AROUND THE SCHOOL

SCHOOL CLOSURE MONDAY 1st NOVEMBER - NO BUSES RUNNING & TUESDAY 2nd NOVEMBER - MELBOURNE CUP DAY

 3/4 CAMP UPDATE

Whilst the current status of all excursions and camps are cancelled or suspended, we are working behind the scenes to have things organized if the camp is able to happen on 17th - 19th November. We will be informing the students of this to give them as much notice and preparation as possible.

Unfortunately, we may not have a final decision until the week of camp, however this will be based on the most current Victorian Government and DOSCEL advice. 

We would strongly encourage you to talk with your child about the possibilities and what might happen in both situations.

As soon as we have further information, we will be in contact straight away. 

Please email us with any questions regarding this information.

Kind Regards,

Grade 3/4 Team

SPORTS NEWS

Athletics, Basketball -  The Division Athletics and District Basketball Tournament will not go ahead this term due to COVID restrictions. Well done to all those students who qualified  to this level. I know how disappointing it is to be practising and then been unable to compete.  There may be a chance that Division Kanga Cricket will proceed in mid November.

St Laurence's  Junior Footy Competition

Cowboys vs Cheetahs - Cheetahs for the win 3.0.18 - 6.5.35 

Cowboys:  

Goal kickers:  Lachie Carew 2, Riley Teagle 1

Best Players:  Finn Shields, Noah Wynne

Captain Levi Privitera said, "Unfortunately we couldn't click!"

Cheetahs:

Goal Kickers:  Lachie Christensen 3, Ryder Pedlow 2, Oscar Wynne 1

Best Players:  Lachie Christensen, Ryder Pedlow

Captain Oscar Wynne said, "Played well.  We had good teamwork!"

Lightning vs Turkeys - Lightning for the win 4.1.25 - 1.2.8

Lightning:

Goal kickers: Kayden Campbell 2, Reece McRae 1, Aiden Cook

Best Players:  Reece McRae, Kade White

Captain Kayden Campbell said, "Everyone passed the ball, good teamwork".

Turkeys:

Goal kickers: Aiden Launder

Best Players:  Aiden Launder, Hudson Thomas

Captain Leo Van Rossen said, "Had a young side and we tried hard".

The Junior Athletic Sports - At this stage the sports scheduled for Thursday 2nd December will go ahead but unfortunately, parents won’t be able to attend.  Further information to follow later in the term.

Junior Swimming - The children are enjoying their lessons.  4 lessons down, 4 to go.  This Monday-Thursday will see the end of the junior swimming programme.  Some pics of the fun that was had this week in the pool.

Bike Ed - The school will continue planning for our Grade 5 ride to Meeniyan and Grade 6 ride to Inverloch.  We are awaiting DOSCEL approval for these activities to take place.  The Meeniyan ride is planned for Friday 10th December, and the Inverloch ride will be on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th December.  An early reminder to parents of children in Grades 3 to 6 that bikes need to be in good working order and this especially applies to grade 5 & 6 students who will be riding on roads. Senior students’ bikes need to be road worthy.  The bike ed. programme will commence on Thursday 2nd December, (hopefully!).

VIRTUAL BOOK WEEK

Due to popular demand, I am happy to say that we will be having a Book Week take 2 commencing on November 15th - November 19th.  An online Book Fair will also commence on the 15th running until the following week. This would be a great opportunity to get some early Christmas shopping done, whilst helping to contribute new books to our library, which is given a percentage of the sales in books.  A link to the online store  will be available through PAM. 

Students can dress according to the theme which is Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds, or, they can dress as anything that you might find in a book, fiction or non-fiction. The possibilities are endless. 

Unfortunately parents are still not allowed on site, but we'll do our best through our Facebook page and our School Bulletin to give you a taste of the day.  An online Book Fair will also commence on the 15th running until the following week. This would be a great opportunity to get some early Christmas shopping done, whilst helping to contribute new books to our library, which is given a percentage of the sales in books.  A link to the online store  will be made available through daily messages on PAM shortly. 

Thank you in advance for supporting our school library and making it a fun day for our students.                                                                                                                     - Mme Gatehouse

AWARDS 22nd OCT

CHANGES TO UNIFORM SHOP DAYS COMMENCING TERM 4

The close off day each week when ordering uniforms, will be changing to Monday by 2pm.  Students will receive their orders on Tuesdays via the class trays to take home.

Kizz will be in the office every Tuesday to respond to messages and organise uniforms.

Please contact Kizz on kchipperfield@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au or call the office on a Tuesday 5662 2192.

WELCOME

We welcome Michaela Watt to St Laurence's.  Michaela will replace  Kate Holian in the office as finance/administration officer.   Kate is now working at home with the family business. Michaela's days are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  

OFFICE CHANGES

Office hours:  8.45am - 4.00pm

Please send all emails for/to the office to office@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au

Kylie: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Michaela: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Kizz: Tuesday - uniform -   kchipperfield@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au

2022 GRADE 6 T SHIRT ORDERS

Grade 6 polo shirts for 2022 are ready for ordering via FCW online shop link which you can find below. The FCW online shop will be available until the 26th November, no late orders will be accepted.  The cost of the polos will be $41.65 including GST. Ordering is a very smooth process and delivery is prompt for the beginning of the school year.  Please use the sizing guide attached to the online shop to determine the best fit for your child. This year, due to COVID restrictions, we are unable to have the children try garments on for sizing. These polos are Australian made and are true Australian sizes. Any queries, please send through to kwright@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au 

To order, follow these instructions: 

Go to www.fcw.com.au 

Click on Leavers Online Shops (halfway down the page) 

Find your school logo and click on that, 

Click on the polo design and begin ordering. 

Kind Regards, 

Kylie Wright

HAVE YOU RECENTLY RECEIVED A HEALTHCARE CARD?  FEE ASSISTANCE WILL BE  AVAILABLE TO YOU.   Please contact the office for more information on how we can assist you with a pro-rata subsidy on your school fees. (Please note that the HCC must be in the parent/s name).

SCHOOL FEE COVID-19 CONCESSION FOR TERM 4 FEES

Many families continue to face financial impacts as a result of COVID-19.  We are committed to supporting families experiencing financial challenges through our School Fee Concession programs, and encourage any parent/carer/guardian  experiencing difficulties to contact Liz  as soon as possible so we can assist you with term 4 fees.

TRANSITION DAYS FOR 2022 FOUNDATION CHILDREN

We were looking forward to our first transition day on the 28th October.  Unfortunately, at this stage we are unsure if it will be able to run it.  We will be in touch very soon  to let you know.

Information on how to get onto our platforms PAM/SimonEverywhere and to CDFpay to pay for uniforms etc will go out in the Foundation pack when transition can go ahead.

A uniform day is scheduled for the 2nd transition day on 11th November after drop off.   Hopefully this can go ahead.

FREE ONLINE PARENTING WORKSHOP

PRAYER

Dear Lord,

Please help us to find joy in the midst of the mundane.

May we live with an attitude of gratitude, 

take nothing for granted and live life to the fullest.

Help us to focus on you and not the turmoil around us.

Thank you in advance for your strength, 

energy and grace that will sustain us.

In Jesus' name we pray.

Amen