Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to Term 4!

We have begun with a flourish of activity and learning this week. Yesterday the whole school were WOWed by the talent of the Lumen Christi Catholic College Musicians, Actors and Singers at the 'We Will Rock You' concert. Well done to the cast and crew on a fantastic performance.

A pleasant surprise this week to have a visitor from Bega Lions club presenting us with 2 picture books. Maicey was there, so she graciously was the recipient of the books. Thanks Bega Lions, we will enjoy adding these books to the library.

During the school holidays we were so happy that the playground shade roof was finally installed, just in time for summer. How interesting to note that a past student Lachie was part of the building team who constructed the roof! Thanks Lachie and everyone involved. Thank you to the Community Council for the $5K contribution to the construction costs! 

We are looking forward to 'A Taste of St Pat's' Multicultural Expo this afternoon in the hall. I hope you can come. Thanks in advance to all the students and teachers for the great Expo stalls of information, thanks to the K-2 students for their entertainment and a BIG thanks to all the parents who contributed by giving us a 'taste' from their country / culture!

Blessings 

Jo

Attendance 

CECG schools have legal obligations to record and encourage students’ attendance at school. This policy ensures a consistent approach to meeting these obligations across all CECG schools. 

Under ACT and NSW law, students must attend the school they are enrolled in for the times required by that school, unless the student’s absence is approved.

Parents/carers must ensure that enrolled students attend every day of school, and every activity or event ,during the required times. This is known as the ‘full-time participation’ requirement.

CECG identifies the following levels of attendance:

CECG acknowledges it may not always be possible to improve attendance, for example where students are unable to attend school for health reasons, but CECG schools will take all reasonable steps to support students experiencing difficulties attending school regularly.

Principals or delegates will respond to all emerging absenteeism (<90% attendance) with support to improve attendance.

Where appropriate, schools will develop a Student Attendance Plan in consultation with families.  For chronic absenteeism (<80% attendance) additional support will be implemented to improve attendance in consultation with parents/carers and the School and Family Services Senior Officer Attendance, to support the wellbeing, mental health and learning needs of students.

Parent Workshops

Dates for your Calendar

Chapel Mass, Friday 25th October 9:15am- Kindergarten (Families welcome but limited seating available in the Chapel)

Giving Mass, Friday 13th December 9:15am- Families Welcome

Year 6 Graduation Mass, Tuesday 17th December (Time TBC)

Icy Pole Friday

Social Justice Ministers and Mini Vinnies members will continue to see Icy poles every Friday at lunch break. These can be purchased for 60 cents, with all money going towards worthwhile causes, such as Project Compassion and the St Vincent De Paul appeal. 

Mel Ferris

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD

October is ADHD awareness month. So let’s explore what ADHD is and is not!

ADHD is a common but also widely misunderstood diagnosis. Our understanding of ADHD and how to support someone with ADHD is rapidly changing.

In order to help us better understand ADHD it can be helpful to start off busting some myths and understanding some facts.

The following myth vs fact information sheet was taken from: https://www.adhdaustralia.org.au/

To see the full document with more in depth information relating to each myth you can visit:

https://www.adhdaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ADHD-Myths-Factsheet-1-Final.pdf

If you are interested in learning more about ADHD there are some great books and podcasts out there too.

Please feel free to get in touch if you’d like some suggestions.

Or if you know of some resources that have been helpful for you or your family I’d love to hear about those too!

samantha.hessenthaler@mccg.org.au