Our Explicit Improvement Agenda

Student Voice and Agency

Planning for improved student learning

Celebrating Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day provides our students with the opportunity to acknowledge and say thank you to the special older people in their lives.  We had a beautiful celebration Mass yesterday followed by morning tea and time in the classrooms.  This year’s event is made even more special because we have not been able to celebrate Grandparents’ day on site for the past two years with COVID-19 restrictions in place. 

Thank you to all the grandparents who attended our Mass and activities today, it was a beautiful, memorable and loving experience having you here to share in the joy of your grandchild’s learning.  Thank you to Mrs Lize Privitera for her organisation of the Grandparents Day Mass, our admin team and staff for their planning and preparation of this very special event in our school year.  The photos of the day capture it all . . . 

Celebrating Student Learning

Child Safety - Day for Daniel

Next Friday 28 October, students and staff are encouraged to wear RED for Day for Daniel (Daniel Morcombe Foundation).  This year’s theme for Day for Daniel is all about having BRAVE CONVERSATIONS.  More information on Day for Daniel is in the Child Safety Section of the newsletter. 

The Victorian Curriculum - Water Safety Certificate - Intensive Swimming Program

Term 4 provides students with the opportunity to engage in Intensive Swimming and Water Safety Program at Paul Sadler.  The Junior Level will begin their swimming lessons next week Monday 24 October to Friday 28 October. The Victorian Curriculum Water Safety Certificate is a Victorian Government initiative.  It describes the specific competencies that should be achieved by the time students reach the end of primary school such as water safety knowledge, rescue skills, a survival sequence and the ability to swim a continuous distance of 50 metres.  Rescue skills include the following:

• Rescue a person using non-swimming rescue techniques
• Reach rescue using a non-rigid aid
• Throw rescue using a weighted rope
• Throw rescue using a buoyant object and unweighted rope

Survival sequences include:

• Perform a survival sequence wearing light clothing
• Enter the water safely
• Scull, float and tread water for 2 minutes; signalling for help intermittently
• Swim survival strokes slowly for 3 minutes
• Exit the water safety.

More information on the the Victorian Curriculum Water Safety Certificate can be found at  https://lsv.com.au/toolkit/victorian_water_safety_certificate_more.php#tab-1

(NB - There are no lunch orders next week for Foundation, Year 1 & 2 during the swimming program) 

2023 Foundation Students Transition to School Program

Our 2023 Foundation Students Transition to School Program is well underway with the next Google Meet session scheduled for Monday 24 October.  It is an exciting time for our 2023 Foundation Students as they become familiar with school life, get to meet their new friends and transition to school.

Year 4 Camp

Our Year 4 camp is fast approaching.  Students will be attending Oasis Camp in Mt. Evelyn on Thursday 3 November and Friday 4 November (Melbourne Cup week).  Our students are very excited about their upcoming camp experience and we look forward to hearing all about it.

Congratulations - Write a Book in a Day Competition

Our warmest congratulations to our Year 6 students who participated in Write a Book in a Day Competition in Term 3  - Emma, Douie, Apaar, Summer, Jasmine, Natalie K, Alanna, Ava, Jazz, Sienna and Ms Vlajankov!.  Ms Vlajankov received news yesterday that our entry - Coco’s Curse has been shortlisted and the announcement of the winners will be in early November.  While we await in anticipation for the announcement, we are so proud of our students with the quality of their work - story and illustrations and the efforts of staff especially Ms Vlajankov in leading this opportunity for our students.  Congratulations to all!!

Announcement of appointment of Mr Paul Velten - Director of Catholic Education / CEO DOSCEL

Our warmest congratulations to Mr Paul Velten on his appointment to the position of Director of Catholic Education/Chief Executive Officer of DOSCEL.  Paul will take up this position on 24 December 2022 on the retirement of Ms Maria Kirkwood.  We wish Paul all the very best in his new role and congratulate him on his achievement.

Lamont - Book Fair is coming

The Book Fair is coming to school - more information will be advertised in the newsletter in the next few weeks.  The timing of the Book Fair will support families with their Christmas Shopping list and what could be a better gift than being caught up in the imaginary world and/or exciting information that books hold within their cover.

Whole School Athletics Day - Wednesday 9 November

Our whole school Athletics Day will be held on Wednesday 9 November at Casey Fields Athletics Track, Cranbourne East.  Mr Tim is planning and preparing for a very exciting day and we are very much looking forward to this whole school event.  Please ensure that you complete your child's permission form on their PAM profile asap.

School Advisory Committee - Annual General Meeting 

The SAC AGM was held last Tuesday 18 October, 2022 in the Staffroom.  Many thanks to our SAC Committee Members for their insights and efforts over the past year.  We warmly welcome Yogeshwar (father of Maya FCG) as a Parent Representative to our 2022-2023 SAC. 

Our 2022-2023 School Advisory Committee comprises of the following members:

• Chairperson - Liz Jones
• Parish Priest - Fr. Brendan Hogan
• Parent Representative - Danielle Davis (Secretary)
• Parent Representative - Julie Gubbels
• Parent Representative - Stephanie Miller
• Parent Representative - Marina Valladares
• Parent Representative - Yogeshwar Makanji
• Staff Representative - Helen Fourna
• Staff/Parish Representative - Lize Privitera

The responsibilities of the SAC are to:

• promote the Catholic ethos of the school
• provide feedback on and review of school policies
• plan for the future of the school and its ability to accommodate future enrolments
• provide advice on budget planning and finance-related matters
• contribute to the selection process for the school principal (when the position is advertised)
• provide advice on the appropriate provision of faith development and Religious Education programs
• promote child safety in the school.

Change of Date - end of 2022 school year for ALL students 

End of Term 4 for ALL students will now conclude on

THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER, 2022 at 3.15 pm

Our last day of school for students will include:

• End of School Year Mass
• Student Christmas Concert (Footsteps Dance)
• Community farewell to our Year 6 students