AROUND THE SCHOOL

Monday 19th December - NO STUDENTS   -   STAFF RE  PD

Tuesday 20th December - CPR/Asthma/Anaphylaxis update for staff 

We wish everyone a safe and holy Christmas 

Thank you all for your support over the 2022 year and we look forward to seeing you in 2023.  

School commences on Monday 30th January               for all students.

Students Semester 2 End of Year Reports are ready to access now via PAM.

To access S2 reports please:

Log into PAM or get to PAM via SimonEverywhere

Select your child's picture

From the profile menu

Select Assessment Reports

If you have any questions regarding your child's school report, please email your child's teacher in the first instance. 

FAREWELL

We wish to farewell our outgoing grade 6 students.  We wish you well in your secondary education and hope that you all continue to thrive on your new education journey.  We are sad to see you all go after 7 years we hope that you will look back on your primary years as being an important part of your education life.  Good luck and farewell to: Ruby, Julian, Skye, Mia, Hayley, Levi, Ty, Ava, Jessica, Bayley, Rachel, Thomas, Macen, Elizabeth, Olivia, Lukah, Isaac, Cooper, Kiarnah, Kelsey, Nimiya, Harper, Matthew, Logan, Liam, Jett, Hayley, Dylan, Clancy, Will S, Will T, Angelina & Clara.  

TEACHING STAFF

We say farewell to Jamie Pistrin  (3/4 K), Kaila Hutchinson (PE), Melinda Stephan (MMD), Chris Duell (ESO), Jessamy Gridley (ESO), Kim Scrimshaw (ESO).  We thank you all and wish you well for the future. 

We welcome new teaching staff:  Jessamy Gridley and Kim Scrimshaw  and welcome back from maternity leave, Sarah Arthur and Kirsten Tuckett.

Julie Charles will be on leave until term 3 and Lachie Hughes on leave until term 2.

Class Structures

Foundation E:  Kate Brown/Louise Black

1 G: Jess Gridley Semester 1,  Jess Gridley/Julie Charles Semester 2

2 F: Kirsten Tuckett/Sarah Arthur

Judy Ryan will support the junior team

3/4 I: Robyn Piasente

3/4 K:  Tanya Hamilton

3/4 J: Eliza Hughes

5/6 A:  Paul McGrory

5/6 B:  Karen Ginnane/Trish Saultry

Kim Scrimshaw will also support the senior team

STEAM:  Kim Scrimshaw.  

FRENCH/ART:  Margaret Gatehouse

PE:  Brett Whittle (Term 1)/Lachie Hughes Term 2, 3, 4

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE UPCOMING PAM UPGRADE IN JANUARY 2023

An email went out on Monday afternoon (12th ) regarding this update.

During the week of the 16th January 2023, PAM accounts will be undergoing a major upgrade to provide greater security and other improved functionality.

During the week of the 16th of January 2023, your current PAM account will cease to function.

What do I need to do in January?

Be aware that your current PAM account will stop working as of the 16th of January.

Look out for the email later in that week asking you to set up credentials for your new account (this may go to your junk/spam folder).

New PAM accounts will then be generated, and you will receive an email asking you to create new credentials for a new PAM account.

PAM users that  use SIMON Everywhere - Please note that it is an expectation that ALL families utilise SimonEverywhere to have access to any important notifications.

Once you receive the email asking you to create new credentials for PAM account, this will be as simple as:

• clicking on the link provided in the email
• following the prompts to create a new password for your new account.
• opening the SIMON Everywhere app and log out of your old account
• navigating to the “Tools” menu in SIMON Everywhere and then “Add School”
• finding your school on the list and clicking on the “Login” button for Parent Access
• using your new credentials to log into your new PAM account via SIMON Everywhere

Your username will be your email address.

All others will need to:

What do I need to do in January?

Be aware that your current PAM account will stop working as of the 16th of January.

Look out for the email later in that week asking you to set up credentials for your new account (this may go to your junk/spam folder).

• click on the link provided in the email
• following the prompts to create a new password for your new account
• Please download the SimonEverywhere app once done.  Use the information above from dot point 4 to commence utilising the app.

Your username will be your email address.

Your PAM interface will not look any different, but you may receive an account per parent if you were previously sharing an account with your spouse.

Please refer to the below FAQs for further information:

We have a single, family email address that is used by both parents. Is that still ok?

If the parents both use the same email address, you will only receive a PAM account for one parent.

Example single email:

Parent 1 - Mother - Joanne Smith - jandcsmith@myemail.com

Parent 2 - Father - Chris Smith - jandcsmith@myemail.com

A PAM ACCOUNT CAN ONLY BE ASSIGNED TO ONE PARENT, who can then share their login credentials with their spouse.

I do not have an email address OR have not provided my email address to the school.

Parents with no email address provided cannot have a PAM account

Will any historic data be lost in this process?

While no data will be lost in this process, it is possible that some information may become disconnected from the new account, such as historic letters, historic excursion permission and historic parent notified absences.

You may have to review your personal details (Medicare number etc) if you previously had split access with another parent to your child’s medical information.

You will definitely still be able to access historic student assessment reports and learning area assessment tasks. However, access to historical parent reflections may be lost if the school has chosen to not allow parents to see reflections by other parent accounts attached to that student.

What do I need to do now?

This  information is to simply let you know about the changes that are coming. Right now, the best thing you can do is make sure that the school has your preferred email address on file.

JUNIOR SPORTS ROUNDUP

In the beautiful sunshine we held our Junior Sport Carnival on the school oval (Thursday 1st Dec).  It was a fantastic day filled with fun, running, jumping and throwing.

In a close competition between the houses, Phelan (Red)came in 1st place with 193 points, followed by Reardon (Yellow)with 167.5 points in 2nd place, Coyne (Blue) was 3rd with extremely close 164 points. It was great to see all students wearing their ribbons with pride.

Well done to all our junior students on their efforts to give everything their best shot with wonderful enthusiasm. It was great to see all your skills you've been learning on show!

Thank you to all the parents who came and helped out, and supported their children, it always makes the carnival run smoothly and for a great atmosphere.

AWARDS

END OF YEAR AWARDS

Congratulation to the following students who were this year's recipients of our end of year awards.

Class Awards: This award is given to a student who has been a role model, show initiative, works co-operatively and demonstrates our ABC’s.

Foundation:  Leila Vagg & George Reidy

Gr 1:  Harlow Johnson & Evan Sonish

Gr 2: Matilda O'Neill & Fletcher McRae

Gr 3:  Erin Multani & Ryder Pedlow

Gr 4:  Adisyn Payet & Riley Teagle

Gr 5: Olivia Marinou & Levi Orgill

Gr 6:  Hayley Blackshaw & Liam O'Neill

Gr 6 Awards

Mary MacKillop College Award:  This award goes to a student who is a role model and reflects the values of St Laurence's

Clara Western & Jett Roberts

Sisters Of St Joseph Award:  This award is given to a student who is; an altar server- has a prayer and liturgy interest - Is committed to social justice/mission/community service and lives out our motto ‘Love in Action’

Rachel Denbrok

Citizenship Award: This award is given to a student who for their entire school life, has been a committed, respectful and caring person.

Angelina Tom

Specialist Award:  This award is given to a student who has showed excellence in the areas of Art, Music/Dance/Drama and Physical Education

Mia Armstrong & Bayley Denbrok

Congratulations to all our recipients.

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS 2023

Term 1 - 30th Jan - 6th April

10th March - Whole School Plan - School Closure

Term 2 - 24th April - 23rd June

18th May - No buses - RE Curriculum/Scripture PD

Term 3 - 10th July - 15th September

28th July - NCCD - School Closure

11th August - Staff PD - School Closure

Term 4 - 2nd October - 20th December

23rd October - RE PD - School Closure

2023 CALENDAR SPORTS DATES FOR FEBRUARY

We will start the sports program on Friday 10th Feb.

February 10th

3-6 Swimming Carnival

Thursday 16th

3-6 District Swimming

Friday 17th

5/6 Girls Footy for Fun

Thursday 23rd

3-6 Swimming Program Commences

2023 SCHOOL FEES

School fee statements will be sent home in week 2 or 3 of February.   Please reach out by contacting the office to seek assistance if you are having difficulty paying or need to arrange a payment plan.

HEALTHCARE HOLDERS: If you (the parent) hold a current HCC, please contact the office and we can assist you in obtaining a subsidy off your school fees.

PRAYER

Dear Lord, please allow me to embrace Advent in the way the Church intends: as a way to prepare for Your arrival. May everything I do, every gift I send, every party I attend, every meal I share, remind me to prepare space in my heart for You. Amen.