Dear Parents and Carers

 We have had a fabulous day to end Week 4 with multiple celebrations and events.

Happy Grandparents Day to all our grandparents. We hope you have received your special mail out. We also hope you are able to spend time with your grandchildren, if not today or on the weekend, then sometime soon, doing something fun things together. There are some great ideas on our school website under the OUR SCHOOL tab. One great thing to do is to keep telling your grandchildren stories of your life and experiences. 

Day for Daniel

We wear red every October to participate in Day for Daniel. This is a very important day and a time to talk, think and learn about child safety. You may like to take a look at resources available to parents to initiate conversations with your children. One idea is creating a family password. Does your family have a password? It is quick, easy and fun to make one. You can use the password for people who are trusted to pick up the child from school or activities.

https://danielmorcombe.com.au/keeping-kids-safe-resources/parents_carers/

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Hot Days at School

As you know our Bega Valley children are very acclimatised to cold, and many of them won’t even wear a jumper on the coldest day, conversely on a warm day the heat seems to impact many of them. Yesterday was a particularly warm day and we had lots of hot bodies leaving play. I allowed them to cool down with water. Those who wished to have ‘half a hat’ of water could wet their hair and head. The hats generally dried on the bag racks before the end of the day. Some children choose not to have wet hair. Some children do not want a wet school hat. That is ok. You might also have some ideas about this. You can let your child know if you don’t want them to wet their hat / hair.

Covid-19 ventilation criteria include having all doors and windows open and to turn fans onto the setting that directs the air up not down. We will as we can manage the heat with fans, water, windows and doors open. As a last resort we will consider using AC systems however these are not particularly effective with open windows and doors.

Compass Parent Portal

Have you been able to download and access the Compass Parent Portal? We are moving to this portal being the place where absences are noted for all students, and then opening other aspects of the portal. If you are having trouble please email Mrs Grant on emma.grant@cg.catholic.edu.au

Canteen Day change for next week

Please note that the Canteen will be open on Wednesday next week rather than the regular Tuesday.

Look Ahead to the Future

In Term 4 we focus on our school principle A View to Life Long Learning that underpins the pillar Look Ahead to the Future. 

The attributes we look for in our St Pat's kids are:

* growing independence

* taking responsibility for their actions

* taking responsibility for their learning

* productive collaboration with classmates in class and on the playground

* contributing to an enjoyable and safe learning and play environment

* to think global, act local 

You may wish to talk about these attributes with your child in their everyday life at home.

Enjoy the weekend. Blessings.

Jo