AROUND THE SCHOOL
We welcome all our families to the start of the 2022 school year. To families new to St Laurence's, we welcome you to our school community. We look forward to working together with all families on your children's journey through St Laurence's.
WHO TO CONTACT IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS
If you have any concerns about your child or questions for teachers, the best way to resolve any issues or to find answers is to contact the teacher via the teams' email in the first instance.
5/6's - senior@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au
3/4's - middle@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au
1/2's - junior@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au
Foundation - kbrowne@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au
PERMISSION FORMS
All families were sent a permission form (for each child), via PAM, for permission for images to be used on certain occasions. Please ensure that you submit your permission as soon as possible.
HANDY HINT: If you cannot find the permission form:
- Click on the photo image
- In the profile Menu, go to the arrow on the RHS to access drop down menu
- Scroll down to School Activity and you will find the permission titles 2022 School Year.
You can use this tip anytime you are wanting access to information on a permission form or to submit a permission form. Please note that the notification bell reminder disappears after the date for return/submission has passed.
SCHOOL FEES 2021
All 2021 school fee accounts are to be paid in full as soon as possible please, unless you are on a payment plan. Please contact Liz on principal@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au if you are experiencing difficulties in meeting your school fee obligations and we can certainly assist your family.
SCHOOL FEES 2022
School fee accounts will be sent out in week 3 of term 1.
DO YOU HOLD A HEALTHCARE CARD?
For families who hold a current HealthCare Card, you may be eligible for a substantial subsidy off your school fees. Please contact the office if you would like more information or to request an application form to receive the Camps, Sports and Excursion Funding from the government. Only new families to the CSEF need to apply. Those who applied last year will roll over to this year.
Criteria is as follows:
The applicant must be one of the following:
- a parent/carer (of the relevant student) who is: a temporary foster carer; or a student is 16 years or older and holds a valid concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card or Disability Support Pension Card).
- on the first day of term one (31 January 2022) or the first day of term two (26 April 2022) an eligible beneficiary of either a Centrelink Health Care Card or a Pensioner Concession Card; or
- an eligible beneficiary of a Veterans Affairs Gold Card; or
Please submit applications to the school prior to the end of term 1.
Parents/carer who receive a carer allowance on behalf of a student, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF payment unless they also meet the above eligibility criterion.
Government payment amount is $125 per child for primary students.
If there's shared custody: The CSEF system only allows one application per student. Parents/carers in shared custody situations (who both hold a concession card) must decide beforehand who applies for the CSEF at the school on behalf of the relevant student. The CSEF is for the benefit of the parent who is in receipt of the CSEF. Schools are not required to arbitrate this decision.
SIMONEVERYWHERE 2022
Have you updated the app? Once 2022 has commenced, ensure that you have reassigned your children to their new classes, otherwise you will not receive notifications that are relevant to your child's class or grade.
UNIFORM BACK-ORDERS
There are uniforms on back order. Those being size 6, 8 and 10 white polo shirts We are hoping that these are delivered soon. We will send those items home via the gray tray when they arrive. Sorry for any inconvenience.
STAFFING 2022
We welcome to St Laurence's Mr Jamie Pistrin, Mrs Tanya Hamilton and Jesseme Gridley. We hope that their time with us will be a happy and enjoyable one.
Classes are as follows:
Foundation - Kate Browne
Gr 1 G - Judy Ryan, Christy Roberts
Gr 2 F - Julie Charles, Christy Roberts
Gr 3/4 I - Robyn Piasente
Gr 3/4 J - Eliza Hughes, Christy Roberts
Gr 3/4 K - Jamie Pistrin
Gr 5/6 A - Paul McGrory
Gr 5/6 B - Trish Saulty & Karen Ginnane
Gr 5/6 C - Tanya Hamilton
Art/French - Margaret Gatehouse
Music/Dance/Drama/STEAM - Melinda Stephan
ESO's - Chris Duell, Kylie Wright, Glenn Bainbridge, Simone Pouw, Kim Scrimshaw & Jessamy Gridley
CONGRATULATIONS
We wish to thank Anne who has been our Ogilvy Street crossing person for 35years. Thank you Anne for keeping our school community safe.
PRAYER
"We have so much for which to be thankful."
Saint Mary MacKillop, 1875
Gracious God, we come to you at the beginning of this school year with our many feelings, expectations, fears and hopes.
Help us to remember, however, we have the comforting assurance from you: "I will always be with you: "I will always be with you."
Loving God, for all of us this is a time of transition. It is transition from the work and leisure of summer back to the classroom.
It is transition from time spent with family and friends.
Give us patience with ourselves as we transition as well as patience with one another.
Faithful God, this beginning is totally new for some among us.
May St Laurence’s always be a place of welcome and inclusion where everyone is appreciated and respected.
Give us a new perspective to see persons, events, and teaching as an invitation to develop the many gifts you have given us to be used in service for others.
Finally, God, give to each member of the St Laurence Community the seven gifts of the Spirit: wisdom, understanding, right judgment, courage, knowledge, reverence, and awe and wonder.
Amen.
COMMUNITY NEWS
AFTER SCHOOL CARE
AFTER SCHOOL CARE MONDAY AND WEDNESDAYS
This year, Leongatha Community Preschool Centres - Hassett Street, will be offering After Hours Care, the program will be known as Stay n' Play.
The additional service will operate on a Monday and Wednesday from 3-6pm from our Hassett Street Kindergarten.
The service will be available for 4 year-old children attending Hassett St, as well as Primary aged children from Foundation to Grade 2. Staff members from the kindergarten will pick up St Laurence children attending Stay n' Play and walk them to Hassett St Kinder.
For more information or to enrol your child/children into Stay n' Play, please contact Andrea or Sue on 5662 2547.
OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CHILD CARE
Further information regarding alternative arrangements for Out of School Hours Child Care will be on PAM next week.