STUDENT MEDICATIONS

We are able to hold student medications in the office for those children who require either short term or ongoing medication. Any medication must be supplied to us in its original packaging, with the pharmacy label attached for prescription medicine. Our system has been updated by head office so please read the following carefully if this applies to your child.

Short term medication (pain relief, antibiotics, antihistamine etc) -

• Parent/carer must visit the office to sign medication administration authorisation form so that our staff are able to administer the medication.

Ongoing medication (asthma inhaler, antihistamine, ADHD medication, etc) -

• Parent/carer must visit the office to sign medication administration authorisation form so that our staff are able to administer the medication. 
• Parent/carer to ensure medication remains in date, and that there is sufficient supply for one term, each term.
• Parents/carers of students with asthma action plans or other official diagnosis must provide current paperwork from the doctor
• Asthma Inhalers - if your child is in year 5 or 6 or capable of self-administering their ventolin, they are able to keep their inhaler with them in their bag; if this is the case there is no need to complete the authorisation form.

DROP OFF/PICK UP INFORMATION

If you remember the following details school drop off and pick up should run smoothly. Please view the map below for parking restriction details:

Morning Drop off:

• Supervision at school starts at 8.30am. Students arriving earlier than this WILL NOT be under active adult supervision so please avoid dropping your children off before this time. Between 8.30am and 8.55am students are to take their bag to their classroom and then make their way to either the hall or basketball court where they are to wait in year groups until the morning play bell rings.
• Knox Street/Princes Avenue parking (front school entrance) - ideally families with students in Kindergarten only should be parking in this area. Please be aware of the bus zone, parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear. We also ask that you consider our staff when parking in the morning as there are limited all day parking zones where they are able to park.
• Hall gate (Knox Street) - Bus students are dropped off here. 
• Princes Avenue/Adam Street (back school entrance) - Parents are able to park on either side of Princes Avenue (outside car line) or in Adam Street if you need to walk your children into school (please note that this part of Princes Avenue is a one-way road). Be aware of parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear.
• Car Line (off Princes Avenue) -  Car line is a 'kiss & go' system where parents drop their children off without getting out of the car; please do not park and exit your car in car line as this creates major traffic issues. Car line is our preferred method of parent drop off as it ensures student safety.

Afternoon pick-up:

• Knox Street/Princes Avenue parking (front school entrance) - ideally families with students in Kindergarten only should be parking in this area. Please be aware of the bus zone, parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear. Kindergarten parents are welcome to park and wait for their child outside the classrom. Kinder students are also able catch the bus or get picked up from carline.
• Hall gate (Knox Street) - Bus students only are collected from here. A teacher is rostered on duty at this gate each afternoon and stays to supervise students until the last bus comes.
• Princes Avenue/Adam Street (back school entrance) - Parents are able to park on either side of Princes Avenue (outside car line) or in Adam Street if you need to walk into school to collect your children (please note that this part of Princes Avenue is a one-way road). Be aware of parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear.
• Car Line (off Princes Avenue) - Car line is available for parents to pick their children up without having to park and get out of the car; please do not park and exit your car in car line as this creates major traffic issues. Car line is our preferred method of parent pick up as it ensures student safety. Car line can be very congested in the afternoons. If the waiting line is outside of our driveway the advice from NSW police is that you should continue around the block via Adam Street until the line moves forward. Please consider arriving at 3.30pm or after to ease this congestion; your child will be safe and supervised until you arrive. Two teachers are rostered on and supervicion at car line is until 3.45pm. After this time your child will be taken to the office and a call will be made to parents to arrange pick up ASAP.

Before & After School Care

Welcome to Term 3! I hope you have survived our wild, windy & cold weather recently. We look forward to a busy Term 3 with a highlight being this year’s School Musical. Please keep Friday 13^th September free. There will be 2 performances – a 10am matinee for other schools, grandparents & anyone else interested in attending. The Friday night main performance will begin at 6.30pm preceded by a family BBQ at 5.30pm. Every child will be involved from every class. Rehearsals are well underway.

COMING UP SOON- Our Book week parade on 9^th AUGUST 9.30am in the hall. Please come along to watch and make sure your child remains at school to continue their learning after the parade.

ATTENDANCE

A reminder attendance at school for the whole day is important. We understand that sometimes children need to go to medical appointments or for family reasons so may need to leave early. However these should be a one off rather than a regular occurrence. If a child misses about 30 mins a day over time this ends up being nearly a whole school day a fortnight and the affect multiplies from there. We are required legally to make sure children are at school and I can reject a reason for an absence as not acceptable. If you are having any problems concerning your child’s attendance please contact your child’s teacher in the first instance.

SCHOOL HOURS

School supervision begins at 8.30am & only students dropped off early by the school bus should be on the grounds before then. Some people are dropping children before 8.30am. If you child is getting here well before 8.30am you might need to look at organising before school care for them.

Classes finish at 3.20pm & a staff member is on duty to the last bus leaves. A staff member stays at car line pick up area till 3.45pm. Students then go to the office & parents are contacted.

If you going to be late because of an emergency please let the office know.

TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY

In the coming weeks we will be inviting students, teachers and parents to provide feedback on their experience of our school using an online survey. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process.

We would like to invite you to complete the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Partners in Learning survey. As we value the role of parents and carers within our school community we would greatly appreciate your feedback. The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing

The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

You are able to access the parent survey on your computer or mobile device .

Book Week is happening during Week 3 this term and the students will have their Book Parade on Friday 9^th August at 9.30am in the hall. They will go to their classroom first for roll call before heading to the hall. Parents may go to the hall to watch the magic happen.

The theme this year is "Reading is Magic". We're celebrating reading stories and their amazing power to transport minds.

Some excellent books can be found in our own library and in the Goulburn Mulwaree Library as well as book shops.

I hope the students put in a magical effort with their Book Parade Costumes. It is always such a wonderful sight.

CONFIRMATION

The enrolment night for the sacrament of Confirmation will be held at 6.00pm on Thursday 8 August at Our Lady of Fatima. This will be for Yr 6 and above students.

Enrolment and payment is now available on “Qkr!” under "Goulburn Mission". To access:

Select Goulburn Mission (you may be prompted to add a profile)

Then on the menu Select Mary Queen of Apostles Parish Goulburn

Then select ‘Sacraments’ and then select MQA Confirmation 2024 $70.

The sessions will be held Thursdays (4pm to 5pm) 15^th, 22^nd, 29^th August, 5^th and 12^th September.  A retreat/reflection day will take place on Thursday 19 September, and candidates will be Confirmed on the weekend of 21-22 September.

If you would like any further information for these lessons please email cassandra.harris@cg.catholic.edu.au

INDIVIDUAL SPORT TRIALS

Individual sports trials are open through the CECG sports website. These trials are intended for Year 5 & 6 student's ONLY. Keep up to date with trial information for next year.

Yoghurt Frogs are currently out of stock with the supplier, but should be back next week. Apologies for any inconvenience.

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This year our school canteen will continue to operate Tuesday to Friday. Student's requiring lunch from the canteen need to submit a lunch order via the QKR app by 9am the day the order is to be received (remember you can order up to two weeks in advance). It will also be open during first break for over the counter snacks, ice creams and drinks. Miss Courtney Kozel will be our canteen manager while Mrs Bennett is on leave.

• We currently have no Size 8 black sport shorts in stock, and the supplier is out of stock also. If you need them urgently, please purchase plain black shorts elsewhere in town, and we will advise when the stock arrives.
  
• We are also out of stock in girls long sleeve shirts size 8.
• Boys Grey Jumpers sizes 8 & 10 are still on backorder from the supplier, and we apologise for the extended delay. There is a number of pre-loved boys jumpers at a discounted price available.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

The uniform shop is run by parent volunteers and is open on a Wednesday morning 9-9.30am for fittings and sales. The best way to organise your child's uniform requirements is to order via Qkr. Orders need to be placed by 8.30am each Wednesday so that they are able to be sent home that day; orders placed after 8.30am will not be filled until the following week.

Thank you to Mayor Walker and Councillor Shepherd for dontating a new tree to our school environment and coming to help Hudson & Lily plant it this week!

Birthdays 25-31 July & 1-7 August!

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Our newsletter, The SPP Chronicle, is normally published fortnightly (odd weeks) on a Thursday afternoon at around 5.30pm.

Each fortnight we include anything and everything that has happened in the preceding two weeks such as excursions, assemblies, sporting results and photos, liturgies, etc. We also provide information about upcoming school activities and events, student birthdays and important information and correspondence for families. We love to give shoutouts to our students and school community like thankyou's, baby announcements, special achievements and EOI's for sporting & other school or community group involvement, so if you have news that you think we could include just email it through to office.sppg@cg.catholic.edu.au.