On behalf of everyone in the St Ita’s learning community I would like to thank all our parents for the support and understanding that you have afforded to our teachers through the challenges of Covid-19.

At the beginning of this term our community was thrust into a learning that was totally alien to us and we were unsure of what it would look like and how it would work. Our teachers did an amazing job working collaboratively to prepare remote learning for all our children whilst working with children of essential service workers onsite at St Ita’s.

As we come to the end of term I’ve instructed my staff to make sure they have a break that allows them to tune out of the learning space and totally relax both body and mind.

The beginning of next term will no doubt bring with it new challenges associated with Covid-19 and we will do our best to work through these challenges to make sure everyone in our learning community is safe and well cared for physically, emotionally and mentally.

God bless all in our community and enjoy a safe and restful break.

LAST DAY OF TERM THIS FRIDAY

This Friday, 26th June is the last day of term 2. School buses will operate one hour earlier than normal, departing school at 2.30pm.  School will finish at 2.20 pm on Friday. 

Term 3 commences on Monday 13th July at 8.50am. School pick up and drop off procedures will remain as currently in place, for the beginning of term 3 with 2 car lines operating: A-K from the Victoria St entry and L-Z from the Drouin Rec Reserve Gate. 
Please note the school commencement time is 8.50am. Any students arriving from 9am will need to be signed in late at the office.

TONIGHT - PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Tonight is the last night for Parent-Teacher Phone interviews for those parents that booked an appointment time on-line. Please contact the class teacher by Dojo should you still require to book an appointment for tonight.

Teachers will be onsite tonight, Wednesday 24th June between 3.50pm and 5.30pm to conduct the phone interviews. Phone interviews will be 10 minutes in duration. 

SCHOOL FEE CONCESSION

For any families impacted financially by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and  have concerns about your financial situation regarding school fees, please contact myself on 5623 7222 during the hours of 8.30am-3.30pm Monday to Friday, or via email: principal@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au so that we can explore confidential financial support arrangements to enable your child(ren)’s education at our school to continue. 

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.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Since returning to full time school it has been noticed that a number of students have been attending school out of uniform. St Ita’s has a school uniform policy and the expectation is that all students attend school in the correct school uniform. I have asked all class teachers to alert their students of the correct school uniform for the winter terms and the expectations around being at school in correct school uniform.

If you child is out of school uniform, could I please ask that you send a note to your child’s teacher explaining your situation or reason. Attached below is the winter uniform for students to be worn during Term 2 & Term 3.

Please remember to clearly label all clothing and check regularly that the name can be easily read. Teachers cannot identify unmarked clothing, which is often mislaid or wrongly claimed by other children. Please check your child has their own items at the end of each week. Permanent markers wear off, so items must be relabelled regularly or we recommend iron-on labels. 
Where property is marked clearly it will be returned to the owner. Should marking be indistinct or absent, property will be placed in the lost property cupboard, located in the foyer of the Administration Office. We currently have many un-named school jumpers in the lost property cupboard. 

 

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Please don't forget to subscribe to the school newsletter via our new school website to receive a copy each each week. https://stidrouin.catholic.edu.au/

NEW szAPP COMING SOON

Next term we will be moving to a new school notification App from Schoolzine which works inconjunction with our new school website. This new app called szAPP will replace the Skoolbag app.