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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.
REPLACEMENT FOR MISS BAKER'S CLASS
I’m pleased to announce Mr. Liam Charles has accepted the position of Grade One teacher starting in Term 3, replacing Miss Maddy Baker who will be starting her maternity leave from week 3 of Term 3.
There will be a two week overlap period where both teachers will be in the classroom to support the teacher transition and the student's learning.
Mr Charles has done an excellent job working across our school in the role of a Casual Relief Teacher since returning from overseas travel, and he is very excited about working the second semester at St Ita’s in Grade One.
We welcome Liam into the St Ita’s teaching and learning community, and wish Miss Baker all the very best with the birth of her first child.
At St Ita’s we understand the importance of making sure all our kids are placed in a child safe and respectful environment at school. The message we send to our students daily is that St Ita’s is a place of respect for fellow students, parents and teachers.
Teaching respect in the classroom is a critical element of classroom management. Respect is characterized by a feeling of sincere admiration for someone or something brought about by qualities they possess, their abilities, or their achievements. Simply put, respect is the regard with which we hold other people, and it’s demonstrated through our responses to others, through our intentions and our thoughts for other people.
Andrew Osler
St Ita's Principal
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday 12th June - King's Birthday Public Holiday
Thursday 15th June - Mini Vinnies Winter Appeal Casual Clothes Day
Monday 19th June - Parent Teacher Interviews
Thursday 22nd June - Final Day Term 2 (finish time - 3.20pm)
Friday 23rd June - School Closure Day (no students onsite)
MINI VINNIES WINTER APPEAL
Our Mini Vinnie volunteers are supporting a collection for this years winter appeal, students can wear casual clothing on Thursday 15th June. Participating students are asked to donate a non-perishable item from their home pantry to help support those in need in our local community.
POKEMON AND AFL TRADING CARDS
We’ve recently noted that a number of students are bringing Pokemon and AFL cards to school. Parents, could you please make sure that your child leaves their trading cards at home as they cause many issues on the yard and in the classroom. Our school takes no responsibility for traded, lost or misplaced cards.
DROPPING STUDENTS AT SCHOOL BEFORE 8.30AM
Parents are reminded that students must not be dropped off at school, and left unsupervised prior to the school gate opening at 8.30am. If you need to drop your children off prior to 8.30am, we recommend that you contact Camp Australia and access before school care.
STUDENT ABSENCES
All student absences should be communicated to the office by 10am daily. In addition to Class Dojo, student absences can be communicated via the Parent Access Module (PAM) which come directly to the Administration Office. In addition to daily absences, PAM can be used to record family holidays, and occurances which are likely to be multiple day absences.
PARENTS WORKING ONSITE AT ST ITAS
A reminder to all parents who are entering the school as classroom helpers or parent support during speech and or OT sessions;
- You must enter via the Admin Office and sign in via the IPad, where you will be required to enter your Working with Children (WWC) details.
- Please ensure you have your WWC card with you at all times as it is a requirement of DOSCEL that you carry this card with you whilst you are onsite.
ST ITAS COVID UPDATE
We have had several staff, and many students away with COVID or COVID like symptoms without testing positive.
Last Friday we sent home COVID-19 rapid test kits with the oldest child in each family. I'd like to thank all families for supporting us through this current outbreak. We really appreciate parents alerting us to any positive tests that your children have as it helps us keep everyone in our school community safe and well.
- If your child does test positive to Covid they are required to spend 5 days at home before returning to school.
- If your child is displaying flu like symptoms but not testing positive to Covid please keep them at home until all symptoms have cleared.
- The Department of Health recommends that all Victorians report their positive RAT result to the Department of Health online, or by calling 1800 675 398.
We urge all in our school community to stay well and most importantly stay safe.
DISABLED CAR PARK
We have a number of parents parking in the disabled spaces out the front of the school. Please do not use these car parks unless you have a disabled sticker on display.
SCHOOL FEE STATEMENTS
School Fee statements have been forwarded to all families via Email, if you have not received your statement please make contact with us so that we can check your details and ensure we have your correct Email details.
Term 1 Fees & Term 2 fees are now overdue, please make arrangements to bring your account up to date as soon as possible.
Direct Debit and Credit Card payments can be set up at any time, please contact School Admin to assist with putting these options in place.
Contact: admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au or (03) 5623 7222
GIRLS FOOTY
We’ve recently had a number of great success stories of late relating to girl’s football. Lots of our young girls are getting involved in our great game and getting lots of enjoyment and exercise from it. If your daughter is playing we’d love to know about how she is going. Send us a photo.
CHARLOTTE BILLS
Charlotte Bills is one of our up and coming stars at St Ita’s. On the weekend she played for the Drouin Hawks, and proved she is more than capable of mixing it with the best of them on game day. Charlotte was recently selected in the local interleague squad, she has silky skills and an enormous tank when chasing the ball. She is almost Dustin Martin like with her feet and hand skills rarely missing a target
LUCY GRECO
Little Lucy Greco has also pulled on the Drouin jumper on the weekends. This tenacious little wild cat is whippet like and loves the contest when under pressure. Often confused with Lenny Hayes from St Kilda, Lucy is one to watch in the future.
Teacher: Mrs Catherine McKenna
Email: cmckenna@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au
PUBLISHED WRITING
Congratulations to Tilly on another publish book review in the Geelong Advertiser. A running champion and a reading champion!
Thank you to the parents who have been supporting their children in their pursuits of being a published book reviewer. Our library wall is really filling up with books reviews. Our students read these reviews to make decisions on what to read next.
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.
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.
CAMP AUSTRALIA
Camp Australia Co-Ordinator: Carmelina De Cesari
Contact Number: 1300 105 343
Website: www.campaustralia.com.au
PARISH NEWS
Was ever a command so obeyed?
Jesus offers himself as the food of eternal life from the Father in this week's startling gospel from John (John 6:51–58). He tells the crowds:
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world…..for my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink."
This isn't easy to listen to and then in Luke 22:19 he tells us to:
"Do this in remembrance of me."
Precise understanding of these passages, has been a feature of angst and division among Christians, certainly since the Reformation. None the less, most regard the ritual as significant in the life of their Christian community. Dom Gregory Dix, an Anglican monk and eminent liturgist of the last century, vividly sums it up:
“Was ever a command so obeyed? For century after century, spreading slowly to every continent and country and among every race on earth, this action has been done, in every conceivable circumstance, for every conceivable human need from infancy and before it to extreme old age and after it, from the pinnacles of human greatness to the refuge of fugitives in the caves and dens of the earth."
For Catholics, celebration of the Eucharist is central to our worship and liturgy. When I have the opportunity, I like to observe parishioners of every age and background reverently receiving communion, part of my own communion and at one with the millions who are fed by the Body and Blood of Jesus, both today and down through the centuries.
Deacon Mark Kelly
