St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

From the Principal

Welcome to the latest edition of the school newsletter! I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. We are entering a busy period in Term 1 with lots of things happening. Mrs Jess Jones and Mrs Belinda Saville will be away next week (M-Th) as they undertake some exciting Reading Professional Learning, they will both be replaced by regular CRT teachers. 

 

Just a reminder to families that we are holding the "About Real Life" PARENT ONLY workshop tonight. It is not allowing me to upload a link here, but it was sent via SchoolStream on Wednesday morning.

 

Please be aware that the school will be closed on Friday, February 28th as the staff will be undertaking some professional learning.

 

In a few weeks we will be entering the Christian Season of Lent, an important time in the Church's calendar. During this time our school works to raise money for Project Compassion / Caritas Australia. I will share more information over coming weeks but I have provided some general information below. 

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS:

A huge congratualtions to Emma (Year 4) and her family on the arrival of Baby Jelenich. We know that Emma will be an amazing Big Big sister. 

Allergies:

School Community Working Bee:

On Friday 21st of February we will be holding a Parent / Community working bee from 3:30pm-4:30pm. During this hour we will be topping up the soft fall around the chicken coop, planting some tall bushes and also some hanging plants in our "soon to be" Sensory / Quiet garden space. 

 

If any parent or community member would like to join me for a brainstorm session the week prior (Friday, 14th at 2:45pm) at the Chicken Coop space, I would love some ideas from people who are more garden focused than myself. 

Swimming Carnival:

Next Wednesday we will be holding our school swimming carnival. At this stage the weather looks to be around the 20 degree mark. Mrs Wicks has asked all parents who have indicated they are able to help please just arrive either at school and walk down with the students and staff (around 9am), or just meet us at the pool around 9:15am. If you would like to help, please make sure you have a Working With Children's Check lodged at the office. 

 

Parent Teacher Interviews:

Just a note for the community that Parent and Teacher Interviews will take place on Tuesday (25th) and Wednesday (26th) of February. These are for families who do not engage with the school Parent Support Group (PSG) Meetings on a termly basis. Those families have already been notified that they are not required to make a time during these blocks. As always, if you have concerns about your child or would just like to have a discussion with your child's classroom teacher, this can be done at any time by emailing and setting up a time with their teacher.

 

Sexuality Education:

We are delighted to be once again partnering with Sue Pain from "About Real Life". Sue will deliver age appropriate Sexuality Education for our students in partnership with families. There will be a Parent Only workshop on Thursday 13th of February via Zoom (a link will be shared). The following Thursday (20th) we will hold Parent and Child workshops here at school. More information can be found below and this will also be shared via Operoo. 

 

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Prep 2026 Enrolments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAPLAN:

 

Sovereign Hill Camp (March 6th-7th):

Please see the proposed program for our 3/4 Camp to Sovereign Hill in March. An Operoo will be sent home early next week. There will be a parent information session via Zoom on Tuesday 18th of February at 7pm. A link will be shared via School Stream.

School Uniform:

Flexible School Uniform 2025:

In 2025 the school will be adopting a more flexible uniform approach. There are some guidelines and they are outlined below:

  • Students can wear which ever uniform they like on any-day of the week (students can wear sports uniform 5 days a week if they please).
  • Sports uniform is to be worn with WHITE SOCKS.
  • Girls and Boys can wear the polo / pants or shorts combination (must wear sports uniform on sports days). Polo / pants or shorts combo must be worn with BLUE SOCKS. 
  • Red jumper or Blue Zip up fleece are the only jumper options (apart from Year 6 Jumper)
  • There is to be no non-school uniform worn (different jumpers, socks, shorts).
  • Girls can continue to wear the dress or tunic options.
  • Runners can be worn at all times with any uniform. 
  • On School Photo Days all students will wear Full Sports Uniform.  

 

 

Principal