Principal's Message

Dear parents, students and families,

It has been a week of focused learning, as most are at St Anne's. Today and tomorrow as part of the Science Curriculum we have visitors educating the students all about bees. We will also have a special Liturgy tomorrow to celebrate All Saints' Day. All Saints' Day follows All Souls' Day which is when we remember our much loved family and friends who have passed on. It also is the foundation behind the Halloween celebrations that seem to be expanding rapidly each year.  The parish have invited families tomorrow evening to celebrate the famous Saints of our church and this invite has been shared with you all elsewhere. I know Father Martin is hoping to see some of our children in attendance. 

A reminder that school will be student-free and closed on Monday 4 November as staff work on their reports. This day will be followed by the Melbourne Cup public holiday on Tuesday 5 November. 

Next week our annual Lapathon when we were to raise money for our local Seaford chapter of St Vincent de Paul's will be held on Friday 8 November. 

I remind you that tomorrow we will have a special day where students are asked to bring a chocolate block as part of building up our stalls for Market Day on the 17 November. Your support of this is much appreciated. We are also holding our Lapathon at 2.30pm which had to be rescheduled. 

God bless

Rod Shaw

Principal

School Attendance and Unexplained Absence

Please contact the school if your child is going to be absent by leaving a message on  

9786 4736 and press 1. Please give details of your child’s name and class with areason for their absence such as: unwell, appointment, holiday or family reasons. Alternatively an email can be sent to office@saseaford.catholic.edu.au with cc to the child’s teacher.

If you are running late, (after 9:00 am) please attend the office to sign your child into school and collect a late pass.

If you are picking up your child early you will need to collect them and sign them out from the office.

As per our policy this will be our morning routine for absences:

Parents will be contacted as soon as practicable on the morning a student is absent via a text message.

If parent does not contact the school after receiving the text message, the school will contact the parent by phone. If the parent is unreachable the emergency contacts will be contacted by the school.

If there is still no response, and the school feels that the child is in danger, the police will be contacted.

Ongoing unexplained absences or lack of cooperation regarding student attendance will result in a formal conference being organized. Unresolved attendance issues will be referred to D.H.H.S.

This is a legal requirement.

Democratic Principles

 The six (6) principles of Australian democracy include:

(a)   elected government; and

(b)   the rule of law; and

(c)   equal rights for all before the law; and

(d)   freedom of religion; and

(e)   freedom of speech and association; and 

(f)  the values of openness and tolerance