Parent Information
Family Support - We are here to help
While some things in life remain a constant, sometimes things can change, either quickly or slowly, and not always for the better.
If there are struggles, your child’s teacher will be interested in hearing about them as they may potentially have a bearing on the wellbeing of your child. We also have other staff members who are here to help if you need support beyond your child's teacher.
Good Shepherd is here to support all our families, especially those going through challenging times.
Renee Baker and Sonia Hulme (Wellbeing Support) and Georgie Schuster (Family Support) are available to lend a listening ear and have systems in place to offer assistance.
If you need help, we encourage you to contact Renee (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) here
Sonia (Wednesday, Thursday) here
Or Georgie (Tuesday to Friday) here
Renee, Sonia and Georgie
Siblings
If you have not yet submitted an enrolment application for any siblings of current students, please do so as soon as possible to ensure a position is available, the sooner the better! Your prompt attention to this is greatly appreciated. Enrolment applications can be collected from and returned to the front office.
Car Parking Reminders
Car park of businesses next door
Please note that the carpark of the businesses next door has limited capacity and using it makes it hard for paying customers to park and access the services they need.
Please remember that this is a private carpark and use by school families for school drop off or pick up is not permitted.
Car parking near the bus stop
Please be aware that parking either side of the driveway to the carpark of businesses next door impacts visibility of oncoming traffic on Montague Road and restricts the space buses need to pull out onto Montague Road safely. While there are no yellow lines, it is within 10 metres of a bus stop and 1.8 metres of a driveway, so no cars should be parking there.
Where can you park?
We understand car parking can be an issue, and we do our best to ensure a smooth process of dropping off and picking up your child/children.
We encourage families to utilise the Kiss & Drop zone as our safest and most efficient option for school drop off and pick up.
If parking is needed, please use the school carpark or the Curiosity ELC carpark.
If both of our carparks are full, please utilise street parking as marked on this map, being sure to follow any signage, road markings, and parking laws.
Thank you for your commitment in caring for our school, each other, and those around us.
Scholastic Book Club
Welcome back to the Scholastic Book Club for 2025. Issue 1 catalogues have been sent home with students this week.
Scholastic apps are available to download for both Apple and Android devices to make ordering through the Loop system easier.
There is the option to mark your purchases as GIFTS. When these books arrive, you will be contacted directly, rather than books going home with students.
Please also note that some titles offered, differ from the Christian ethos followed by the school.
Orders need to be placed via LOOP by Next Thursday 13th February 2024.
Happy Reading Everyone!
Mother's Day Stall
The Mother’s Day Stall planning has begun.
A team of parents are working behind the scenes to prepare for this special event. If you're keen to help out, we are looking for:
- Any parent who is keen to join the organising team! There’s flexibility with what you contribute / how much time you give… we have 2 full-time working Mum’s on the team! We are always keen to have 1 or 2 more parents join us as we look towards longevity and sustainability of this event at school.
Home Made donations to sell such as:
- Mini Succulent Plants
- Earrings
- Chocolate Jars
- Head Wraps
(Please have these dropped off to school Wednesday week 1 and please communicate before then with what you hope to donate to Alix Zeppel - info@alizefabrics.com.au)
- People to volunteer at the stall, assist with sales and serve students. For those who haven’t done this before, it’s a lot of fun so please consider joining us!
The dates of the stall are:
- Wed May 7th 1105am – 3pm (with lunch break)
Thurs May 8th 9am – 3pm (with morning tea and lunch break).
Save these to your diary now. More details to come closer to the date.
For those who intend to volunteer at the stall, please take note of the volunteer trainings and requirements coming up this term so you are ready to go come Week 2 Term 2 when the stall happens!
The next trainings are:
- Monday 10th February at 8.30am.
- Monday 3rd March at 3.30pm (please see Newsletter for more information on this).
Thank you for joining us in this venture. We look forward to celebrating together.
The Mother's Day Team:
Alana Siedel
Sarah Pound
Alix Zeppel
Jodi Quast
Kim Crane-Noonan
Michelle Muggleton
Caring Conversations
Dear School Families,
I realise that everyone has a lot on their plate at the moment so, sticking with the ‘food theme’, I am sharing an old MasterFoods ad called ‘Dinnertime Matters’. I encourage you to watch the video and hear what the adults and children have to say regarding people they would like to invite to dinner.
I’ll be sharing Caring Conversation ideas for you to use with family members (whether or not they are at the table, that is up to you) at a time and place that suits your context. Another golden oldie is sharing your ‘highs and lows’. This is a wonderful way to build your relationship, to hear what is impacting your child, as well as providing an opportunity for them to hear about your highs and lows… perhaps even the ways that you manage them!
God bless you,
Georgie
