St Timothy's School Vermont

Week 9 & 10 Term 3 - Friday 13th & 20 September 2019 ( FINAL Term 3) )

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Daylight Saving Time

REMEMBER TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS

Daylight Saving Time

Starts

Sunday, October 6, 2019

(move clocks FORWARD at 2 am to 3 am)

Summer Uniform

TERM 4

SUMMER UNIFORM

NO HAT NO OUTSIDE PLAY

Whole School and Year 6 Leaders Photo

Whole School Photo

Year 6 Leaders

RESCHEDULED to NOVEMBER DUE TO RAIN

Parent Teacher Interviews Term 3

Thank you to all the parents who have attended Parent Teacher Interviews. This is a very important communication between home and school creating a positive working partnership. It is lovely to both celebrate the achievements and discuss the areas for future improvement. We are able to discuss actions and learning and teaching at school and how parents/carers can help at home.

Every Day Counts

Just a reminder that the Victorian Government regulations state that holiday absences from school during normal school term, require parents to send a letter requesting permission /intention to the Principal, for the child to be absent. There are a number of regulations around the number of days that children are absent e.g through health issues, personal days, school refusal or holidays that schools must adhere to in order to meet standards.

A reminder also that we require notification before 9:30 am if your child is absent either, via Skoolbag or phone call. To meet with Child Safety Regulations, parents will be contacted if children have unexplained absences.

Walk To School

Our 'Walk to School October' campaign in partnership with Whitehorse Council begins the first day back in Term 4 and continues throughout October. We have the benefit of the children walking to and from the pool at this time which adds to the total. Children are also invited to walk around the oval before school, walk, ride,or scooter to and from school, and it can be all or part of the way. We are the CURRENT Whitehorse Champions, lets try for two years in a row.

CEMSIS

Please assist us by completing the survey.

At this stage ONLY 4% of families have completed survey.

SURVEY CLOSES NEXT FRIDAY!

Every year, we pause to ask for feedback and listen to parents, children and staff about our learning community and to seek ways we can celebrate our many achievements and reflect on ways to continually improve. Our School Improvement Surveys have been renamed and redesigned, to obtain a whole range of feedback about St Timothy's School. A new survey called CEMSIS has been sent to a random selection of families. The survey is not compulsory, but we ask for your support to complete these online surveys which can be completed in your language of choice.

Staff Absences

Week 10

Mon, Tuesday

Anne Maree Noonan, Tricia McKinley, Bridget Hall as usual ( Classroom)
Celina Korcak - Physical Education & Drama ( as usual)
Gail Rich - Office ( as usual)

Year 5/6 Camp Teachers will be:

Anne Maree Noonan, Tricia McKinley and Bridget Hall (Tricia is very familiar with the Sovereign Hill Camp)

Liz Miller ( a very experienced teacher) taking P12 class Wednesday, Thursday & Friday (whilst Tricia is at camp)

Wednesday onwards:

Only Prep - 4 at school

Gail Rich - Monday-Friday in the office

Jessi Wright: away on Wednesday for a Tier 2 Professional Development Day (Aria Karaigiannis 3/4)

Aria Karagiannis: Wednesday and Thursday (additional support)

Helen Zammit : Thursday & Friday ( additional support)

Liz Miller: Wednesday Thursday Friday (P12)

Support Staff/LSO's

Catherine Drake ( Tues, Wed , Thurs), Emily Pearce ( Mon, Tues ,Wed) Natalie Beech , (Thursday Friday) Emma Meagher ( Tues,Wed, Thurs) Yee Lin Heong ( Tuesday, Wednesday, )

Anne Maree Jones away from Monday-Friday in Holy Land with Principals from East Central Zone.(Week 10)

Swimming- 10 Day Intensive Program

PLEASE RETURN PERMISSION FORMS BY FRIDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER

Our children will attend a 10 day Intensive Swimming Program at Aqualink Nunawading in the first two weeks of Term 4. Permission & 'Parent Helpers' forms have been sent home along with request for payment. It is very important that all children from P-4 attend Swimming.

In addition, via government funding , we are able to offer a one week program for our Year 6 students.

This year all children will attend the Swimming lesson from 12:30-1:10pm, leaving at approx 12:00 and returning to school for lunch time. We will need some parent help to walk to and from pool and help in the change rooms for younger students.

Swimming is a vital part of the curriculum and it is expected, with the exception of health concerns, all children attend.