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Thank you all for your support in returning to face to face learning at school during this week. It is hard to believe that there are only 3 weeks to go in this term. We continue to pray for those who are vulnerable in our school and wider community and for the safety and health of all we care for and are in contact with.
This week my video message is around a research project from the Catholic Schools Office. We are seeking feedback from parents, students and staff around the experience of Blended Learning with a few questions. Focus groups of students will give us feedback at school and we are emailing a group of parents on a random basis to complete the survey. If you do not receive an email invitation but would like to contribute to the gathering of information, please contact the school so we can share the link with you.
Please read the items below to keep up to date on current information.
Supporting Families:
- Please remember that if you have any concerns and are in need of support, let us know so we are able to assist you and your family.
Attendance at school:
- As attendance is now compulsory face to face, please complete attendance messaging if your child is sick or otherwise absent from school.
Winter Uniforms:
- Thank you for ensuring your children are in their correct winter uniforms. Please see our Learning Together article for further details about the importance of wearing the correct school uniform on the prescribed days.
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - winter uniform
- Thursday and Friday - sport uniform
Social Distancing:
- As restrictions change in the wider community, our practices remain the same, with the prediction that they will remain until the end of Term 2.
Drop Off and Pick Up:
- Our practices remain as they have been for the past number of weeks. Thank you for your assistance in the drop off and pick up procedures.
Handy tip: staggering of pick up is available via our Warlters Street process - duty for pick up is from 3:10-3:30pm, so a wise choice to avoid lengthy lining up would be to come during the later part of this timeframe.
Illness:
- Children must remain at home if they have any cold or flu symptoms. If they present unwell at school they will be sent home. This also applies to staff members.
- If any family member is being tested for COVID-19, the school needs to be informed and all students from the family are not to attend school until the results are returned as negative.
Kindergarten 2021 Enrolment Interviews:
- The majority of Kinder enrolment interviews have been completed over the past two weeks. With a week to go, any current Joey’s families seeking Kinder enrolment for 2021 need to have applications submitted within the next week for an interview. Our other Parish schools are also enrolling now, so if you know of anyone who is considering Catholic education for their children, encourage them to complete enrolments during June to avoid disappointment.
Tess Koning
Principal
During Religion lessons, 2T have been discussing Saints and we were interested in learning about Mary MacKillop, as she is an Australian Saint. They were excited to discover that she had been a wonderful teacher and loved her students. She also founded the Sisters of St Joseph and opened many schools. They enjoyed recreating Mary MacKillop in artworks.
Nathan Porter
Assistant Principal Mission
UNIFORMS
As we are returning to regular school it is timely to remind our school community about the importance of wearing the correct school uniform. Over the past few weeks students have been arriving at school in a variety of jumpers, socks and shoes. All students are expected to wear the prescribed uniform. If a student has to wear the incorrect uniform for a particular reason, a note is required from the parent. Sports uniforms are only to be worn on the prescribed days (Thursday and Friday) unless otherwise instructed via an email or note from the school.
As per our Parent Handbook these are our required uniforms for the remainder of Term 2 and all of Term 3.
Alternatively you can check uniform requirements in the link below.
Girls (Winter)
- Navy tunic to the knee
- White long or short sleeve blouse
- School tie
- White socks (worn above ankle) or flesh or navy coloured tights (no socks over them)
- Black polishable leather shoes (no ballet flats or dress shoes; heel no more than 30mm)
- Navy jumper with school emblem (if required)
- Only green, white or navy ribbons/headbands acceptable for tying back hair
- School hat
Boys (Winter)
- Grey shorts or long grey trousers. Please note: only regulation school shorts and trousers acceptable – no corduroy surf shorts
- Blue shirt (long or short sleeves), tucked in during class time
- School tie
- Long or short grey socks with school colours (worn above ankle)
- Black polishable leather shoes
- Navy jumper with school emblem (if required)
- School hat
Sports Uniform (same for girls and boys)
- School sports shirt with school logo (only available from the St Agnes’ Uniform Store)
- Bottle green mesh shorts
- Short white socks
- Regulation bottle green tracksuit (sport days only if required)
- Navy jumper with school emblem (if required)
- White sandshoes/joggers
- School hat
It is also important to remember that:-
- Hair should be neat, clean and of the student’s natural colour. Hair should be styled off the face for both boys and girls. Extremes in hairstyles are not permitted. Shaved in patterns are not permitted. Long hair must be tied back from the face in the interests of hygiene and safety using elastic, ribbon or headbands in the school colours.
- Nails are to be kept clean and trimmed. Nail polish is not permitted.
Please remember that we do have limited second hand items available at school if you are requiring any part of the uniform or our St Agnes’ Uniform Store in Boronia Street has resumed to normal operating hours. If you have any uniforms that you no longer need you may like to consider donating these to the second hand uniform room at school.
Thank you for assisting us by ensuring your child/ren are in the correct school uniform each day.
Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching
KATHLEEN BRISCOE SCHOLARSHIP FOR YEAR 6 STUDENTS
Expressions of Interest are now open for the Kathleen Briscoe Scholarship!
2021 KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS
Thank you to everyone who have completed their 2021 Kindergarten online enrolments. Interview invitations have been emailed out and are being conducted between 1st and 20th June.
For those who still need to complete their enrolment, please do so as soon as possible using the following link: https://stagnesparish.org.au/
Printed application forms are available on request by calling 6588 7444 or emailing enrol@stagnesparish.org.au.
As our Kindergarten 2021 Information Night was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, we developed a video that includes information from our primary school principals, outlining our holistic approach to learning, pastoral care and partnerships with families and the community. Additionally, there is really useful information regarding school readiness presented by Christy Ismay from the Catholic Schools Office. You can view the full video below.
St Agnes' Parish Education Team
ATHLETICS SELECTIONS
Athletics Selections will take place on Thursday 25th June and Friday 26th June (Week 9).
All track and field events will be run over these two days, with training and recording in Week 7 and 8 at school. Unfortunately due to restrictions we are unable to have parent support for our usual community ‘carnival’.
Your child was able to nominate for 1500m, 800m and Discus this week via their class teacher. If they were unable to nominate for these events please contact the school or your child’s teacher. To nominate for the above events, please ensure they have competed at a high level, they have been training, have trained with Little Athletics or can run 800m or 1500m without walking.
Yours in Sport
Laura Hatherly
Saints Youth Drama with Mrs Sandra Thompson will resume in Term 3 in the Hall.
Kindergarten-Year 3 classes are Tuesdays (3:15pm - 5:00pm)
Year 4-6 classes are Wednesdays
(3:15pm - 5:00pm)
Students who are already enrolled for 2020 will still have their place in the class. If you would like further information or you wish to enrol your child, please call Sandra on 0408 810 705.
DAILY SPECIALS
Daily specials are available each day at lunch starting from 50c each.
- Fresh fruit salad
- Salad cups
- Custard
- Jelly
- Pizza scrolls
- Jumbo cookies
- Frozen milk
LUNCH ORDERS
The canteen is operating as usual and lunch orders can be placed via Flexischools or by dropping them in the basket on the counter each morning.
VOLUNTEER NOTICE
We are still unable to have volunteers in the canteen at this stage until further notice.
Don't forget you can order online by 8:30am- it's so easy!!
- Download the Flexischools app from the App Store or from Google Play.
Note: for iPhone and iPad please select ‘Allow’ notification - Click “Register Now” to create account
- Top-up your balance
- Start ordering immediately
- Alternatively Go to www.flexischools.com.au
Kim Goldie
Canteen Coordinator
VIRTUAL JOEY'S GOT TALENT
Thank you to all our wonderfully talented students who entered the Virtual ‘Joey’s Got Talent’ show. Next week we will reveal who our finalists will be. Good luck to all participants!
Yours in Creative and Performing Arts
Leah Toole
INFANTS ART CLUB
Infants Art Club had some spiky fun during their art session this week. They created pom pom echidnas! Aren't they looking sharp!
If your child is in Kindergarten, Year 1 or Year 2 and would like to participate in Infants Art Club, let them know to come to the Kinder classrooms on Wednesdays at Lunch 1.
Yours in Creative Arts
Sarah McKinnon
KM | Jay Tymerski | Yzekiel Nieva | Ethan Tony |
KS | Flynn Loosemore | Mia Moss | Harvey Porter |
1R | Mearah Canty | Layla Dobson | Tilly Scott |
2T | Hayley Ylias | Isla Schneider-Smith | Jade Hanks |
3BH | Hudson Alexander | Harrison Hoade | Rocco Davidson |
4F | Elaina Stewart | Edvin Benny | Cordelia Fazzolari |
5G | Archie Johnson | Zayden Field | Lawson Bentley |
5H | Ysaac Nieva | Caleb Edkins | Hayley Rickard |
Following the recent easing of Coronavirus restrictions, we are currently assessing options to resume our School Banking program.
Each state is different and some schools are still operating with a mixture of home schooling and face to face learning which creates further challenges in resuming the program.
The School Banking program will remain on pause until further notice.
School Banking
Commonwealth Bank
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IMPORTANT UPDATE TO STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2020
The Staff Development Day that was scheduled for Monday 20th July (Term 3, Week 1) has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date to be advised. Students are to attend school as usual on this day.
Our other planned Staff Development Day (pupil free) is:
- Monday 12th October (Term 4, Week 1)
Due to circumstances around COVID-19, this date may change.
Limited child minding places will be available and we will advise on how to register closer to the date if you require it.
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Please note these dates can change from time to time due to unforeseen circumstances and we will endeavour to advise you of any changes at the earliest possible opportunity. Our school Google calendar can be accessed via this link for additional advanced dates -
For your convenience school term dates are located on our website. Click on the words “TERM DATES” on the home page.