Important Information This Week
FINAL DAY FOR STUDENTS
All St Ita’s students finish school at 3.20pm on Tuesday the 14th of December. School staff will be onsite until 12 noon on Friday 17th December, completing professional development and First Aid training requirements.CANCELLATION OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND WHOLE ASSEMBLY
Due to the current COVID-19 cases in our local community, we have been advised by DOSCEL that we will not be able to run our Christmas Carols evening on Thursday, or our final whole school assembly on Friday.
Our final whole school assembly will now take place via Google Meet and we will make a copy of the assembly and attach it to our school website for parents to view.
We have deemed that the running of both these events would be too great a risk to students and families in the lead up to the end of the year. We apologise for the short notice, however, we are obligated to put in place the safest and most responsible practices for all those in our teaching and learning community.
At this stage the Grade 6 Big Day Out will still take place on Thursday, however we may not be able to access the pool due to poor weather. This event will be conditional, and could be cancelled if we have more student cases appearing in this class level.
We will keep all families informed of any changes that may need to take place via the Schoolzine App, in the meantime please keep the parents and children currently suffering COVID-19 in your thoughts and prayers.
PARENTS AND STUDENTS WHO CONTRACT
COVID-19
In the event that any parents, siblings or students test positive to COVID-19, please contact the school immediately and follow the directions below. Students must undergo a PCR test, and receive a negative result to gain an exit quarantine certificate before they can come back to school. Please be aware that tests using a Rapid Antigen Test Kit will not provide a certificate to gain entry back to school.
STUDENT TRANSITION FOR 2022
After Tuesday's transition, it is really important that if your child comes home disappointed that they don’t have their best friend or favourite teacher, that parents use this opportunity to build resilience in their child. Teachers have spent numerous hours discussing every child in the school and what is the best fit for their learning and we will not be making changes to any class structures as it creates a ripple effect across classrooms.
GRADE 6’s BIG DAY OUT
The Grade 6's will be attending Inflatable World in Moe and returning to school for games and a hot chip lunch. The Grade 6’s have exclusively booked this venue to reduce the possible exposure and transmission of COVID-19.
SCHOOL CAPTAINS FOR 2022
It is with great pleasure 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.
GRADE 6 CAPTAINS FOR 2022
The following students have been awarded Captains for 2022
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
COVID-19 FINANCIAL SUPPORT - SCHOOL FEE CONCESSIONS
SCHOOL FEES & CONCESSIONS
School Fees for 2021 are now due and payable. All school fees must be paid in full by the end of December.
Please contact the school office this week should you need to discuss finalising your 2021 school fee payment.
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 below and return to the school office prior to 17th December 2021 for payments commencing in January, or by Monday 31st January 2022 for payments commencing February 2022. For any assistance regarding calculations of payments, 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.