Principal's Message 

Dear Families,

Farewell Mr Wakeling

As we wind up for the end of Term 2, we are preparing to say farewell to Paul Wakeling as our School Principal. We have a few events lined up to say thank you and good luck to Paul as he enters a new phase of his life, enjoying travel and time with family, including his beautiful new granddaughter, Isabella! 

Parents and families are invited to attend the below events, you may choose to attend any or all of the events, it is up to what works best for your individual circumstances. 

It is a sad time for us as we say goodbye, but a happy time for Paul as he embarks on this new chapter of his life!

Nicole Black and Emma Strom

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 and enrolment pack
• Email office@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au 

Thank you Prep Families - Family Evening   

Thank you to all Prep families who joined us last evening, Wednesday 12th June, to spend some special time with their children in the prep classrooms.   The evening provided a brief insight for parents into the delivery of curriculum within the classroom and also provided an opportunity for the children to share their learning with their family members. 

We also took the opportunity to have parents gather for a social catch up.  It was wonderful to see parents gathered and getting to know each other, either further building on positive family partnerships. 

Our thanks to our Prep team, Rosemary, Holly and Milena for leading the evening, to our Year 1 & 2 for their child minding supervision and to Nicole and Emma for their ongoing support. 

A Fun Disco evening!  Thanks P&F Members!

We thank our Parents and Friends committee members for organising a fabulous disco last Friday evening!   We thank all families for joining us for this event and for assisting with the supervision of your child/ren.  All credit goes to our children for their exemplary behaviour and spirit of fun as displayed throughout the evening!   We thank Nicole Black and Rosario Corio for supporting the evening and lighting up the dance floor! 

Families interested in joining the Parents and Friends Committee are encouraged to make contact through - parents.friends.standrews@gmail.com

Crazy Hair Day

Thank you to everyone for your support today on the craziest of crazy hair days! I am glad it is a one time event but I was so impressed with the way staff got involved and I am amazed by the creativity of the students and their parents!

Here is a little photo collage of some of the students and the winners

Optional Child School Attendance – Monday 24th June - 1.35pm-3.15pm

Teaching staff will be released on the afternoon of Monday 24th June to commence their ‘Three Way Interviews’.   

Children remaining at school for the afternoon block will be grouped in levels and supervised by staff who are not required at these Interviews.  

Parents attending interviews may collect their child/ren from these level gatherings. 

Parents do have the option of collecting their child/ren from their classroom at 1.25pm.

Collection of children assists staff by reducing the number of children being present in the afternoon block.  

Semester 1 Parent/Child/Interviews

Prep C  - Interviews will be held on Wednesday 19th June

Due to Holly being on leave, the Prep C Parent/Child interviews will be held on Wednesday 19th June between 3pm and 6.30pm.

To streamline the booking process, you can click on the direct link below.

https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/uwtag 

OR use this QR code 

Holly will be on leave from Monday 24th June, the last week of term 2 and will return to her teaching duties on Monday 22nd July.

Parent/Child/Teacher Interviews on Monday 24th June - All grades except Prep C

Please make your booking now for the Semester 1 Parent/Child/Teacher Interviews. Interviews will be 10 minutes and held in the School Hall on Monday 24th June between 2.30pm and 7.00pm.

To streamline the booking process you can click on the direct link below 

https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/m8pkt

OR scan the booking QR code 

We encourage all children to be active participants in the 10 minute interviews.    This provides an opportunity for children to share their learning journey and successes with their family and to also be active responsible participants in their own learning.  

Semester 1 Report Access - Nforma Parent Portal 

The Semester 1, 2024 reports will be distributed on Friday 21st June via the nForma Parent Portal. Student reports are one of the valuable links between school and home to allow you to gain an insight of how your child is progressing with their learning at St Andrew’s.

To access the Semester 1 Report:

1. You will receive an email from no-reply@nforma.com.au providing you with a direct link to access the parent portal, as well as a temporary password that you will need to access the portal. 
2. Click on the link provided.
3. If your username appears, just enter the temporary password.
4. If your username doesn’t appear, enter the email address you received via email from nForma and then enter the temporary password.
5. The reports will be accessible from the Parent Portal on Friday 21st June at 4:00pm. 

If you have not received the email in your inbox, please check your junk/spam folders. If you experience any further difficulties accessing your child’s report, you are encouraged to contact Emma Cooper on ecooper@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au

Prep - Year 6 Learning Celebration on Thursday 27th June (2.45pm - 3.15pm)

We warmly invite all families to our end of term Learning Celebration to be held next Thursday 27th June.   The children look forward to welcoming you to their classrooms and demonstrating to you the fabulous learning that they have undertaken throughout Term 2.

The children invite family & friends into their rooms between 2.45pm - 3.30pm on Thursday 22nd June.

Our Learning Celebrations will take place at the end of each term of the school year. 

Desktop Computers - Option for families

At St Andrew's school, we promote a culture of sharing and giving through our outreach/social justice programs, including within our community.  We also recognise the current cost of living pressures and how important it is for our children and their family members to have access to technology. 

As such, we have a number of Dell Desktops that are fully functional but no longer required at St Andrew's School.  Given that we have limited use for desktop computers at St Andrew’s School, due to the staff use of laptops and student access to chromebooks and ipads, and the timeline of this batch of laptops being purchased over 7 years ago, they are now redundant.   Whilst they are old in technology terms they are still fully functional.   If you would like to be considered to receive one of these desktops for free, please email ecooper@saclaytonsth.catholic.edu.au by Wednesday 12th June and you will be added to the list.  Leadership will then draw names out of a hat once this list has been compiled.

Specifications:  Dell Desktop 9I4BJ0C  - Intel (R) Core (TM) i5-3470S  - 8G RAM - 58cm screen

Parking on Ester Crescent

We request that all families are aware of the parking restrictions on Ester Crescent, a street located directly across Springs Road from the school.  Neighbours have made the school aware that parents are parking illegally and as a result restrict the view of children and families as they cross the road.  Please observe parking signs as a matter of safety for our children. 

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 would recommend that parents make a regular visit to the school website to see updates on all school events.

Paul Wakeling

(Principal)