Production 2023

*Production update!*

Last week in Music all students were introduced to the songs and characters of our wonderful upcoming production, The Wind in the Willows (Young@Part)!

We have now finalised our production website and whilst much of the nitty-gritty details are still TBC, the website is the best place for general information and for students to prepare for upcoming auditions.

Lead role auditions for students in Grades 5/6 (and some select roles open to Grades 3/4 as well) will be held in Weeks 8,9 and 10 of this term.

The website will continue to be updated throughout the year as we get closer to the date! Please click on the link on the image below.

Please note: Students will only be able to open the song and script files through the website if they are logged on to the device using their school account.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. L-C and Mrs. Stone

School Uniform

We would like to ask all students to wear their school uniforms respectfully. This includes Bomber Jackets. We kindly ask that casual hoodies, jumpers, black shorts, bike pants, or black tracksuit pants are not worn to school. If your child isn't in full school uniform please ask them to come to the office to collect a uniform pass.

The Grade 6 students were excited to receive their Bomber Jackets on Monday of this week, they are all looking sharp and beaming with pride!

We have a range of pre-loved good quality items in the second-hand uniform shop. Please see the attached list of required school uniforms. We also ask that collars are folded over neatly and not tucked in as noted with some students, we appreciate your effort in setting a standard for all students in our school uniform.

A4 Paper Donations

As some of you may be aware there is a paper shortage Australia-wide. We would like to ask our school community for donations of A4 paper reams. If you are in a position to donate paper to the school we would be most grateful.

You can drop any donations off at the Office.

Thank you to those who have kindly dropped off paper.

School Photos

School photos will take place on Tuesday 28th March. Order envelopes and instructions were sent home via Operoo earlier this week. Students are required to wear their summer uniform. Check shirt and navy shorts, check dress, and black school shoes/sneakers, navy socks.

We encourage families to order online at

www.advancedlife.com.au

The order code is QVL TK6 9L7

Lost Property

This cute little Giraffe was found outside Prep D on Thursday. If it belongs to anyone please come and collect it from the office.

Fee Schedule 2023

Please find the fee schedule outlined below. If you would like to set up a payment plan for 2023 please contact the office or email: admin@safranksth.catholic.edu.au

Sports Report

In our first Sports Report of the year, we would like to welcome back all of our sporting superstars at St A’s and recognise some of our amazing efforts to start the year.

At our first Bayside District event for the year, ten of our talented swimmers represented our school at the Pines Aquatic Centre on a frosty Wednesday morning. With some great efforts from all of our students, we represented our school extremely well and the encouragement throughout the day from all was great to see. Some of our students have also been fortunate to qualify for the Northern Peninsula Carnival this Thursday 9th March. Congratulations to the following students:

Cooper Walton

Eli Slipais

Esther Pendlebury

Matilda Cagney

Hamish Howden

Jackson Doughty

Will Thorn

Freddie La Fontaine

Ben Howden

Henry Bourke

Over the past few weeks, we have been able to kick off our Before School Running Program. On some beautiful Friday mornings, we have seen large numbers jogging and hurdling before school to get their body moving before class. With some parents joining in the fun, the program is buzzing and we look forward to seeing some new faces over the next few Fridays.

Last Friday, we were even lucky enough to be joined by a local friend for a few laps…

Within our PE Classes so far, we have begun working on our skills relating to Athletics such as Sprinting, Hurdling, Balancing, and Jumping to prepare for our many events and novelty races. Having so many fast and speedy students at St A’s, we look forward to watching them showcase their talents on the 24th March at our St A’s Aths Carnival. Stay tuned for more information!

We hope all of our St A’s sports stars have settled into PE well and look forward to getting you all involved in many events planned over the next few weeks.

Go St A’s

Our Grade 6 Boys Swimming Team!

Second-Hand Uniform Shop

The second-hand uniform shop will be open twice a week.

Tuesday - 8.50-9.10am

Thursday - 8.50-9.10am

Thank you kindly to Rebecca Moore for volunteering her time to help run it!

If these times are not suitable we are happy to put items aside at the office for collection at another time. Please email us at admin@safranksth.catholic.edu.au

Book Club Orders

Issue 2 orders are due by Friday 24th March.

Trading Cards

As previously mentioned, ALL trading cards, including Pokemon, Football, Basketball, Soccer, etc are banned from school. The exchange of trading cards is no longer permitted during school hours. We would appreciate your support with this decision moving forward.

A note from Mrs. Ramsamy Deputy Principal

St A's Enthusiastic Gardeners

Last week, some of the children in Grade 3/4 expressed a keen interest in having more flowering plants on our school grounds. Esther and Ed, our very talented Maintenance Team, reclaimed some old wooden planks to make a new raised flower bed. Together with the children, soil, and mulch were placed in the planter box and a jasmine plant has been planted! The children are excited to see how the jasmine plant will grow and they are very keen to think about what other flowering plants they can add to our landscape. We look forward to many more photos from our ‘green thumbs’ in Grade 3/4.

SRC

Our Grade 6 SRC Leaders, Heidi and Harvie, met with their SRC team and Mrs. Wallace on Tuesday this week. This first meeting was a great opportunity for the SRC members to talk about their roles in our community and how they will be working together. Together with Mrs. Wallace, the SRC have begun preparing for their initial task - to speak with their grades about what it means to feel safe at St Augustine’s. In a fortnight, they will be gathering again to discuss their findings and create an action plan.

Parking on the Oval

Parking on the Oval is not permitted.

While we understand that the car park is busier on some days of the week than others, we cannot allow vehicles to be parked on the oval. The safety of our students and our crossing supervisors is our first priority. Once the wet weather is upon us the oval gets very soggy. Please allow sufficient time to park in the designated parking areas or on Golf Links Road.

Late Arrivals and Extended Absences

All late arrivals must come via the office and sign in. We are happy to assist you and your children at the office. If in doubt, please drop by so we can make sure your child has arrived at school safely. This avoids us from sending you a clarification text. If you have a senior student please remind them they must come via the office to let us know they have arrived at school.

Extended absences for example holidays during term time need to be communicated with our principal, Mrs. Carrie Rodda. Please email her directly: principal@safranksth.catholic.edu.au

Food & Drinks on the Playground

Just a friendly reminder that no food or drinks are to be consumed on the playground by visitors, parents, or siblings of students. We have a number of students with severe anaphylaxis. Any foods containing milk and milk protein must not be consumed on the school grounds (including all takeaway coffee, drinks in keep cups, etc). We kindly ask for your co-operation, if you have any questions please contact the office.

School Hats

As part of our SunSmart policy hats are to be worn in Term 1. Please ensure that your child has their hat at school. If you need to purchase a new one they are available at the office.

Staying safe from mosquitoes

Recent wet and warm weather has increased mosquito breeding. Mosquitoes can carry diseases that may be passed on to people through mosquito bites. A range of mosquito-borne diseases have recently been detected in mosquitoes in northern Victoria. Mosquito-borne diseases can cause serious illness, including infections of the brain, with children, particularly at risk.

The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases is to avoid mosquito bites.

In line with community health advice, families can protect against mosquito bites by:

using insect repellent that contains picaridin or DEET on all exposed skin if outdoors when mosquitoes are observed, from October to March
wearing long, loose-fitting clothing outdoors if possible if mosquitoes are around and covering exposed skin as much as possible. Summer school uniforms, including polos and shorts, can continue to be worn, but students should use insect repellent on exposed skin if mosquitoes are active
limiting outdoor activity when mosquitoes are active.

Further information:

A handy guide to help protect you and your family from mosquito-borne disease
Better Health Channel information about preventing mosquito-borne diseases.

Prep D - Portraits in Art

Month "at a glance"