Dear Families,

The sound of the Preps coming from their well ventilated classrooms this morning was music to our ears!

I was so proud of how they all came in through the gates and easily transitioned back into school life. After a bit of social time with their classmates, they were back into the mode of learning they commenced the year with. It was personally satisfying to see the great improvement in many students' writing.

Here are a couple of photos we took this morning

Return to School Government Announcements

Following yesterday's press conference lead by the Premier, so far there has been one main change in the return to school timeline affecting our students. We will communicate any further changes as soon as they are confirmed to us.

Here is the information MACS sent out to me yesterday afternoon which I summarised in an email to all families.

The roadmap for schools in metropolitan Melbourne has also changed and brought forward the current staggered days for each year level as outlined below:

Years 5 and 6 students will return on Friday 22 October and will be onsite part time for the following week. They will learn remotely Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 October before returning onsite on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 October.
Year levels Prep, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9 will stay on the current schedule.

A full-time return for all metropolitan students is expected early in November.

So here is what we are expecting as of this morning:

Mon 18 Oct Preps here

Tues 19 Oct Preps here

Wed 20 Oct Preps here

Thurs 21 Oct 1/2s here

Fri 22 Oct 1/2s and 5/6s here

Mon 25 Oct Preps here

Tues 26 oct Preps and 3/4s here

Wed 27 Oct Preps and 3/4s here

Thurs 28 Oct 1/2s and 5/6s here

Fri 29 Oct 1/2s and 5/6s here

Mon 1 Nov Closure Day - Camp Australia taking day bookings

Tues 2 Nov Melbourne Cup Day Holiday

Wed 3 Nov Preps and 3/4s here

Thurs 4 Nov 1/2s and 5/6s here

Fri 5 Nov ALL STUDENTS HERE !!!!!

FARM HELPERS NEEDED

Vic is still looking for helpers with the weekend rosters for the farm. If you can help, please let her know at: victoire.gibson@sjvermont.catholic.edu.au

Important P & F Information is on the next page

Free webinar for Victorian Primary schools - "What to do when the online playground ends up in the school playground"

To register..... CLICK HERE

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