Notices
School Photos 2020
Due to current COVID protocols, we have had to change the way we take school photos. Please read the following letter for further information.
Further to this, sibling photos with children from the CELC and students from St Luke's school cannot be taken together. Please note, for any families that had pre-paid for sibling photos with children in the CELC and St Luke's, you can email enquiries@theschoolphotographer.com.au, provide the school's name and the online receipt for a refund. Sibling photos for St Luke's students will continue.
Photos are scheduled for the following dates:
Monday 31 August: CELC photos and St Luke's sibling photos
Tuesday 1 September: Years K - 6
Wednesday 2 September: CELC
Friday 4 September: CELC
Monday 7 September: Years 7 - 9
Please see the details below on how to pay and order your school photos, all orders must be paid for by 8am Monday 31 August.
Full school uniform must be worn on photo days, please see the requirements on our website and below:
The School of Foundations
The sports uniform is made up of the St Luke’s polo shirt, St Luke’s sports shorts, St Luke’s tracksuit, St Luke’s white socks and St Luke’s hat. These items are to be accompanied with predominantly white or blue cross-trainers or running shoes.
The School of Leadership
Boys: Short sleeve shirt for boys with a tie and navy blue trousers. College jumper and Jacket. Black leather lace-up shoes, with navy socks.
Girls: The option of wearing the College dress, or the short sleeve shirt with a tie the ladies trousers, with the college jumper and Jacket. Black leather lace-up shoes with white College socks with the navy and teal stripes with their dresses, or navy socks with the pants.
Appearance
Girls Hair
- Hair is to be tidy and neither grown, cut nor groomed in an extreme or exaggerated fashion.
- Hairstyles should be neat and well-groomed. Shaved heads, lines, steps, undercuts and exaggerated layering are not accepted.
- Shoulder length to be tied back, then it should be tied back, using ribbons, bands or ‘scrunchies’ in school colours.
- Hair should not obscure the face.
- Hair is to appear to be of natural colour with no contrast
Boys Hair
- Hair is to be tidy and neither grown nor groomed in an extreme or exaggerated fashion.
- Shaved heads, lines, steps, undercuts and exaggerated layering are not accepted.
- Hair should not obscure the face.
- Hair should not extend beyond the top of the collar at the back, beyond eyebrows at the front or past the top of the ears.
- Hair is to appear to be of natural colour with no contrast
- No rat-tails or ponytails will be accepted.
- Boys are to have clean-shaved faces.
Jewellery - Two items of jewellery may be worn. For example, one plain silver or gold chain necklace (with subtle religious item is desired), or one plain silver or gold bracelet or bangle, or one plain silver or gold ring, or one plain silver or gold set of small studs or sleepers limited to one in each earlobe.
Make-up - Students are not to wear make-up as part of their daily presentation. Coloured nail polishes, artificial nails and lipsticks are not permitted.
Frontier Ave Pedestrian Crossing
Parents are advised that plans for a pedestrian crossing on Frontier Ave were forwarded to Blacktown City Council some months ago. We are hopeful that approvals will come through before the end of this year, and when they do, our builders will be ready to install a pedestrian crossing with appropriate lighting to increase the safe arrival and departure to and from the College.
New Religious Education Curriculum
In response to the “Signs of the Times”, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta is on the journey towards a hope-filled Draft New Curriculum for Religious Education. We were delighted with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA’s) recent endorsement of Stage 5 and 6 of the Curriculum.
There has recently been some media coverage about this new approach. Please find attached a letter from Very Rev Christopher de Souza Vicar General Episcopal Vicar for Education & Formation for circulation to your school community. Also attached is a letter to the editor from Fr Chris that was published in the Daily Telegraph on 27 August, a frequently asked questions document and a timeline outlining the process for developing the Draft New Curriculum.
Please read the attachments to assist with your understanding.
Afternoon Pickup
Could we please remind all parents to collect their child(ren) and leave the school premises as soon as possible. A reminder that children should not be using the playground facilities after school. Further to this, siblings waiting with parents for afternoon pickup are also not permitted on the playground area.
We thank you in advance for adhering to the strict protocols in place during this unprecedented time.
Attendance
Every Learner, Every Day - Absences Add Up
