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- Kindergarten Welcome Certificates
- Swimming Carnival
- Trash Free Tuesday
- Gifted Education
- Infants Playground
- Car Pick-Up & Safety
- School and Sports Uniform
- School Bike Policy
- Allergy Awareness Alert
- Walking Permission Note
- ICLT Acceptable Use Agreement
- Photo Permission Note
- 2019 School Fee Information
- Canteen News & Roster for Weeks 3 & 4
- School Asthma Register
- ASCIA - Fast Facts: Anaphylaxis
- Crunch & Sip
- ASCIA - Fast Facts: Food Allergies
- Community Event -Eric Genius Concert
- Community Event - Corrimal Rangers Junior Soccer Club Registration
Congratulations to the many students who have already returned their Holiday Reading and Mathematics Challenge booklets. Booklets will be accepted up until Monday 11 February and certificates will be awarded from Week 3. Please remember that only reading completed during the school break will be counted.
It has been great to see so many of our students reading during the holidays and I'm sure their reading skills have improved because of their practise, and it has also been wonderful to see so many students giving the Mathematics Challenge a go. Well done everyone!
Mrs Maria Disibio - Assistant Principal
A St Columbkille's Instagram account has been created. The account will feature photos of our celebrations, news and events and will replace the photo gallery on our school website. I encourage you to follow our account - @stcolumbkilles.corrimal to view our posts thus far and so you can look out for future posts.
Over the past few months we have been transitioning from Skoolbag to Compass. From today, we will no longer be using Skoolbag and hence the App can be deleted from your devices. If you haven't already done so, I strongly encourage you to download the Compass App. Within the Compass App you will find that the St Columbkille's Parent Calendar has also been linked and can be viewed from the homepage or by selecting the calendar icon in the menu.
If you are have technical difficulties, please see myself or the office staff.
Maria Disibio - Assistant Principal
During Term 1, all students from K-6 will be involved in learning and teaching activities that focus on the rights and responsibilities of all students and staff at St Columbkille’s. They will explore our school’s statement of expectation: At St Columbkille’s, we value learning by being respectful, responsible and safe. Teachers will model these expectations across all school settings (either during class or at a whole school/stage scheduled time), allowing students to then have the opportunity to demonstrate these independently.
Mrs Michelle Lace - Leader of Pastoral Care
Congratulations to the following students:
Principal's Awards
2B - Ashton Cooper
3B - Harper Briscoe-Hough, Chantelle Fleury, Isabelle Stenos
3G - Niamh Conway
4B - Allegra Calmasini
Mary MacKillop Awards
1B - Blake Carter
3G - Imogen Smart
6G - Levi Rohoseink
Our Parent Information Evenings will take place throughout Week 3. These meetings are a great opportunity for parents/carers to meet and discuss expectations and learning experiences for the year. The meetings will begin in the MD Hall for an official greeting and then move into classrooms. Below is a timetable of these meetings:
- Stage 3 – Monday, 11 February, MD Hall at 6.00pm-7.00pm
- Stage 2 – Tuesday, 12 February, MD Hall at 6.00pm-7.00pm
- ES1/S1 - Wednesday, 13 February, MD Hall at 6.00-7:00pm
Next Friday, 15 February will be our first Award Assembly for 2019. At this assembly we will be presenting our Kindergarten students with their "St Columbkille’s Welcome Certificates" which will be presented by Mrs Emmett and Mrs Leonard. Assembly will be in the Monsignor Downey Hall at 2:30pm.
Our school Swimming Carnival will be held on Monday, 11 February at Corrimal Pool. It will commence at 12.00 noon and conclude at 2:30pm. Unfortunately, only competitors will be attending the Swimming Carnival this year.
If you have any queries about the carnival please contact the office.
Mrs Colleen Kipp - Carnival Convenor
Each Tuesday, we are encouraging students to be mindful of the rubbish they generate and to minimise the impact that this has upon our environment. In order to do this, we ask that your children bring their crunch and sip, morning tea and lunch in reusable containers, without the use of plastic wrap or snap-lock bags.
Each week, teachers will be giving ‘Trash-Free Tuesday’ stickers to students who participate, which will be placed into their sticker books to acknowledge their efforts in being environmental stewards.
Clear labelling of all containers/lids/spoons etc. will ensure that items aren’t lost. Not only does this initiative minimise the amount of waste that we produce, but over time, there is a cost saving benefit to this approach.
We look forward to introducing Waste Free Wednesday in the coming weeks.
Thank you for your support and assistance with this whole school initiative.
On Monday 11th February, our Year 3 students as well as newly enrolled students will complete the ACER General Ability Test (AGAT). The AGAT is an assessment that has been designed to assist teachers in their assessment of students’ general reasoning ability. Following on from this and depending on levels of achievement, students may complete the SLOSSON Intelligence Test which provides a quick, reliable index of intellectual ability. These tests align with our school’s Gifted Education Policy.
Mrs Christine Perre - Middle Leader
It is timely as we commence the new school year to remind all families, especially those new to our school, of the procedures for using the laneway as a convenient drop off and pick up point.
Please ensure that the following guidelines are adhered to for the safety of all.
- Children must only be dropped off or picked up in the clearly mark designated area.
- Overtaking a stationary vehicle is not permitted
- Children must only enter and exit from the driver side of the car.
- Pedestrians crossing the laneway must only cross at the designated area. PLEASE do not walk with your children down the laneway. There is no pedestrian access and doing so places all at risk of a serious accident.
- Family names are to be clearly displayed in the front of all cars, to be easily seen by our staff members, on the sunvisor or the windscreen. (Please see the office if you require a new name plate)
- Parking is not permitted in the teachers’ parking area.
Parents are requested not to park in the Anglican Church grounds during morning drop off or afternoon pick up. This is private property used only for the parishioners of the Anglican Church.
Thank you for your anticipated understanding and support in keeping a safe school environment for all children.
Thank you for the time, money and effort that has gone into your child/rens uniforms. Please ensure that your child/ren are wearing the correct school uniform as outlined in our Uniform policy on our school website. Just a reminder that sport shoes should be predominately white in colour, this includes shoe laces. If your child/ren are unable to wear the correct school uniform on any given day, please send in a note outlining the reason/s to the class teacher.
Our school Bike Policy was implemented to ensure that children travel safely to and from school. It states clearly that children riding must wear an approved safety helmet and ride in a safe appropriate manner. The policy also requires a Bicycle Users Permission Note to be signed and returned to school. The policy and permission note can be downloaded from the school website or collected from the office.
A reminder to all new and existing families, that St Columbkille’s is an allergy aware school. We have children enrolled who have severe allergies to seafood, nuts, nut products and eggs. Contact with these products may cause a life threatening anaphylactic reaction.
Each year a general walking permission note is sent home for local excursions, sport (Memorial Park, Corrimal) and other school activities within the local community. Please complete and return the signed permission note before Monday, 11 February.
The use of learning technology requires children to accept personal responsibility for their behaviour and actions. Included with the Walking Permission Note, is our school’s ICLT Acceptable Use Agreement. Please take the time to read it carefully, discuss the associated responsibilities with your child/ren and return the signed agreement and parental permission before Monday 11 February.
The annual Photo Permission note was sent home attached to the Walking Permission Note and the ICLT Acceptable Use Agreement. Please carefully read and return this note to the school office as soon as possible.
As a registered Asthma Friendly school we are required to annually update our school records of children with asthma. All families with children who have Asthma, are asked to complete an Asthma Management Plan with their Doctor, signed by their Doctor and returned to the office each year.