Dear Parents and Carers

Hoping all had a safe and enjoyable holiday. An email was sent through to parents and carers last Friday on the update of what is happening in schools and how it impacts on us as a community.

Click here to download letter. 

A survey was sent out on Tuesday afternoon to our school community families to assist essential workers and to obtain numbers of how many children would be attending school during the period of th 24th January through to the 28th January. It would be greatly appreciated if you could check your emails and respond as soon as possible. This will assist in the organising of next week at school for our staff. 

Uniforms -  please call Lorraine to arrange a convenient time to be fitted and purchase. Please call the school for enquires to any other matters ie enrolment, booklist etc...

Drop off of books will not be happening this week on Friday, as it as happened in past years. This will be confirmed at a later date. 

I will endeavour to keep our school community updated with COVID guidelines relating to students coming to school. 

If you need to come into the school you will need to follow the guidelines outlined by Qld Health. Wearing of a mask, sign in by Qld App, social distancing 1.5m and using hand sanitiser. 

CONFIRMATION OF ENROLMENT 2022 FORM - needs to be returned asap.

Please click here to download a form if needed. 

Dental Forms

Please return dental forms asap. Click here to download a copy. 

UPDATE on dental van at St Therese's Catholic Primary School. The Qld Health moved to Tier 3 phase of their COVID response. For Oral Health, this means it is moved to emergency treatment only, working out of the fixed dental clinic in Gayndah. Unfortunately, this will delay our arrival and start at St Therese's Catholic Primary School. Parents/Carers can reach the School Dental Service on 0417752343 if their child has a toothache.

St Therese's Catholic Primary School will be contacted when these restrictions ease and the dental van is operational again. 

COVID-19 QLD HEALTH DEPARTMENT

https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/urgent-covid-19-update

Doiya Knapman, Principal 

Doiya Knapman, Principal 

St Therese's Catholic Primary School

Email: stm@rok.catholic.edu.au  Web Page: https://www.stmrok.catholic.edu.au/

Telephone: (07) 41661654 - Lorraine Muller - Administration and Finance

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to 2022, I sincerely hope that you all had a restful break and enjoyed some quality family time over the Christmas season.

I am very excited to be in the new role of APRE this year and as such have started planning some exciting activities through out the year, more information to come about these as they get closer.

Over the coming weeks some important things that will be coming up will include:

• Opening school Mass – this will also include the senior leaders receiving their badges.

This has currently been postponed due to the delayed start to the year. I will let you know the new date as soon as I am able to confirm a new date with Fr Simeon and following up to date Covid regulations.

• Sacramental Program 2022

Reconciliation, Confirmation and Communion Sacrament preparation for children in Year 3 and older will begin in this term. If your child is interested in participating in the Sacramental program for 2022, please email me to confirm numbers as soon as possible.

• Fortnightly Mass

Students will be participating in Mass at St Therese’s church of a Monday morning once per fortnight. Students will be given the chance to present the readings during Mass. This will begin when we have the latest COVID regulations.

Kind Regards, 

rebecca_place@rok.catholic.edu.au

What is the purpose of the review?

The Australian Curriculum has been in place for some time now, and education ministers agreed it was timely that it be reviewed to ensure it continues to meet the needs of students now and into the future. The aim of the review is to improve the Australian Curriculum from Foundation to Year 10 by refining, realigning and reducing the existing content of the curriculum.

Click here to go to the site. 

Image & Text sourced form https://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/curriculum-review Not Modified. 19th January, 2022.

Six tips to be eSmart when heading back to school

It’s the start of the school year! A time for new friendships, new schools, fresh starts – and new technology.

This is a great time to check in with your kids to make sure they stay safe, smart and responsible, both on - and offline.

1. Protect your child's privacy

2. Model respectful use of technology

3. Understand your school’s technology rules 

- ICT Code of Practice F - Yr 2 click here

- ICT Code of Practice Yr 3 - Yr 6 click here 

4. Encourage kindness and respect

5. Set reasonable boundaries

6. Enjoy a good night’s sleep!

Set a regular, soothing routine before bed – e.g. bath, books, soft music.

get plenty of natural light and exercise during the day

Learn more about good sleep habits for young kids and teens.

Click here to go to site. 

Image and Text sourced fromhttps://www.esmart.org.au/news/six-tips-to-be-esmart-when-heading-back-to-school/. Slighty Modified. 19th January 2022

ICT Code of Practice Booklets sourced from https://cerok.sharepoint.com/sites/Portal_StaffInformation/Codes/Forms/AllItems.aspx Slighty Modified, 19th January, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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