Welcome back to onsite learning for Term 4. Our students have settled back in amazingly well and it is heart warming to see them happily reunited with their friends and class mates and enthusiastically engaging in their learning.

Term 4 is important for every student, and our teachers will strive to deliver high-quality learning for everyone. Our focus for Term 4 is on making sure that every student is supported in their wellbeing, learning and transition needs.

Our scripture reference encompasses what we have forthcoming for the term to ensure our students can embrace this term and the many opportunities in the most positive and fulfilling way.

“I have come so that you may have life and have it to the full.”

John 10:10

CEMSIS Surveys: Next year is our School Review which occurs every 4 years. Each year Catholic Education Melbourne would provide us with School Improvement surveys for students , staff and families to complete. This year with COVID 19, they have decided not to provide a survey but suggested we create our own using a similar format and selection of the questions. Thank you to Paul Anderson for creating this very brief  survey for families  which will provide us with helpful feedback. We would be grateful if you could please take 10 minutes to complete this survey. The survey will be open until the end of October.

Gratitude Day: This Friday we are focusing on a theme of gratitude as part of Respectful Relationships action for Barwon Health's month of action. There is also a small activity for you to do at home with your family and return so it can be added to our display in the foyer. 

Our Religion unit is titled “We Need Each Other”. Along with Inquiry Learning, we are looking at Community and interdependence of each other.  We are also reflecting on the deep questions of life like  What do people receive when we give them something - what do we receive as a result of our giving? How do we help and support each other and the importance of doing this for ourselves and others.

Letters and pictures to our elderly parishioners: 

Thank you to our students who reached out to our parishioners with letters and pictures last term. Here are some photos. 

 

School Photos  cancelled until further notice: We have received confirmation today that at this stage school photos cannot go ahead due to COVID restrictions. Apologies but we will keep you updated if school photos can be postponed to a later date. 

Book Week: Our annual Book Week parade will be celebrated in hubs on Monday 19 October. Students are encouraged to dress up as a book character on this day.

Students for 2021: We are currently working through our consultative process regarding classroom structures for 2021. If your child, or children, are not returning to Our Lady Star of the Sea in 2021 please  email principal@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au as soon as you know.

Health Care Card: If you are a holder of a current Health Care Card and have not registered your details with our school office I encourage you to do so. Our funding from the government is calculated depending on the number of families who have a Health Care Card. The more Health Card Holders a school has the more government funding is available to the school.

Camp, Sport and Excursion Fund: Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. A Special Consideration category also exists. We have been advised that eligibility for the CSEF has been extended. If you had a valid and eligible Health Care or Concession card up to Monday 5 October and you have not lodged an application for 2020 please complete the CSEF Application Form 2020 and return it ot the school office by Friday 20 November. For further information regarding CSEF, including eligibilty click here.   

Warmest wishes for the fortnight ahead

Kerryn