Community Update #4.4

We understand that everybody will feel a little anxious about the children returning onsite. We are hopeful that all will go well.

Please understand that we have a number of Covid safe measures in place.

Here is a link to a supportive video recommended by one of our school families:

To support Victorian schoolchildren with their return to onsite learning, The Royal Children's Hospital hosted a Facebook Live featuring experts in health and learning on 14th October 2021.

You can watch the replay here.

Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Prep Drop Off and Pick Up Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

We look forward to welcoming the Prep children back to school on Monday. 

In order to ensure a safe drop off, the children will enter through the backyard gates from 8:45am.

For safety reasons, it is imperative that parents don't enter the school grounds. Please social distance outside the gates. 

To ally any anxiety, staff will be available to meet your children and assist them. 

The teachers and leaders will be in the playground to welcome the children and direct them inside to their classrooms.

The teachers will bring the children into the back yard at 3:25pm. Again we encourage you to social distance outside the school grounds. When you see your child, you may enter from the back gates and exit with you child through the front yard. Please do not congregate on the school grounds.

Year 1 & 2 Drop Off  Thursday and Friday

We look forward to welcoming the Year 1 & 2 children back to school on Thursday and Friday.

We ask parents to follow the safety protocols mentioned above.

Year 1 & 2 children can enter through the front yard gates at 8:45am and exit through the front yard gates ( making use of the side gate beside the church too).

Safety Bubbles - Keeping our school community safe.

As children begin to return to school on Monday, we will be operating a little differently to previously. 

In order to minimise opportunities for Covid transmission, each year level will operate as a “bubble”. 

This means that students and their teacher (and LSO) can only access their own classroom. 

Where possible, movement around the school (e.g. for play) will be directly outside rather than along corridors.

Play times will be separate and in dedicated spaces. 

All students, on arrival, will head straight to their classroom. 

All staff, Years 3-6 and some others will wear their masks while inside, except where it impacts a child’s access to learning.

Masks

Children bringing masks to wear in the classroom are advised to bring their mask in a snaplock bag with their name on it. This will ensure that the masks can be stored safely and don't get mixed up if the children take them off to go outside.

Sacraments  Postponed - Year 3 Reconciliation and Year 4 Eucharist

In discussion with Fr Siby and due to the current covid situation, the Year 3 and Year 4 children won't make their sacraments this year. These sacraments will occur in 2022. Sacrament levies will be rolled over to 2022 unless a family is leaving. 

Parents & Friends News

Children’s Disposable Face Mask Orders – Update

A reminder that you can still order children’s (and adults) disposable masks from CDFpay until midnight tonight. Boxes of 50 masks are $10 each. The link to CDFpay for any last minute orders is: https://spmurrumbeena.cdfpay.org.au/

We expect delivery to the school mid-next week, and these will be distributed / available for collection as follows:

• Prep families – sent home with children on Wednesday 20^th October
• Gr 1 & Gr 2 families – sent home with children on Thursday 21^st October
• Other onsite students – please ask your children to collect on the day they attend after Wednesday 20^th
• Gr 3 to Gr 6 families – available for collection from the school portico on Saturday 23^rd & Sunday 24^th October between 12:30 – 2:00pm each day.

The P&F will reach out to any families with uncollected orders to arrange a drop off / collection.

Invitation to attend P&F AGM – Thursday 11^th November at 7.30pm via Zoom

The Parents & Friends Annual General Meeting will be held online on Thursday 11^th November. All members of the school community are welcome to attend. If you are interested in getting involved in the Committee please come along. If you’d like to know more, please reach out to Jenny Jones the current P&F President via pandf@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au or 0410470647.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81840662746?pwd=dHJsMlRhZDYvd29FMTVXa1hob2l3dz09

Meeting ID: 818 4066 2746
Passcode: 856629

Second Hand Uniform Stall – Email us to place your order & Volunteers Needed

If you are in need of school uniforms - the second hand uniform shop can help you out. A variety of items, in a range of sizes are available for $5 per item. While COVID restrictions continue you can contact us via email at stpatssecondhanduniforms@gmail.com. Please include the items and sizes you require. If we have what you need we will contact you to arrange a suitable delivery/pick up option.

Once restrictions are lifted, we hope the stall will be available onsite at the school, one afternoon per week for 30mins around school finish time. If you have time to assist with this, please contact our second hand uniform coordinator Sandra IORLANO via: stpatssecondhanduniforms@gmail.com. This is a great way to meet other parents and your commitment can flexible to suit your availability.

Garden of Hope Update

The garden and mosaic won't be completed in time for Michelle Barclay's anniversary (24 October ). We are waiting for the Year 6 children to return to contribute to the mosaic and will let you know when everything is finished. The mosaic is progressing really well.

Prep Information Evening

A huge thanks to all of our community who contributed to the Prep Information event on Tuesday. 

Special thanks to our wonderful staff and the following parents who helped to make the event a success.

• Kylie Thompson & Kirsty Gemetzis (current prep parents)
• Victoria Jones- Nguyen (School Advosory Council)
• Jenny Jones, Anna Martin, Sandra Iolano -ly ( P&F)

Report of youths climbing over the back fence into the school grounds

We have been informed that there are youths trespassing on the school grounds after school hours.

Some were sighted climbing over the fences and then trying to break into the PE shed.

Please call the police if you notice anybody in the school grounds after school hours.

Notice from the Glen Eira Council

A report has been made of youths on bikes recently travelling around the Murrumbeena area, ringing doorbells then running away.

 

This behaviour causes inconvenience and distress to residents. Police have been informed and are now aware of the behaviour.

 

 

Term 4 ( Summer uniform and hats )

Dates highlighted in yellow will be updated once we can proceed

Prep & Year 1 students return                      From Oct 18

        Year 3-6 students return                               From Oct 26 

         School Advisory Council                                       Oct 27 7pm

Closure Day Assessment                             Nov 1

       All students back onsite                               From Nov 5

          Parents & Friends AGM                                Nov 11 7:30pm

Closure Day Planning 2022                          Nov 19 

School Swimming                                         Nov 29 - Dec 10

         School Advisory Council                                      Dec 1 7pm 

School Concert                                             Dec 8

End of term                                                    Dec 15 at 1pm