St Ita's Primary School Drouin
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Drouin VIC 3818
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Email: admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 03 5623 7222

T3 W9 2021 Newsletter

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T3 W9 2021 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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    PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

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    FINDING THE POSITIVES IN REMOTE LEARNING

    One of the real positives with remote learning has been the opportunity for me to be able to catch up with kids during their whole class Google Meetings. I have asked staff to send invites to Steve, Robyn and myself as a way of keeping in touch and connecting with our students. After the initial shock of seeing their Principal and Deputy Principals suddenly appears in their meeting. It has been a great opportunity to hear firsthand about how our students are feeling, how their learning has progressed and what challenges they feel they are facing.

    A common conversation theme during the meetings based on student feedback across our grades, was that I am very much in need of haircut. Jaxson in grade 3 told me that he really liked my mullet lol. With that in mind, I let my daughter Sophie go nuts on my hair bale last night and I have to say she did a half-decent job.

    On a serious note, our kids are showing real stamina and resilience with their remote learning. There are very focused according to the teachers and producing high quality work. The teachers have done a great job setting out the work, and meeting online with our children to make important social connections and support children that may be experiencing difficulties or challenges with day-to-day tasks.

    I am also very aware of the role that you, the parents play in relation to Offsite Remote Learning. You have all done an amazing job in what are some challenging and difficult times. You are all to be commended on your efforts.

    If I could make one suggestion to all the parents working through remote learning on a daily basis. Allow children plenty of time be active outside whilst they are in remote offsite learning. The well-being and healthy mind space of all our children and parents is a key component of Offsite Remote Learning.

    Parents please keep in touch with your children's teachers if you have any concerns relating to the learning taking place at home. Remember that there is no set time frame for Remote Learning to take place at home. It works best when it is based on your time schedule and your family’s needs. Every families is different and it is important to do what works best for you and your family dynamic.

    If you have any great photos of kids participating in fun activities during Offsite Remote Learning, at home could you please send them to admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au and we can use them in our newsletter.

    Stay well, stay safe and make sure you get to have some family time out in the sun this week.

    STUDENTS ATTENDING ONSITE REMOTE LEARNING WITH COLD OR FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS

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    If your child is displaying cold or flu like symptoms, please do not send them to Onsite Remote Learning. In the interest of everyone’s health and safety, if your child has cold or flu symptoms please keep them at home until their symptoms have cleared.

    I have instructed all staff managing onsite remote learning to contact parents if their children have cold or flu like symptoms and they will need to be collected from school.

     DAILY GOOGLE MEETINGS FOR STUDENTS

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    Please find listed below the important protocols for all students to follow when participating in Remote Learning Google Meetings.

    • All students 3-6 are expected to participate in a daily Google Meeting with your teacher except when they are rostered onto working at school for Onsite Remote Learning.
    • If students are not attending or participating in Google Meetings, teachers will contact the parents to ensure that their children are present for these as important learning expectations are shared.
    • No students are to attend or invite themselves into other grades Google Meetings
    • Students are not to attend Google Meetings from their bed; they must be dressed appropriately and set up for their meeting in an appropriate space. Children are expected to be tuned in to the information being shared and not using these meetings as a social get together.
    • Teachers will have a daily catch up with vulnerable students who may be struggling with the learning provided. Teachers will check in with parents wherever possible.
    • Parents we want you to understand that it is ok to participate in off-site remote learning on your time frame. Remote Learning has to be suitable and adaptable to all the different family dynamics. We do not want parents stressing because the can not fit learning into a 9.00am-3.00pm time slot. You do what works best for you.
    • Please share any parent feedback with your child's teacher or with any of the schools leadership team on (03) 5623 7222. If you are having, any issues or concerns please us in the loop.
    • Please remember that we will do our very best to support every student in our care as well as support all our parents through these challenging times.

    RANDOM SPINNING WHEEL

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    Click the links below to see our prize winners

    CLICK HERE - Fruit Loops Candle Winner (Video)

    CLICK HERE - 2nd Prize Chocolates (Video)

    Winners can collect their prizes at Admin from Thursday morning

    SGO CANDLES & CO. FAMILY RAFFLE 

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    To help you find a positive during Covid Lockdown, the lovely staff at SGO Candles & Co. are giving all families the opportunity to win one of three beautiful 220-gram scented candles.

    This month’s candle flavour is "Fruit Loops" it smells amazing, almost edible.

    The weekly raffle is to say thank you to all our families for their great work during remote learning. All our family names will be put into Mr. Pitt’s random spinning wheel and each week in the lead up to the term break two lucky families will win an SGO Candle or a box of Cadbury Favourites We will keep you posted of our winning families via our weekly newsletter.

     WEEK 8 FAMILY RAFFLE WINNERS

    Bentley Lehman from Prep AN was the winner of the SGO Candles & Co, Fruit Loop Candle and our 2nd Prize winner of the box of Cadbury Favourites was Michelle Stanfield in 5/6TM. Congratulations to Bentley and Michelle. We look forward to seeing who will be our week 9 winners.

    FATHERS DAY POWERPOINT

    A big thank you to Mrs. Lewry for the wonderful job that she did on our Father’s Day slide show. A lot of time and effort went into setting it up. Also thank you to Mr Pitt for his technical support that he provided. The feedback from parents was very positive and appreciative.

    We have converted the file to an MP4 (Video) file so that it makes it easy to view on differing platforms. Please feel free to watch it via the link below or make a copy of it.

    Fathers Day Powerpoint - CLICK HERE

    PARENT ACCESS MODULE (PAM)

    Thank you to all our families who have signed in and verified their children/s information.  This will improve our communications moving forward including seeking permission for excursions, trips to the sick bay (which can be communicated to parents via email notifications in real time), and monitoring any students with medical conditions. 

    We continue to encourage any parents who are yet to access the portal to do so via the link below and ensure all students details, including medical details are up to date. Please contact the school if you still have not been able to do this or please follow the instructions on the school website.

    This portal is accessible via https://pam.stidrouin.catholic.edu.au/

    2022 ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN

    Enrolments are now open and we are now taking bookings for enrolment interviews and school tours. (COVID-19 Dependent).

    If you require an interview and school tour with your child, please contact our school Admin on 5623 7222 as soon as possible to book a time.

    All parents will be required to complete a student questionnaire prior to the commencement of your interview (this takes a couple of minutes and you will receive it on arrival). You will also receive an enrolment pack with an enrolment form enclosed.

    We strongly advise you to book your interview and return your application form promptly to guarantee enrolment for next year.

    SCHOOL FEES & FEE CONCESSION

    Term 1, 2 & 3 School Fees are now overdue.  BPay details are available on your school fee statement. School fees are due by the 4th week of each term and must be paid in full by the end of the school year they are due, December 2021.

    If any families would like to pay off their fees either weekly, fortnightly or monthly, please set up a direct debit schedule by completing a Direct Debit Form and returning to the school office at your earliest convenience.  Please calculate the total fees payable by the number of weeks/payments required for your fees to be paid by December 2021. For any assistance please contact the school Admin office via email on: admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au

    For any families that have recently received a Government means-tested Health Care Concession Card and have not already advised the school office, please forward a copy of your card to the office to check your eligibility, as a fee concession may apply. The card must be in the name of the parent/fee payer for a fee concession to apply with the student details listed on the card.  A CSEF (Camp, Sport & Excursion Fund) form must also be completed. Application forms must be completed each year.

    If your current Health Care Concession Card has expired, or is due to expire and your card is re-issued or any details have changed, please send a copy of your new card details to the office as soon as possible for the concession to be checked and applied to your fees. 

    ART APPRECIATION AWARDS

    Foundation:
    Abbey Maling: for her rainbow fish artwork
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    Grade 1:
    Yvette Harris: for her portrait of Mrs. Gleeson
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    Grade 2: 
    Pippa Biorci: for her cardboard animal portrait
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    Grade 3: 
    Summer Veale: for her paper bug
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    Grade 4:
    Tilley Kensley: for her paper bug
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    Grade 5: 
    Ebony Seabrook: for her detailed art analysis 
    Grade 6:
    Eve Long: for her detailed art analysis

    PARALYMPICS CHALLENGE - GOAL BALL

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    ONLINE PARENT COURSE – NO SCAREDY CATS™

    Anxiety in children is at an all-time high.

    Parentshop® has developed No Scaredy Cats™, a parent-led program to give parents the tools to help their anxious children to become more resilient.

    At this time, when it is difficult to get support, Parentshop® are delivering an online parent version of No Scaredy Cats™, presented by the course author, Michael Hawton MAPS.

    CLICK HERE for dates and to sign up for the webinar

    LIBRARY NEWS

    by Mrs Catherine McKenna, Library Teacher

    Email: cmckenna@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au

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    Book Week

    Monday 13th September

    Next Monday each student will have the opportunity to tune into our Book Week show through a livestream performance.

    This fun show is part of our Book Week celebration performed by actors from Perform Education. If we are still in remote learning, class teachers will give every student a link to watch the live, interactive show.

    Grades 3-6 at 10am

    Foundation to Grade 2 at 11:40

    Don’t forget to dress up too!

    BOOK REVIEWS

    More reviews have been published in the Herald Sun by our students.

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    REMOTE LEARNING

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    PARISH NEWS

    STIRRING THE POSSUM

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    Afghanistan’s new masters have a well-earned image as women haters, of treating women brutally without compunction or compassion. They seem to regard half of humanity as subservient sub-humans to be viciously kept down.

    Yet we see images of brave Afghan women with placards demanding fundamental justice of the Taliban. Such courage is unfathomable. They know their defiant bravery can’t end well but there is no safe or easy way to proclaim what they must. Courageous stirring like this is the only way to change society. It has ever been thus – people with the purpose and bravery to challenge injustice and absorb the consequences (think Eureka Stockaders or suffragettes), inspiring and paving the way for others through their suffering. 

    Jesus is the greatest stirrer of all. He hasn’t gone out of his way to challenge the authorities but simply pursued his mission of proclaiming the Good News of God’s love. Inevitably, the authorities wouldn’t like his message and his witness. Jesus was not naïve; he knew the odds of a violent end if he continued his activity and kept insisting on the irruption of God’s reign. It was impossible to live in solidarity with the poor and downtrodden, as he did, without suffering the reaction of the powerful. (Mark 8:27-35) (Pagola p332) Sooner or later it would lead to his death. 

    What are the thoughts of those young Afghan women, proclaiming their message, insisting on respect and dignity for women, their right to make their own decisions and to pursue employment and education? Surely, sooner rather than later, the crazies who have taken their country will violently suppress them; probably kill them.

    We Christians see in them Jesus, who died bravely proclaiming the greatest message of all: God’s absolute, infinite, intimate love for us. Signing up with Jesus means turning away from our old easy life and seeking new life in the Father’s Kingdom. Proactively supporting our brave Afghan sisters might be a start.

    Deacon Mark Kelly

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    PUBLIC NOTICES

    BELEZA SCHOOL UNIFORM

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    DRUM AND GUITAR LESSONS

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    COMMUNITY NEWS

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    SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS CLINIC

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    Monday 27th September – Thursday 30th September

    Drouin Tennis Club 9.00 am – 10.30 am or

    Warragul (St Paul’s Anglican Grammar) 11.00 am – 12.30 pm  

    Cost:  $100 (or $25.00 per day)

    Come along and try tennis and have some fun in the holidays!

    TOURNAMENTS (round robin format)

    Moe Tennis Club – Friday 24th September

    Drouin Tennis Club – Friday 1st October

    Lessons also available during the school term

    Racquets are available to borrow if required

    For further information or bookings contact Gippsland Tennis Coaching

    Mark Stevens  email: mstennis@dcsi.net.au    Jamie Dunn 0449 257 569   

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    LITTLE ATHLETICS

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