Message from the Principal 

Dear Families,

Welcome to Week 7 of Term 4!

What a fantastic afternoon we had last Friday! The weather was perfect for a relaxing run or walk around the oval. There were only a few obstacles in the way- including parents and carers who had a lot of fun covering everyone in coloured powder!

While we were all having so much fun, we were also raising money to go towards re-surfacing part of our playground. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this fund raising- it is really appreciated. If you have ordered your gifts online- they will be delivered to school and we will then distribute them.

Thank you to our amazing P&F for organising this fun event! also thankyoiu to Camp Australia and Farahana for the generous donation of icy poles after our run and for the bubble machine.

Maths awards

I urge you to read about our fantastic achievement in the Melbourne University Research and Statistics competition on the 'Yr 5/6 Maths Stars' page. Thank you to Ms Moran and Yr 5 /6 teachers for providing this opportunity for our students. It was great to celebrate with these students at assembly on Monday.

Confirmation

On Sunday we celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation with our Year 6 students. It was a special day as these young adults renewed the baptism promises made for them when they were younger. We look forward to seeing how they now use the gifts of the Holy Spirit to live a life inspired by Jesus.

Thank you to everyone involved in preparing  for this special day-all families, sponsors, teachers (Mrs Devisser, Ms Chamberlain and Mrs Bowen), and Fr Andrew and Bishop Tony who conferred this Sacrament on the day.

Student and Parent conduct

As we get to the end of a busy year just a reminder that everyone has the right to feel safe and respected in the St Peter's community. Our parent code of conduct outlines acceptable and unacceptable behaviours:

Expected conduct and bearing of all parents/guardians/carers

It is expected that every parent/guardian/carer will:

• uphold the school’s core beliefs and values
• behave in a manner that does not endanger the health, safety and wellbeing of themselves or others
• abide by all health and safety rules and procedures operating within the school and other locations at which they may visit while representing the school
• ensure that their actions do not bring the school into disrepute
• respect school staff and accept their authority and direction within the exercise of their duties at the school
• observe all school rules as required
• strictly adhere to the school’s policies and procedures as required
• behave with respect, courtesy, and consideration for others
• refrain from all forms of bullying and harassment
• refrain from any form of verbal insult or abuse and from any form of physical abuse or intimidation
• refrain from activities, conduct or communication that would reasonably be seen to undermine the reputation of the school, employees or students of the school, including activities on social media
• respect school property and the property of staff, contractors, volunteers and other students
• not be intoxicated by alcohol or under the influence of illicit drugs or other substances harmful to health while visiting the school site, attending school functions or engaging in school-based activities
• respect school staff and accept their authority and direction within the exercise of their duties at the school
• use the school’s Complaints Handling Policy to seek resolution for any problems that arise and accept the school’s procedures for handling matters of complaint.

Unacceptable conduct

Unacceptable conduct includes, but is not limited to:

• touching, handling, pushing or otherwise physically or sexually engaging with students, children or others in a manner which is not appropriate and may endanger the health, safety and wellbeing of that person
• any form of physical or verbal violence, including fighting, assault or threats of violence or behaviour that is otherwise harmful, threatening or abusive 
• approaching a child that is not your own with a view to disciplining that child for their behaviour. Such matters are only to be dealt with by school staff
• approaching other school parents to resolve issues arising between students at school. Such matters should be referred to the school staff
• any form of cyberbullying or cyber abuse that is directed towards the school, staff members, students or parents or any member connected to the school
• any form of threatening language, gestures or conduct
• language or conduct which is harmful, threatening, abusive or likely to offend, harass, bully or unfairly discriminate against any student, employee, contractor, volunteer or other
• corresponding or communicating with school staff in a manner which is unreasonable (including for example, via email or apps) in terms of the frequency or volume of communications, or the nature or tone of such communications
• theft, fraud or misuse of school resources
• the use of inappropriate or profane words or, gestures and images
• visiting school, attending social, sporting or other functions while intoxicated by alcohol or under the influence of illicit drugs or other substances harmful to health
• smoking on the school premises or within the immediate environs of the school
• claiming to represent the school in any matter without explicit permission from the school principal to do so.

Even if we feeling tired or pre-occupied with other matters, it is important to remember how to speak and behave.

I thank you for your ongoing support in this matter.

Please read the information in this newsletter carefully- there is a lot we are trying to communicate!

I hope that everyone has a great week.

Sharon Daujat

Principal

principal@spclayton.catholic.edu.au