St Ita's Primary School Drouin
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50 Victoria Street
Drouin VIC 3818
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Phone: 03 5623 7222

T3 W4 2022 Newsletter

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T3 W4 2022 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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    MESSAGES FROM THE PRINCIPAL

    ST ITA’S SCHOOL CONCERT

    Last Thursday we finally had the opportunity to conduct our whole school concert “Dance with me in Africa” at the West Gippsland Arts Centre. The concert was an outstanding success with over 1100 people attending both the matinee and night performance. It's fair to say that Mrs. Jenny Adrichem pulled out a show stopper for her final production at St Ita’s. 

    The thing that really stood out to me was the amount of kids who were nervous and showing signs of anxiety before the show, and the change in confidence once they had the opportunity to perform. It can be a really tough gig for some kids to get up in front of an audience, and our kids absolutely shone on the night.

    I’d like to thank all our Grade 6 students for their commitment to the lead roles on the night. You put on a super performance and led the rest of the school by example. The excitement you showed, and the buzz you generated on the night was electric.

    To our amazing St Ita’s staff, you do so much behind the scenes in the lead up to our concert. From daily practice, to sourcing costumes and props, building the confidence of children and walking the walk with your Grade's. Well done to all of you!

    Thank you Mrs. Adrichem for sharing your passion for the Arts in your time at St Ita’s. You’ve been such a positive influence on so many of our kids. We have so many kids in our school who thrive on the opportunity to perform and we have been blessed to have you as a role model.

    When I first started at St Ita’s I was forewarned about the annual school concert. It was a huge event, almost Spielberg like in its production and this year didn’t disappoint.

    And finally, to you the parents. Thank you for being so patient and offering your support, encouragement and kind words over the Covid journey. It’s been tough and we’ve had to work through challenging times where the goal posts move daily. The up side has been that I truly believe it’s built resilience across our learning community.

    Thank you to everyone for an amazing team effort.

    NO TURNING TRAFFIC TO ENTER THE ADMIN DROP OFF AND PICK UP

    A reminder to all parents and guardians, to please avoid making right hand turns into the school admin drop off and pick up area during the peak morning and afternoon drop off and pick up times.

    If you are travelling west to east along Victoria St and there is a bank up of cars, please do not make a right-hand turn cutting in front of them. We asked that all west to east traffic go down through the roundabout at the bottom of Victoria St and come back up the hill to join the carline and enter the school making a left hand turn.

     CAR LINE DROP OFF AT ADMIN

    We have now implemented a change to our car line procedures at the Admin drop off area each morning. We ask that all parents drive to the very front of the designated drop off point (it should allow 3-4 cars to pull up for students to exit their car). Where possible we request that all children exit their cars independently via the left-hand side, if your child must exit via the right-hand door, please place your car in park, exit your car, and assist your child to get out and escort them via the rear of your vehicle to a safe area.

    We ask all parents to be patient and respectful during drop off and please adhere to the 10kph speed limit. 

    SCHOOL UNIFORM

    A number of students are still not wearing the correct school uniform. All St Ita’s students need to be dressed in full winter uniform which includes black leather school shoes not black runners unless they are all black. Students should not be wearing socks with logos. Classroom teachers have been instructed to contact parents in regards to the incorrect uniform being worn.

    COVID-19 OUTBREAK AT ST ITA’S

    An important message to all St Ita’s families that there has been a significant outbreak of Covid-19 cases in our school. These cases are mostly in the Grade 2 and Grade 5/6 level. We also have had several staff test positive.

    Could I please ask all parents to be super vigilant and make sure that if their children are presenting any signs of COVID-19 they are kept home.  This current outbreak has the potential to have a serious impact on both the health and the learning of all in our community.

    We thank you for your ongoing support as we work through these challenging times. 

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    WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY THIS FRIDAY

    This Friday we will conduct our whole school assembly in the school hall starting at 2.30pm. We would ask any parents attending to please wear a mask, unless of course you have an exemption. At this assembly our school leaders will present the Welcome to Country, a selected Grade will present School Prayer and a selected Grade will deliver class news. Our Aussie of the Month Award will be announced as well as class awards which includes the Holy Spirit Award. We hope to see you there on Friday.

    PARISH MASS GRADE 1/2 & 5/6

    2023 FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS

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    Our 2023 enrolments for Foundation are open to all prospective St Ita’s families. To arrange an interview and school tour for your child, please contact Beck or Helen at admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au or 5623 7222.

    SCHOOL FEES & CONCESSIONS

    Term 1 -3 fees are now overdue, please ensure payment is made at your earliest convenience.

    If any families would like to set up a weekly, fortnightly or monthly direct debit schedule for school fees, please complete the Direct Debit Form below and return to the school office. For any assistance regarding calculations of payments, please contact us via email on: admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au

    For any families that have recently received a Government means-tested health care concession card, 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. 

    If your current Health Care card is due to expire this year and your card is re-issued, please send a copy of your new card details to the office as soon as possible for the concession to be checked and applied for next year's fees, if not already done so.

    ST ITA’S SCHOOL CONCERT

    “Dance With Me In Africa”

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    West Gippsland Arts Centre - July 28th, 2022
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    LIBRARY NEWS

    Teacher: Mrs Catherine McKenna

    Email: cmckenna@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au

    BOOK WEEK - 2022

    Book Week celebrates Australian children’s literature and promotes the value of books for the education, enjoyment and enlightenment of children. Across Australia children, educators and families are invited to take part in Book Week between the 20th-26th August.

    This year’s theme of Dreaming With Eyes Open…. encourages children to go on a journey into the world of stories, to see where they travel to in their imagination with characters, dream what they would like to be and discover the Dreaming with First Nations stories. The possibilities are endless when we dream with our eyes open.

    This term in Library classes we are reading the books that are shortlisted by the CBCA for Book Week. Discussions and activities will be centred around these fantastic books. The students also have time to borrow books for home during their class.

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    At St Ita’s we will be celebrating Book Week and our dress up day will be on Monday 22nd August.

    There is plenty of inspiration online for book characters and dressing to the theme. I have attached a few links also.

    Childrens Books Daily

    Simplify Create Inspire

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    BOOK REVIEWS

    This week Hadleigh Elton (4A) has had her book reviews published in the Geelong Advertiser.
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    PARISH NEWS

    True Stewards

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    Every person in every age needs to deal with the circumstances she finds herself in. Some just go with the flow. Some angrily resist the flow. Some try to tweak the flow a little and probably all of us do each of these at different times.

    Born into unimaginable wealth as most of us are in Australia, we mostly go with the flow. Some things particularly annoy us. And some things we do what we can to change. 

    Jesus is addressing us directly in this gospel (Luke 12:32-48). Most ordinary Australians live in housing, the size and convenience of which was inconceivable in Jesus’ time; and indeed remains so for most of our sisters and brothers today. Our surety (even in Covid times) of food, clean water, health care, education, safety and recreation is unparalleled. If anyone has had a great deal given them it is us. Much is demanded of us. And we should feel some discomfort.

    It has pleased our Father to give us the Kingdom (Luke 12:32) so we are in charge of ensuring all are fed and clothed and cared for in the Creator’s Kingdom. How are we doing with that?

    How is our abundance distributed? Are we supporting the desperately poor people in our communities, in our nation and elsewhere? And others who don’t share our good fortune? Do we sometimes marginalise, disrespect or despise others who are different? Oh dear!

    Realising how we fall short, how do we fix that? Our Creator wants us to enjoy our lives but last week’s gospel (Luke 12:13-21) reminded us of the foolishness of hording and accumulating possessions and forgetting about more important matters. We are genuine stewards of the Kingdom when we love others as the Creator loves them and generously give of our time and talents to enable others to enjoy life in the Kingdom.

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    SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION UPDATE

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    A reminder our Confirmation Parent/Child workshop will be held tonight Wednesday, August 3rd in St Ita’s Church, Drouin commencing at 7pm  and Thursday, August 4th in St Joseph’s Church, Warragul at 4pm or 7pm. We will be starting promptly at 7pm.

    Please bring along your completed Choice of Confirmation Name and Sponsor’s Name form, a small picture of candidate for our Confirmation display, your enrolment form if you did not hand it in at one of our Commitment Masses. You will also need a copy of your child’s Baptism Certificate if they were not baptised in the Parishes of Warragul and Drouin.

    Please remember to return your contribution envelope with a tick in the sash required box if you would like us to supply one.


    IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

    2nd Rite of Reconciliation for preparation to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation will be held on Wednesday, 31st August at 7pm in St Ita’s Church, Drouin and on Thursday 1st September at 7pm in St Joseph’s Church, Warragul. All candidates are required to go to Reconciliation before they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

    The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on Friday, 9th September at 7pm in Marist-Sion College Hall. 165 Burke St, Warragul. Please arrive 15 minutes before the starting time so everyone is seated for a 7pm start.

    We are very much looking forwarded to sharing this next special step in your child’s faith journey. 

    We ask our school communities to please keep these children and families in your prayers as they continue their faith journey together.

    PARISH SACRAMENT ENQUIRIES

    Sacrament Enquiries:  Mrs Therese Meggetto

    Mobile: 0439 306 642 Email: Warragul.sacraments@cdsale.org.au

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    DRUM AND GUITAR LESSONS

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