Important Information This Week
FOUNDATION MASS
Our Foundation students will be attending Mass together on Thursday @ 9.30am, we welcome all parents or family members who wish to come along and help them celebrate.SOCKTOBER
Our mini vinnies team have organised for all students to participate in 'Socktober' to celebrate Global Missions Week on Friday 28th October. All students are encouraged to come to school wearing their best and craziest socks, or their craziest hair.
To help contribute to fundraising for Global Missions Week we ask that children bring a non-perishable can of food to donate to the Missions.
VOLUNTEER INDUCTION SESSIONS
Parents and volunteers wanting to help out in the classroom, can attend volunteer induction session on the following dates and times;- Tuesday 25th October 2022 @ 9am
- Thursday 27th October 2022 @ 3.00pm
The session will take approximately 15 minutes, and we have scheduled them so that they coincide with pick up and drop off times. If you have previously completed the induction training there is no need to attend another session, this is specifically aimed at parents/volunteers who have not attended an induction session.
A reminder to all volunteers, you will need to sign in at the Admin Office prior to heading down to the classroom, please ensure you have your current Working With Children Check (WWCC) with you as we will need to make a copy for our records.
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
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.
THANK YOU
We would like to extend a big thank you to the parents who volunteered to be waitresses at the recent Baw Baw Big Blokes BBQ - Caitlin Miller, Chloe Earles, Elisha Upston, Karen Howie Casey, Karla Start, Samantha Harmes and Teagan Smethurst. By all accounts the event was hugely successful, and we appreciate you volunteering your time to this worthy community event.
SCHOOL FEES & CONCESSIONS
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.