Dear Families,

Week 9 is almost over! There is lots of general information in this weeks newsletter for you to read as we work towards the end of our year.

Today I would like to share with you the classroom teachers for 2025 in anticipation of our move up sessions starting on Monday 9th December. Class lists and teaching positions are all finalised.

Prep

Rose Restaino

Bridie Slater (New to St Andrew's)

Fiona MacNally (New to St Andrew's)

Year 1/2

Karen Williams

Rachel Gurvich

Sally Kuszner (M-Th) (New to St Andrew's), Kayla Puetz (Fr)

Jordan Lonergan (New to St Andrew's)

Year 3/4

Emily Casaceli

Rosario Corio

Lachlan Ware

Tahira Tannen

Year 5/6

Joachim Min Fa

Sarah DeGuzman Wettenhall

Gabi Vass

Natalie Arhontis (M-W) and Daniella Polites (Th-Fri)

SPECIALISTS

Visual Arts- Milena Santoro

Performing Arts- Emma Cooper

Physical Education- Kayla Puetz

LOTE- Italian- Maria White

LEADERS

Principal- Brian Martin

Deputy Principal/REL- Emma Strom

Learning Diversity/Literacy- Holly Capomolla

Learning and Teaching/Numeracy- Lucy Levett

Wellbeing- Trish Lloyd (New to St Andrew's)

We are sure, regardless of the year your child/ren are entering they will have a wonderful 2025 with all of these amazing staff!

Carols by Candlelight - Saturday 7th December

The Parish has warmly invited our St Andrew's Choir to sing at their Carols by Candlelight on Saturday 9th December at 7pm.

We thank those children who have already committed to attend the Carols

We are delighted to advise families that the Carols Choir is at full capacity, therefore we cannot accept any additional members. Rehearsals with Rosemary Restaino have been held twice a week during lunchtime.

We encourage students to dress up in the Spirit of Christmas.

Simply come along for a relaxed night to celebrate the years’ end along with a touch of Christmas spirit!

Parent Supervision - Saturday 7th - Carols

Please note that parents will be required to be onsite in the hall for the Carols and actively supervising your attending children. It is a Parish event and it is important to be respectful to the performers who are sharing their talents.

Parents are invited to contact Rosemary rrestaino@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au if further details are required.

‘Move Up’ Transition Sessions with 2025 Class Groupings

Our children will gather together on Monday 9th December to meet their 2025 class friends and 2025 class teachers. The staff have spent time preparing 2025 class groupings with an emphasis on providing a diverse range of skills, personalities and talents in each class, much the same environment as we experience in all of our social and work settings.

2025 will be a time of meeting new people, making new friends and building relationships with their new teacher. Sometimes children will feel disappointed or upset they are not with friends or with the teacher they were hoping for, but the classes and every student has been carefully considered, with the aim of an amazing year of learning and developing new connections at the forefront of our planning.

The children will gather again in 2025 class groupings on Wednesday 11th December and Thursday 12th December. These sessions aim to provide a supportive format, allowing our children the opportunity to experience their 2025 setting prior to the Christmas holidays.

Monday 9th December	9am - 10am
Wednesday 11th December	1pm - 2pm	Class gathering for lunch
Thursday 12th December	2.15pm - 3.15pm	Afternoon activities

A reminder to order your 2025 Stationery List

Please read the 2025 Stationery page

End of Year Reports

End of year reports will be sent to parents via a new delivery system through nForma. From Monday 9th December you will be able to access your child's Semester 2 report via an app. Please follow the instructions to download this app. Your child/ren have worked hard this semester and are proud to celebrate their growth.

Getting Started

Download the app

Go to the Google Play Store or Apple App store on your phone.
Search "nForma for parents" and download

3. Double click to open the app

4. If your Google or Apple email account is registered with us, simply click on "Continue with Google or Apple"

5. If you do not have a Google or Apple email account, simply click "Forgot Password"

6. Enter the email address registered with St. Andrew's and click "Reset Password".

7. Check your email for the reset password link.

8. If you do not receive an email after several minutes, request the temp password by sending an email to Emma Cooper at ecooper@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au

Emma will be able to email you the temp password, should your email account be blocked from the nPortal system. You will need to input the temporary reset password through the web browser and not the app. The URL is as below: https://portal.nforma.com.au/login

9. Once you have logged in through the web browser and confirmed your new password, you can log into the app with your new password, not the temporary one.

Reports

Saving time and effort

In your child's profile, you will see a variety of data, such as profile information and assessment reports.

Select the student

2. Click on report and download

End of Year Morning Tea & 'Thank you' to families for your support!

Join us for a Coffee/Tea with Seb & Alicia from ‘Two Hens Coffee'

between 8.30am and 9.30am on Tuesday 17th December

We invite ALL FAMILIES to an End of Year Morning Tea from 8.30am on Tuesday 17th December. The staff and students wish to thank all family members for your support of the school throughout 2024. We thank members of the School Advisory Council, Parents and Friends Committee members, Classroom Helpers, Excursion Helpers, Working Bee attendees, Second Hand Uniform Volunteers and the many other family members who add so greatly to our wonderful community.

Two Hens Coffee Cart will be onsite serving hot drinks for parents/carers only.

We welcome all families to this occasion.

(Please note - Refreshments are provided for adults only)

Outstanding Fees & Levies

Thank you to families that have or continue paying their school fees. Term four is almost over and we would appreciate the finalising of any outstanding monies.

Please contact the Office if you are unable to finalise your fee account to discuss options available to help you meet your fee commitment.

office@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au or 9551 5094

Code Camp After-School Coding - St Andrew's Primary School

Year 2 - Year 6

St Andrew's Primary School students only!

After-School Code Camp allows kids to hone their coding skills and keep practising through weekly sessions over the term!

Students will produce multiple games and apps using our exciting online platform Code Camp World!

We have made Code Camp World as accessible as possible so students can truly focus on the fun aspects of coding and carry on their journey at home.

Each week students will choose the features they want to build, and advance their problem-solving skills to build these features using code. They will take ownership over their projects and collaborate with their peers to make awesome apps!

St Andrew's Parish School | Code Camp After-School Coding

Spaces are limited, book now using discount code EBT1AS to take advantage of the $15 Early Bird Discount running until 31/12/24.

Non-Food Sharing at Christmas

Parents please be aware that we are a non-food sharing school. With the increase in the number of children who have allergic reactions to different food groups we must be vigilant on the non-sharing of food. Whilst it is most generous for children to want to bring lollies/food to share with their classmates we ask that parents prevent this from occurring.

Students not returning in 2025

If you have not informed us please ring or email the school immediately as it effects our planning and enrolment numbers.

office@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au or 9551 5094

Library End of Year Audit - Please return all borrowed books to the library

The end of Term 4 is approaching fast and I would appreciate if your child would collect any Library books from home (the ones on the book shelves, under the bed, in the wardrobe, or the toy box, in the car and anywhere else they may be hiding) and return them to the library as soon as possible.

Many thanks for your support.

Sonia Turco

2025 Prep Enrolments

If you have a child ready for Prep 2025, we encourage you to please put in an enrolment form as soon as possible.

Visit the enrolment section of our school website and download an enrolment form

Drop into the school office to collect an enrolment pack
Email office@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au

Mrs Nicole Black

(Acting Principal)

YLV Vacation Care Program

YLV Vacation Care Program