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Dear Families,
We would like to congratulate our students, parents and staff for a fabulous week of remote learning. Our new remote learning model started on Monday 16th August and we have been very impressed by our students who have engaged in daily online lessons in Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
We are proud of our staff who have prepared wonderful online whole class lessons, small focus groups and organised afternoon tasks for students to complete independently. With many aspects of our lives feeling different while we are in lockdown, it has been nice to return to a structured school day where students are interacting more regularly with each other and their teacher.
We would like to thank you all for persevering through the teething problems that have come with adapting to a new model this week. We look forward to seeing you all back online next week for what we predict will be smoother as we settle into this new remote learning model.
Next week is Book Week and we have some special activities at Galilee that have been included in our remote learning timetable.
Next week we will have:
- Special Guests that will be reading different stories to the students throughout the week.
- A live Drama Performance for Book Week that students can view online on Tuesday 24th August.
- A Dress Up day on Thursday 26th August, where we are asking all students to dress up as their favourite book character.
- A lesson with an illustrator on Thursday 26th August.
- A whole school Book Week Assembly on Thursday 26th August at 2pm.
- An optional Dance Party on Thursday 26th August between 5-5.30pm that Miss Sarah Jones will be running.
We hope you are as excited about Book Week as we are. All links to the different events will be posted on your class Dojo page.
Wellbeing
Connecting with you.
By deliberately making time to stop and focus on your own thoughts every day, you will feel you are in control of you. The reality is that your generation is connected to everyone else except themselves, and often pretending to be someone they are not. Your greatest advantage is you, so four or five times every day, turn off your device to enjoy JOMO (Joy of missing out), deep loving breathing, stretching and watching your own thoughts coming and going.
Sad News
Sadly we would like to inform the community that our fellow teacher, Anna Reilly, passed away early on the 7th August. Anna was an emergency teacher at Galilee for many years and always provided much fun and entertainment for our students and staff. She was a wonderful teacher and will be missed.
Please keep her family, friends and especially her children in your prayers.
We also ask you to keep Carlo Martello and his family in your prayers after the passing of Carlo's father late last month. Carlo's father was a much loved figure in the Martello family and he will be missed.
Wellbeing activities and conversation starters for parents of primary school-aged children
Book Week - August 23-27
Perform Education Livestream event - Tuesday 2pm. Bigger Better Brighter. Livestream virtual incursion based on the CBCA Shortlisted books 2021.
Illustrator virtual incursion sessions on Thursday - Brett from Cardytoons.
Dress up as your favourite book character on Thursday.
Whole School Assembly on Thursday at 2pm.
Don't forget to enter the Galilee Book Review Competition. Email your entries to galileebookreviewcompetition21@gmail.com
Mrs Latto's baby, Theo, had fun reading one of this year’s Book Week Books for Miss Cox!
Book Club Orders
Issue 6 of Scholastic Book Club is now live. Clickhere to view the catalogue. Place your order via the Loop App before Wednesday 1st September.
**Due to current circumstances, Scholastic have added a temporary option to receive your delivery to your home for $7.50 at the time of ordering.
5C Work
Before remote learning, students in 5C used household items to display the structure of the particles of the 3 states of matter: solids, liquids and gases.
Second Hand Uniform
Donations accepted out the front of Galilee on Wednesday 8th September from 8.35am until 8.50am. After this day, donations accepted at the shop.
The Second Hand Uniform shop will be open on Wednesday 15th September from 9-9.30am (228 Bank St, South Melbourne). There is no access to the uniform shop out of hours listed above and no pram/bike access.
Clean and in good condition uniforms accepted. All older style uniforms that students can no longer wear post 2022 will be donated to a charity that will send them overseas.
School Fees
All school fees, unless on an approved payment plan, are to be finalised no later than August 25.
Grandparent’s Day Mass
Unfortunately due to the extension of Melbourne's lockdown, the Grandparents Day mass will be cancelled this year.
Prep 2022 Transition
On Wednesday afternoon our Prep students commencing in 2022, took part in their first transition session. The students and our current Prep teachers virtually met and read Dear Zoo, then drew a picture of what they wish the zoo would send them.
We are hoping they can all attend onsite at Galilee for their next session on September 9.
Student Achievement
Congratulations to Nikolas R (Year 3M) for being a 2021 finalist in the Edstart Achievement Awards Program.
Nikolas was a finalist in the Sport and Physical Wellbeing category and was provided an award grant of $250 towards their initiative.
Objective: To create different sports programs for kids to warm up and cool down and keep a diary of fresh food they eat in a week when they do sports to stay healthy and be aware of fresh food.
We look forward to discussing this idea with Nikolas.
Sacramental Dates 2021
Eucharist, Reconciliation and Confirmation
TBC when restrictions are lifted for greater numbers to attend churches.
Upcoming School Closure Day has been cancelled
Please note that our upcoming School Closure Day that was to take place on Friday 27th August, 2021 has been postponed. We are in discussion with the company that was to provide our staff with professional development to set a new date. We will inform you of the new date as soon as it has been set.
A reminder to check the Parent Calendar (http://www.gsmelbournesth.catholic.edu.au/page/179/Calendar) often for important dates.
Best wishes,
Simon Millar (Principal)