Principal's Message
Dear parents, students and families,
This week we celebrated the Catholic Tradition of All Saint and All Souls days. The children have celebrated the traditions of the Saints in their classrooms. We have had a happy week this week. We have been celebrating the success of the year and the staff have been working hard with children to assess for end of year reports. Tomorrow we look forward to Drew Lane returning to school to record the new school song with the children. We will launch the song at the Christmas Concert and can't wait to share it with you.
Please make sure that you have been checking SEESAW for the market day updates. The P&F are in full swing working hard for this very important day in our community calendar. Please pray for good weather in your prayers!
Next week we have a school closure day on Monday for staff to write reports and we are closed on Tuesday for Melbourne Cup Day. We are having another bring something for the Market day next Friday and we will continue with individual testing for children's end of year results. Rod will return next week from his extended break and the community are looking forward to hearing about his wonderful journey.
A reminder that we have added the annual Lapathon to the calendar . It will take place on Wednesday 29th November. This Lapathon is our way to do some social service for our community. The finances we raise on this day are donated to our local chapter of Vinnies and helps with the delivering of food and gifts at Christmas for those in need in our community. What a wonderful lesson for our children to learn.
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