CALENDAR DATES

We encourage all families to keep checking the our school calendar at the bottom of our newsletter for updates.  Term 4 will be a busy time for all of our students, especially our Grade 6 students.  A few important dates parents should be aware of are;

18th November - Junior Athletics

29th November - Marist Orientation Day

5th December  - Triathlon

6th December - Grade 6 Graduation Mass and Supper @ Drouin Golf Course

12th December - Grade 6 Big Day Out

13th December -  Drouin SC Orientation

SWIMMING & WATER SAFETY PROGRAM

Grade 3/4 - Monday 7th November 2022

Grade 5/6 - Tuesday 25th October 2022

WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTO

Schoolpix will be coming in to take our whole school photo, and grade 6 graduation photo on Monday 24th October 2022, we remind all families that students must be wearing their full summer uniform on this day.

SCHOOL HATS

As a part of our Sun Smart Policy all students are required to wear a hat while playing outside during Term 1 & Term 4.

Please ensure that all children have a St Ita's hat as a part of their school uniform, and that they are bringing their hat to school daily.  If children do not bring a hat to school they will be only be able to play outside in the shaded areas during outside play times.

2022 CLASS STRUCTURES

Each year when we begin the process of setting class lists for the following year we invite parents to let us know if there are particular educational needs their child has which might impact class placement. Over the past few years the majority of requests we receive are regarding the child's social group or a parent preference for a particular teacher.

School is the formative place for young people to begin to explore a world beyond the home. They begin to discover the differences between being friends and being friendly, how to work with people that might have different views and skills, how to develop positive, respectful relationships with a broader range of people and how to deal with change.

The hope for all parents and educators is that we can best equip our young people for a world where they can be effective and affective, can work to bring change in the world and demonstrate a respect and care for all. They will move into a variety of working lives and research shows that each is likely to have a much larger number of jobs and job types than their parents.

For a child changing classes at the end of the year brings uncertainty, a little reluctance, a little excitement, a little nervousness and a little anxiety. It also brings opportunity to practice the skills they will need to enter a new workplace and form effective working relationships with co-workers.

As adults we are aware that a change of workplace means leaving those friendships we have developed in our work life. Some friendships are strong and continue outside of our work life and are nurtured and maintained in our social life. Others are replaced by new working friendships which support and engage us in our new workplace but may or may not last beyond that placement.

This is exactly what children have an opportunity to learn as they change class. Being kept with only the same group, or the same teacher robs them of the learning about how to experience change, to grow relationships, to become more quickly comfortable in new situations and to take control of what is possible in their environment.

We hope that our parents trust that we know our students well; both individually and collectively. We plan classes with great care and discussion balancing the wellbeing, learning and social aspects of each child and class. We consider teacher skills and styles, support requirements and opportunities as well as the requests of the children as to their preferences for peers in their new class.

When the conversations in your house turn to next year please look at the opportunity given to you to discuss how changing workplaces is a reality and how we grow as people each time we form new working relationships with peers and bosses. Talk to them about your experiences, about the things that worked well and please avoid tales of woe!

 2022 CLASS REQUESTS

Class requests for the 2023 can be completed on the following google form. Please do not make assumptions that previous years requests will be honoured. It is best to put everything in writing again. Please understand that these requests are not guaranteed. 

A reminder to all families that all outstanding fees must be finalised by the end of Term 4. All school fees should be finalised in the year they are billed, if you are experiencing difficulty, or feel you will not be able to finalising payment please make contact with Beck at the Admin Office as soon as possible either by phone (03) 5623 7222 or via email admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au

If any families would like to set up a weekly, fortnightly or monthly direct debit schedules for school fees, please complete the Direct Debit Form below and return to the school office.