College News
Last Day of School
A reminder that today, Friday, 13th December, is the last day of the 2019 school year. School will finish at the normal time of 3.20pm.
School Commencement for 2020
The 2020 school year will commence for all students (including Foundation) on Thursday 30th January.
College Office Holiday Closure
The College Office will close for 2019 at 4.00pm next Tuesday, 17th December. The Office will reopen at 8.30am on Wednesday 29th January, 2020.
Please Check the Lost Property Box
Please remember to check the lost property box at the College Office by the end of today for any items your child may have lost. There are currently a number of uniform items, hats, lunchboxes, drink bottles and sporting equipment in lost property.
All unclaimed items will be sent to the second hand uniform shop and St Vincent de Paul during the school holidays.
Condolence
Please keep the Turpin family, Steve and Michelle, Katelyn (past student), Adam (Year 10) and Lachlan (Year 9) in your prayers after the passing of Steve's mother, Robyn Turpin.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Patrick McDonald, Annalei Moon and Sam Clydesdale who have been nominated in the 46th Annual Georgy Awards for their roles in our 2019 school production, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The awards will be held in February 2020.
Patrick has been nominated for Best Junior Singing (male) for his role as Joseph.
Annalei has been nominated for Best Junior Singing (female) for her role as Narrator.
Sam has been nominated for Best Junior Singing (male) for his roles as Pharaoh and Baker.
Laptop and iPad Rollout for 2020 Years 5, 7 and 10 Students
The IT Team will be rolling out laptops to 2020 Years 7 and 10 students this week and iPads to Year 5 students in the first week of the 2020 school year.
Alternatively, you may pick up your laptop or iPad from the College office on:
- Wednesday 15th January from 9.00am-12.00pm or
- Thursday 16th January from 12.00-3.00pm
We ask that you read the attached St Augustine's College Electronic Equipment Acceptable Use Agreement with your child and sign the declaration together. The agreement can be found here: https://sakyabram.ceosand.cspace.net.au/Assets/970/DeviceAgreement2019.pdf
The signed agreement is required to be handed in when collecting a device.
To enable the IT staff to complete the changeover, Years 7 and 10 students will need to:
- remove all stickers and marks from their device
- ensure all information has been backed up
- return the device and charger
- hand in the signed Student Declaration
New Uniform Payment Options
Our uniform supplier, Mister Embroidery, is now able to offer Latitude Pay, a financing option made over ten equal payments, and Afterpay, a financing option made over four equal payments.
It is hoped that these options will help ease the burden of new school uniforms, allowing you to purchase now and pay it off with no extra fees (providing you stick to the guidelines).
You can download the apps and complete forms for approval before visiting the shop to make the process quicker.
In most cases it takes approximately two minutes to check your acceptance with the companies.
Mister Embroidery Christmas/New Year Trading Hours
Please note our school uniform supplier, Mister Embroidery, will be closing early on Tuesday 24th December and will reopen on Saturday 6th January.
School Sport Victoria State Trials
St Augustines College students have the opportunity to compete at a state trial. Registration to trial for SSV 12 Years and Under team Vic Teams to compete in Australia Championships are done through an online process managed by the School Sport Unit. Individual students are now required to nominate themselves online. There is a non-refundable cost of $25. This application does not guarantee an invite to trial. Trials are not Come ‘n’ Try opportunities. They are a process for selecting a Team Vic State Team to represent the state at School Sport Australia Championships.
Once registered, please print the required documents and bring them to school for the sports coordinator and the principal to sign. Online registrations are now open and will close on 1st March, 2020.
Students are strongly encouraged to discuss their application with a sports teacher/coordinator and club coach before submitting their online application.
Please go to the respective sports via the Team Vic page of the website https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au or your sports coordinator for more information.
Tamara Brereton
Sports Coordinator
Applications Invited for 2020 Campaspe Youth Advisory Group
Please Do Not Park or Pull Up in Tulloh Street Bus Zone to Drop Children Off in the Mornings
A reminder to families, that the north side of Tulloh Street is a bus zone from 8.00am to 9.00am.
Many vehicles are pulling into the signposted area to let children out before school, restricting access by buses.
Please do not pull into the bus zone before school - even for a few seconds.
Thank you for your assistance and consideration.
Second Hand Uniform Items $10
All items (except new tunics and skirts) in the Second Hand Uniform Shop are priced at $10 per item.
Please contact Jo Pyke for further information on 0408 352 749.