School Validation Survey – emailed individually to parents:

As part of our ongoing commitment to continuously improving the school, we believe it is critical to seek each parent and guardian’s opinion on a range of issues relating to John Paul II Catholic School. Your feedback is very important to us as we continue to build a successful school and strengthen our reputation as an ‘educator of choice’. As such, we have engaged the professional services of MYPCorp to undertake a strictly private and confidential School Results Survey on our behalf. The survey should take approximately 10 - 15 minutes and will need to be completed online between 1 June and 29 June. There are no right or wrong answers and we ask that you respond honestly to each statement.

Please note that this survey will be confidential. No member of the leadership team at John Paul II Catholic School will have access to your individual responses. We will be provided with a summary of collated results only. MYPCorp will undertake the following process to ensure anonymity:

1. Parents and guardians will be emailed individual survey logins.

2. Results will be collated externally.

3. A summary of collated results will be provided to the school leadership team.

On the survey start date, survey instructions and a personalised login link will be emailed to all parents. You will continue to receive friendly reminders during the survey period until you have submitted the survey. If you do not receive your survey instructions on the survey start date, please check your spam and junk email folders before contacting John Paul II Catholic School. While we strongly encourage you to participate, the survey is not compulsory. If you decide that you do not want to complete the survey, simply click ‘Unsubscribe’ in the instruction or reminder email.

Learning Conferences – Parents can book via Compass: Bookings for Term 2 Learning Conferences are now open via Compass. Specialist teachers are also available.

Please ring the office if you have any problems.

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CAN YOU ASSIST?

DONATIONS REQUIRED FOR 'Loose Parts Play' and 'Tinkering'.

Below are some examples of what the school is looking for:

Loose Parts - used/recycled CLEAN materials only please, nothing new -

- PVC pipes, downpipe offcuts, solid cardboard tubes

- electrical wire reels

- paint brushes and rollers

- baskets & crates (e.g. washing baskets, caneware, etc)

- kitchen items such as pots, pans, cake tins/trays, cooking utensils (e.g. ladles, spoons, (NO GLASS, CERAMICS, KNIVES OR ANYTHING SHARP), rolling pins, trays, mortar & pestles, plastic bowls, plates & cups, cookie cutters, etc.

- containers for filling - storing, transporting, pouring e.g. buckets, jugs, bowls, large tins -- - garden hoses, irrigation pipes

- tree stumps (of a size and weight that can be lifted by one or two students)

- rope

- tarpaulin, bed linen, blankets

- cable ties

- timber pieces (e.g. offcuts, dowels, ) - ensure all nails/screws etc have been removed

-sandpaper

-air conditioning/ducting hoses (e.g. flexible aluminium hosing) -nails, screws -hammers and tools

Tinkering items

-Anything that can be pulled apart.

-No televisions as these have harmful components in them.

Please remove any button battery type components from inside the object and anything sharp

-DVD players -laptops -sewing machines -laminators -printers -keyboards -radios -landline telephones -nuts, bolts, screws, nails -tools (e.g. hammers, screwdrivers, pliers, etc) -safety goggles

DROP OFF ITEMS TO:

Drop your items preferably (before or after school) to the Kinder/Prep area to a staff member. Access to Kinder/Prep area is via the Early Learning Centre gate near the carpark.

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Food and Drink at School

Recently we have had enquiries around our guidelines for having nuts and drinks

at school.

Nuts: We are a nut free school which means no loose nuts or foods that contain nuts such as nutella or peanut butter etc. Nuts can cause serious anaphylaxis reactions to children allergic to this food.

Drink: In regards to hydration, we prefer 'Water' for drinking at school. We have noticed drinks such as Prime (which also carry warnings for children not to consume under the of age of 15 years of age) being brought to school in recent weeks. Please do not bring these drinks or other juices to school.

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New JPII Second Hand Uniform Facebook Group

Please join our new John Paul II Second Hand Uniform (Official) page on Facebook. This is a place you can buy or sell uniform items. All transactions are arranged between the buyer and seller and outside of the school. This page is a great way to replace uniform items and/or to keep up with your growing child's needs with less expense. It is also a great way to be sustainable. We hope that it becomes a useful tool for our school community.

Another option available to families is to donate the uniform at the school office for other John Paul II families. These items are stored in tubs based on sizes. Parents are welcome to have a look in these tubs at any time and take anything they need.

Have you heard of 'Ticket To Play'?

Ticket to Play is a Tasmanian Government initiative designed to reduce the cost of sport and active recreation membership and/or registration for eligible children.

Ticket to Play provides two vouchers worth up to $100 each towards club membership fees for children aged 5-18 years who are listed on a Services Australia Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card or are in Out of Home Care. Vouchers can be used at two different activity providers, or both can be used at one activity provider.

The key objective of Ticket to Play is to increase the number of young Tasmanians participating in sport and active recreation.

Who is eligible for a voucher?

Applicants must be:

aged between 5 and 18 years old at the time of application; and
listed on a valid Services Australia Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card (either their own or their parent, guardian or carer’s) or be in Out of Home Care
Special consideration may apply if the child is aged 5 to 18 years, is a resident in Tasmania and meets the following criteria:
- the child/family is a temporary or provisional visa holder, undocumented migrant or international student.

What can I use a voucher for?

Vouchers can be used toward the cost of club membership or registration fees at Tasmanian sport or recreation organisations who are listed as an approved activity provider. Click here to search for Approved Activity Providers.

Applications are open from 7 July 2022 to 5.00 pm on 31 May 2023.

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Futures