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Assistant Principal

Reminder: Staff Development Day

There is a Staff Development Day tomorrow, Friday 27th September. Teachers will be participating in a full Staff Spirituality Day, offsite.                                         

School Uniform

Students are to return in Term 4 on Monday 14th October wearing their full summer uniform. All students are to wear their hats. Our school policy is ‘no hat no play’ and no participating in a sports lesson.  Correct sports socks are also to be worn with black or white sports shoes. The school sports uniform is only to be worn on designated class sports days. Students are to have neat hairstyles. All long hair needs to be tied back.

Swimming Program

Our school swimming program commences in Term Four at Caringbah Leisure Centre.  Students in Years 2 -5 will participate in an intensive five day program which will operate over five weeks commencing in Week One, Wednesday 16th October. 

Note: Parents are required to access the Compass Swimming Event and give consent for their child to walk to and from the swimming pool and to view scheduled swimming dates for each grade.

Kindergarten and Year One students will participate in an intensive five day program during Weeks Five and Six. 

The school's annual swimming carnival for Years 3 to 6 will be held on Friday 22nd November. Details related to this event will be shared early Term Four via Compass.

Parent helpers will be required for Kindergarten - Year Two. Parent volunteers are required to have completed all of the Working with Children processes. Parents are requested to contact their child’s class teacher if for any reason their child cannot participate in this school-based Physical Education program.

Morning School Supervision

Many students arrive at school early in the morning before school supervision which commences at 8.20 am.

Parents, please be aware that if your child arrives on the premises prior to this time that there is no adult available to supervise this is a safety concern. We encourage all students to arrive at school during supervision times. Our school Before and After School Service is available daily to assist with student supervision outside school times.   

OLF Colour Run Fundraiser

See our Colour Run Page in this newsletter for details on how to register for the upcoming Colour Run to Fundraise for our school. Visit https://myprofilepage.com.au/ to get started!

If you need instructions on how to register you can find more information here:  

2024 SCS STEM MAD Competition Results

Congratulations to our OLF participants! - First Place!

The competition was fierce with 43 entries from 10 schools. Our team of judges were impressed by the calibre of work and detail presented in each video entry.

We also recognise the time, energy and coaching skills of the staff supporting each team and thank them on behalf of the students, the community and the SCS system. Their commitment and ability to plan space for this initiative into a busy school timetable is greatly appreciated.

While we received many entries, we also recognise the work of teams who joined in the fun and learning of this event without submitting a video this year. We hope they also enjoyed thinking creatively and critically through the design process.

Congratulations to each student that participated in this competition. 

We are proud to announce that the winners of this year’s competition include:

Primary: First Place

Project Name: Road Safe Koalas

Students: Alessia, Avery, Archie & Max

School: Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary, Caringbah The students designed and carefully prototyped a GPS tracking system that will alert drivers when koalas are close to the road, helping to avoid road collisions with these endangered animals.

Watch a snippet of their video here:

Enrolments for Kindergarten 2026 & Year 7 2027

Applications are now open in Compass for Kindergarten 2026 and Year 7, 2027 enrolments (for current Year 4 students).

To apply, in Compass click the cog wheel on the top right-hand side of your existing parent Compass account and then “Family and Enrolments” in the drop-down. 

If you are applying for your currently enrolled child please click on their name in Student Profile, complete the profile to get to 100% and you will then be able to create an application. 

For new students (e.g. Kindergarten), please create a new student profile before submitting an application.  You must select at least two school preferences to submit. Upon submission, you'll receive a confirmation email, and your Compass account will display the status as “submitted.” 

Here is a step-by-step guide if you need assistance.

Our OLF Open days will be held in early Term 1, 2025 

Wednesday, 5th March from 3:30pm to 4:30pm and 

Saturday, 8th March from 9:00am to 10:30am.

Final enrolment applications are due in late March/early April. We will confirm our deadline during the open days. 

Feel free to share this information with friends, family, and community members who may be interested in enrolment. 

SECOND HAND UNIFORM - MARKET DAY

Louise Gordon | Assistant Principal