St Clare's Primary School Officer eNewsletter

Dear Parents and Carers

As previously advised, part of our St Clare's Feast Day Celebrations will include a Mass at St Patrick's at 6pm on Saturday 13 August. We invite all familes to join us for Mass followed by Pizza in the Parish Centre afterwards.

To assist with planning and catering for the evening can you please complete the link below to register your attendance

St Clare's Feast Day Mass and Celebrations Registration

This Friday our Foundation students will celebrate 100 Days of School. The teachers are planning some special events for the day and we invite students to dress up as a "100 year old". We look forward to seeing many centenarians and our teachers this year.

Enrolments for 2023 - If you have any younger siblings or know of any families planning to enrol, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible. We have begun our planning and prepartions for 2023.

Sacrament Dates:

Confirmation - Year 6

Parent Workshop Tuesday 2 August 7pm St Patrick’s Parish Pakenham

Confirmation Reflection Day (all Year 6 students) - Wednesday 3 August

Confirmation Enrolment Masses - Saturday 6 August, Sunday 7 August, Saturday 13 August or Sunday 14 August. Mass times are Saturdays 6pm and Sundays 9am, 10.30am and 5pm.

Confirmation Masses Friday 19 August 5pm and 7pm

Reconciliation - Year 3

Parent Workshop Wednesday 19 October 7pm St Patrick’s Parish Pakenham

Reconciliation Wednesday 26 October or Thursday 27 October at 7pm

The Year Two Students have been working very hard creating their inquiry presentations.

Last Term, students chose an animal to research and create an information report accompanied by a shoebox habitat, which they presented over the last two weeks.

Check out the work below from - Lucas, Olivia, Inayat, Avleen, Meaghan, Poppy, Zara and Riyanveer.

St Clare's Disco

On Friday 12^th August the P&F are back with their annual St Clare’s school disco, to be held in the Modular at the school

The cost of the night will be $5 per student which includes entry fee, snack and water

The disco will be split into 2 time slots.

Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 - 5.00pm to 6.15pm

Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 - 6.30pm to 7.45pm

Booking, payment and relevant information are via CDFPay ONLY

(see information below regarding access to CDFpay)

ALL CHILDREN MUST BE SIGNED IN AND SIGNED OUT

(KISS AND DROP IS NOT AN OPTION)

Please ensure ALL details are completed correctly when booking. All bookings must be made before midnight on Thursday 11th August.

Children who have not been booked in will NOT be permitted to the disco

Please ensure you create a booking per child. DO NOT book multiple tickets under one child's name.

If you would like to volunteer to help, please register via the google link that will be emailed to families and select the time/s you are available.

Only designated helpers with a current WWCC will be allowed into the disco.

Once again, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support

In this edition of SchoolTV - DRUG & ALCOHOL USE

Many parents are concerned about the use of alcohol, as well as other drugs, as their children grow up. For kids, a one time or infrequent use of alcohol or drugs can unfortunately result in tragedy such as unintentional injuries, homicide or even suicide. Young people who use alcohol and drugs before their brain is fully developed, are often at greater risk of future addiction.

Research has shown that a young person’s brain keeps developing until they are in their mid-twenties, making alcohol more harmful than previously thought. Even the casual use of certain drugs can cause severe health problems, such as an overdose or brain damage. Parents will often feel overwhelmed when having to deal with substance abuse issues. However, they are encouraged to lead by example and set behavioural boundaries for their kids.

In this edition of SchoolTV parents will learn how to deal with the issues surrounding drug and alcohol use and the impact it can have on a child’s development. Alcohol and drug use can lead to serious problems such as poor academic performance, loss of friends, behavioural issues and even lasting legal problems.

We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this edition of SchoolTV and we always welcome your feedback. If you have any concerns about your child, please contact the school counsellor for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to the Drug & Alcohol Use edition of SchoolTV

https://stclaresofficer.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/drug-alcohol-use

PAM - Parent Access Module

Here is the link for the St Clare's Parent Access Module (PAM)

St Clare's PAM

You username is the email address that you have registered with the school. The first time you log in we ask that you use the forgotten password feature to set your own password.

ALL parents must access PAM to receive up to date information and grant necessary permissions. Students will miss out on events if permission is not granted.

REPORTING AN ABSENCE

To report your child's absence please do so via PAM, email absent@stclaresofficer.catholic.edu.au or call 5940 6777

SCHOOL FEES

Term 3 school fees are now due and payable. If your situation has changed and you now have a Pension or Health Care Card please contact the school office.

If you family is having financial difficulty with payment of fees, please email the school via finance@stclaresofficer.catholic.edu.au to arrange a confidential discussion.

CDFpay is a secure, safe and efficient method for ordering and paying for items through school.

Due to COVID limiting our events there hasn't been a lot of use of CDFpay over the last 2 years. As activities begin again we will again be using CDFpay. Many parents who have been at the school for a few years will already have a CDFpay account. If you have forgotten your password use the forgotten password feature to reset your password.

Below you will find instructions for setting up your CDFpay account both if you are an existing parent "already have a CDF pay account" or a new parent.

Here is the link to head to our school CDFpay shop St Clare's CDFpay Shop