Dear parents, students and families,

Last Saturday some of our Yr 3 students received their First Reconciliation. This important Sacrament of forgiveness continues their Catholic faith journey. Congratulations to Michaela, Anastasia, Liana, Maya, Harvey, Alex, Blake, Thomas H and Johnnie.

On Tuesday John Paul College hosted our Year 5 students where they had a chance to find out a bit more about how high schools work. From the pictures I have seen and the stories I have been told the Food Tech and Science Lab parts of the day were absolute highlights. Our thanks to Principal John Visentin and his team of staff for offering this day and ensuring it was one to remember!

The Division Cross Country at Hastings was on Wednesday afternoon for those students who had won their way through at the Seaford District Cross Country. It was a fairly tough 3km course but all of our representatives managed to complete it. Congratulations to Darcy, Paul, Jacob E, Finn, Beatrix, Haven M, Owen, Levi, Harry and Joseph on your efforts.

Our annual House Sports were to be tomorrow but due to the expected weather we have decided to postpone to 4th Term.

Tomorrow afternoon we will be holding our Pentecost Liturgy in the hall at 2.45pm. Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ. We talk about it with the students as the birth of the Church which empowers us to bear witness to Christ's work, spreading the Church into the world and how our students can do this.

Next Monday is the King's Birthday holiday so I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.

Thanks again for a wonderful week, and we look forward to what’s ahead!

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 a reason 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

Wellbeing

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