God Bless,

Hall Fence

Last week saw the completion of the fence around the Hall.  This has been a wonderful update to our school security and means our students are now safe within the school boundary when using the hall.  As a result the new procedure for the hall will be as follows:

• Visitors are to enter and leave via the school office when attending events in the hall.
• The gate will only be opened in circumstances where an emergency vehicle needs to enter the cola areas or large deliveries need to be made. Children are not to be in the area when this occurs.
• Visitors who wish to attend an assembly have the following options to choose from: 
• Park in Innes road, walk around to attend the assembly and then leave via the back gate following the assembly and the bell at 3pm.
• Park out the front of the school. Following the assembly wait for the bell at 3pm and then walk out with the walkers group and be dismissed once the first lot of buses have left. If this is your preferred option then discuss with your child/ren about lining up with the walkers line at buslines on these days.

These decisions are based on the safety of all members of the community. Visitors are not to walk out between buses to cross the road. Families are reminded that pick up time is 3pm and not before. Once you have collected your children after 3pm leave promptly so children are not running up and down the footpath and access to the footpaths are not being blocked by groups.

We ask for your full cooperation in keeping our community safe.

Birthday Parties

Birthdays are a wonderful part of growing up. To ensure ease in managing the range of things families like to do we ask from some consistency. If you wish to share your child’s birthday with the class then please observe the following requests:

• Teachers will only distribute invitations if they are for the whole class. Families who wish to only invite a small group will need to make other arrangements to distribute the invites outside of school.
• Only items that are prepared in individual portions are to be supplied if you wish to share a birthday cake, for example; cupcakes, donuts or ice blocks. Do not send whole cakes that require cutting up please.

Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Retreats

This week Mrs Browne will be attending the Principal's Retreat on Thursday and Friday.  Mr Farrugia will be the Acting Principal on these days. The Assistant Principal’s retreat is in Week 6 and the Religious Education Coordinator’s Retreat is in Week 9. These retreats are an important part of the leadership team's spiritual formation and are highly valued by the diocese as an essential element in supporting leadership growth.

Book Parade

Book week runs this week across the country however we will be holding our book parade in Week 4 of Term 4. This is the same week as Grandparents day and the book fair. We will set the actual date closer to the event however to assist with planning the theme of book week this year is “Reading is Magical”. Children will be encouraged to dress up as a book character or in relation to the theme. Any children that do not wish to dress up can wear their sports uniform on that day. More details will come closer to the event.

Out of School Hours Care - OOSH

Catholic Care is seeking an expression of interest regarding holding an OOSH program at St Paul’s in the school Hall. Catholic Care has first rights to provide an OOSH program in schools which is a decision of the Bishop in the Wollongong diocese.  Naturally they can only do this if they have enough interest to make the service viable and maintain its viability. If this is something that interests you then please complete the survey.

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Butterfly Foundation Presentation

We have been fortunate to receive an opportunity to have a member of the Butterfly Foundation to do a presentation around Body Image to our Year 5 & 6 class on 3rd September. Joining us on the day will be students from St Thomas Aquinas Bowral, St Michael’s Mittagong and Glenquarry Public. This day is being funded by the Bowral District Children’s Foundation. We appreciate their generosity in providing this great service to our schools. A letter will be sent to parents via compass with further details.

Students on Visas and Residency

Just a reminder if your child is on a visa, you must keep the school office informed of any changes to the visa, as this may have an impact on your child's enrolment.

You also need to inform the school office if your child has gone from a Temporary to Permanent Resident of Australia or if they have become a Citizen (we do require a copy of the Citizenship Certificate).

As per the  Diocesan Fee School Policy, all fees are due and payable by the end of the school year i.e. fees are expected to be finalised in full in the year of issue.

For those families who are on an agreement, plan or instalments, please ensure that you are meeting the terms of the agreement.

If any family is having issues, please contact the school to discuss the matter confidentially.

Student Injuries

If a student has sustained an injury please inform the school office as we have to do a care plan and risk assessment.  Please also forward any ED report or doctor letter as well.

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.

Students on Visas and Residency

Just a reminder if your child is on a visa, you must keep the school office informed of any changes to the visa, as this may have an impact on your child's enrolment.

You also need to inform the school office if your child has gone from a Temporary to Permanent Resident of Australia or if they have become a Citizen (we do require a copy of the Citizenship Certificate).