Message from the Principal

Message from the Principal

Dear Families,

It is Fete week! Thank you for all the preparation that has gone into organising our 2024 FETE.  Everything from sponsorships, to food donations, site plans, risk assessments and free activities has been considered.  Huge thank you to this amazing group of families, we are very grateful for all you have done for our school.

Now we need everyone to come and enjoy a few hours together as a community, spend a little money to raise funds for landscaping and playground upgrades, and have some fun.

Please note that all children are to be supervised by their parents/guardians at this event and that the starting time is 4pm.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Lowndes St Crossing Upgrade (Repeat)

During this disruption, students can enter and exit the school via the oval gate. We are grateful to the council for making this a safer crossing for our students.

Uniform Sales - NOW ONLINE ONLY

To order online, simply go to:  https://www.psw.com.au 

Find School:  St Therese’s Kennington 

Complete order. 

We have a full-sizing kit in the office to assist with the ordering process.

Hats can be purchased from the school office.

Students coming and going from School.

Morning Drop Off : 8:30 am is the time when school officially opens and teachers begin the morning yard duty. For the safety of your child/ren, we ask that students do not arrive at school before 8:30 am. Classroom doors open at 8:50 am. 

Collection of Students during the day :  To ensure the safety of students and the flow of teaching and learning, parents are asked not to go to the classroom but to report to the School Office if collecting their child/ren early. The Office will contact the classrooms, and the teachers will arrange for the child/ren to present at the Office before going home. 

Late Pick up :  School finishes at 3.20 pm, and duty teachers finish supervising children at the designated pick-up points by 3.40 pm, thus giving families 20 minutes to do school pick-up.  We do understand that problems sometimes arise, so if this occurs, please contact the Office, make other arrangements for the pickup of your child/ren or utilise After School Care.

YMCA School Care offers both BEFORE and AFTER school care.

We thank you in advance for your support in this matter. 

Mobile Phones / Smart Watches (REPEAT)

Please refer to our Mobile Phone and Smart Watch policy. These devices are not to be used at school. If your child needs a device for safe passage to and from school, it must stay in the child's bag. This includes smartwatches, as they are a distraction to learning for the student and others. St Therese's takes no responsibility for the device if it is lost or damaged; the responsibility lies with the family.

Family Maths Challenge

This term, our Family Challenge shifts to Mathematics. Each fortnight, a new Maths Challenge will be posted in our Newsletter and printed for home. 

Congratulations to the Watson family (Aster, Gr 5 & Vinnie, Gr 2 ) for winning 21 Bird challenge!

Our next challenge focuses on symmetry.... Completed entries can be handed in at the Office. Great prizes to be won!