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Message - Deputy Principal ( Learning and Teaching)
Good Afternoon Parents
We are so incredibly excited to be welcoming back all of our St Thomas students on Wednesday 3rd November. We thank you so very much for your support of remote learning and following the many guidelines for on and offsite attendance.
The children have returned to find a new addition to the playground, external painting, the set up of the church building site and we wait in anticipation for the poles and cover to be erected on the basketball courts in the next two to three weeks.
As the children come back to learning at school, our teaching staff will focus on creating learning experiences that are heavily based on the social emotional learning capabilities area of the curriculum. We believe it is vital to focus on the students’ wellbeing and this will be done through sharing stories and responses, team based activities, daily revision of expectations of students and teachers in learning environments, circle time together with Maths and English learning based on team collaboration.
The teaching staff will work consistently from week 7 on creating a full learning profile of each student so as to set them up for success with their future learning. Classroom teachers will begin 2022 knowing exactly where each student is at in literacy and numeracy.
If your child/ren need to isolate as directed by the Department of Health, please email the principal Mrs Kate Dourley on principal@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au with this information. She will pass on relevant information to teachers so that learning at home can be supported and your child/ren can continue to have regular contact with their teacher. Should a medical or other exemption be sought, please also email Kate.
If you choose to keep your child at home without an exemption, please email Kate and let her know of your intention. Please note that parents choosing to keep their children at home without an official exemption, will have limited work supplied by the school.
Finally, our specialist and classroom teachers are working together to provide some fun experiences for the children in the coming weeks. Our specialist team is looking into a Japanese themed week complete with fan creation, sushi and more. Kaboom has been booked and the possibility of a local covidsafe excursion is on the horizon.
Please continue to keep your child/rens class teacher up to date if there are any changes to your circumstances over the next couple of months, and we continue to pray for and with each and every one of you.
Regards
Treasa Barwick
Deputy Principal Learning and Teaching
First Communion Dates (Term 3 Program)
For our students who did their preparation in term 3, the parish has sent information regarding the celebration dates. As always, if you have not received this information, please contact the parish to ensure you are receiving this important communication.
Please note that these proposed dates are for candidates who have done their preparation for First Holy Communion in term 3. These are mostly year 5 students who had missed out on their opportunity to celebrate their Holy Communion last year. The parish is keenly aware that these candidates have first preference on completing the sacrament.
Candidates of the Holy Communion term 4 program will receive information regarding the celebration of their sacrament as soon as possible, however, this is very likely to be early next year due to back-log of sacraments to catch up on. Note that there are other sacraments that are needing catch ups also. Weddings and baptisms are also taking lots of bookings at this time.
Socktober
I’d like to express my gratitude to the families who are jumping onto the Socktober website and donating funds towards our Socktober appeal. This helps immensely with our target to support the community in Bangkok. Don’t forget to check out some other areas of the website to see where these funds are going and the making of the sock-ball.
Pictured below, you can see Foundation are well and truly immersed in the Socktober experience! Making sock-balls is not only fun, but a great way to ‘walk in someone else’s shoes’!
Sincerely,
Andrew McDermott
Catholic Identity & Religious Education Leader
Weekly Parish Mass
Parish Mass can be viewed every Sunday via the following link.
Please click on the facebook link to stream mass
Dear Parents
As the roadmap to reopening begins to allow levels of students to return onsite to school, I would like to remind you that some of our pick up options have changed.
Please refer to the attached car diagram
NB: Please note walking school bus will only commence from 3rd November and until then Mackillop Way will be closed.
Car
There will be a single car pick up lane - the one closest to the school office. Teachers will come to find out which students and send a message to the teacher calling students. Can you please have a sign with your child's name so that the name can be easily read by the teacher .
Children will sit in the flagpole area , in the event the weather is bad they will be undercover.
Walk/Park and pick up
We are now able to offer parking in the carpark bays close to Fiorelli street. You can enter via Gate 1 closest to Ferrari Drive (with the car linepick up cars) then turn right into the carpark and find a bay. Parents can then walk to the crossing near the basketball courts.
Parents sadly cannot come on site with current restrictions. Therefore a teacher will be waiting on the island at the end of the car park bays (near crossing) to take the name of the child to be called to meet you at the gate. You will then cross and hopefully the child/ren will meet you quickly.
Please ensure you social distance from other parents and wear a mask.
Children will be seated between the flag pole and basketball court. In wet weather children will be inside the school building and will be called to come and meet you at the gate.
When our new basketball cover is completed (late November now) we will adjust the plan.
It is very important your child/ren know where to wait. Please tell them either CAR (for pick up in the car line) or WALK (for pick up via parent at the gate).
This will help their class teacher to have them in the right location for a smooth pick up.
October | |
Friday 29th Oct | Years 1/2 and Years 5/6 onsite |
November | |
Monday 1st | School Closure Day - Staff Professional Development Day |
Tuesday 2nd | Melbourne Cup Holiday |
Wednesday 3rd Nov
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All students are expected to return to onsite learning Monday to Friday. |
December | |
Tuesday 14th | Last Day of School Term 2021 |
Wednesday 15th | School Closure Day |