Term 3 Week 1 Newsletter- July 15

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional owners, the Gunditjmara people, on whose land we learn, work and play. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their elders- past, present and emerging believing that we can walk together for a better future.

Principal's Message

Welcome back everyone! I hope that you all had a relaxing and restful holiday break. I hope that you were lucky enough to find some warm weather and sunshine. We are super excited to see everyone back filling our classrooms and playgrounds with laughter, learning and stories of your holiday adventures.

Today's newsletter will just be a short one to welcome everyone back and to inform families of some upcoming dates and events.

Term 3 is always a very busy term with many different events happening inside the classrooms and in the wider school community. I encourage all families to keep an eye on Class Dojo, our Facebook page and future newsletters for reminders and updates. 

RESPECT YOURSELF, RESPECT OTHERS & RESPECT YOUR ENVIRONMENT!

Regards

Jamie  

Congratulations

Congratulations to Isabella Camilleri (1/2YW) and her family who welcomed her new little brother Theo John in the holidays. 

We can't wait to meet him. We are sure that he will be very loved by his 3 older sisters.

Catholic School Culture

School Information

Assembly Timetable

Assemblies commence at 2:30pm every second Friday afternoon.

Assemblies for Term 3

Week 2 - July 26 - 5/6BS

Week 4 - August 9 - 3/4DL

Week 6 - August 23 - Specialist Classes

Week 8 - September 6 - 5/6DC

Week 10 - September 20 - 5/6AD

School Bus Travel Alteration- Term 3

If your child travels home from school by bus, the process changed this term.  Bus lists will now be generated from PAM.

Families wishing to set a standard schedule for their child/ren can have this set up by the school.  This means they will not have to notify travel arrangements each day/week, only if there is a change to these arrangements.  It is important to note that after the first few days we will not be double checking PAM lists against the old class bus checklist system and will assume the PAM lists are correct.

If the standard travel arrangements do change for a particular day, parents can log into PAM by 2pm and add or remove their child to the bus.  After this time, parents will need to call the office to notify changes and their child will be informed of this change if they do not yet know.  

Families who choose not to have a standard schedule set up can go into PAM each day/week and set their child's bus schedule themselves.

NOTE:  it is important that all students are aware of their end of day travel arrangements.  

Student Free Days- Term 3

Monday August 5, Tuesday August 6 & Tuesday August 20

Please add these dates to your calendars as there will be no school for students on these days as staff will be undertaking various professional development session.

Monday August 5- School Wide Positive Behaviour Support. 

Tuesday August 6- Religious Education and Faith Formation.

Tuesday August 20- Structured Literacy

Important Dates

TERM 3

Week 1

Monday July 15 - First day of term 3

Friday July 19 - Division Hockey in Hamilton (for participating students)

Week 2

Tuesday July 23 - 3 Way Learning Conversations

Wednesday July 24 - 3 Way Learning Conversations

Thursday July 25 - 3 Way Learning Conversations

Week 3

Monday July 29 - Insight SRC Surveys open for families chosen via random selection

Thursday August 1 - All Saints & Bayview music students performance (TBC)

Week 4

Monday August 5 - Student Free Day- SWPBS

Tuesday August 6 - Student Free Day- RE Prayer in the Classroom

Wednesday August 7 - Hooptime Basketball Yr 3/4 in Warrnambool (for participating students)

Wednesday August 7 & Thursday August 8 - Diocesan Leadership Gathering - Mr. Walsh in Horsham

Saturday August 10 - Commitment Mass for the Sacrament of Confirmation 6:00pm

Head Lice

Head lice are common in school-aged children and we are seeking your cooperation in checking your child's hair and in those instances where head lice or eggs are found, treating your child's hair.  Please visit www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au and search for "head lice (nits)" for advice on finding, treating and preventing head lice.

No treatment kills all nits, so the hair must be retreated after 7 to 10 days to kill any head lice that may have hatched from nits that survived the first treatment. Only use treatments made specifically for removing head lice. Do not use a hair dryer after applying a treatment, as the heat can destroy the active ingredient.

Learning and Teaching

3 Way Learning Conversations - Please remember to book your time.

In Week 2 of this term (next week) we will hold our 3 Way Learning Conversations. These conversations provide opportunities for teachers, students and parents to discuss the progress reported on in the End of Semester reports, as well as future goals and areas for improvement. Families will be invited to book at time on Tuesday 23rd, Wednesday 24th or Thursday 25th to meet with teachers for these conversations via www.schoolinterviews.com.au

The access code is:  wrcx9

Specialist Teachers will also be available for conversations on these days.

3/4DL reports will be sent out when Miss Ds returns from her leave and 3 Way Conversations will be held after this. 

End of Semester School Reports

Reports were sent home at the end of last term. Reports are also available online by logging into your PAM accounts - you can view these in the Student Assessment section from the Profile Menu drop down box. 

Any questions or concerns you have about these reports can be raised with your child's classroom teacher or discussed at our 3 Way Learning Conversations to be held next week.

3/4DL reports will be sent out when Miss Ds returns from her leave and will not be available in PAM until then.

Leadership & Stewardship

School Advisory Council Vacancies

We have some vacancies on our SAC. If you are a parent who is interested or would like more information please contact me at school via email at principal@asportland.catholic.edu.au

Community Engagement

New Walls in the 1/2 Pod

New Walls in the 1/2 Pod

Over the holidays we had some new walls installed in the 1/2 area. These walls are moveable. This will allow teachers the ability to close them over when they need to or keep them open. This is a wonderful space for lots of engaging learning to occur.

Special thanks to Mick and Maddy from M & M SUTTON BUILT for completing these works for us so efficiently and effectively.

Child Safety & Wellbeing

Webinars for parents and carers

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars 

Join one of our free webinars for parents and carers.

These live webinars give parents and carers the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe online experiences.

On this page:

• eSafety 101: How eSafety can help
• Wellbeing and digital technologies
• Consent and online boundaries: how to support your primary-aged child
• Understanding how to support your child with online gaming
• An introduction to online safety and emerging technologies 
• Download and share the Term 3 webinar schedule
• In case you missed it
  

Download the schedule

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SchoolTV - Wellbeing Platform

All Saints Parish School’s ‘School TV’ can be accessed using the following link: https://asportland.catholic.schooltv.me 

In this edition of SchoolTV - MINDFULNESS

Over the last decade, mindfulness has been slowly rising in popularity with many individuals practising it on a regular basis. Evidence based research has found that there are many benefits to mindfulness which has prompted schools across the nation to implement this practice into their daily routines.

Mindfulness can be described as attention training for your brain, enabling you to focus on something without judgement and to stimulate curiosity. Mindfulness can be practised in a number of ways and is something that can be done by everyone - no matter what your age! It has been practised by many cultures around the world, but it is not exclusively affiliated to any particular philosophy or religion.

Mindfulness helps improve memory, engagement and performance. Its positive effect on the brain can improve immunity, mental wellbeing, learning ability, emotional health and even, time management. It is especially important in this era of information overload as our attention is constantly being pulled in many directions making us more distracted.

In this edition of SchoolTV, parents can learn the best way to introduce this mindfulness to their children, implementing into their daily lives to have an overall positive impact on family relationships.

We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this edition of SchoolTV and we always welcome your feedback. If you have any concerns about your child, please contact the school counsellor for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to the Mindfulness edition of SchoolTV
https://asportland.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/mindfulness

Happy Birthday

JULY BIRTHDAYS

STUDENTS: Payton B, Varia G, Amahlie V, Vossie V, Annie L, Zander V, Austin A, Ray W, Ava T, Braxton F, Celeste L, Toby B, Leah F, Zaila C, Aleksander L, Aubrey K, Lewis P, Alexis H, Millie R, Ruby R, Emilia B, Georgia H, Sterling A, Nadia B, Charlie F, Charles D, Xavier L, Sharlotte G, Penelope C

STAFF: Miss Marcia, Miss Amelia

Praying With Children

Praying with Children resources offer an insight into the scripture readings from mass on the weekend. It is a wonderful opportunity for families to discuss the Gospel stories and complete some related activities if they wish.

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