Protocol for when a student is unwell

Families are reminded that when a student is feeling unwell they are to speak to their Learning Mentor and then go to sick bay. Students are not to send a text message to or call their parents when they are feeling unwell. A staff member will notify parents when their child is unwell and needing to go home. Mobile phones are not to be used by students during school hours.

Signing in when arriving late at the college

Parents of School of Wonder children who arrive late at school need to accompany their child to college reception and sign them in for the day. School of Innovation students are permitted to sign themselves in when arriving late.

Items needed for Visual Arts projects

School of Wonder children are collecting the following items to use in Visual Arts: old newspapers; medium/large button-up shirts (for art smocks) and recycled materials (clean yoghurt tubs, small boxes, cartons for a recycling project - no egg cartons please or cartons/boxes that have contained nuts, due to food allergies).

Families wanting to donate any of these items can please bring them to the Dry Atelier in the new Stage 2A building.

Vouchers help kids get involved in sport

The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids involved in organised sport and recreation activities by reimbursing the cost of membership and registration fees, uniforms and equipment. Eligible children may be able to receive up to $200 each. Follow this link to find out more:

https://sport.vic.gov.au/our-work/participation/get-active-kids-voucher-program

Lunch orders available on Wednesdays

Eastwood Orchard is providing a new way for St Anne's College families to order lunch for their children. Eastwood Orchard has been providing school lunch services to many schools for over 15 years. The family-run business focuses on providing products that are packed with fresh ingredients, lots of fruit and vegies, lower fats and sugars. Products are made with ingredients sourced from their own farm garden or from local suppliers.

The Qkr! App is a secure and easy way to order and pay for your child’s lunch order via your mobile device. Please find the Qkr! ‘How to Guide” attached below.

Families are able to pre-order through the app. Orders are only available on Wednesdays and can be made up to two weeks in advance. Ordering closes off at 8:00am Wednesday (of the day you need a school lunch).

A few tips which may help include:

Once you download the Qkr! app you will need to search for “St Anne’s" in the search bar if you can’t see it on the list. If it’s still not showing you will need to search “all”. Then click on St Anne’s College Kialla.
Some known errors experienced by families generally include rushing the order and then ordering the wrong products and/or ordering on the wrong date.
Ordering closes at 8:00am Wednesday (of the day you need a school lunch). Orders and changes after this time are not accepted by the system.
If you do make a mistake after placing an order, you can change the order (before the 8:00am cut-off time) by doing the following:

Log in to your Qkr! account
Tap the menu (3 lines) button at the top and go to "My receipts"
Click on the relevant date (E.g. 30/03/2021)
It will then go into your orders. Click on the minus button (one at a time) next to all your orders (if more than one)
Your order should say "cancelled" and a credit will sit in your Qkr! account for the next lunch order.

Benefits of learning a second language

The language learned by all students at St Anne's College is Italian. Here the college's Languages Leader Christian Steri shares the benefits of learning a second language:

Please check Spam and Junk mailboxes

Parents/carers who are having difficulties receiving emails from St Anne's College are asked to please check their 'Spam' and 'Junk' mailboxes.

Learning session times for 2021

8:30am: Learning spaces open

8:55am - 9:05am: Pastoral Group

9:05am - 11:05am: Learning session one

11:05am - 11:35am: Recess/supervised eating/outdoor exploration

11:35am - 1:35pm: Learning session two

1:35pm - 2:05pm: Lunch/supervised eating/outdoor exploration

2:05pm - 3:05pm: Learning session three

3:05pm - 3:15pm: Pastoral Group - reflective practice/goal setting

3:15pm: Dismissal

Town bus passes available from Dyson's

Students who use the town bus system are able to purchase full-term and half-term passes rather than paying for each trip. These passes are available at the Dyson's bus company office.

Feedback form available on PAM

The college has added a link to the parent resources section of PAM which gives access to a feedback form for parents to convey any feedback they would like to provide for the college.

Can you support Lee in the Dash for Dee?

Hi, my name is Lee McCrindle. I’m in Year 9 at St Anne’s College. I am taking part in the March Change for the Cancer Council to raise money for research into finding an end to cancer. One in two Australians will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85. My nan Dee died from cancer on December 1 last year. She was 73 years old. She started with having trouble breathing, then was diagnosed with cancer and then died one month later. My family want to help all those who are sick and are suffering from this troubling illness. We want to tell cancer where to go! During March my family intend to walk the distance from Shepparton to Coolum Beach, Nan’s favourite place, in the Dash for Dee, which is 1534 km. We would greatly appreciate any sponsorship or donations to help reach our goal of $2000. Here is the link if you would like to donate. Thank you! https://www.themarchcharge.com.au/fundraisers/leemccrindle

Saver Plus offers support for families

Piano lessons available to St Anne's students

Shannon Cooper is available for piano lessons at St Anne's College on Tuesdays and Fridays. Bookings need to be made directly with Shannon. Please see her contact details below. Families can also like Shannon's Facebook page, The Key to Piano.

Shepparton Family and Financial Services support

Please see the below attachment for services offered to vulnerable families by Shepparton Family and Financial Services.

Children's Chatter Matters releases new resources

In response to a survey conducted last year on how to best meet the needs of Sandhurst school communities, Children's Chatter Matters has released parent engagement activities within the following key language and literacy areas:

Phonemic and Phonological Awareness

Receptive language (comprehension)

Expressive language (building longer and more complex sentences)

Expressive language (using language for different discourses, e.g. story schema)

Vocabulary

Social Communication and Pragmatics

Morphology* - the study of words and word parts

Phonics* - systematic teaching of sound-letter relationships;

rich oral language texts for families*.

*These essential language/literacy skill areas have been added in 2021 following survey feedback and current scientific research.

To access the Children's Chatter Matters resource padlet go to: https://padlet.com/ldr1/hqm1l0upqyhpvirb

ICT Acceptable Use Agreement

School of Innovation families have been provided with a copy of the St Anne's College ICT Acceptable Use Agreement via PAM. Families need to be familiar with the contents of the agreement. Please find a copy attached below:

Helping parents to help their teenagers

Managing illness during the COVID-19 pandemic

Additional resources:

https://www.esafety.gov.au

https://www.carlyryanfoundation.com

https://www.cyber.gov.au

https://au.reachout.com

https://kidshelpline.com.au

https://www.thinkuknow.org.au

Committed to creating a child-safe environment

The Fathering Channel - support for dads

Visit The Fathering Channel at www.thefatheringproject.org/fathering-channel/

The Fathering Channel is a virtual community designed to support dads and ultimately help kids and families to stay healthy, happy and connected in these uncertain times and beyond. The Fathering Channel also helps families connect to a wealth of resources and advice.

SIMON/PAM

The Parent Access Module (PAM) for our learning management system (SIMON) is an important source of communication between the college and families. PAM is the portal through which parents can check on learning areas, send parent notified absences, access school activity permission forms and check daily messages. It is also the portal through which you will access your child's reports. It is important that you log into PAM daily to check any updates or notices. If you have misplaced or forgotten your login details you can contact administration at office@sackialla.catholic.edu.au

Catholic Schools Parents Victoria

To read the current issue of CSPV use the following link:

https://vcspb.schoolzineplus.com/streamnews?nid=6

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support

Schools today are facing intense scrutiny and are under tremendous pressure for improvement compounded by major issues that place significant demands on our schools. Some of the issues are:

Increasing diversity of student demographics;
Changing home structures and complex family relationships;
Decline in students’ social skills, coupled with increased social media issues and cyber safety;
Antisocial behaviour in schools is on the rise and becoming increasingly more complex;
Increase in mental health and school attendance concerns;
Students with special needs and/or complex backgrounds coupled with diminished behaviour management skills of staff and subsequent increased stress levels;
Stringent academic accountability positioned against low or underperforming student academic achievement;
Inefficient and ineffective school organisational systems and procedures for the management of student behaviour.

St Anne's College's expectations from all its members are quite simple:

At St Anne's this looks like:

Calm, quiet and peaceful
Equipment and materials neatly stored
Sharing our space
Returning materials to their place after use
Waiting for your turn
Leading by example
Offering a helping hand
Being patient, thinking twice, acting once

At St Anne’s College, in faith, wisdom and learning, we:

are wise about what we do, we know our impact.

What does this look like in your home?

Catholic Identity

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