Dear parents, students and families,

Last Wednesday some of our students from Years 3-6 represented our school at the District Cross Country against students from our local schools. They all completed their run with 11 students now progressing to the next level of competition at Hastings for the Peninsula Zone Cross Country. Thanks to the families who were able to attend to support and the staff who accompanied our students. On Friday last week our Year 5/6 students competed in senior sport against Seaford Park PS. The results were varied but that is not the whole point!

During the week the students also benefited from the SEDA organisation running basketball clinics for them as part of their sports curriculum.

This week we have had our Mothers Day stall and I thank the parents who organised the gifts, the set up and the parents who staffed the stall on the day. It is so important that each student feels they have found something special for their mum at home. On Friday we celebrate our Mums with our annual morning event. I thank Mrs Brooking and all the staff involved in making this such a special event that is eagerly awaited each year. I also wish all of our mums' and grandmas' a special day on Sunday no matter what you have planned, or hopefully your family have planned for you!

Next Monday 11th May we have our House Sports which encompass sprint races and we welcome back the Kaboom organisation with their great variety of fun and tabloid games. Our senior sport will continue for our seniors each Friday until the 29th of May.

Looking further ahead we will have our Walk to School morning on Thursday 21st May and at 2.30pm on Friday 22nd May we will have the formal opening of the new senior block.

Please keep in your prayers our students currently attending Mass to support their enrolment for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist.

God Bless.

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 a reason 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.

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

Religious Education

Sacramental Dates: