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Principals Message

Dear Families

As this will be the last Newsletter for Term 3 due to the short week next week I wanted to say a big thank you for your continued support throughout this term. Thank you to our wonderful students for your ongoing efforts in learning and friendship and thank you to our dedicated staff for all that you do to inspire the best.

VALE QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1926-2022

Many people have been taking the time this week to reflect on the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, as the days of mourning following her death, continue.

As a School, we call to mind the many values Her Majesty espoused and lived during her 70 years of reign. We can learn much from her example:

The importance of service to others: as shown through Her Majesty’s dedication and selfless service up until her 96th year
The importance of giving hope to others: as shown through her Majesty’s annual Christmas message and visits during important occasions and disasters.
The importance of being there for others: Her Majesty’s presence with her people in times of trouble and need.
Her unwavering faith, and
Her calmness and integrity throughout.

The Student Representative Council have decided to hold a Royal Day in memory of the Queen for their SRC day this term. Therefore students are invited to wear the colours red, white, and blue on Wednesday 21 September (next Wednesday) or royal dress up on the day.

Thanks, Ma'am for everything!

Notice to Parents- National Day of Mourning

The Australian Government has announced a National Day of Mourning to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II and has declared Thursday 22 September 2022 as a public holiday.

As such all schools in the Lismore Diocese will not be operational on Thursday 22 September. That means that the last day of school for our students will now be Wednesday 21 September 2022.

BOOK WEEK HAS BEEN TERRIFIC!

We've had an amazing Book Week that included

Drumming with Mr. O'Dwyer
Roald Dahl's Birthday
Book Character parade, Rug Reading, and open classrooms
Dot Day and
Book giveaways

Thank you to the many parents who were able to join us. Thank you to all the students and staff who were truly involved in the spirit of the week.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND

THANKSGIVING PARISH SCHOOL MASS

Tomorrow 17 September 2022 our six Stage 2 students, Meluca Jett, Phillipa Swanson, Rose Quirk, Sunni Rese, Sophie Flanagan, and Ayla Stahl will be receiving their First Holy Communion. We are so looking forward to supporting them and their families on their very special day.

We would also like to invite our students and families to the Mass to acknowledge the Parish and parishioners for giving us the use of their Church and moving to the Anglican Church for their Masses.

WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL TO FR MAX GOW, FR PETER JONES, AND THE ST JOHN'S CHURCH PARISHIONERS FOR ALLOWING US TO MOVE INTO THEIR CHURCH WHEN WE SO DESPERATELY NEEDED A PLACE TO GROW A SCHOOL FOLLOWING THE FLOODS.

We hope that you can join us to show our community thanks.

STUDENT MOBILE PHONES AT SCHOOL

As stated in the Parent Handbook, students are not permitted to bring mobile phones into school at any time. If there is a need for your child to bring a phone (eg for after-school use) please ensure that the phone is handed into the Office on arrival at school and collected at bus time in the afternoon.
Parents are also advised to monitor their child’s use of mobile phones outside of school hours to protect the children from potential harm. and to ensure that they are not being used as a means of communication to interact inappropriately. Thank you for your assistance and vigilance in this matter.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2022

A reminder that Friday 23 September 2022 is a Staff Development Day.

As a staff, we will be learning about the new Kinder to Year 2 English and Maths Syllabus.

This is a Pupil Free Day, therefore the students' last day for this term will be Thursday 22 September 2022.

COVID 19 UPDATE

The COVID-smart settings that students, staff and communities have become used to will continue in Term 3 including:

Staying home if unwell or showing any symptoms, and not returning to school or work until fully recovered.
Rapid antigen testing for any students or staff showing symptoms and for close contacts who are able to return to school.
Maximising natural ventilation.
Good hygiene practices for students and staff including regular hand washing with soap and water.
Encouraging all students, staff and families to keep up to date with vaccinations, including COVID-19 booster shots when eligible and the flu vaccine.
Identifying when schools need to implement additional COVID-smart measures if experiencing rapidly increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases.

In addition to these baseline settings, some additional layers this term as extra protection for staff, students and school communities, include:

Strongly encouraging all staff, students and school visitors to wear a mask while indoors, particularly during the first four weeks from the beginning of term.
Distributing RAT kits to all staff and students in schools (1 pack per person).
Boosting day cleaning in schools, with a particular focus on high-touch areas.

NSW Health has revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks down to four weeks effective from 19 July 2022.

IN WEEK 9 OF TERM 3 WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR:

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Our Junior Joeys
Book Week
Character Parades
Rug Reading
Mr. O'Dwyer's Drumming
Our students preparing to make their First Holy Communion- Pip, Meluca, Ayla, Sunni, Sophie, and Rose

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and holiday break. School resumes on Monday 10 October 2022

Regards

Principal