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Dear Parents and Carers
This Friday 26 August we will celebrate Book Week with a Parade.
Students are invited to dress up as their favourite book character (please ensure suitable footwear is worn).
A whole school parade will be held at 9:00am on the basketball courts. (weather permitting)
In case of inclement weather, the parade will take place in the respective learning areas.
Parents are welcome to join us to view the Parade.
Carpark Safety
Please always ensure that you travel at a safe and slow speed when in the school grounds and surrounding areas. The safety of all our children must be the priority.
Traffic is congested – particularly at our pick-up time. Perhaps consider leaving from home just a few minutes later to avoid long queues in traffic. After 3:30pm any student not picked-up will be taken to the School Office by a staff member so they can be safely supervised.
Kiss and Drop is a two-minute zone and vehicles must pull into the parking bays before any child gets in or out of the car. If your child is not ready when you are at the front of the line, please do not be offended if a staff member asks you to do a loop. This will help with our traffic flow. As the school continues to grow, so will our traffic so perhaps encourage your child to walk and meet you at a point not in the school grounds.
Enrolments for 2023
We have begun our planning for 2023. If you know of anyone or yourself have a child you need to enrol for 2023 we ask you to do so as soon as possible. Enrolment packs are available from the school office and located on our website.Edition 6 Brochure has gone home with students this week. Orders are to be placed by Friday 2 September
All Orders are to be placed via LOOP. Please do not send cash to school.
Book Fair
We will be holding a Book Fair from Friday 26 August to Wednesday 31 August. This will be located in the Welcome Room in the Admin Building. Parents will be able to visit the Fair to make purchases at the following times:
- Friday 26 August - 8.30am to 9.00am and 3pm to 3.30pm
- Monday 29 August - 8.30am to 9.00am and 3pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 30 August - 8.30am to 9.00am and 3pm to 3.30pm
- Wednesday 31 August - 8.30am to 9.00am and 3pm to 3.30pm
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
In this edition of SchoolTV - MINDFULNESS
Over the last decade, mindfulness has been slowly rising in popularity with many individuals practising it on a regular basis. Evidence based research has found that there are many benefits to mindfulness which has prompted schools across the nation to implement this practice into their daily routines.
Mindfulness can be described as attention training for your brain, enabling you to focus on something without judgement and to stimulate curiosity. Mindfulness can be practised in a number of ways and is something that can be done by everyone - no matter what your age! It has been practised by many cultures around the world, but it is not exclusively affiliated to any particular philosophy or religion.
Mindfulness helps improve memory, engagement and performance. Its positive effect on the brain can improve immunity, mental wellbeing, learning ability, emotional health and even, time management. It is especially important in this era of information overload as our attention is constantly being pulled in many directions making us more distracted.
In this edition of SchoolTV, parents can learn the best way to introduce this mindfulness to their children, implementing into their daily lives to have an overall positive impact on family relationships.
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 Mindfulness edition of SchoolTV
https://stclaresofficer.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/mindfulness
Message from the School Crossing Supervisors
This fortnight we are targeting the rules involving “NO STOPPING” areas, as per the VicRoads website.
No stopping signs
If there is a 'no stopping' sign, you are not allowed to stop or park your car in, or partly in, that area for any reason. Dropping off or picking up passengers or goods in a ‘no stopping’ area is not permitted. The designated area is anywhere between, or alongside, the arrows. If there are times on the signs, or wording stating “When Flags Displayed”, then it only applies during those times.