Dear Parents

Staffing Arrangements

Ryan Matchett

Term 3 Susan Carswell to take LSL

School Driveway and Disabled Car Parks

In the interest of school safety and consideration for others, vehicles should not enter our school driveway from Montagu Place. While the gates are closed of an afternoon, they are often opened in the morning for access by our waste management contractors. Parents and carers should not be parking near the school hoppers or dropping children off in that area.  A reminder to everyone that our disabled car parks, at the front of the school, are for those families displaying a disability parking permit. We have a number of families who need such access when dropping off or picking up children.

Uniform Code

Despite efforts to promote our uniform code, there are families who show little regard for our school expectation and presentation. This is disappointing when so many parents send their child to school beautifully presented. Please ensure the children are wearing neat items identified in our uniform code. Torn and old hats should be replaced. Hair should be neatly presented and tied back. Please, no coloured hair or zigzag lines and children should wear the correct coloured socks and shoes with their sports and winter uniform.

Recently the Year 5 & 6 children presented a petition outlining their request to wear shorts or long pants during Term 2 & 3, the terms for our winter uniform. The petition was presented at the recent Community Council meeting. Following consideration of the students presented arguments Council has agreed to grant the Year 5 & 6 children their request, for boys and girls to wear the correct blue trousers or shorts, for the remainder of the year. The change will be evaluated at the end of the year.  

Official Enrolment Period Ends Friday 31 May

Do not miss out on a place at St Monica's. Siblings must be enrolled by next Friday for consideration in the first round of placement offers. 

Reconciliation Week

Next week we will be acknowledging Reconciliation Week at St Monica's. At its heart, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians.

God bless

Carmel Maguire