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T1 W9 2023 Newsletter

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T1 W9 2023 Newsletter

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St Ita’s Catholic Primary School acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

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    GIANT EASTER EGG RAFFLE

    Our Giant Easter Egg Raffle will be held on Thursday April 6th, as part of our final school assembly for the term. We thank all families for your support with this special event. All funds raised from our raffle will go towards the refurbishment of the top playground for Foundation-2 students.

     CORRECT SCHOOL UNIFORM

    A reminder to all parents and students that full summer uniform needs to be worn to school for the remainder of Term 1. Could we please ask parents to make sure their children are presenting to school in the correct uniform.

    Students can wear all black runners so long as they don’t have any branding showing. Boys are to wear grey socks and girls are to wear white socks. A number of students have been presenting in black sports socks with logos, this is not acceptable. 

    BUILDING RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN

    Resilience … it’s a familiar word, isn’t it? But what does it really mean? When we talk about resilience, we’re talking about a child’s ability to cope with ups and downs, and bounce back from the challenges they experience during childhood – for example moving home, changing schools, studying for an exam or dealing with the death of a loved one. Building resilience helps children not only to deal with current difficulties that are a part of everyday life, but also to develop the basic skills and habits that will help them deal with challenges later in life, during adolescence and adulthood.

    Resilience is important for children’s mental health. Children with greater resilience are better able to manage stress, which is a common response to difficult events. Stress is a risk factor for mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, if the level of stress is severe or ongoing.

    So where does resilience come from? 

    Resilience is shaped partly by the individual characteristics we are born with (our genes, temperament and personality) and partly by the environment we grow up in — our family, community and the broader society. While there are some things we can’t change, such as our biological makeup, there are many things we can change. 

    One way of explaining the concept of resilience is to imagine a plane encountering turbulence mid-flight. The turbulence, or poor weather, represents adversity. Different planes will respond to poor weather conditions in different ways, in the same way different children respond to the same adversity in different ways. 

    Plane.jpgThe ability of the plane to get through the poor weather and reach its destination depends on:
    • the pilot (the child)
    • the co-pilot (the child’s family, friends, teachers and health professionals)
    • the type of plane (the child’s individual characteristics such as age and temperament)
    • the equipment available to the pilot, co-pilots and ground crew
    • the severity and duration of the poor weather.

    We can all help children become more resilient and the good news is, you don’t have to do it alone. You can ask other adults such as carers and grandparents to help. Building children’s resilience is everyone’s business, and it’s never too early or too late to get started. We’ve got some simple things that you can do in your own home.

    How can I build resilience in my child?

    The latest research shows that there are five areas that offer the best chance for building resilience in children. 

    As a parent, carer, or significant adult, you can help to develop essential skills, habits and attitudes for building resilience at home by helping your child to:

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    Build good relationships with others including adults and peers

    Quality relationships are important for resilience. You can help develop your child’s resilience by helping them build and strengthen their relationships with other children, and with significant adults in their lives – including your parent-child relationship.

    It is important to remember to:

    • spend quality time with your child
    • support your child to build relationships with other adults
    • help your child develop social skills and friendships with peers
    • help your child to develop empathy

    Build their independence

    Autonomy and responsibility play an important role in building children’s resilience. You can encourage your children to take on responsibilities and develop a sense of autonomy.

    It’s important to remember that as parents, it’s natural for us to want to protect our children from negative experiences, but it’s important not to shield them completely from life’s challenges. Working through difficulties and problems – with adult support as required – will give your child a chance to learn about themselves, develop resilience, and grow as a person.

    Learn to identify, express and manage their emotions

    Being resilient is not always about feeling better or having fewer emotional reactions. It’s about managing and responding to emotions in a healthy and positive way. You and other adults in your child’s life play a role in helping children articulate, respond to and manage emotions.

    It's important to remember the following:

    • Improving children’s resilience is not about helping them feel less. It’s about helping children to manage their feelings in a healthy way.
    • Children with a sensitive temperament can be just as resilient as any other child.
    • Children respond to ‘difficult events’ in different ways and may need different types of support. Siblings experiencing the same difficult event (e.g. a natural disaster) may respond differently. For example, one child might avoid talking about a one-off adverse event (e.g. a natural disaster) and act as if it hasn’t affected them at all. While another may become very anxious about specific situations such as going to school or separating from a parent or carer following the natural disaster.

    Build their confidence by taking on personal challenges

    Provide your child with opportunities to build their confidence and learn how to deal with obstacles, success and failure when they undertake personal challenges.

    It is important to remember the following:

    • One idea that is very relevant to building children’s confidence by taking personal challenges is ‘healthy risks’. Healthy risks are age and developmentally appropriate risks such as walking to the shops with a sibling or alone. Healthy risks are not only about the risk of getting physically hurt, but also about the risk of losing, failing or making a mistake.

    As a parent, you need to define what you consider to be a ‘healthy risk’ for your child – depending on their age, maturity and your own comfort level. It may be useful to ask yourself what risks you have let your child take in the past. What was the outcome? Would you encourage your child to take that risk again? It may be helpful to discuss ‘healthy risk-taking’ with other parents.

    There are some simple things you can do to build your child’s resilience in these areas. You might be able to think of more. It’s important to remember that the strategies we recommend are;

    • suitable for everyday use with children aged 0–12 years
    • have been tailored for pre-school aged children (1–5 years) and primary school aged children (6–12 years)
    • should be prioritised in a way that best meets your child’s needs.

    If your child is currently experiencing stress, challenges or hardships in life which are affecting their well-being, additional professional support may be necessary.

    Andrew Osler

    St Ita's Principal

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    LAST DAY OF TERM 1

    A reminder to all families that the last day of Term 1 will be Thursday 6th April, with an early finish time of 2.20pm.  On this day we will be having a whole school liturgy in the church at 11.30am to celebrate the Stations of the Cross, which will be presented by our Grade 6 students. This will be followed by a short assembly.  Parents who would like to take their children home after the assembly are welcome to do so, please ensure that you Dojo your childs teacher to let them know they will be leaving early.

    IMPORTANT DATES

    Thursday 6th April 2023 - Last day of Term 1, 2.20pm finish

    Monday 24th April 2023 - School Closure Day - no students on site

    Tuesday 16th May 2023 - RE Closure Day - no students on site

    GIANT EASTER RAFFLE

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    It is with great pleasure that we announce the world-famous St Ita’s Giant Easter Egg Raffle is back in 2023.

    On Friday 31st March all children will have a free dress day at school, the cost for free dress is a minimum donation of ONE Easter Egg (you can offer more eggs if you wish).  All donated eggs will be bundled into hampers and raffled off at our final assembly of term (our last raffle had over 60 hampers/winners!). The final assembly will be on Thursday 6th April at 12pm in the school hall after our Stations of the Cross Liturgy, which is starting at 11.30am in the Church.

    All St Ita’s families should by now have receive a book of 10 raffle tickets which are sold for $1 a ticket. All the sold tickets and money will need to be returned to school by Monday 3rd April at the absolute latest. If any families would like more booklets please have your child pick up another booklet at the Admin Office, or contact Admin via email or phone (admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au or 5623 7222).

    Good luck to all and I hope you are a winner!

    PARENT INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS

    Please find below a QR code and website link to 2023 Parent Information Presentations. The information presentations will help to give you an understanding of what your child is learning in the class during Term 1. Please use these links to explore what your child is learning and if you have any questions, feel free to contact your childs' classroom teacher for further information. 

     

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    Here is web link if preferred- CLICK HERE

    SCHOOL FEE CONCESSIONS

    2023 School Fees Concession Program Financial Hardship

    Eligible Centrelink Concession Card (CCC) Holder

    Information for Applicants

    Aim: To assist school families experiencing financial hardship in accessing a Catholic Primary education for their child/ren.

    Confidentiality: At all times, the dignity and privacy of those seeking a fee concession will be respected.

    Level of Concession:  School office staff can advise applicants of the concessional fee to be charged. This concessional fee is fixed annually by Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited. Approved applicants will be charged only the concessional fee which will cover all standard school fees and levies including any charges remaining for camps, sports and excursions after the application of the Camps, Sports, Excursion Fund (CSEF) benefit.

    Eligible Concession Cards:  Centrelink issues a number of concession cards for a variety of reasons. Some cards have a generous or no income test and therefore holders of these cards are ineligible for a fee concession under Category One. Only CCC’s that are eligible for CSEF are eligible for the School Fees Concession Program. 

    The following CCC’s are the most common cards that are eligible for CSEF. The CCC type is specified as a two or three letter code printed on the concession card.

    • YA or YAL – Youth Allowance
    • PPS – Parenting Payment Single
    • PPP – Parenting Payment Partnered
    • DSP – Disability Support Pension
    • NSA – New Start Allowance
    • LI – Low Income
    • FA – Family Tax Benefit
    • SA or SKA - Sickness Allowance
    • CAR - Carer Allowance
    • ABA or ABY - Schooling Applicant
    • AGE - Age Pension
    • AUS - Austudy
    • HCC - Health Care Card
    • PTA - Partnered Allowance
    • SPL - Special Benefit
    • WID or WFD or WFA – Widow Allowance/Pension
    • The CCC must be issued in the name of the fee payer and list the students for which the concession is to be applied.
    • The expiry date of the card must be on or after 1 January of the year (2023) for which the concession is to be applied.
    • If an eligible concession card expires after the start of the year, the concessional fee rate will still be applied for the entire year.
    • If a family becomes eligible during the course of a school year, then a pro-rata concession may be granted.

    Lodgement of Application: Applications for 2023 close on Friday 23rd June 2023, please lodge your application immediately for your card to be checked and a pro-rata concession to be applied if applicable.

    The following application forms must be completed and are available from the school office:

    • Complete the school’s application form & the Direct Debit Request (DDR) Service Agreement (or Centrepay application form)
    • Submit the completed forms and present a valid CCC for verifying and copying.
    • Complete and return the CSEF application form immediately after receiving it from the school.

    Important Notes:

    • The concession is automatic for a parent/guardian responsible for the school fees, who holds an eligible CCC.
    • Any offer of a concession is subject to the applicant entering into a DDR Service Agreement or CentrePay arrangement for a regular payment plan of remaining fees (either weekly or fortnightly payments preferred). Any default in payment may result in the concession being withdrawn.
    • The Direct Debit form is available from the school office or alternatively the CentrePay application form is available online at https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/forms/sa325.
    • A CSEF application must be submitted for a concession to be granted.
    • A new application must be made for each school year.
    • Where the fee account is split, the concession applies to only that portion payable by the eligible card holder.
    • All families requesting, or receiving, a fee concession must notify the school should their financial circumstances change sufficiently to affect the level of concession offered or if cards are cancelled.

    Please complete the below concession request forms and return to admin together with a copy of your valid concession card before Friday 23rd June 2023.

    CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE

    Eligibility:

    An application on behalf of a student may be submitted if the student is:

    • a Victorian resident;
    • school aged and enrolled (3) three or more days per week at a school; and

    A student who meets the above requirements may be eligible if they:

    • attend their nearest appropriate non-government school/campus
    • reside 4.8km or more by the shortest practicable route from the school attended

    Note: Eligibility is assessed when the School completes your child’s application on the Student Conveyance Allowance System

    (SCAS). If approved, the allowance payable is based on the one-way distance to make the journey to and from school.

    If you are eligible and wish to apply for this allowance, please click the link to the Conveyance Allowance Application Form, which must be printed and completed and returned to the school office by Friday 10th March, 2023. Late claims cannot be accepted.

     

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    Teacher: Mrs Catherine McKenna

    Email: cmckenna@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au

    LIBRARY NEWS

    Book Reviewers Wanted

    For the last two years we have been fortunate enough to be chosen to review books for the Herald Sun and now the Geelong Advertiser. The books we are given to review are mostly suitable for grade 3-6 students.

    I currently have 4 books that need to be read and reviewed. This can be in partnership as parent/student; or students may be able to work independently. It is also something that needs to be completed in a reasonable timeframe and at home. Book reviews need to be typed and 100 words. If your child is interested in being a book reviewer this year, please email me and I will keep them in mind if a suitable book comes in.

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    Story Box Library

    Just a reminder to parents and new families that we have a subscription to Story Box Library. There is a link to the website below, or you can download the app. I encourage you to try it out.

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    Audiobooks

    If your child isn’t into reading, or if they haven’t found the genre that they love yet, get them listening to audio books. Also known as ear-reading, it’s a great way for our students to explore and develop a love of story. I use the app BorrowBox which is free through the Local Community Library-Myli.

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    SPORTS NEWS

    Sports Teacher/Co-Ordinator: Hayley Roberts     

    Email:  hroberts@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au       

    TARAGO DISTRICT ATHLETICS

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    IMPORTANT DATES 2023

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    Whole school cross country (Postponed) - Friday 5th May

    PARISH NEWS

    Lord and God

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    Palm Sunday is also known as Passion Sunday because we read Matthew’s Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ [Matt 27:11-54].

    We ask “who is the man going through this horrific experience?” Who is this man of sorrows, condemned by the powers that be, and abandoned by his followers?

    Is he just an unlucky poor man symbolically entering on a colt, getting too close and annoying the Empire. Or is this the King in disguise who has come among his people to set them free?

    If he’s just a man who gets in over his head then Good Friday becomes a sad account of a good man caught in the wrong place at the wrong time by the wrong people who can get away with killing an innocent man. A terrible tragedy that should have been avoided.

    But soon after the resurrection Jesus’ disciples are prepared to die proclaiming him Lord and God as do our earliest records as evidenced by the Philippians reading [Phil 2:6-11] where Saint Paul, writing about 20 years after the Passion events says, Jesus, “though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited”. Wow!

    This isn’t a tragic story about a misunderstood man, but a triumphant story about God through Jesus becoming King of the world, but not using the violence and force of the world. A story about sacrificial love—how violence is overcome and God’s Kingdom established on earth through Jesus, the Crucified God.

    Our role, those who are witnesses in faith of these things, is to share in the work of announcing and inaugurating God’s Kingdom, not in heaven but in the here and now, being filled with the Spirit of Jesus who lives in us.

    Who Jesus is makes all the difference.

    Deacon Mark Kelly [with some material from a sermon by William Bradbury, April 13, 2014]

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    RCIA. Becoming Catholic

    Congratulations and welcome to: Phillip Johnston, Anthony Jones who will be baptised next Saturday at the Easter Vigil 8th April 7.30pm St. Joseph’s Church, along with Nicole McCormack, Geoff Rankins our candidates who will be welcomed into the Church and our baptised Catholic Belinda Thompson who will complete her sacraments of Initiation. All parishioners are welcome and invited to come into the Marian Room after Mass to celebrate with them. Could you please bring a plate of supper to share.

    If you are interested and would like more information about the Catholic faith you can contact Joan Robertson or Fr. Confidence at the Parish Office: 56231642, or Deacon Mark Kelly: 0427748646.

    PARISH SACRAMENT ENQUIRIES

    Phone: (03) 5623 1642 Email: Warragul.sacraments@cdsale.org.au

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    CAMP AUSTRALIA

    Camp Australia Co-Ordinator: Carmelina De Cesari

    Contact Number: 1300 105 343

    Website: www.campaustralia.com.au

    PUBLIC NOTICES

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