Summer Uniform

Just a reminder that students can change over to their summer uniform now if they wish as the days begin to warm up.  Alternatively they can still wear their winter uniform until the end of this Term.

Every student should be in their summer uniform by the first day of Term 4 - Tuesday 14th October.

Transition to Kindergarten Playgroups for Kindy 2026

The transition to Kindergarten Playgroups will commence on Tuesday 21st October and run every Tuesday and Thursday for 3 weeks.

Current Year 2 Families - 1:1 Ipad Program

Could current Year 2 families please remember to return the order form for the 1:1 Ipad program by 31st October.

Student Withdrawal

If you intend to withdraw your child from the school, the withdrawal form is available from the office.  We currently have a waitlist, so advance notification would be appreciated.

Term 4 commences for students on 14th October - staff return on 13 October which is a pupil free day.

Panadol and Nurofen at school

Nurofen and panadol are not to be brought to school unless a consent to dispense medication form has been completed and signed by a Medical Practitioner (pharmacist, doctor, dentist etc).  Students are not permitted to self administer this.

Uniform Items

The school sells sun hats ($16), School Bags ($65) and the girls winter skirt ($54).  These are available to purchase from the school office and payment is by cash or eftpos.

Volunteers

If you volunteer at the school, parents or carers need to do an induction by scanning the QR code in the document:

It is important that your contact details are up to date.  It would be appreciated if you could log onto the Compass Parent Portal and check that your mobile/telephone number and email address are correct.

If you find that they are incorrect, you may update them in the portal.

Please also check that your email address is reachable, we sometimes find that we receive ‘bounce backs’ due full inboxes.

School Fees

From the commencement of the 2025 school year, the management of certain aspects relating to school fee accounts in Primary Schools has been transferred to the School Fees Liaison Office at the Catholic Education in Wollongong.

What does this mean for families:

• Your school’s administration office is your first place for enquiry regarding school fees. School staff will provide information regarding instalments, methods of payment, giving access to an Application for Fee Concession and attend to other general enquiries.

• If you are experiencing financial difficulty or need to make an arrangement for payment of your school fee account, please email sflo@dow.catholic.edu.au with your name and the school in which your children are enrolled. The School Fees Liaison Office will then contact you directly to offer assistance.
• Please note that each school has a dedicated School Fees Liaison Officer to provide a personalised service to individual families. This Officer will also have a close relationship with your school.

If you require further information about this initiative, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

Fees will need to be finalised by the end of November.

Injuries

If you child sustains an injury outside of school eg broken arm / leg and they have a cast/sling etc the office must be informed and a letter from the Doctor / ED report must be given to the office so that a risk assessment and care plan can be done for the student.