Principal's Message
Dear parents, students and the wider community,
This week we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Please remember the children who are making their First Holy Communion in the next few weeks.
Please spend some time praying with your children.
O Lord, You have given us this Sacred Banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us. You have given them bread from Heaven. Having all sweetness within. Amen
Our staff worked closely with Georgina Manning on Friday 10th June to learn about supporting students with anxiety in the classroom. The day was rich in practical ways to help children with anxiety learn strategies to manage. Thank you again for making alternate arrangements for your child on this day.
It was unfortunate that we had to postpone the Session with Georgina Manning on Tuesday 14th June. As soon as we have a new date with her we will let families know.
Our Marine Ambassador's attend Ricket's Point with Mr Sullivan today to learn more about the environment and the way we can be stewards of the Earth. We trust this is a worthwhile experience for them and they return to share their learning with our school.
Our teachers have spent time out of the classroom planning together for next term this week, this is such a valuable time for staff to prepare units of work for the coming term . The 5/6 teachers will plan on Monday next week.
Next week, reports will be sent home via email, please update your email with the office if it has changed recently.
Our Year 5's will spend a day at JPC on Tuesday 21st June learning a bit more about how Secondary Schools function and we will have Italian Day on Wednesday 22nd June. Signora Morina has been very busy with the organisation of this.
Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on Thursday 23rd June. These will be ONLINE. Please go to www.schoolinterviews.com.auand the log in code is ka8ut. Please select your timeslot/s. Class teachers will provide log in details prior to the event.
This week we say good bye and thank you to the 3 student teachers who have been with us for the past month or so and we wish them well with their future endeavours.
We look forward to a busy but enjoyable end of term next week,
God Bless
Sally Thomas
Deputy 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 and collect a late pass.
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