Welcome to 2019

Last Thursday we welcomed new and returning students and families to our College.

Here are some images captured on our first day of school.

Opening School Mass

Families are invited to join us in the Brigidine Centre at 12.00pm today to celebrate the beginning of the 2019 school year at our Opening School Mass.

Our 2019 student leader badges will be presented at the conclusion of Mass.

Condolences

Please keep the Livingston family, Mary (staff member) and Kevin and their daughters Jane and Casey (past students) in your prayers after the passing of Kevin’s dad Kevin.

Please also keep Michelle (past staff member) and Rod Hill and their children Wez (past student) and Millie (Year 9) in your prayers after the recent passing of Michelle's brother Phil Chiswell.

A Reminder for ALL Visitors to Sign In

To support our commitment to Child Safety, all families are reminded that all visitors (including parents) to the College between the hours of 9.00am and 3.30pm are required to sign in at the front office.

Our sign-in system enables visitors to sign in and out electronically ensuring we have an accurate database of visitors to our College.

Once logged in, visitors will receive a printed name tag that is worn with our red visitor lanyards.

Our office staff will happily assist you when signing in for the first time.

Term 1 Assembly Dates

All families are invited to attend our school assemblies at 9.00am in the Brigidine Centre.

Assembly dates for the remainder of Term 1 are:

Week 4 - Monday 18th February

Week 8 - Monday 18th March

Week 10 - Monday 1st April

Past Students and Friends Association

Dates for Past Students and Friends of St Augustine’s College for 2019 are as follows:

Term 1: Monday 11th February at 7.30pm (in Presbytery Meeting Room)

Term 2: Monday 13th May - AGM, Awards and General Meeting (venue to be confirmed)

Term 3: Monday 12th August at 7.30pm (Presbytery)

Term 4: Monday 14th October at 7.30pm (Presbytery)

The Past Students Memorial Service will be held on Sunday 17th November at 8.45am.

Years 5-12 Swimming Carnival

Thursday 14th February

Canteen News

2019 Menu

Attached below is the updated Canteen Menu for 2019. Please note that due to increases in food costs, there have been some price rises. The canteen menu can also be found on the College website and via PAM/SIMON.

EFTPOS at the Canteen

As of Wednesday 6th February we will have EFTPOS available in the canteen with a minimum purchase of $10.

Victorian Government Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)

The CSEF is an annual payment for eligible students to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses.

The CSEF is paid directly to the school and will be allocated by the school towards camps, sports and/or excursion costs for your child.

Primary school student rate: $125 per year.

Secondary school student rate: $225 per year.

The CSEF program for 2019 closes on 28th June, 2019.

Please return the completed application form (attached), which outlines eligibility criteria, to the College Office as soon as possible. Please contact the College Office with any questions.

2018 Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2018 End of Year Award recipients.

Encouragement Awards

Breanna Belli - Year 5 Hannah Hocking – Year 9

Sarah Whelan - Year 6 Parneet Shergill – Year 10

Indra Hubble - Year 7 Luke Westerveld – Year 11

Olivia Watson - Year 8

Excellence Awards

Jasmine Greiner - Year 5 Greta Sullivan – Year 9

Emelia Chrys - Year 6 Madeleine Willsher – Year 10

Noah Smith - Year 7 Terrence Taylor – Year 11

Brody Bamford-Phillis – Year 8

Strength and Kindliness Awards

Delany - Ruby Elliott (F-4), Taytem Messenger (5-8), Ruby Grabham (9-12)

Augustine - Antonio DePasquale (F-4), Jordan O’Neill (5-8), Hannah Hocking (9-12)

Brigidine - Mia Stockdale (F-4), Katerina Wearne (5-8), Caitlyn Minge (9-12)

Hilary Atkins Memorial Award – Isla Carver

Performing Arts Award – Nina Sullivan

Sportsperson of the Year Award – Harry Shortis & James Woods

Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program – Julian Luvara

ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award – Nina Sullivan & Madeleine Willsher

Vocational Education & Training Awards – Chelsea Underwood & Jake Parente

Augustinian Award – Amanda Blain

Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning Award – Rachael Matthews

Caltex All Rounder – Claire Mawley

St Augustine’s College House Cup

1st place with 3808 points – Augustine

College Dux – Emma Garth

We also congratulate Claire Mawley, Kaitlyn George and Euan Suarez who received ATAR rankings above 90.

We acknowledge and thank the following sponsors of our 2018 awards for their generosity:

Morrison & Sawers Sheridan Partners

Kyabram Rotary Club Echuca Moama Theatre Company

Campaspe Cohuna LLEN Kyabram Lions Club

Congratulations Kaitlyn George

We are excited to announce that Kaitlyn George has received the College's first-ever VCE Baccalaureate. The VCE Baccalaureate is awarded to students who study a combination of subjects that includes Maths Methods or Specialist Maths, English and a Language. Students must achieve a score above 30 in English. Kaitlyn studied English, Maths Methods and Italian. Kaitlyn completed Year 12 in 2018.

2018 Arts and Technologies Showcase - People's Choice Award

Congratulations to Sharna Bowles, winner of the Peoples Choice Award at the 2018 St Augustine's College Arts and Technologies Showcase for her dress entry.

Parking and Driveway Reminders

Some reminders for families about before and after school parking and appropriate and courteous use of the school driveway to ensure the safety of all members of our school and wider community. If there are members of your family who collect children from school who may not read the newsletter, please remind them of these important safety guidelines.

Parking

Please adhere to all signs and curb markings surrounding the school.

Please do not park in the signposted bus drop off area in Tulloh Street before school. Families are also asked not to park across, or too close to driveways, of private properties surrounding the school.

Cross at designated school crossings

Please ensure you model safe crossing practices to your children by crossing at the crossings provided. Please do not call out to your children to cross Tulloh Street at places other than the supervised crossing.

Parking at Kyabram Bowls Club and Croquet Club

These clubs generously allow parents to use their parking facilities at pick up and drop off times. We ask families to please follow all signage and respect the property of these organisations.

The Bowls Club will place a sign at their front gate on competition days when parking is unavailable to school families. Please adhere to all notices.
The images below show where parking is permitted at the Croquet Club. Please ensure that children do not walk or run onto the croquet court as this ruins the playing surface.

Parking in McCormick Road

Students not catching school buses are not permitted to exit via the McCormick Road gates and will be required to use the Church Street exit of the school. If you still wish to park in McCormick Road, we ask you cross the road and walk down to meet your children at the Church Street entrance.

Driveway Safety and Etiquette

During busy times before and after school, please enter only by turning left and exit only by turning left - LEFT IN - LEFT OUT.
Please do not enter the driveway by turning right from Church Street in front of other vehicles who are following the Left In - Left Out guideline.
Vehicles are not to wait between the Church Street crossing and driveway to enter - if there is no room in the driveway, please continue around the school block and try again.
Once in the driveway, please move forward as far as possible - large gaps between cars do not allow other vehicles to enter the driveway and create a dangerous and frustrating build up of traffic in Church Street.
Please remember not to block the parish car park entrance when using the school driveway.
Please do not park on grassed area under trees next to driveway as vehicles backing out of these areas cause a hazard to pedestrians.
Ensure your children do not attempt to enter or exit your vehicle until it has stopped moving - encourage them to keep moving towards the Brigidine Centre and wait until you have stopped before they approach your vehicle.
Encourage children to enter and exit vehicles from the left hand side to avoid danger from traffic moving along the driveway.
Please discourage children from crossing the driveway between vehicles to access cars parked along Church Street. It is safer to walk to the footpath near the Church Street crossing and cross the driveway along the footpath.

Thank you for keeping our children safe.

Child Safe

"St Augustine's College is a Child Safe School, committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people."