Dear Families,

Another exciting and busy week here at St Andrew's. On Tuesday we celebrated the Feast Day of St Andrew's. The actual feast day is on November 30th but we took the opportunity to celebrate our patron saint on Tuesday. On this day the whole school attended Mass with Fr Joe, received icy poles, created art work and learnt more about who St Andrew was and why he is our school saint.

Next weekend, on December 7th, the Parish will be hosting their annual Christmas Carols in the school hall. All are invited to join in with this fun event and celebration! There may even a special guest who attends who loves to wear red and shake a bell.

Prep Transition

We have successfully completed three Orientation sessions with our 2025 Prep children, and what a joyful experience it has been! These sessions have been anwonderfulopportunity for our future Preps to begin forming connections with their teachers, new friends, and the school environment. It’s wonderful to see their confidence growing as they explore their new surroundings and participate in activities designed to help them feel at home. A big thank you to our staff for their dedication in creating such a welcoming and engaging experience, and to our families for their support during this important milestone. We can’t wait to see these bright young faces return in 2025, ready to embrace their learning journey with enthusiasm!

This Saturday's Working Bee has been CANCELLED

Due to the wet weather predicted, we have cancelled the Working Bee. We won't be rescheduling as we are running out of time very quickly this year. Thank you to families who responded.

A reminder to order your 2025 Stationery List

All orders over $55 (incl. GST) and placed before 1st December are eligible for FREE delivery!

Please read the 2025 Stationery page

Sushi Day - Wednesday 4th December

A delicious menu of fillings is available. Orders will be accepted until 3rd December.

Order online at www.sushi.net.au

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. Your children 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

Move Up Session

On Monday 9th December, the children will gather in their 2025 classes with their 2025 teachers. There will be two other 'move up sessions' so that the children will be familiar with their new class room and teacher.

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

Zooper Dooper Friday

With Term 4 warning up we welcome back our Friday Zooper Dooper sales!

Children are invited to bring 50 cents to school to purchase a Zooper Dooper on a Friday.

We thank our Year 6 children for volunteering their time to support the sales of the Zooper Doopers. All profits raised from the sales will go to our Kadasig fundraising efforts.

Students not returning in 2025

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

Please return ALL Library Books

All borrowed library books must be returned to school as soon as possible. If you can’t find any books, please contact Mrs Turco in the Library to discuss the matter.

Thank you for your cooperation.

2025 Prep Enrolments

HAVE YOU ENROLLED YOUR CHILD FOR PREP 2025?

If you have a child ready for Prep 2025, we encourage you to please put in an enrolment form as soon as possible. This will help us with organisation purposes. To access an enrolment form:

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

2024 School Calendar

The 2024 School Calendar is available on the School Website. It can be found mid-way down on the front page under the heading ‘WHAT’S ON’. We will endeavour, where possible, to remain true to the dates on the 2024 calendar. We recommend that parents regularly visit the school website to see updates on all school events.

Mrs Nicole Black

(Acting Principal)

Parents and Friends

SUSHI DAY