Important Information This Week
LIBRARY NEWS
This week we feature two more of our students who were published in the Herald Sun recently. Congratulations to our Grade 5/6's Ethan and Aidan
Author: Jeff Kinney
Review by Ethan Nikolasev
What to Expect: Spooky themes and comedy
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories is based on 14 short stories with names like the Human Head and Ghost Friends. It is a great read for people who like spooky stories that are not really that spooky.
From the same author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, there are definitely some laugh out loud hilarious story lines.
My particular favourite story was The Demon, in which the friend of the main character pretends to be controlled by a demon, which leads to some very funny things happening.
I would recommend this book.
Stunt Kid
Seriously stacks it
Author: Jack Heath
Review by Aidan Noonan
This book is about an 11 year old boy, Levi, who works as a stunt person for his dad’s series Kid Kablam. Levi doesn’t really enjoy doing this but he doesn’t tell his dad. He has already jumped out of an exploding boat, escaped from an attack dog and crashed a blimp into the Eiffel tower. Now his dad wants him to do the deadly spike pit stunt. Can Levi survive the stunt without seriously stacking it? Read to find out!
I enjoyed this book because Levi is a regular kid, but with a dad who wants him to be who he isn’t.
CONCERT PROPS TRANSPORTATION
We are looking for any parent/s who have a large van, horse float or enclosed truck to support in the transportation of some large school puppets from St Ita's to the West Gippsland Art Centre on Wednesday 18th August at around 9am. There are 4-5 large puppets, with the largest being the size of small horse. If you can help, can you please call the office or email - admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au.
Our fingers are crossed that this can still go ahead with minimal restrictions. There will be more information about the attendance restrictions and buying of tickets shortly when more informaiton is made available by the West Gippsland Art Centre and the Department of Health.
Thanks for your support.
SICK BAY VISITS
PARENT ACCESS MODULE (PAM)
All visits to the sickbay will be recorded on our Parent Access Module under Sick Passes.SCHOOL FEES & FEE CONCESSION
Term 1 & 2 School Fees are now overdue & Term 3 School Fees are due by Friday 6th August. 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.
PARENT ACCESS MODULE (PAM)
We have had very good feedback with the access of school reports through the new parent portal. 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/
If parents can please start updating the medical information through this portal that will be great.
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.
BUS FREE DAYS
School buses will not be operating in the Drouin network on the following days in Term 3. All bus travellers will need to make alternative arrangements to/from school on these days.
Term 3 - Monday 16th August 2021.