From the Principal's Desk

Christmas Concert

I hope you have all  marked in your diaries the date and details of our much loved End of Year Picnic/Christmas Concert scheduled for Tuesday 17th December.

Gates will open at 5:00pm for families to set up their picnic rug and enjoy some time together before the formalities begin. In consideration to all, we ask that  families sitting on deck chairs and the like  to set up toward the back or around the perimeter.

 

Back by popular demand the Baked Potato Express Van will once again be selling baked potatoes along with toasties for those families who wish to indulge.

The menu includes:

  • Traditional baked potatoes
  • Mexican chilli con carne
  • Avo Go (Vegetarian)
  • Corn on the cob
  • Cheese toasties

 

The PFA will sell a limited number of drinks and treats. Food will be sold between 5:00 pm and 6:15 pm. Otherwise feel free to bring your own picnic hamper (or takeaway food) and drinks.

 

Formalities will commence at 6:30pm with our Christmas Lip Sync Battle followed by the presentation of our Year 6 Graduates and concluding with our raffle draw.

 

Raffle tickets have been  sent home today and are due back to the school by Monday 16th December. We welcome donations of prizes towards the raffle.  Please drop off any donations to the school office.

 

So far our prizes include:

  • One term's School Fees (Valued at $480 donated by CCK)
  • HP Chromebook (valued at $349 donated by PFA)
  • $100 JB Hi Fi Voucher
  • Book Pack (donated by JP Books)
  • $50 Bunnings Voucher (donated by Bunnings)
  • Bottle of Moët (donated by Jas Stephens)
  • Board games (donated by PFA)
  • Food hampers (donated by Mount Zero)
  • Tony’s Pie vouchers (Donated by Tony’s Pies)

Staffing 2020

Over the past few months we have extensively reviewed our School Improvement Data including performance  data: Teaching Climate, Organisational Climate,   Student Wellbeing, Personnel Review, Class Structures  and Financial Position in preparation for the 2020 school year. 

 

As you are aware at the end of this year we bid farewell to Mrs Isabella Sabatino, Miss Chloe Pincho and Miss Gerogia Widdop and we welcome back Mrs Victoria La Fauci along with our newest addition to staff, Mrs Deborah Courtney as our Director of  Learning and Teaching.

So with student numbers and staffing now confirmed, our structure for the commencement of the 2020 school year will be as follows:

 

Principal: Mr Anthony Hyde 

Deputy Principal/Religious Education Leader:

Miss Jane Wilkinson

Director of Learning & Teaching: Mrs Deborah Courtney

 

School Administration Officers: Miss Debbie Yarak  and Mrs Deanne Fitzgerald

 

Year Prep Community

  • Prep L: Miss Lauren Borg
  • Prep N: Mrs Nives Childs/Mrs Victoria La Fauci

Year 1/2 Community

  • 1/2B:   Miss Chantel Borg
  • 1/2C:   Miss Chrissie Marakis
  • 1/2Z:   Mr Zachary Lane

Year 3/4 Community

  • 3/4S:  Miss Sarah Bruce
  • 3/4H:  Miss Haylea Anderson

 

Year 5/6 Community

  • 5/6S:  Miss Stefanie Poropat
  • 5/6W: Mr Wil Marks

Library/Reading Recovery Specialist: Miss Jane Wilkinson

Number Intervention Specialist: Mrs Tina Cuni

Learning Support Officers: Mrs Anne Di Stefano, Miss Letitia Hyde and Miss Emilia Foti                  

Italian: Signora Catrina Anderson

Visual Arts: Mrs Nathalie Fraser       

Physical Education: Mrs Brittney Wohling

Student Wellbeing Leader: Miss Haylea Anderson

e-Learning Leader: Mr Zachary Lane

 

Please keep Miss Chloe Pincho and her father in your prayers. Mr Pincho is very ill and is now in palliative care. All of your prayers will be greatly appreciated by Chloe and her family at this very difficult time.

School Fees

Thank you to the many families who have finalised all their School Fees and Levies payments for 2019.

 

We still have a number of families who have not finalised their fees for this year and would appreciate payments being completed by Friday, 6th December.

 

School Fees and Levies are reviewed each year in consultation with our Parish Priest and our school accountant and referenced to Catholic Education Melbourne guidelines and funding. To assist with family budgets please see below for details regarding fees for 2020. 

 

The Individual Pupil Levy (Curriculum Levy) :

$470.00 is payable before the 28th February 2020 and is non- refundable                  

 

School (Family) Fees:           

$1430.00

Term 1 Instalment: $480 due by 27th March 2020

Term 2 Instalment: $480 due by 26th June 2020

Term 3 Instalment: $470 due by 18th September 2020

 

Capital Levy:  

$110.00 due by 26th June 2020          

 

Money raised from the collection of fees and levies allows us to offer our extra-curricula activities such as: Mathletics Program, Swimming Program, Dance Program, Interschool Sports Program, excursions and so on as well as covering all stationery requirements for students, classroom and program supplies/resources.

 

Private income raised from levies also assists with the constant upgrading of systems and programs, funding of capital works, maintenance of our buildings as well as the school environment. 

 

 

It is important that all families be prepared to meet this financial commitment. Our policy, in keeping with that of the CECV, recognises that some families face difficulties and as such consideration or concession may be given. If any family finds themselves in this situation they are asked to contact the principal via the school office.

 

Families who hold a valid Health Care Card will also receive $175 rebate from the school  in addition to the Camp, Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) government rebate currently at $125 per primary school aged child. The CSEF is paid per child, once and to one school only. If a child of a family receiving CSEF moves schools, the remaining balance of the CSEF will normally follow the child. Applications for the CSEF can be collected from the school office or are available to download from the school website. These are due to the office by 28th February 2020.

Library News 

If you are able to assist with making some Library bags for our new Prep students please see Miss Wilkinson to collect the material. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated!

 

We ask that all children return their Library books by next Wednesday, 11th December. Some children still have books from previous years so please have a good look at home for any books that belong to our Library.

 

Library bags need to be washed and returned to your child's class teacher so that they are at school ready to be used next year.

2020 Planning

Our planning for 2020 is well underway in regards to staffing and class structure. If any family knows that they will not be returning in 2020 I ask you to make contact with the school office as soon as possible. 

 

Over the next two weeks there will be the timetable changes as staff will be planning extensively for 2020. Please note the days that each class will need to wear their PE uniform:

 

 

Thursday 5th December:

Years 1/2B, 1/2C and 3/4Z

 

Tuesday 10th December:

Years 1/2H, 3/4S, 5/6S and 5/6W

 

Thursday 12th December:

Years 3/4S, 5/6S and 5/6W

 

 

 

 

Have a wonderful week

God Bless

Anthony Hyde

(Principal)