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Dear Families,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support, patience and understanding during these past couple of weeks of remote learning. Remote Learning has been a government directive that schools have been required to follow.  

We are thrilled to announce that following advice from the Chief Health Officer, the Victorian Government and Melbourne Archdiocese of Catholic Schools (MACS), all staff and students will be returning to onsite learning at Galilee on Friday 11th June.

Please note that the School Closure Day for Tuesday June 15 has been re-scheduled to Monday July 12 (first day of Term Three).

Many in our community have had vastly different experiences. For some, it has been an opportunity to spend time as a family while others have struggled combining parenting/teaching and working. Within set guidelines, Galilee has endeavoured to support families through onsite supervision (all permitted workers not working from home and vulnerable children) and Remote Learning. 

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the dedicated staff at Galilee who worked around the clock to make sure the Remote Learning Program and onsite supervision that we offered our students allowed them to remain as connected as possible to their peers and learning. 

Returning School Devices

If you borrowed a device from the school, students will need to return them with the charger to the office Friday morning. 

Morning Drop-Off and Afternoon Pick-Up Procedures remain unchanged

Morning Drop-Off Procedures - Students can enter the school grounds via the Bank Street Gate between 8.35am - 8.50am. Students will need to say goodbye at the gate and walk themselves to their classroom (Please note Open Morning has been cancelled on Friday 11th June).

Afternoon Pickup Procedures 

Parents/Caregivers will access the school grounds from 3.15pm via the double gates on Bank St. They will walk in a clockwise direction around the students, collecting their child/ren as they pass them. Families will continue walking in a clockwise direction until they exit the school grounds via the pedestrian gate on Bank St. Adults are encouraged to maintain a 1.5m distance from others during our Afternoon Pick-Up.

Necessary Precautions

• To support and care for the health and wellbeing of all students and staff, the school will continue our enhanced cleaning routine.
• We ask that you talk to your children about the importance of good personal hygiene, frequent handwashing, as well as coughing into elbows and social distancing where possible.
• If your child is ill, feeling unwell or has a fever, they must not attend school. They must remain home and seek medical advice if necessary.
• If your child presents with a fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties, they must not attend school. They must remain home and seek medical advice if necessary.
• If a student presents with a cough, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, fever, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties during school hours, parents will be called to pick up their children immediately. The sick bay will not be available.
• Please ensure yours and your emergency contact details are updated on Operoo.

Galilee Calendar Date Changes

School Closure Day for Tuesday June 15 has been re-scheduled to Monday July 12 (first day of Term Three).

Student Led Conferences have been rescheduled and will now occur on Monday 19th July 2-7pm and Wednesday 21st July 2-5pm.

Please note; 

Monday 19th July, students will finish at 1.30pm 

Monday 21st June students will finish at normal time (3.15pm) 

Reports will be sent home at the end of Week 10 of Term Two.

School Disco - Friday 4th June

The School Discos have been rescheduled to Friday 25th June.

P-2 Disco 5-6pm

3-6 Disco 6.30pm - 7.45pm

Year 5/6 Netball Premierships

We are awaiting a new date for the Netball Lightning Premiership. Students involved will be notified when a date has been set.

Year 5/6 Football Premierships 

We are awaiting a new date for the Football Lightning Premiership. Students involved will be notified when a date has been set.

Sprouts Program

Sprouts Program has been cancelled on Friday 11th June. More information will be sent to families involved in the Sprout Program. 

Music Soiree

The Music Soiree has been rescheduled  and will now take place on Wednesday 28th July.

Although the lockdown is ending Thursday 10th June at 11.59pm, Monday 14th is a public holiday. The music teachers do not feel that students would be prepared for a performance with no face to face classes in the weeks prior. 

Winter Warmers

The following Winter Warmers have been cancelled;

Friday 4th June: Prep Families 

Thursday 10th June: Year 1 Families

Friday 11th June: Year 2 Families

We will also be in contact regarding upcoming Winter Warmers as they are now dependent on density limits and restrictions:

Thursday 17th June: Year 3 Families

Friday 18th June: Year 4 Families

Thursday 24th June: Year 5 Families

Friday 25th June: Year 6 Families

Open Classrooms - Various Dates

The following Open Classrooms have been cancelled;

Friday 4th June, Thursday 10th June, Friday 11th June.

We will also be in contact regarding upcoming Open Classrooms as they are now dependent on density limits and restrictions.

Other information regarding our return to onsite learning:

• Parents/Guardians will only be able to enter the school grounds for dismissal as directed by staff.
• Parents/Guardians will need to make an appointment to access the school buildings or the office area.
• Parent helpers/volunteers will be required to access the Galilee QR code when onsite.
• The school’s cleaning company will continue doing additional cleaning in line with Government recommendations.

We understand that some families may feel anxious about this move back to classroom teaching and learning. However, we must follow the advice from the Acting Premier and Chief Health Officer, which is that schools are safe for children.  

Thank you for your continued support and patience during this time. 

Update from the School Operations Guide (MACS)

Inline with the current Operations Guide Updates, visitors are not allowed onsite without an appointment. All visitors must use the Victorian Government QR code to sign in. Excursions, incursions and offsite sporting events are all cancelled until further notice. This includes Dance world Classes, Recess trips to Sol Green and Running Club. We will update you when we have more information.

Congratulations!

A huge congratulations to Miss Fahy and Kyle on the arrival of their baby girl on the 28th May. Rosie has settled in well at home with her mum, dad and doting brother Patrick!

Queen's Birthday Public Holiday

We wish you all a wonderful long weekend with the Queen's Birthday Public holiday on Monday. Students will return to school, after the long weekend, on Tuesday 15th June. 

Please note the School Closure Day for Tuesday June 15 has been rescheduled to Monday July 12 (first day of Term Three).

All staff and students will be onsite for a normal day of school on Tuesday 15th June.

Student Reports and Student Led Conferences

Galilee's Student Reports will be available on Thursday 24th June via the Parent Portal. 

Galilee's Student Led Conference will take place during the second week of Term 3, on Monday 19th July 2-7pm and Wednesday 21st July 2-5pm. Communication regarding signing up for a meeting time with your child/ren's Classroom Teacher will be emailed to all families next week.

Galilee’s Student Reports are in line with the reporting  standards of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Your child’s report will be made accessible electronically, via a Parent Portal, for you to read and discuss with your child.  

You will notice that the structure and style of the Reports has returned to a pre-COVID format with a greater emphasis on providing detailed checklists indicating student achievement across the Victorian Curriculum and Religious Education Framework.

All Victorian schools are mandated to fully implement The Victorian Curriculum and the Religious Education Framework with the following expectations: 

∙ The standard curriculum frameworks approved for use by Victorian Catholic schools are the Victorian Curriculum F–10,  the Religious Education Framework and the EAL (English as an Additional Language) Developmental Continuum P–10.  

∙ Where achievement is displayed graphically, it must be accompanied by a scale. 

∙ Judgements must be displayed in a way that convey progress since the last time the standard(s) were reported against  in the school.  

∙ The scale must be an age-level-expected scale. 

∙ Achievement must be displayed using a five-point scale and will show growth since the last Report.  

Your child’s achievement against the Victorian Curriculum and the Religious Education Framework for the semester is rated  against a five point descriptor scale, displayed by a Dot, which identifies whether your child is: 

∙ Well above the standard: Well above the standard expected at this time of year 

∙ Above the standard: Above the standard expected at this time of year 

∙ At the standard: At the standard expected at this time of year 

∙ Below the standard: Below the standard expected at this time of year 

∙ Well below standard: Well below the standard expected at this time of year 

Not all dimensions of a Learning Area are reported on each semester. If a child is showing the same result as the end of  Semester Two 2020, this does not mean that progress has not occurred. Progress is not always even and each child has  his/her own rate of learning. Each increment represents six month’s growth and your child may still be progressing but  consolidating what has been learnt previously, (your child may have shown five month’s growth but not moved up an  increment). 

The Student Report format will contain a personalised General Comment about the student’s personal and interpersonal  skills, thinking skills, organisational skills as well as Behaviour and Effort for all Learning Areas.  

In the Student Report, the Achievement Standards, from the curriculum, are presented in a table. Each student will be marked  on the Achievement Standards, from the curriculum against a five-point scale. The table will indicate the student's level of  mastery of each Achievement Standard with a tick against the scale heading that best represents their level of achievement. 

The Report will provide you with an overview of your child’s achievements and assist in strengthening our family-school  partnership. The Report is intended to promote discussion about how we can work together to benefit your child. If you have  any questions, please discuss them at the upcoming Student-Led Conferences that will occur in the second week of Term 3. An Operoo note will be sent home with access to the Report, providing you with an opportunity to communicate questions you would like to discuss at the conferences. 

Wellbeing 

By being prepared to be kind and offer help to others, you will add real meaning to your life and grow your wellbeing. The glue which holds our community together so that individuals can thrive and flourish are kindness and forgiveness. There are many wonderful charities, made up of people who are willing to put the wellbeing of others before their own. It's funny how doing this actually makes them shine even brighter themselves. 

Book Club Orders

Please place your orders tonight via the Loop Ap. Issue 4 orders will close tomorrow, Friday 11th June.

Year 6 Deforestation Persuasive Openers

It is beyond doubt that we must stop deforestation! Why are we doing this horrendous thing? It is killing our poor, helpless and terrified animals. It is stealing the very air that we breathe every day. And yet we continue! Our planet will simply not survive. WE NEED TO ACT NOW! Because if we don’t the world we live in will become a metropolitan sphere of pollution and destruction. 

By Isaac G

The forest is dying! And we MUST put a stop to this horrendous act. Air is the foundation of our body and without it, our blood won't have enough oxygen to deliver to our arms and legs. Adding on, without air our lungs will clog with dust and we’ll have trouble breathing. Sooner or later we will need our forest to live even if it's a single seed that makes a whole forest. 

By Johnny H

It is crucial that we stop this disappointing and outrageous problem on Earth, deforestation. Adding to this astronomical issue, it is killing our air, which impacts us humans and animals tremendously. We have to stop this monstrosity of a mess before the world dies down. 

By Laura & Scarlett 

We HAVE to stop deforestation! It is devastating the animal population and habitats! It's polluting and intoxifying the air by taking away nature's precious filters. Our wonderful Earth is dying and we MUST ACT NOW! 

By Aiden C

It is a necessity to protect our abused earth from deforestation. It takes our poor, harmed and overwhelmed animal’s lives and additionally steals our precious air away from us. Our planet is completely dying, in fact, we certainly must act now! 

By Alex W

We must stop the outrage of deforestation! The number of trees that are being chopped down is slaughtering our precious, harmless, and endangered animals. It is stealing our limited breaths. Our earth will devastatingly not be able to survive. We demand everyone to act now! 

By Izzy B 

Our World will be inhabitable if WE don’t act now! From where I stand, our Earth will be in ruin and our oxygen supply will go down and our plastics will go up rapidly. Our Earth that we use as our host is futile if we don’t do anything. Our animals that are a necessity will become extinct and they’ll become hopeless, helpless and harmed if we don’t pull up our socks. 

By Wyatt M

Without a doubt, it is essential that we must stop deforestation! We are giving our poor, helpless, defenceless animals no place to call home. Deforestation is reducing the amount of air we breathe every day. If we don’t act now it is certain that our planet won't survive! 

By Eliza and Poppy

It is absolutely and utterly essential that we stop deforestation! Deforestation is killing our poor, innocent, defenceless animals which are tremendously devastating! This abysmal problem is stealing our precious air, it must be put to a stop! Our planet will simply not make it if we keep it up like we are. It is vital that we must act now! If we don’t, there won't be any planet left to save. All in all, we must save our trees! 

By Anna

Sacramental Dates 2021

Eucharist Postponed 

StsPP - TBC

OLMC - TBC

Confirmation

StsPP- Thursday 19 August 7.00pm

OLMC - Wednesday 18 August 7.00pm