OLR News Term 1 Week 3 2024
Principal's Update
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you and your children have had a great weekend.
We had our first whole school Mass on Friday, and it was beautiful. I loved seeing our new Kindergarten children join us as well as the parents and other family members who were able to attend. I want to congratulate our School and House Captains and our SRC who were inducted during the Mass and received their badges. I know they will do a wonderful job in these roles.
Thank you to the parents who were able to attend the Parent Information Session. I hope you felt they were worthwhile. I know our teachers appreciated the opportunity to meet you and talk about the learning that will be happening this year. If you were unable to attend, you should have received notes from the evening. Please let your child’s teacher know if you haven’t received it and they will ensure you receive it.
It’s been really lovely meeting Rosan, our new seminarian. He visited some of our classes last week with Fr Brian and will visit the other classes this week. He has offered to work with our teachers to support the students in their Religious Education lessons. We appreciate the time he is devoting to our school and our students.
I’m so sorry for saying this again, but can I please ask you to consider our neighbours and not park across their driveways. Most days I get a call or visit from a neighbour upset about someone in their driveway. We have also had reports of swearing and abuse when asked to move. I understand parking is difficult but some of the neighbours have said they will call the police if it keeps happening, so I felt it as important to let you know. I feel we need to put ourselves in their place and ask ourselves how we would feel it was our driveway and we need to get out urgently.
I hope you have a great week.
Kind regards
Yvette Owens
Opening School Mass 2024
Ash Wednesday
This week at school, we celebrated Ash Wednesday with a beautiful liturgy. The children gathered together to reflect on the significance of this holy day, marking the beginning of Lent. With ashes on their foreheads and in the spirit of Lent, the children also made Lenten promises. These promises are acts of self-discipline, charity, and prayer that they commit to for the next 40 days leading up to Easter. From giving up sweets to helping others in need, each promise is a small but significant way for the children to grow in faith and compassion. Let us support and encourage them on this journey of spiritual reflection and growth.
As we embark on this Lenten season, may we all take the time to pause, reflect, and deepen our relationship with God. Let us be inspired by the innocence and sincerity of the children as we strive to live out our Lenten promises with love and humility. Wishing everyone a blessed Ash Wednesday and a meaningful Lenten season ahead.
Building Update
The building works are really starting to come along. The team are in the final stages of the formwork before they lay the slab towards the end of February.
We are so excited for the progress being made and looking forward to watching our school transform over the coming months.
In The Loop - School and Office News
Fees
2024 Tax Invoice/Statement
Dear Parents and Carers,
You will receive your 2024 School Fees invoice via email this week.
The Tax Invoice shows 2024 School Fees and any outstanding balance.
Please read the attached Your Tax Invoice Explained.
New BPay Reference
Our preferred payment method is BPay using your new reference number on the Tax Invoice.
Instalments
You can find your instalments on the second page of your Tax Invoice.
The first instalment for 2024 School Fees is due on 21st February 2024.
For those families that have an alternative arrangement with the School Fee Liaison Team, you will receive another statement reflecting the arrangement in the coming weeks.
Should you have any questions relating to your fees please contact the School Fees Liaison Team via email schoolfees@dbb.catholic.edu.au or phone 02 7256 2888.
If you are experiencing financial hardship, we have a number of fee relief options available to assist you. Please contact the School Fees Liaison Team or speak with your School Principal.
Catholic Schools Broken Bay
Emergency Contacts & Change of Routine information
Please note that the Emergency Contact we have for your child is for the school to use in an emergency if we can't contact the parents/guardian. Emergency Contacts do not have permission to collect your child during school hours.
If your child is being collected early by someone other than parent/guardian, or has a change of routine after school, please contact the school office to notify us of this. Do not send a message to the teacher via Seesaw re these changes as they may be away or not see it as they are teaching. The Office staff will not allow collection of a child until we have confirmed this with a parent/guardian.
Medication at School - A reminder that Request to Administer Medication forms need to be completed each year. If your child had the completed form in 2023, you are covered for a short time, but please have the doctor complete this asap.
If your child has never had medication at school but now needs to do so, please have the attached form completed, signed and stamped by the doctor and bring the medication to the school office in the original container. This includes prescription medication as well as over the counter meds (pharmacists can complete this form for puffers and over the counter meds. Without this completed form, we are unable to have the medication on site (please do not put medications in your child's bag for them to take).
2025 Kindergarten Sibling Enrolment EOI
If you have a child due to start Kindergarten in 2025, can you please complete the attached expression of interest form.
Please note this is not an enrolment application just and EOI to give us an indication of numbers due to siblings having priority. We kindly request you complete the information by Friday the 15th March.
K2025 Sibling Enrolment EOI Form
St Peter's Open Day
St Peter's Catholic Secondary College OPEN DAY - Tuesday 5th March 2024!
Discover your child’s future at St Peter’s Catholic College! Come along and see first-hand the wonderful facilities and magnificent grounds of St Peter's Catholic College. Take a tour, chat to the friendly staff and see all that they have on offer for your child's high school journey!
To book your tour register your details via our Trybooking event - https://www.trybooking.com/COWAJ
Please note when booking please only book ONCE per family.
Tours run every 20 minutes from 4.00pm until 6.20pm, please select your preferred session time. We look forward to seeing you there!
Canteen News
New Menu Items
Our new menu items are proving to be very popular.
The Nacho's are a huge success and one of our top selling items, they are also Gluten Free!!
Sushi is also selling very well, please remember to order soy sauce with it if needed.
A reminder that Qkr! orders close at 8.30am each day now.
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