Important Information This Week
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES
A reminder to all parents and carers, if anyone in your household tests positive to COVID-19, all occupants of the house must go into 7 days isolation, unless they have a valid exemption. This includes children who may still be testing negative.
The school currently has processes in place so that once we have been informed of a positive case or a household exposure, we will document this date and send communication to confirm when your child can return to school.
It is vitally important that the full isolation period is completed by students and they are not being sent back to school early. Whatever the date of the positive test, you and everyone in your household must spend 7 days in isolation from that date. The 7-day isolation for each individual starts from the date of the individuals first positive test.
If you do test positive to COVID-19 or if any of your children are a household contact you must inform the school immediately via Admin on (03) 5623 7222 as well as sending an email to principal@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au outlining your situation.
A reminder that all positive COVID-19 cases must be logged via the Department of Health Website.
We thank you for your ongoing support to keep St Ita’s a safe place for leaning.
COVID DROP OFF AND PICK UP FOR ALL ST ITA’S STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
To keep all in our community safe, the following COVID-19 drop off and pick up procedures will continue for 2022.
Could all St Ita's families please follow the procedures set out below;
- There is no parking in the Drouin Rec Reserve or in the St Ita’s School Admin car-park area
• Please follow the car line loops for drop off and pick up of children. Teachers will be there to assist children to enter and exit cars. Please do not exit your vehicles in car line.
• Family surnames A-G can be dropped off between 8.30am and 8.50am and picked up at the front of School Admin car-line from 3.20pm - 3.40pm.
• Family surnames H-Z can be dropped off between 8.30am and 8.50am and picked up at the Drouin Rec Reserve car loop from 3.20pm - 3.40pm.
• If you are a Foundation parent and you wish to walk your child to the main gate at Admin, you will need to park your car along Victoria St or reverse park in the church car park and walk up to the main admin gate. (Please do not park your car at Drouin Rec Reserve or in the Admin car park and you must exit your car with your children to walk to the school entry.) Please note the no parking signs in front of the school.
• Any parents wishing to enter the school to meet with your child’s class teacher or Principal must ring admin first on 5623-7222 and make an appointment, making sure that they sign in on-arrival.
• Any parents entering the school are required to wear a mask when on site.
We thank you for your continued support during these challenging COVID-19 times.
CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE
The Conveyance Allowance application is now open for Term 1 for any families that qualify for the travel allowance as per the criteria below. You must lodge a new application each year.
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.
- 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.
Please complete the Conveyance Allowance Application Form and return to the school office by Friday 18th February 2022. Late claims cannot be accepted.
SECONDHAND UNIFORM
A big thank you to all our families who have donated their good quality uniform they no longer need, we currently have a huge supply of secondhand uniform available to all of families.
If you children have had unexpected growth spurts, or have lost some of their uniform as they often do, please feel free to call the Office on (03) 5623 7222 or admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au we may have something to help get you through!
All items in our secondhand collection, have been washed and inspected to ensure they are of good quality. All items are for sale for $2.00 a piece, a nominal donation to the school so that we can keep this service available to families.
SCHOOL FEES & CONCESSIONS
Please contact the school office if you need to discuss your 2022 school fee payment.
If any families would like to set up a weekly, fortnightly or monthly direct debit schedule for school fees, please complete the Direct Debit Form below and return to the school office. For any assistance regarding calculations of payments, please contact us 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.