SOCKTOBER   

Friday 16th October is

SOCK IT to POVERTY DAY at St Ita's.

Students are requested to: 

• bring a Gold coin donation  
• & come to school dressed in their uniform with crazy socks.

Money raised will go to Catholic Mission in support of children in need.

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE

The Conveyance Allowance application is now open for term 4 for any families that have not already completed an application for this year and they qualify for the travel allowance as per the criteria below.

You may apply to claim this Government Allowance if:

• You live more than 4.8 kilometres by the shortest practical route from our school and we are the closest Catholic school to your place of residence.
• You live more than 4.8 kilometres from our school and you cannot access a bus.
• You access a bus and live more than 4.8 kilometres from the bus stop.

You must lodge a new application each year. If you have already completed an application for 2020 you do not need to apply again for this year unless your details have changed.

Eligibility is assessed when the School completes your child’s application on the Government Student Conveyance Allowance System (SCAS). If approved, the allowance payable is based on the one way distance to make the journey to and from school. No private car allowance is payable if the journey to and from school could be made using a public transport service or contract school bus. For further information regarding the Conveyance Allowance Program see: www.education.vic.gov.au/travellingtoschool

Please complete the Conveyance Allowance application form and return to the school office by Friday 16th October 2020. Late claims cannot be accepted.

CAMP, SPORT & EXCURSION FUND

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:

• school camps or trips
• swimming and school-organised sport programs
• outdoor education programs
• excursions and incursions.

From 2020, the Victorian Government is investing an additional $160.9 million for the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund over the next four years. This funding will help ensure more than 220,000 government and non-government students from lower-income families are able to participate in camps, sports and excursions each year.

Who can apply

Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. 

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 the CSEF & a fee concession may apply. The card must be in the name of the parent/fee payer with the student listed on the card, for a fee concession to apply. 

If you have already notified the office of your Concession Card this year, you do not need to apply again - unless your details or circumstances have changed.

New applications - please complete the CSEF application form and return to the school office along with a copy of your Concession Card by Friday 16th October.

SCHOOL FEES

Term 4 school fees are now due & payable by Friday 30th October. All 2020 school fees must be paid in full by December 2020. An updated fee statement will be sent to all families this week. If you are on a direct debit plan, please use this statement as a reference only and contact the office if you require any amendments to your plan.

The 2021 school fee schedule is also available on Care Monkey.

If any families would like to set up a weekly, fortnightly or monthly direct debit schedule for next year, please complete the Direct Debit Form and return to the school office at your earliest convenience or prior to 01 December 2020. Please calculate the total fees payable by the number of weeks/payments required. 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, 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.

For any families impacted financially by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and/or have concerns about your financial situation regarding school fees, please contact Mr Andrew Osler on 5623 7222 during the hours of 9am-3pm Monday to Friday, or via email: principal@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au so that he can explore confidential financial support arrangements with you.

SCHOOLPIX SCHOOL PHOTOS

The Schoolpix School Photos will take place on Wednesday 18th November.

Please make sure all students are neatly presented, wearing their full summer uniform with black school shoes and school jumpers. Grade 6 students are required to wear their bomber jacket in place of the jumper. All students with long hair must tie their hair neatly back using our school colours: red, white, blue or black.

TERM 4 UNIFORM

The wearing of the St Ita's Summer Uniform commences in Term 4.

Due to the unpredictable weather conditions during October & due to the shortage of some uniform supplies from Beleza, either the full Summer or full Winter uniform is permitted to be worn during the start of Term 4. (please do not mix and match). All students must be in full summer uniform for our school photo day on Wednesday 18th November.

Please make sure all students are wearing black school shoes daily (with no visible/colourful logos) except for your child's class PE day, when the Sport Uniform with white socks and runners are to be worn instead. 

All students must wear a school hat with logo to/from school and during outside activities, no matter which uniform is worn, during term 4. All students with long hair must tie their hair neatly back using our school colours: red, white, blue or black.

If your child is to be out of uniform, please send a note or dojo to the class teacher advising a reason why. 

The school office does have some second-hand uniform items for sale. Please enquire via email. admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au

Girls Summer Uniform	Girls Winter Uniform
Red and white gingham dress	Blue tartan tunic  (optional navy blue school pants)
White socks - long or ankle (not low cut socks)	Royal blue polo shirt with school logo
Royal blue jumper with school logo	Navy blue tights or navy blue long socks
Black lace-up or buckle, leather shoes (no visible/colourful logos)	Royal blue jumper with school logo
Long hair neatly tied back using school colours: red, white, blue or black	Black lace-up or buckle, leather shoes (no visible/colourful logos)
Royal blue hat with school logo	Long hair neatly tied back using school colours: red, white, blue or black
Grade 6 only - Navy blue bomber jacket with school logo	Grade 6 only - Navy blue bomber jacket with school logo

Boys Uniform	Sport Uniform
Dark grey trousers or dark grey shorts	Red sport polo shirt with school logo
Royal blue polo shirt with school logo	Royal blue: shorts, skort, netball skirt or tracksuit pants
Grey socks (not low cut)	White ankle socks (not low cut)
Royal blue jumper with school logo	Royal blue jumper with school logo
Black lace-up or buckle, leather shoes or boots (no visible/colourful logos)	Sports shoes/runners (any colour)
Long hair neatly tied back using school colours: red, white, blue or black	Long hair neatly tied back using school colours: red, white, blue or black
Royal blue hat with school logo (Term 1 & 4)	Royal blue hat with school logo (Term 1 & 4)
Grade 6 only - Navy blue bomber jacket with school logo	Grade 6 only - Navy blue bomber jacket with school logo

Please click here for Beleza's on-line store

 

SCHOOL CANTEEN OPEN

The school canteen is open as normal for lunch orders every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please order via Flexischools.

NUT ALLERGY AWARENESS

A reminder to all parents that St Ita’s is a nut free environment. We have several students in our school with a severe food allergy including anaphylaxis to nuts. This is a medical condition that causes a severe / even fatal reaction to specific foods. These reactions can be triggered by contact, ingestion or inhalation.

We ask all parents to refrain from sending nuts or nut products in their children’s lunch and snack. This includes Nutella, peanut butter and nuts contained in cakes or snack bars. We thank you for supporting us as we look to keep all children in our school safe, healthy and well.

SCHOOL NURSE

The Department of Education & Training Primary School Nursing Program offers a health assessment to all students in their first year of school.  The Health nurse, Sarah Howes will be visiting our Foundation students later this term. Parents with a student in Foundation this year would have received yesterday a Questionaire to complete and return to school. Please return all forms to their classroom teacher or the school office by Friday 16th October.