Principal's Message

Dear parents, students and families,

We have now held our initial Teacher- Parent interviews. These have allowed an opportunity to share some more information about your child and for the teacher to let you know how they have initially settled. We trust they were beneficial.

Last Friday we held our annual House Cross Country. Many parents and family members chose to attend which I'm sure was appreciated by the students. Well done to all our students in doing their best in what can be a very challenging activity for many.

Looking ahead our Year 3 and 5 students are completing their NAPLAN assessments commencing yesterday, School Photo Day is on Thursday 19th March, some Year 6 students will be attending the St Patrick's Day Celebration at St Patrick's Cathedral on Friday 20th March, our P and F will be hosting our yearly disco on Friday 20th March, our Fire Carriers will be attending the Fire Carriers Commissioning Ceremony on Wednesday 25th March and our Marine Ambassadors will be out with Mr Sullivan on Thursday 26th March.

Please keep in your prayers our students currently attending Mass to support their enrolment for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. May your Lenten journey be progressing well for each and every one of you.

God Bless and have a great fortnight.

Rod Shaw

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.

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.