Dear Parents and Community Members,

It was wonderful to come together as a community for Sports Day this year!  As mentioned at the oval, this was made possible with significant preparation behind the scenes!

Thank you to Denise Tarrant and Bec Keller for working through our COVID plan and ensuring that Sports Day could include family members! 

Thank you to Maria Apostolou for advertising and responding to community members with various requests!

Thank you to our sports captains who led their teams with vigour and passion!

Thank you to our wonderful students for participating so wholeheartedly and enthusiastically, and to staff who assisted students on the day! 

Appreciation and thanks to the Parents and Friends committee who creatively fulfilled the restrictions of the COVID plan by arranging to have individually wrapped donuts available for all!  Great initiative! 

Thank you to Rebecca for organising an awesome Sports Day!!

An enjoyable day was had by all!

God Bless

The OSHC committee meets on occasion to support the Director in ensuring the service meets all regulatory requirements as outlined in the National Quality Standards document located on Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) website https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard . 

For the past couple of years Tamara Petersen, Tania Daniele, and Carla Martelli have been the parent representatives on this committee.  As with other Parent Committees nominations are open each year.  If you would like to join this Committee in 2021 can you, please complete the nomination form. 

I take this opportunity of thanking Tamara, Tania and Carla for their contribution to our OHSC service.  Parent support and participation is always highly valued. 

Term 4 school fee statements have been sent out via the post.  The due date for payment is Friday 20th November.  As this is the final school fee account for 2020, all outstanding amounts must be paid by the due date.  If you are experiencing difficulty and need support or an extension of the due date, please contact Karyn Burlow at accounts@sjsh.catholic.edu.au

Please keep the Venizelou family in your prayers due to the passing of their grandmother recently.

Kay Carmody will be on leave for the remainder of 2020. We wish her all the best. 

We welcome Reanna Arthur who will be covering some of Ms Carmody's time in her absence.

This year we are seeking 4 nominations to the School Board, nominations close on 1 December. If you are interested please fill out our digital nomination form by following this link.

Role and Function of School Board

Each diocesan School Board has delegated responsibility from the Archbishop for the overall well-being of its school, within South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools (SACCS) and diocesan policies and guidelines. In practice, this means that in a spirit of partnership, the School Board acts to:

• develop policies that nurture the religious dimension and guide the direction of the school;
• develop the relationship between the school and the local Church;
• promote educational excellence within the school;
• support the administration of the school;
• foster harmonious and positive collaboration within the school community;
• protect children;
• monitor buildings and grounds development and maintenance;
• exercise financial stewardship of the school; and
• ensure compliance with legal obligations.

School Boards are important as they bring together, in a formal setting, the significant parties concerned with the provision of education of young people in the school.

The structure of the School Board includes:

• Parish Representative
• Chairperson
• School Principal as the executive officer
• Elected Parents
• Staff Representative
• Parents & Friends Representative
• Preschool Parent Representative

The School Board is a partnership between parish and school, parents and staff, the school and Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) as a whole, and between the school community and the broader Church Community and society.

Currently, School Board meetings are held each month.

Membership of the Board will be for a period of two years for elected, nominated and appointed members. Members (other than Ex-Officio Members) should not serve more than six consecutive years.

The Criteria for membership is as follows:

• possess an enthusiasm for and willingness to promote the mission of Catholic schools;
• bring to the Board their gifts and skills;
• desire to give service to their school community;
• have an ability to work cooperatively and constructively with all Members of the Board
• be prepared to undertake formation;
• have an ability and desire to uphold confidentiality in Board matters;
• have sufficient time to devote to Board duties; and
• have a current police check clearance for the Screening and Verification Authority—Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide.

There are three vacancies. If you are interested in being part of the School Board please nominate. If you are interested in being on the School Board please complete the nomination form. Should there be more than three nominations a vote will take place.

Nominations close on 1 December 2020. An online voting process will also take place along with the voting slip in this newsletter to ensure that everyone has the opportunity of participating in this important decision.

The School Board Manual is available on request or you may wish to have a conversation with me or a current member of the School Board if you would like more information about what the role involves.

Please name containers and uniforms, parents can come and check our lost property baskets in the front office. If items are not collected after a period of time they will be donated.

As there will be activities run all week to celebrate PE Week, students may wear PE Uniform all week.

Mon-Thurs - Lunchtime activities

Fri - SRC 'Wheels Day; further information to be communicated next week.

Please keep Sebastian M, Ruby, Lina-Marie, Maria, Alexander C, Shayla and Luca in your prayers as they prepare to receive the Sacraments of Eucharist.

First Communion: 22nd November @ Sacred Heart Church, Hindmarsh

On Monday the Year 1/2 classes went to Latitude for most of the day. The Latitude workers gave us Latitude socks with grip so we don’t slip. They were bright orange, pink and black. Then we did rock climbing, we need shoes though. Next we jumped on the trampolines. That was one of my favourite activities. Then we did the airbag. We jumped and then jumped into the airbag. How fun! For the last activity, we played dodge ball on the trampoline. Then it was free time. It was so much fun. Lastly, we had lunch and then went back to school on the bus and ate our recess.

By Manuela