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NEWSLETTER Term 3, Week 7 September 4th 2020

Dear Parents & Guardians,

At some stage this Sunday Daniel Andrews will be announcing what the next period of time will look like in terms of

lockdown and restrictions. This will have an impact on when and how children will be able to return to school. Once the

Premier has made this announcement, and I have clarification from Catholic Education Melbourne on the implications for

primary schools, I will be in contact with you through both Operoo and email. You have all done an incredible job in

supporting the children with learning at home whilst still juggling home duties and work tasks. This has not been easy

but we are all doing what we can to make the best of a challenging situation.

We have had a proposal put to us by an alternative uniform supplier for Australian made uniforms at similar prices to

what we currently have. Our current uniforms are made overseas and not necessarily to Australian sizes. On Monday,

31st August I met with the supplier and a group of parents to consider this. The main changes to our current uniform

would be

*all sizing would be according to Australian sizing

*a different dress in both style and material—this has zipped pockets

*a gold collared t shirt with blue side insert for everyday

*school jumper (non itch) instead of the current windcheater

*a specific sports zipped windcheater with zipped pockets

*sports tops in the children's sports colour and sports shorts/trousers.

The winter tunic and winter check trousers will be primarily the same but made locally from the same patterned fabric

that we currently have and to an Australian sizing. All trousers will be manufactured to a longer length to accommodate

taller children. I have included photos of these in the newsletter for you. If you have any feedback please send it through

to me via email to principal@scmeltonwest.catholic.edu.au by Wednesday, 9th September. Once the parents committee

have made a decision I will let you know. If the uniform is to change there would be a transition period so that items you

currently have can still be worn until new items need to be purchased.

Take care and God bless

Carmel Marantelli

PRINCIPAL

Spring Reflection A sleeping world emerges to new possibilities, weakening winter's

icy grip,

and birdsong and bleating lamb announce to all the promise

that in due season creation bursts into life.

And whilst leaves that fell in winter lie upon the ground,

soon to feed the earth, in nature's wondrous cycle

of death and rebirth, within the tree is a stirring of new growth. Found on: http://www.faithandworship.com/Prayers_Spring.htm

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Parish Of Melton Office

20 - 22 Unitt Street, Melton

Tel: 9743 6515, Fax: 9747 8603

Email: melton@cam.org.au

Office Open: Tuesday - Friday 9am - 3pm

PLEASE NOTE:

As of 19th March 2020 ALL MASSES

(including Sunday services) have been

SUSPENDED until further notice due to the

COVID-19 direction issued by The Bishops

of the Province of Victoria. We will continue

to provide updates via the Parish website

and Parish Facebook page as they become

available.

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Make Thursday, 10th of September the day that you show you care even more by doing these things...

For more information go to ruok.org.au

To coincide with R U OK Day, Thursday, 10th September will be a screen free day for students and teachers. No work will be posted to Seesaw or Google Hapara on this day.

Enrolment Information for 2021

All families have been sent an eForm via Operoo requesting your intentions for returning to

St Catherine of Siena next year. This information is

important for our planning of classes for 2021.

Please ensure all responses are submitted by Friday,

11th September.

Uniforms

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Wow! Students of St Catherine’s, congratulations are in order! As the administrator of Reading

Eggs/Reading Eggspress I have the pleasant fortune of receiving whole school reports. I can

proudly that our Prep, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3, 294 students, have spent a whopping 2,400

hours of time in program! The number of sessions that have been completed is fantastic – 7,100

hours. We have a further 14 licences for a small number of students in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6.

Collectively, these students have spent 511 hours in the program and completed 2700 sessions.

AMAZING!

Drum roll. And the winners…

In terms of total books read, our Preps. The total amount of books our youngest

students have read is 168. Congratulations and well done. Followed closely by our

Year 2 students, reading 163 books.

Our Prep and Year 2 students feature again at the top of the scale for growth made.

Congratulations Preps! Just pipped again Year 2.

We have a number of digital platforms to help our students keep reading during remote learning.

Just in case here is a reminder of our login details.

Sunshine Online, levelled books as well as other sections that work on alphabet, spelling etc. Our

login details are: username stcath password stcath

Storybox, a digital online opportunity for children to listen to the best stories being read aloud by

storytellers. Our login details are: username – stcathsmw Password - stcaths1

Epic, an online book service offering over 40,000 high quality illustrated books and chapter books,

has been made available for Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 students. Students can read

books that interest them. Students have been given access by their classroom teacher.

And, we have a small number of students enjoying 30 days of free access to PMe Collection, a

brand new platform that provides texts for guided and independent reading.

Please keep reading everyone. Thank you students and parents for your commitment.

For further information or assistance please contact Bernadette Parnis, Literacy Leader,

bparnis@scmeltonwest.catholic.edu.au or your child’s teacher.

Term 3 & 4, 2020

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

7 Week 8 8 9 10

WELLBEING DAY

SCREEN FREE

11 12 13

14 Week 9 15 16 17 18

Last Day of Term.

Children finish at 1:30

WELLBEING DAY

SCREEN FREE

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28 29 30 1 October 2 3 4

5 Week 1

Term 4 Begins

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Congratulations Congratulations to the following children who all received a class recently.

These awards will be posted to children who are not onsite.

Keep up the terrific effort!!

Prep A - Nyanthon Nagur & Logan Fraser

Prep B - Alfred Webb & Mariam Babawy

Prep C - Christian Latino & Kaylee Palmer

Prep D - Nathan Scicluna & Dau Dau

1E - Chelsea Griffith & Maya Baglieri

1F - Lucas Miller & Miron Fernando

1H - Khanyisa Bhebhe & Kelsey Bartolo

2G - Jakob Ball-Walters & Lily Harrison

2I - Nathan Mendonca & Dudi Adour

2K - Ivy Barton & Elias Ah-Kee

3J - Madison Griffith & Isabella Archer

3L - Isum Meemaduma & Ana Tuloto Tuputala

3M - Macie Cowan & Adam Dreaver

4Q - Leila Eckardt & Lisa Lieba

4S - Santino Mabok & Alexander Micallef

4U - Best Nnajieze & Brock Cahill

5R - Aiden Magri & Hannah Linton

5V - Tiffany Bartolo, Mou Deng & Talia D’Angelo

6N - Deng Tong & Aliay Yel

6O - Apoul Pabek & Max Barton

6P - Jessica Monteagle & Deng Yai

PE - Zyrelle Baladad, Lauren Linton, Hannah

Linton, Emma Williams, Jude Sliwa & Ryan

King

LoTE - Alana Farrugia, Noah King & Alexander

Kondis

Art - William Anaclet, Jeremiah Saliba &

Kelsey Bartolo