Dear Families,

CLOSURE DAY & PUBLIC HOLIDAY

A reminder to all parents that MONDAY 1st November is a School Closure Day (Teachers Preparing Assessments/ Semester 2 Reports) and TUESDAY 2nd NOVEMBER is the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday.

COVID

Thank you to everyone for your support as we continue to do our best to limit the transmission of COVID. I acknowledge that this can be a difficult and stressful time for some people. We will keep in place our existing range of strategies based on health advice from the Australian and Victorian governments to keep our school safe and reduce students catching and spreading COVID-19. These measures include encouraging vaccination for eligible cohorts, ventilation of indoor spaces, and a range of COVIDSafe measures including cleaning, the regular use of hand sanitiser, increased use of outdoor spaces and the wearing of masks. If anyone is showing any symptoms it is vitally important to get tested.

If a child, parent, family member becomes positive please inform the school.

We wish anyone with COVID well and pray for their speedy recovery.

I thank you for your ongoing support.

STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY 3rd NOVEMBER

We're back!!!!!!! It will be delightful to see all our students back together next Wednesday!! We look forward to seeing their smiling faces and to hear the chat and banter, that makes school life so enjoyable!! I am sure parents will be happy to have their children return to face to face teaching, to be out playing and catching up with friends from their class!! It will be special!!

REGULATIONS

The regulations still remain the same- parents are not to enter the school buildings but to drop off and pick up at the gates. Please observe social distancing requirements. Masks must be worn

STUDENTS -MASKS

The students from Year 3-6 and many younger students have been wearing Masks indoors and I must say are doing a brilliant job!!! Congratulations!!

2022 SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL- Expressions of Interest

If you are interested in being a part of the 2022 School Advisory Council or wish to know further information, I ask that you read the information on the dedicated page further along in the newsletter.

FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION

The Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation will be celebrated in November. Please read Education In Faith page for these dates.

Indonesian Week

Indonesian Week continues to the end of next Monday November 1st. Pak Kris encourages all families to be part of some great activities. Please see Pak Kris page

PREP 2022 TRANSITION PROCESS

Our 2022 Prep Parent Information Evening held on Tuesday evening was a great success. THANK YOU to all parents for coming online! Feedback suggests that it was very informative.

Our Transition program for our 2022 PREPS will take place on the following dates:

Monday 15th November 9.30am - 10.45am

Monday 22nd November - 9.30am - 10.45am

Monday 29th November - 9.30am - 10.45am

We will detail the regulations around this as soon as we able to do so.

CANTEEN

Reopens on November 5th - no cash sales

MACS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SURVEYS

Surveys were sent last week

Thank you to parents who have completed the survey that was emailed to you last week.

The Survey closes today at 5pm

The Survey responses are confidential

FROM THE PARISH.....

Please read our dedicated page form the Parish in regard to the Parish Fundraiser/ Raffle

Birthdays

We acknowledge the following birthdays from Thursday 28th October - Wednesday 10th November

Happy Birthday! We hope that you enjoy your special day!