General Information
Term 2 - Uniform
Students may continue to wear their summer uniform into Term 2; however, if the weather is cool, they may wear their winter uniform. We ask that whichever uniform your child elects to wear, that they wear it correctly- please do not mix summer and winter uniform items. Thank you for your support with this. We will officially change into winter uniform after the long weekend in June.
Mother's Day Draw
Congratulations to the lucky winner of the Mother's Day draw. This gift voucher was kindly donated by Lisa Dowling at Bliss Day Spa Tamworth. All students were entered into the draw with the opportunity to win this extra special gift for their mum. We thank Lisa for her generosity and hope the lucky winner enjoys her prize.
Free webinar - Getting the most out of gaming
This 45-minute webinar provides families with strategies for supporting children and young people to have safe, positive experiences when playing games online. It is designed for parents and carers of children aged 7 to 14.
Tuesday 23 May 7.30pm - 8.15pm
Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT
Pupil Free Day
This term our pupil free day will be on Monday 22nd May. There will be no classes this day as all staff will be attending professional development.
P&F Pie Drive
The P&F will be holding a pie drive. Order forms will be sent out this week. All monies raised will go to buy new resources for the school. Orders are due by the 30th June and the pies will be delivered to the school for collection on Friday 21st July.
COVID
Please continue to monitor your children for any Covid symptoms particularly as we enter the winter months. If a student or staff are unwell and have any symptoms they should always test for COVID-19 and not attend school until they are symptom free.
If a student or staff member receives a positive result with a RAT or PCR test they should:
- Record the positive result through the Services NSW website or app
- Notify the school of the positive results as soon as possible
Student Absences
Due to Government Legislation, notification of your child's absence must be received no later than 7 days after your child's last day of absence. Please lodge all student absences on Compass Parent Portal or notify the school.
Students must attend school regularly so they can achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options. Just one absence per fortnight adds up to 20 missed days per year; this equates to 260 days from Kindergarten to Year 6 or 1.25 school years!
School Fees
Thank you to those families who have paid their school fees for Term 1. The fees were due on 31st March 2023.
Term 2 statements were recently emailed to families/carers. If you have not received an email containing your statement, please check your spam/junk folder. Term 2 fees are due before 30th June 2023.
An error occurred where the $100 maintenance levy was posted to accounts again, this has since been rectified, apologies for the oversight.
Payment options are clearly indicated on the bottom section of your statement. By choosing the Bpay form of payment, you are able to set up a payment plan. You can stop, start or change it to suit your requirements throughout the year.
You can also view your ongoing statement of fees through the Compass Parent Portal.
We continue to accept cash and have EFTPOS facilities available.
All canteen, clothing pool and uniform purchases will continue to use QKR.
Please contact Jodie Westhorpe if you have any queries jwesthorpe@arm.catholic.edu.au
ADIG Bonus Saver
Please see the following video about the ADIG Bonus Saver Account
School Dates 2023
Please see the Upcoming Events page of the newsletter for important school dates for 2023.