May 5th 2023
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Prayer
- A Note from our Principal.
- School Closure- ReLATE
- 2024 Enrolments
- Help!
- Mother's Day Celebration
- PnF Meeting- We need your help
- Pecten Avenue Playground Opening
- The Arts
- Parents and Friends Raffle
- Footy Tipping 2023
- A special message........
- Canteen Roster
- Important Dates
- Second Hand Uniforms
- Class Awards
- Before & After School Care
- Parish Contact
- COVID 19 Arrangements
Acknowledgement of Country
The St Pius X Parish School Community acknowledges the Gunditjmara / Marr Nation people who have educated children on these lands for thousands of years.
Prayer
Let us pray
God of compassion, as we celebrate the life and work of Blessed Edmund Rice may we be inspired by the way he rose up and lived his faith through his words and deeds.
Help us to be people of the Gospel who live the Good News by showing compassion, kindness and understanding.
May others feel the love and peace of Jesus through our words and deeds.
We ask this through Jesus, your Son.
May 5th is the feast day of Blessed Edmund Rice, a man who valued and championed education for all.
A Note from our Principal.
Ngata Families and Friends,
Dear Families,
Thank you to everyone who shuffled their life to support our school closure day today. These days are important for the professional development of our staff and help us to keep learning, which benefits everyone in our school community.
Next week is our first full week of school for a long time. There is a lot happening, so please read the newsletter carefully. Thank you to those people who have persisted with the schoolzine updates to ensure that their app is working. Please contact us if you need support with the app.
I’m looking forward to the Grade 1/2 excursion to Werribee Zoo on Thursday. Fingers crossed for some good weather!
Kind regards,
Stacey
School Closure- ReLATE
Reframing Learning and Teaching Environments (ReLATE) is a research and evidence informed model that is the overarching umbrella of all that we do at St Pius X. It supports schools to create the right environment for teaching, learning and wellbeing.
St Pius X began learning about ReLATE in 2020 and continued our professional development this Friday with a focus on feedback and disability inclusion.
A couple of years ago we made this clip to explain part of what ReLATE is. Stay tuned for more clips in the coming weeks. Do you recognise some of these younger faces?
2024 Enrolments
It is hard to believe, but our enrolment period for 2024 begins in a few weeks. We know that we have a great school here at St Pius X and we also know that it is through personal recommendations that other families find us.
We need your help. Please consider doing the following:
- Sharing our promotional video.
- Sharing information about our enrolment tours.
- Directing people to our website.
- Liking and sharing our social media posts on facebook and instagram
- Bringing someone along to our enrolment tours.
Help us to spread the word.
Help!
A credit card payment of $145.50 was made to the front office on 04/04/23. We don't have any details on who made the payment or what it relates to. Can the person who made the payment please contact the office - the credit card details will need to be supplied so we can match up the payment. Thank You.
Mother's Day Celebration
As part of our Mother's Day Celebration, we'd love to create slideshow of all the woman who are special to us.
Please email Stacey a photo of yourself with your child.
principal@spwarrnambool.catholic.edu.au
PnF Meeting- We need your help
Monday 8th May, 7.30pm at school.
All interested parents and friends are welcome to attend our next meeting on Monday night. During this meeting we will be looking at our fundraising efforts for this term as well as preliminary planning for the Twilight Fair in October.
This group is more important than ever as we raise funds to replace our playground. Please consider attending.
Pecten Avenue Playground Opening
On Wednesday the Student Representative Council will be representing us at the celebration of Neighbourhood House Week at the Pecten Ave Park. The Neighbourhood House are a great organisation proving connection throughout our community and we are proud to support this project.
The Arts
On Tuesday morning we welcomed Gareth, Greta, Ollie and Matt from One Day Studios to our school. These local talents were part of a team responsible for the production of a television show called Mabel and Switch.
Our students had a screening of the 15 minute pilot episode. They also got a look at some of the robot props, a glimpse of a behind the scenes documentary and an opportunity to ask questions.
Mabel and Switch covers the themes of global warming, forming and maintaining friendships, and life with technology. It was a wonderful learning opportunity and fit perfectly into our Arts focus for this semester, which is Drama.
We are extremely lucky to have so many talented people here in Warrnambool who are willing to share their creativity and inspire us. Keep an eye out for future episodes of Mabel and Switch and maybe our very own one day on the red carpet.
Parents and Friends Raffle
The PnF have secured a very generous donation from Rafferty's- so we're having a bonus raffle this term. Tickets can be bought at the office.
Footy Tipping 2023
Well done tippers! Our average this round was 7.3. Lots of people opted in for the joker with mixed results. Well done to Fynn20 who was the only person to tip 8 and played the joker.
Our top 5 tippers overall are:
- Letty Parkinson
- Seurens
- Nek minute
- Darren Edge
- White's Family
A special message........
Wishing the following students a very happy birthday for the coming week...................
Reilly McMahon and Samuel White.
Canteen Roster
Tuesday, 9th May - Merryn Payne
Wednesday, 10th May- Anna Reilly
Thursday, 11th May - Sarah Searle
Friday, 12th May - Alana Gleeson
Important Dates
Wednesday 10th May: Pecten Avenue Playground Opening
Thursday 11th May: Grade 1/2 Excursion to Werribee Zoo
Friday 12th May: District Cross Country
Monday 15th May: Mother's Day Event, 2.45pm
Wednesday 17th May: Foundation Excursion Flagstaff Hill
Monday 22nd May: Catholic Education Week begins
Wednesday 24th May: Prep excursion to Frozen the Musical (Emmanuel College)
Thursday 25th May: Enrolment Tours 10am and 6.30pm
Friday 26th May: Enrolment Tour 10am
Friday 26th May: Year 6 Network Excursion to Frozen the Musical
Advance notice: Term 4 closure date Friday November 3rd
Second Hand Uniforms
Families seeking low cost uniform items are welcome to contact Angela Verspay (mum to Dylan and Finn) who has stock of many donated uniform items. Ph: 0477660119.
Class Awards
Before & After School Care
We remind everyone about TheirCare, our outside school hours care provider. Bookings can be made at https://theircare.com.au/
Please select St Pius X Warrnambool as the booking location.
Parish Contact
Sunday Mass 10.00 @ St Pius X Church. School families are always welcome.
The Parish office can be contacted on 5562 2231
Other information and contact details can be found on the Star of the Sea South West Coast website: https://www.ballarat.catholic.org.au/parish/southwestcoast/
FOR SALE! Personalised Zooper Dooper holders made by William Carey. They are $5.00 each and come in a range of colours. Please phone Jodie on 0459 115 004 for more information.
COVID 19 Arrangements
All famililes are asked to familiarise thesmselves with the updated COVID 19 regulations.
Managing a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19
- It is recommended that rapid antigen tests (RATs) are used by students and staff if they:
- have symptoms of COVID-19 infection, no matter how mild
- are a household or close contact of someone who has COVID-19
- are a social contact of someone who has COVID-19.
- The Department of Health recommends that all Victorians report their positive RAT result via the online form or by calling 1800 675 398.
- Principals are no longer required to inform their school community of a positive case associated with the school.
- Staff or students who are positive are strongly recommended to stay home and isolate for a minimum of five days.
- Symptomatic students or staff should not attend school, even if failing to test positive on a RAT or PCR.
Communication
There is no longer a requirement for schools to inform their communities of positive cases. All health information is held in accordance with the school’s privacy policy.
Masks
Staff and students who wish to wear a mask will continue to be supported to do so. Masks are available from the administration office for anyone wishing to obtain one.
Any staff or students who are close contacts are recommended to wear a mask indoors.
Any staff or students returning from isolation are recommended to wear a mask for 7 days after returning to school.
RAT Kits
RATs are available for all Victorians from council sites. Individuals can obtain two free packs (10 tests) for themselves and two free packs (10 tests) for each household member. People with disability and their carers can get up to four free packs (20 tests) in line with existing RAT distribution for people with disability.
The RATs are available at the Civic Centre (25 Liebig Street) and the Archie Graham Community Centre (118 Timor Street).
Vaccination
St Pius X strongly supports vaccination for all in our community who are eligible. There is no requirement for adults entering the school to declare their vaccination status.
All community adults are reminded of the child safety requirement to sign in when attending the school between 9.00am and 3.00pm
Transport
Parents who have tested positive to COVID 19 are permitted to drive children to and from school during their 7 day isolation period. They are required to return home immediately afterwards and not attend other locations.
Medically At Risk Students
Students who have chronic health conditions, especially affecting the respiratory system ie Asthma, must have up to date health support plans. Families who are unsure about the status of their child’s plan should make contact with teh school administration office.