St Justin’s Primary School Newsletter

From the Principal

St Justin’s Primary School acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia's First People and Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which our school stands.

We pay our respects to the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation, and their elders past and present, and emerging as we continue to proudly live and learn on their land.

 

St Justin's Primary School - Celebrating over 40 years of Catholic Education

 

Dear Families and Friends,

 

Whilst we have most dates in the calendar, some dates include: 

Please refer to Dates Ahead for a full list of important dates in Term 2.

Happy Birthday Father Andrew

Wishing you all the best on your special day tomorrow. May God bless you with health, happiness, and all the good things in life. Happy birthday, we hope you enjoyed your birthday celebrations.

Congratulations Miss McCallum

On behalf of the St Justin's community, we extend our warmest congratulations to Meg and Tom on their wedding day. We are so happy to see Meg and Tom embark on this new journey together and wish them a lifetime of love, laughter, and happiness as they build their future together.

“The Justin Time Aerobic Squad” at Regionals!

Our amazing school aerobics team, The Justin Time Aerobic Squad, will be competing in the Regional State Qualifiers this Sunday, May 4, and we’d love to see some familiar faces in the crowd cheering them on!

 

Their session begins at 10:00am and will run for just one hour, so it’s a short and exciting way to show your support. The event will be held at:

Rowville Secondary College –Eastern Campus

Humphreys Way, Rowville 3178

 

If you’d like to come along, you can purchase tickets via this link:

 https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1386185

 

I know the girls would be absolutely thrilled to have as many of you there as possible. Let’s get behind them and show our support!

Polling Centre

St Justin's School will be a polling centre for the upcoming federal election on Saturday 3rd May between 8am and 6pm. To make the most of the day, we’re hosting a democracy sausage sizzle and cake stall to raise funds for upgrading our school playground. (BBQ open from 8:00am -1:00pm).

Parking 

In the morning, there is a teacher on yard duty at 8:40am. If you wish to drop your child off before 8:40 am, please use the Before School Care service provided by Macseye Australia - we would hate for your child to arrive at school and no-one be here to care for them. Whilst there is usually someone here around 8:00am, it’s important to remember that staff are busy preparing for the day ahead or involved in meetings. 

 

After school, a teacher is on playground duty until 3:45 pm (3:30pm 0n Mondays). After this time, students who are yet to be picked up will be taken to the office.  We will attempt to ring their parents to make sure everything is ok. If, for any reason, you are running late, just give the office a ring and let us know. 

 

Please note that students should not be dropped off or picked up in the staff car park. In the morning and at the end of the day, the car park becomes a busy place with people walking in all directions.

 

After observing the 3:30 pm traffic in Grantchester Road, a few important reminders:

  • Please observe the 2 minute parking bay. If waiting in this bay, drivers cannot leave their car.
  • If waiting for a parking space, please never call your child to the middle of the road or stop traffic to allow your child to cross the road. It would be far safer to drive around the block and wait for a parking space rather than wait in the middle of the road.
  • Please minimise the space between cars – often we could park more cars if we parked a little closer to each other.
  • Never park in the driveways or on the nature strips of our neighbours – this can restrict the view of pedestrians and other road users. It’s also very disrespectful. 
  • Stay calm and be patient and use the school crossing – there are often many parks available after 5 minutes – a short wait in comparison to the waiting room at Monash Hospital.

Whilst these reminders are important to the safety of all concerned, they are the law. I ask that you all follow the rules and remain patient – everyone’s safety is important. After three years, I’ve never seen anyone get frustrated by someone doing the right thing.

School Crossing Reminder

A friendly reminder to please follow the safe road crossing procedure when at the School Crossing.

 

STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK.

  • STOP one step back from the kerb or shoulder of the road if there is no footpath. 
  • LOOK in all directions for approaching traffic. 
  • LISTEN in all directions for approaching traffic. 
  • THINK about whether it is safe to cross the road – when the road is clear or all traffic has stopped.

 

 

All the best,

 

Pat

 

Mr Patrick Torpey

Principal