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Dear Families,

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P & F Committee Meeting – Online Tonight

I wish to inform our parent community that our next P & F Meeting will be held tonight, Thursday 11 June via Microsoft Teams. All parents are warmly welcome to attend.  

 


Traffic Safety Concerns – Urgent Reminder to Our Community 

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Over the past two weeks, we have experienced several serious near misses involving students being placed at risk around our school. This is extremely concerning, and we are asking every member of our community to take immediate action to help keep our children safe. 

 

Please ensure you: 

  • Reduce your speed to 20 km/h when entering the school grounds 

  • Do not use mobile phones while driving 

  • Show courtesy and respect to other drivers and pedestrians 

Accidents can happen in seconds, and the consequences can be devastating. 

 

We also ask that families: 

  • Avoid entering the school before 3:20pm unless absolutely necessary 

  • If you must arrive earlier, please park in the gravel car park and walk along the designated footpaths to collect your children 

  • Do not block entry routes, as this creates dangerous congestion. Our 'early bus' must be able to enter and exit the school safely without travelling on the wrong side of the road. 

 

Importantly, we need all adults to act as role models. We are seeing children copy unsafe behaviours, such as crossing near the roundabout where vehicles are continuously moving, rather than using designated pathways. This significantly increases the risk of injury. 

 

We all share responsibility for the safety of our students. Please slow down, follow the rules, and model safe behaviour so that we can prevent a serious accident from occurring. 

Thank you for your cooperation and commitment to keeping our children safe. 


Feast of the Sacred Heart - Liturgy

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As a school community, we will gather on 

Friday 19 June @ 1 - 1:30pm, 

to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart, an important occasion in the Catholic tradition. This feast reminds us of Jesus’ great love for all people, symbolised through His Sacred Heart — a heart full of compassion, mercy and kindness. It calls us to reflect on how we can show that same love in our daily lives through our words and actions.


End of Term - Casual Clothes Day

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On Friday 26 June, the last day of term, we will hold a casual clothes day as a way of supporting those in need. We encourage students to participate and contribute a donation via CDF Pay, which will be given to the St Vinnies Winter Appeal, helping us make a positive difference in the lives of others. 


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Uniform Shop

Please see below Term 2 Holiday trading hours for the shop at St Francis.

Term 2 Holidays
Last day of trade:Wednesday 24th June
Last day of School:Friday 26th June

 

School Holiday Trading Hours

CLOSED - Items can still be purchased at Noone Bendigo

 

The following normal trading hours resume from Monday 13th July

Monday8.30am - 9.30am
Wednesday2.30pm - 3.30pm

School Fees - Repeat

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This is a friendly reminder of our School Fee Payment Policy. We ask that all parents and carers actively support our school through the payment of annual school fees, which play an important role in maintaining the financial viability of St Francis of the Fields Primary School and supporting the programs and opportunities we offer our students.

Our preferred payment options are as follows: 

 

  1. Direct Debit (monthly, fortnightly, or weekly)

  2. Three equal payments over Terms 1,2 & 3 (one-third of the annual total)

  3. Payment by regular instalments via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

 

All fees are to be paid in full each year and not carried forward to future years unless arrangements are made with Tim Moloney (Principal).

 

Financial assistance through fee concession will be provided to families in need and those experiencing difficult circumstances. In this instance, a request can be made in writing to the Principal by email to: - debtors@sfstrathfieldsaye.catholic.edu.au


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Term 3 Public Holidays & Pupil Free Days 

Just letting all families know that St. Francis of the Fields Primary School will be closed on the following dates in Term 3: 

 

  • Wednesday 5 August - Staff Spirituality Day


 Shed Unavailability

The shed will be unavailable for training use on the following dates in Term 2 & 3:

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  • Tuesday 4 August (afterschool) - Set up for Staff Spirituality Day
  • Wednesday 5 August (all day and afterschool) - Staff Spirituality Day

Assembly - Week 8 

We will resume our school assemblies tomorrow, Friday, 12 June at 2:45pm, where 5M and 5F will lead us in their presentation. 

 

During this assembly, Elliot Ramm will also be shaving his head to raise funds for ‘Shave for a Cure’ in loving memory of his Nana 

All parents and carers are warmly invited to attend. 

 

Christ has no hands but yours. 

Grace Scalora | Acting Principal

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Term 2 Unit Newsletters

Please click on the links below to access the Unit newsletters

 

 


Lost Property

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