Principal's Message
Dear parents, students and families,
In the final days before the Easter season I pray that we can gaze with amazement upon the self-sacrifice of Jesus and ask ourselves how we as Christians have taken the opportunity to change and become more like Jesus throughout Lent.
The staff and students participated in a very solemn and reverent Stations of the Cross today. Thank you to Mrs Winduss and the teachers for the work they did.
On behalf of Rod and the staff, I wish you a very Holy Easter and a safe term break.
Mrs Winduss and Mrs Canavan have been taking the girls in Grade 3/4 together to continue to talk about strategies to support each other and to learn to navigate relationships with others as they move into their teen years. Thanks to Mrs Winduss for filling this need within our community and for allowing the space for these children to grow.
The House Sports were a raging success. Thank you to Mrs Ary for such a fun and fantastic sports carnival.
Thank you to the P& F for hosting the Disco party. Everyone had a great time.
A reminder that children return to school for Alleluia Day and the Easter Bonnet parade on Monday 15th April.
Call for small businesses
We are calling out to any small businesses within our school community who would like to advertise their business in the news letter during the last week of term. Please send information to
office@saseaford.catholic.edu.au with the subject small business for newsletter.
Please keep Rod in your prayers as he recovers from surgery.
God bless
Sally Thomas
Acting Principal
School Attendance and Unexplained Absence
Please contact the school if your child is going to be absent by leaving a message on 9786 4736 and press 1. Please give details of your child’s name and class with areason for their absence such as: unwell, appointment, holiday or family reasons. Alternatively an email can be sent to office@saseaford.catholic.edu.au with cc to the child’s teacher.
If you are running late, (after 9:00 am) please attend the office to sign your child into school and collect a late pass.
If you are picking up your child early you will need to collect them and sign them out from the office.
As per our policy this will be our morning routine for absences:
Parents will be contacted as soon as practicable on the morning a student is absent via a text message.
If parent does not contact the school after receiving the text message, the school will contact the parent by phone. If the parent is unreachable the emergency contacts will be contacted by the school.
If there is still no response, and the school feels that the child is in danger, the police will be contacted.
Ongoing unexplained absences or lack of cooperation regarding student attendance will result in a formal conference being organized. Unresolved attendance issues will be referred to D.H.H.S.
This is a legal requirement.
Democratic Principles
The six (6) principles of Australian democracy include:
(a) elected government; and
(b) the rule of law; and
(c) equal rights for all before the law; and
(d) freedom of religion; and
(e) freedom of speech and association; and
(f) the values of openness and tolerance