Important Information This Week
JUNIOR ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
On Friday 18th November the Junior Athletics Carnival will be held for students in Foundation, Grade 1 and Grade 2 at the Drouin Recreation Reserve. The day will start at 9.10am and conclude at 1pm (with a 30 minute recess break from 11-11.30).
Students are to come dressed in their house colours. Remember to wear runners, bring a hat, recess, lunch, drink bottle and sunscreen. Students will be participating in 7 events throughout the day.
Parents are welcome to attend the athletics day. Franklin and the Bean coffee van will be at the Drouin Rec Reserve.
FOUNDATION 2023 PARENT INFORMATION SESSION
Our Foundation 2023 Parent Information Session will run on Tuesday, 22nd November 2022 @ 11.30am. The session will take place in the Multi-purpose Hall, and will run for approximately an hour. At this session parents will be informed of general daily routines, school start times and important dates, uniforms and general useful day to day information. There will also be a short question and answer session if you still have some unanswered questions after this session. Any new families with children in other year levels are welcome to attend.
SCHOOL DISCO
On Friday 9th December we will be holding a school disco for all our students in the multi- purpose hall. Resident DJ Snoop Dog CB (Cooper Bills) will be on hand to dish out the tunes for a session with Foundation -2, and then 3-6 session. On this day kids can wear their funkiest, loudest disco get up.
LAST DAY TERM 4
A reminder to all families that the last day of Term 4 will be, Wednesday 14th December 2022, school will conclude at 3.20pm to coincide with the local bus services.
CALENDAR DATES
We encourage all families to keep checking 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
14th December - Last day Term 4
ST VINCENT DE PAUL/ST ITA'S PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS GIFT APPEAL 2022
Christmas is quickly approaching with just five weeks left of our school year. In past years, the families of St. Ita’s have helped bring joy and hope with donations of gifts to children in less fortunate situations within the wider community, at Christmas time. This charitable act invites you, as a family, to be involved in a simple, hands-on project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas, Jesus Christ, God’s greatest gift.
Last year we were able to support well over 200 children that are under the care of St. Vincent de Paul within our Parish and local areas, and we have been asked if we are able to help a similar number again this year.
This year, families who wish to support our “Christmas Gift Appeal” will have the options of either purchasing their own gift in their chosen store for a child/children aged between 0 - 13 years, or by visiting the Warragul Toyworld to purchase a gift and leave them there to be collected. Alternately, families can donate an amount of money to an account held at Toyworld and a St. Vinnies’ member will select toys to the value of any financial donations.
Please do not wrap your gifts as they will need to be sorted and labelled for the appropriate aged child. Our school Mini Vinnies Team will be assisting the St Vincent de Paul team with this, this year. Simply pop your gift into a gift box or a Christmas gift bag and drop it into the school to be placed under the Christmas tree in the foyer.
It is preferred where possible for you and your children to select gifts, to give children the important life lesson of the joy of giving to others.
We will require all gifts to be dropped in to the school by Wednesday, 7th December at the latest, for collection by the St Vincent de Paul team.
Please support the St Vincent de Paul team to continue their work in our Community, the need this year is greater than ever.
Thank you all for your continued support, and a happy and blessed Christmas to all.
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.