News and Info 

Book Club

Issue 7 orders are due back by Monday 28th October.

Grade 2 Excursion to Collingwood Children's Farm 

Parent Notified Absence 

If your child is going to be away, please remember to do a parent notified absence on Simon Everywhere App/PAM or phone the school office (even if you have mentioned the upcoming absence to the classroom teacher). If you are going to be away on a Friday and have placed a lunch order please let us know to cancel your order. 

If you need any assistance setting getting SimonEverywhere on your phone or logging in please see the office. 

We often send reminders via push notifications so if you would like to receive these please make sure your notifications are turned on for SimonEverywhere App. 

Before School Care - YMCA

Please see the After School Care page for more information regarding changes to Before school care in Term 4. If your child arrives before 8:30 AM, please ensure they are booked in for before school care via the YMCA portal, "My Family Lounge."

For questions, contact the YMCA at 0400 160 933 or via email at stmonicasandkangarooflathp@ymca.org.au. More details can be found on their website.

Hats 

We are a SunSmart School and hats will be compulsory for outside play in Term 4. 

Please make sure a clearly named hat comes to school and is kept at school or in your child's bag. 

If you need to purchase a new hat please click the link below to order through CDF Pay or pop into the uniform shop on Thursday afternoons or Tuesday mornings.

Thunderstorm Asthma

Please make sure you child's medical details are up to date, you can do this via PAM/Simon everywhere, click on your child's profile and select medical profile from the profile menu dropdown.

Everyone in the community should know the signs and symptoms of asthma, and know the four steps of asthma first aid so they know what to do if they or someone is having an asthma attack.

Thunderstorm asthma can affect those with asthma or hay fever - especially people who experience wheezing or coughing with their hay fever. 

All people at increased risk of thunderstorm asthma should:

• learn about epidemic thunderstorm asthma and what you can do to help protect yourself and those in your care during the grass pollen season
• check the epidemic thunderstorm asthma risk forecast daily
• where possible, avoid being outside during thunderstorms from October through December – especially in the wind gusts that come before the storm. Go inside and close your doors and windows, and if you have your air conditioner on, turn it to recirculate
• have an asthma action plan (if you have asthma) and have practical knowledge of the four steps of asthma first aid
• have reliever medication appropriately available in grass pollen season and be aware of how to use it with a spacer.
• be alert to and act on the development of asthma symptoms as explained in your asthma action plan (if you have one), or if you don’t, use asthma first aid.
• If you have asthma symptoms see your doctor for advice.

More information about protecting yourself if you have asthma can be found on the Better Health Channel.

Fresh Fruit Friday

Thank you to Mckern Steel Foundation for our weekly delivery of fresh fruit. 

Canteen

Orders must be placed by 9am Thursday Morning on CDF pay or cash in lunch order bag and lunch order bags placed in class tub. 

Please note: the office cannot accept late orders over the phone. 

Absent on lunch order day 

If your child is going to to be away on a Friday and you have ordered a lunch order please call or email the office by 9.30am on Friday to notify of absence and to hold lunch order. 

Absences are not automatically communicated to the canteen so lunch orders get made and will be wasted.

Please remember to supply a lunch order bag/container when you place a lunch order. Students place these bags in the lunch order tub in the classroom by 9am Thursdays and their lunch order will be packed in it on Friday. Please make sure it is clearly labeled with students name and class. 

Lunch order wallets are available through the Uniform Shop for $12.

Uniform 

Term 3 is Winter uniform. 

Football/Netball Club hoodies are not part of our uniform. Please do not wear them to school. 

There are lots of bomber jackets in lost property both at school and YMCA after school care. Please check lost property and be sure to label uniform items clearly so they can be returned to owners. 

School Phone Numbers

It has been noted that calls from the school number are often coming up as unknown and are therefore going unanswered.

Please add both of these numbers to your contacts in some way to be St Monica's

(03) 5447 7832 and (03) 4433 2719.

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