Important Information This Week
COVID-19 QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS AT ST ITA'S
If you have any worries or concerns relating to COVID-19 isolation and quarantine requirements for your child please read the following carefully;
POSITIVE FOR COVID
Despite your vaccination status - quarantine for 10 days from date of positive test.
HOUSEHOLD CONTACT - FULLY VACCINATED AND CHILDREN 0 - 11
Quarantine for 7 days from diagnosis of first case in household. Get a PCR test on Day 0 and Day 6.
HOUSEHOLD CONTACT - NON-VACCINATED
Quarantine for 14 days from diagnosis of first case in household. Get a PCR test on Day 0 and Day 13.
WORKPLACE CONTACT
Despite your vaccination status - get a PCR test and exit quarantine on a negative test result.
A Rapid Antigen Test will / should be provided. It is recommended you use this if attending sensitive settings for 7 days following exposure.
SCHOOL / EDUCATION CONTACT
Despite your vaccination status - get a PCR test and only exit quarantine on a negative test result.
A Rapid Antigen Test will/ should be provided. It is strongly recommended you use this for attendance for 7 days following exposure.
SOCIAL CONTACT
Despite your vaccination status - get a PCR test and exit quarantine on a negative test result. Rapid Antigen Test is not provided.
SYMPTOMATIC
Despite your vaccination status - get a PCR test and exit quarantine on a negative test result. Rapid Antigen Test is not provided.
GRADE 6 GRADUATION
A reminder that our Grade 6 graduation mass is on at 5.30pm on this Thursday 2nd December, a celebration aftwwards at the Drouin Golf Club starting at 7.0pm. The Drouin Golf Club have asked us to remind all parents attending that the following Covid-19 protocols are in place;
- Parents must be able to provide vaccination status
- Parents must sign in via QR Code (This is easily done via mobile phone.)
- Siblings will not be able to attend the graduation.
FINAL DAY FOR STUDENTS
END OF YEAR LITURGY CANCELLATION
Due to the recent COVID-19 cases in our school, our end of year Liturgy has been cancelled to ensure the community and our children can remain safe. It would be irresponsible to conduct a large, indoor liturgy for our community with the possibility of spreading the COVID-19 virus.
END OF YEAR ASSEMBLY
Our end of year assembly will be held on Monday 13th December in our school hall, we will need to keep this strictly school children and staff only. We apologise to our families who had expressed interest in attending, we hope we to have you all back in attendance next year.
RESPECTFUL DRIVING
Please do not park in the BUS ZONE in front of school admin for drop off or pick up. Today the bus was forced to pull up in front of the exit zone for car line causing a major traffic blockage.
Please also exit the Drouin Rec Reserve onto Grant/Sinclair St with caution. We have had numerous reports of careless driving and near misses.
CHRISTMAS JOY CONCERT
ORIENTATION DAY ST ITA’S
On Tuesday the 7th December between 11.30am and 12.30pm we will have our whole school orientation. On this day your child will find out who their new teacher and classmates will be for the 2022 school year. It is really important that if your child comes home disappointed that they don’t have their best friend or favourite teacher, parents use this opportunity to build resilience. Teachers have spent numerous hours discussing every child in the school and what is best for their learning and the school will not be making changes to any classes as it creates a ripple effect across the other classrooms.
GRADE 6 - BIG DAY OUT
Our Grade 6 students will be attending Inflatable World in Moe, and returning for a swim at the Drouin outdoor pool and BBQ lunch on the 9th December. Our school will have exclusively access to these booked venues to reduce the possible exposure and transmission of COVID-19. This is a school event and further information can be obtained from classroom teachers.
SCHOOL CAPTAINS FOR 2022
It is with great please that we announce our school captains for the 2022 school year as Amber Hammond and Aiden Noonan. These two students will be support by two vice school captains in Josephine Spain and Cooper Bills.
Amber, Aiden, Josephine and Cooper were selected from a very high pool of exceptional young leaders at St Ita’s and a big congratulations to their teachers for the preparation and organisation.
LOST & FOUND UNIFORM
There will be a table outside of the Admin Building over the next week (29th Nov - 3rd Dec), that will have lost and found items that are unlabelled, and we have been unable to return to students. If you have lost any uniform items we encourage you to have a look and see if we have anything that belongs to you.
CANTEEN CLOSURE
Please note that the School Canteen will be closing for the year on Friday 3rd December, this will also be the last day for lunch orders.
YEAR 7 TRANSITION DATES
The below dates have been scheduled for Grade 6 students who are transitioning into Secondary School in 2022;
Drouin Secondary College
Transition Day 1 - Tuesday 7th December
Transition Day 2 - Friday 10th December
FAMILIES LEAVING THE ST ITA'S COMMUNITY IN 2022
If there are any families that know they will be moving on from St Ita’s in the 2022 school year, it is important that we are informed of your intentions so places can be offered to those families who are currently on waiting lists. Please contact our School Admin if you are moving on 03 5623 7222 or admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au
CHRISTMAS IN A SHOE BOX - 2 WEEKS LEFT
The St Ita's & St Vinnies Drouin “Christmas in a Shoe Box” gift exchange, in conjunction with Toyworld Warragul closes on Friday 3rd December.
Please visit Toyworld Warragul in the next week, advise you are from St Ita's and are choosing a gift or are donating money to our wonderful local St Vinnies for those in need this Christmas.
It is preferred where possible for you and your children to select the gift, to give children the important lesson of the joy of giving to others. Please leave your gift with Toyworld Warragul as they are storing and delivering to St Vinnies to assist in keeping everyone COVID safe.
Thank you for your continued support.
COVID-19 FINANCIAL SUPPORT - SCHOOL FEE CONCESSIONS
SCHOOL FEES & FEE CONCESSION
School Fees for 2021 are now due and payable
BPay details are available on your school fee statement. All school fees are now due and payable and all accounts must be finalised by the end of the school year they are due, December 2021.
Direct Debits can be implemented at any time, if any families would like to pay their fees by instalment weekly, fortnightly or monthly, please complete the below 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.