in common - they both grow underground from something called a bulb. You plant the bulb - you will have a which is shaped kinda like an electric light bulb - and one day you will have a beautiful flower called a tulip or a funny-smelling thing named garlic. The garlic could be called a vegetable OR a herb, and it is used in cooking to add an unusual but delicious flavor to foods. But if you ever plant a light bulb, do NOT expect it to grow into a lamp or a flashlight!

You probably know that a inventor named Thomas Edison came up with the idea for electricity and light bulbs, but did you know that when he was a young boy, his teacher thought he was not clever enough to be in school. In spite of that, he grew up to be a famous inventor. He produced 1,000 inventions, including the way to record voices and music - which led to today's recording of movies, TV shows, tunes on digital devices - and maybe even some e-mail home lessons!

So if you ever think somebody is stupid (as Thomas Edison's teacher teacher did) or think something is ugly (like a stinky garlic bulb), remember that God made every person and every thing for a good reason - and that includes YOU!

ENROLMENTS FOR 2021

Prep 2021 Enrolments

2021 Prep transition days have been scheduled for November 2020. If you have a child attending Foundation level next year, enrolment forms are needed ASAP.

Enrolment application forms can be downloaded from our website - stmyarram.catholic.edu.au
or collected from our School Office between Mon- Fri 9.00am – 3:00pm

Forms can be emailed to hleemon@stmyarram.catholic.edu.au along with the extra required information attached – Birth Certificate, Immunisation Certificate and Baptism Certificate

They can also be completed and returned to our School Office – we ask that you please return your enrolments as soon as possible.

JUNIOR CLASS ACTIVITIES

Junior Classroom Activity

The students created some inspiring art work after hearing the children's book Tippy and Jellybean. Based on a heartwarming true story, the book tells the story of a brave Koala who saved her baby from a Bushfire.

SENIOR CLASS ACTIVITIES

Senior Classroom Activity

This week we celebrated 10 years since the canonisation of Australia’s first Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop.

The senior class had a short prayer service in the classroom to commemorate her
canonisation and remember all the wonderful things Mary MacKillop achieved in her extraordinary lifetime.

FUN FRIDAY

Footy Colour Fun Friday

Our next Fun Friday is Friday 30th October

Dress up Like a Teacher Day.

PARENTING IDEAS

Parenting in challenging times

Please View Article

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW

Parent Teacher Interview (phone or Video)

Teachers will be holding parent/teacher interviews either by phone or video call on Wednesday 25th November 2.00pm - 7.00pm. Students are not required to be part of the Parent/Teacher Interviews.

To make a booking please go to

go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the event code vnt7f.
or click on this link: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code?code=vnt7f

Enter the information required

Email
Parents Name
Phone Number
Preferred Interview Method - enter (Phone OR Video)
number of students
Students Full Name
Choose Junior or Senior Teachers
GO
Choose the time(s) you want.
GO

Interviews are strictly 10 minutes only. To allow for technical issues it is vital that parents keep to this schedule and end their appointments in a timely manner. If you think you will need more time, please discuss this with your teacher at the appointment.

If you have selected a video appointment, PLEASE KEEP THE EMAIL SOMEWHERE SAFE. You will need to return to the email on the day of your appointment.

3 minutes before your appointment time, click on the VIDEO LINK (next to your appointment time) and follow the onscreen instructions.

If you have selected a phone appointment, please check that the phone number you have provided is correct.

5 minutes before your appointment is due to start, please have your phone nearby. The teacher will call you and may be calling from a number without any caller ID (Silent number).

If you have any further enquiries, please contact the school office on 5182 5659

CHROMEBOOKS & IPADS

Chromebooks & ipads

All chromebooks, ipads and chargers that students borrowed for remote learning need to be returned to the classrooms.

SCHOOL ABSENCES

SCHOOL ABSENCES

Parents are legally required to notify the school of any absence during the school year. This notification may be done via the school website, school app, by phone, email - hleemon@stmyarram.catholic.edu.au or in writing. When there is an unexplained absence, parents will be contacted by phone and if parents are unable to be contacted student emergency contacts will be phoned.