ENewsletter

Acknowledgement of Country

We Acknowledge the Gunditjmara people, the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are gathered today.

We respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and future. We acknowledge their stories, traditions and living cultures on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.

From The Principal - Olga Lyons

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers,

This week sees the Diocese of Ballarat celebrate Catholic Education Week, with a focus on the powerful proclamation, "Share the Good News." This statement, inspired by Mark 16:15, invites us to reflect on how we individually interpret and spread the message of Jesus Christ within our school and wider community.

The staffing battle has eased slightly with some unwell teachers able to return to classrooms but others are still needing to isolate. We also have a large number of children unwell. I urge parents to keep testing their children to minimise exposing others to not only COVID but the nasty flu virus that is circulating.

We have the winter sports tomorrow, so I hope the weather holds off a bit longer for that. I wish our teams all the best.

Kind regards,

Olga Lyons, Principal

2022 School Closure Dates

Term 2 - Tuesday June 14 (Report Writing)

Term 3 - Friday August 5 (School Wide Positive Behaviour PD)

Term 4 - Monday November 21 (Report Writing)

From The RE Leader - Eliza Dwyer

Bible Reading & Exhibition

The Anglican Church is holding Bible Reading sessions between June 1st and June 7th. Anyone wanting to attend can contact Fr. Thomas for details 0414 044 673.

Assembly and House Groups

Assembly and House Groups will return in Term 2.

Parents are welcome to attend assemblies on Friday June 3 (1/2O) and Friday June 17 (1/2CC). Assemblies begin at 2:40pm in the hall.

House Groups are timetabled for Fridays in weeks 1,3,5,7.

2023 Enrolment Process Information

The attached form outlines the process involved the Foundation Enrolments in 2023

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NCCD Information

NCCD - Fact Sheet for Parent, Guardians & Carers

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data onSchool Students with Disability (NCCD) takes place every year.

All schools in Australia must collect information about students with disability. For more information please read the attached information sheet.

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Wellbeing News - Hannah Williams

Do You Want to Know More About Raising Resilient Problem Solvers?

Michael Grose is one of Australia's leading parenting and educational writers and speakers. Read what he has to say regarding Raising Resilient Problem Solvers.

Learning and Teaching

Year 1/2 Family Display

5/6LW Class News

Art Room News

STEAMPUNK

https://vimeo.com/711505964

Sustainability News - Benson Steere

World Bee Day & Canteen Garden

On Friday our sustainability leaders George and Rosie went around to each class to read the book ‘Please Please the Bees’ for World Bee Day. Classes then discussed how important bees are to us and our earth. All students were very respectful and enjoyed having a senior student come in for shared reading.

Canteen Garden - Slicing the Signs

Last week Mr Steere, Matthew and I set out to place in some signs in the garden. We realised we had no posts to hold up the ‘Keep Out’ signs, so we got out some saws and shortened some posts. Once that was done we put the safety back on, and Mr Steere finished hammering the signs to the posts. We went to the canteen garden and hammered in the signs that had some of the produce names on them. All in all, the woodwork was fun and we are one step closer to stopping the plants from being trodden on. We are hoping to finish the job sometime this week or next week.

George Prosser

STEM GALS

Bandari Project Tea Towel Fundraiser

PE News - Tommy Greene

District Schools Cross Country and Winter Sports

On Monday our Cross Country qualifiers participated in the District School's Cross Country and they gave it their very best. Congratulations to the following students for their participation. Ivy Condon, Royce Sheehan, Occy Hayes, Eadie Archbold, Jacob Murray, Lena Watty, Archie Cameron, Rose Greene, Alice Macpherson, Blake Robertson, Hamish Williams, Isaiah Killen, Lenny Hetherington, Charlotte Versace and Harry Haylock.

Thank you to the parents that transported the children to and from the event.

On Friday our Yr 5/6 football and netball teams will be representing the school at the Moyne Winter Sports. The football and netball teams will be competing against neighbouring schools at Victoria Park in Koroit.

eSafety Parent Webinars and Information

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars

Join eSafety's free webinars for parents and carers. You can click on the link to register for their Online Gaming Webinar, watch a video on Digital Technologies & Mental Health or download the fact sheet 'Is this app safe for my child?'.

These live webinars give parents and carers the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe online experiences.

Our 2022 webinars include a broad range of topics that will be delivered by our expert education and training team.

School News

Upcoming Events

Friday May 27 - Winter Sports (Year 5-6)

Friday May 27 - Kinder Group Visit @ 9.30am

Friday May 27 - F-2 Lay Led Liturgy at the church @ 12pm

Monday May 30 - Friday June 3 - Dental Van visit - Days to be confirmed

Monday May 30- Friday June 3 - Eisteddfod Week

Wednesday June 1 - Thursday June 2 - Eisteddfod

Friday June 3 - Assembly led by 1/2O @ 2.40pm

Monday June 6 - STEM Gals at Deakin

Monday June 6 - Confirmation @ 6pm

Tuesday June 7 - SAC Meeting @ 7.30pm

Friday June 10 - 5/6 Lay Led Liturgy at the church @ 12pm

Tuesday June 14 - Pupil Free Day for Report Writing

Wednesday June 15 - Sporting Schools Last Session for Term 2

Friday June 17 - Assembly led by 1/2CC @ 2.40pm

Friday June 17 - Deakin STEM GALS launch @ 4pm

Friday June 17 - P & F Trivia Night @ 7pm

Friday June 24 - Last day of term @ 2.20pm

Friday June 24 - Reports live on PAM

Monday July 11 - Term 3 Commences

Dental Van - POSTPONED

The Dental Van has been postponed until the week of August 8. Unfortunately the pandemic has caused a shortage in staff across all sectors with health and education being the highest.

Sporting Schools - Term 2

Sporting Schools for Term 2 will be on a Monday and Wednesday from 3.20pm-4.30pm.

The last session will be on Thursday June 15. Sarah Roberts will be the coordinator this Term.

To sign your child up for Sporting Schools you need to use the eForm in the Skoolbag App. This form is to be filled in for each session that they will be attending, this is to be done the night before or the morning by 11am of the session they are attending.