Parent Information
CHO Health Alert - Updated measles alert for Melbourne Airport and Metropolitan Melbourne
Please see attached an important Health Alert update
from the CHO (Chief Health Officer).
Important school communication
Please note that occasionally the college will communicate with you by email in addition to our usual PAM (Parent Access Module) messaging. Emails will come from our
St Anne's College no-reply email address. Please make sure you have this added
to your safe list, preventing it from going to your spam folder.
Jacobson's morning charter bus update
The college is pleased to advise that Jacobson's have kindly offered to extend our special charter service to collect students from the St Mel's Primary School southbound bus stop on their way towards McGuire/GoTafe interchange, so as to collect students from that location under our contracted private charter service. This extension to the service is being generously provided by Jacobson's, and so the college has no control over the terms of the service they are providing, including its ongoing future provision.
To assist, Jacobson's has advised the following in relation to the service which will commence Monday, February 12, 2024:
Bus Stop Location - Southbound Bus Stop (across the road from St Mel's Primary School on Archer Street).
Collection time - 8:40am sharp, the bus will not wait and cannot be delayed as it has to meet the schedule from McGuire/GoTafe interchange to St Anne's College
Bus Number - Bus 8 - Dhurringile
St Anne's College students that catch this bus are to remain on the service until it reaches St Anne's College at around 8:55am.
There are no changes to the original private charter service from McGuire/GoTafe interchange, this is purely an additional stop immediately before arriving at the interchange Bus Bay 1. This service does not operate in the afternoons or on whole school pupil free days.
Headlice Information
Head lice have been around for many thousands of years. Anyone can get head lice.
Head lice are small, wingless insects. Head lice only survive on humans. People get head lice from direct hair to hair contact with another person who has head lice. They do not have wings or jumping legs so they cannot fly or jump from head to head. They can only crawl.
Please see the attached information sheet regarding the treatment and control of headlice provided by the Victorian State Government Department of Health.
CDFpay
Have you signed up yet?
St Anne's College is a cashless college, that is, we do not take cash payments. In order to pay for:
- Additional ad-hoc payment of college fees
- Payment of additional extra-curricular activities (e.g. TAFE White Card training enrolment)
- Payment of library book recovery costs
- Payment of enrolment deposits
Please set up your CDFpay online. Browse our CDFpay site https://sackialla.cdfpay.org.au
Not sure how?
Follow these steps:
Lunch orders via the Qkr! App
Lunch orders are now available on Wednesdays. This service will be provided by Eastwood Orchards and delivered to the college. You can view the canteen menu and place an order via the Qkr! App.
The Qkr! App is a secure and easy way to order and pay for your child's lunch order via your mobile device. Please find the Qkr! 'How to Guide" below.
Families will be able to pre-order through the app. Orders are only available on Wednesdays and can be made up to two weeks in advance. Ordering closes off at 8:00am Wednesday (of the day you need a school lunch).
A few tips which may help include:
- Once you download the Qkr! app you will need to search for "St Anne's" in the search bar if you can't see it on the list. If it's still not showing you will need to search "all". Then click on St Anne's College Kialla.
- Some known errors experienced by families generally include rushing the order and then ordering the wrong products and/or ordering on the wrong date.
- Ordering closes at 8:00am Wednesday (of the day you need a school lunch). Orders and changes after this time are not accepted by the system.
- If you do make a mistake after placing an order, you can change the order (before the 8:00am cut-off time) by doing the following:
- Log in to your Qkr! account
- Tap the menu (3 lines) button at the top and go to "My receipts"
- Click on the relevant date (E.g. 14/02/2024)
- It will then go into your orders. Click on the minus button (one at a time) next to all your orders (if more than one)
- Your order should say "cancelled" and a credit will sit in your Qkr! account for the next lunch order.
Important Medication Label Reminder
All medications stored for students onsite are to have a pharmacy label including the student's name, regardless of if the medication is over-the-counter or prescription. This label can be easily obtained from any pharmacy by asking the pharmacist to label your medication for you.
For helpful, instructional SIMON Everywhere videos please click here.
SCHOOL TRAFFIC
Please click on the attachment below to view the college's Traffic Management Protocol which provides vital information about the college's expectations around accessing parking, in as fair and respectful way as possible.
As safety is a priority for all our students, families and staff on and around campus, please familiarise yourself with these expectations. Thank you.
The Publications & Communications Team have fired up the socials, keenly capturing moments of learning, hard-work, engagement and celebration across the school.
Head to our social pages.
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stanneskialla
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stannescollege_kialla
Uniform
With cooler weather coming up, now is a great time to check your child's uniform. If your child is out of uniform for any reason, a note is required to be submitted to your child’s Pastoral Group leader.
A dress code, in particular a uniform, provides a visual connection to identify students as members of St Anne’s College community. We love to see our students in our beautiful college uniform. The way a uniform is worn makes a statement about our college and it represents the fact that the student is a part of the community. Wearing the correct college uniform shows respect to everyone, helps others succeed and is being your best.
Uniform can be ordered in store at Shepparton School Uniforms, 67 High Street, Shepparton on online at www.noone.com.au with both click'n'collect and delivery options available. Please use the slideshow below to view each school's required uniform.
Snack Reminder
Families are reminded that students should not bring lollies or lolly pops to school to consume during the school day. Families need to ensure they pack nutritious food to support our student's learning. Foods high in sugar need to be avoided as they can interfere with a student's ability to focus and stay energised for learning. As a water-only school, students are not permitted to bring primas, fruit boxes, cordial, soft drinks or milk drinks to school. Please ensure that the only drink your child brings to school is water, preferably in a refillable water bottle. Further, students are not permitted chewing gum at school.
Process - picking up students during school hours
Students are only permitted to leave St Anne’s College during learning time if parents/carers make contact with the office prior to picking up their child. Students need to be collected from college reception when leaving during learning hours. Learning Mentors or administration staff will send students to college reception if they have been informed of such departures. The adult collecting the student is required to come into college reception to sign the student out before leaving St Anne’s College grounds.
Students who become unwell or injured during the school day are sent by a Learning Mentor to the administration office for medical attention. Every effort is made by staff to aid and encourage recovery, however, when medical care is beyond the capacity of our staff, parents or emergency contacts will be notified and asked to collect the child.
In accordance with the College Mobile Phone Policy, mobile phones and other personal communication devices (such as smart watches) are not permitted to be used by students at St Anne’s College during the school day. Should a student need a mobile phone/personal communication device, it must be switched off, left in their bag or locker and not used during school hours. If a student needs to phone or make contact with a parent/carer they can ask a staff member to use one of St Anne’s College’s phones. Parents are not permitted to contact students through personal devices to arrange collection of their child during school hours. Please contact the office on (03) 4812 2993 if you need to collect or communicate with your child during the school day.
Procedure for School of Wonder bus travellers
All communication regarding School of Wonder children travelling on the bus after school must be sent by a parent/carer via email to BOTH office@sackialla.catholic.edu.au and the child's Pastoral Group Leader PRIOR to 1.00pm on the day the child is to travel on the bus. If notifying the college after this time, communication MUST BE BEFORE 2.30pm via a phone call from the parent/carer to college reception on (03) 4812 2993. If the above procedure is not followed, the child will remain at school.
- Mardie Guppy, Reception and Community Engagement Officer
Procedure for making contact with the College
No students on site before 8:30am
Students may arrive at school from 8:30am. Students should NOT arrive prior to 8:30am as they cannot be adequately supervised.
St Anne’s College officially opens for all students at 8:30am to allow adequate staff supervision to ensure student safety. Although the doors may be open prior to 8:30am, this does not indicate that students are able to be dropped off or arrive any earlier than 8:30am.
Our primary focus is on safety and students should not be left unattended while there are no staff to supervise. If your child walks, rides or scoots to school please talk to them about the best time to leave home so they arrive after 8:30am. We appreciate your support in keeping all students safe.
- Mel Formica, Wellbeing Officer
College's Mobile Communication Device Policy
Parents/carers and students must familiarise themselves with the college's Mobile Communication Device Policy. Please find it attached here:
Help keep our community safe
Drivers utilising the college facilities and car parks are expected to adhere to our college values: Respect everyone and everything; Always do our best and Help others succeed.
Parents and carers are reminded that:
- The speed limit on adjoining streets to the college is 40km/h as signed.
- It is an offence to block the flow of traffic on a roundabout or pedestrian crossing.
- Five-minute car parking signs must be adhered to. Parents/carers who plan to be on the college grounds for longer than five minutes when dropping off/picking up their child are advised to park elsewhere to ensure a quick turnover of available car parking spaces.
- People reside around the college and we want to support them with being able to safely get in and out of their houses.
- The college has an obligation and courtesy to get the school buses away as promptly as possible and in accordance with their route timetable.
- The speed limit within the college car park area is 5km/h.
- Drivers must obey signage and direction from college staff at all times.
- Independent and capable students are encouraged to safely make their way to a meeting point and pick-up location a bit further away from the college car park.
- No U-turns are permitted in the car park.
- All vehicles entering and using the college car park must then continue to the roundabout within the car park at the western end and then return to exit the car park at the Wendouree Drive roundabout.
- Disability parks are only to be used by those who have an approved label to do so.
- It is a particularly busy time during pick-up and drop-off and more so on wet weather days. Model good behaviour to children and students - an extra five minutes of patience and courtesy ensures everyone gets home safely and with a smile.
- Abuse of any kind is not okay!
The many ways we communicate with families
Parents/carers are reminded that the Parent Access Module (PAM) is the main platform the college uses to communicate with families. Other forms of communication include the St Anne's College Facebook page, the fortnightly college newsletter - il giornale - and email.
Families are asked to ensure that they check PAM daily for important updates and information. PAM is the portal through which parents receive activity permission forms and daily messages. The college does not use printed paper forms/notes to communicate this information. Parents/carers can also use PAM to check on their child's learning areas and to send parent-notified student absences. PAM is also the portal through which students' reports are accessed. If you have misplaced or forgotten your PAM login details please contact administration at office@sackialla.catholic.edu.au
Parents/carers can download the SIMON Everywhere app to get live notifications on everything that happens in PAM. Just search for 'SIMON Everywhere' on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, download the app and sign in with your PAM account.
Follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/stanneskialla/
For helpful, instructional SIMON Everywhere videos please click here.
Committed to the safety of all children
https://providers.dffh.vic.gov.au/mandatory-reporting-child-protection-victoria-generic-factsheet
Feedback form available on PAM
There is a link in the parent resources section of PAM which gives access to a feedback form for parents/carers to convey any feedback they would like to provide to the college.
Learning session times
8:30am: Learning spaces open
8:55am - 9:05am: Pastoral Group
9:05am - 9:55am: Learning session one
9:55am - 10:45am: Learning session two
10:45am - 11:20am: Recess/supervised eating
11:20am - 12:10pm: Learning session three
12:10pm - 1:00pm: Learning session four
1:00pm - 1:35pm: Lunch/supervised eating/outdoor exploration
1:35pm - 2:25pm: Learning session five
2:25pm - 3:15pm: Learning session six
3:15pm: Dismissal