RETURN TO SCHOOL DATES

Starting on Monday, 18th October we enter a very interesting period with students moving between attending onsite and continuing learning from home. The chart below has been created to hopefully make it as clear as possible for you. These dates have been advised and confirmed by MACS.

• Families of students who have been attending school under the essential worker provisions will attend school on the current days they are booked in for as either part of their whole class in their classroom or part of the essential workers group.

• All students who are at school from Monday, 18th October will be wearing school uniform including the children of essential workers. This can be Summer Uniform, Winter Uniform or Sports Uniform. 

• Foundation students are required to wear their Sports Uniform or wear runners with their uniform on Tuesday, 19th October as they will have their PE lesson at school on that day.
• Wearing of Masks - There has been no advice from the Education Department or from MACS re Primary age students wearing masks at this stage. My next whole school update will have further information.
• The School Canteen will not operate during this period of staggered returns.
• Next week’s Home Learning Programs for Years One to Six will be shared with families this Friday, 15th October. 
• Next week’s Home Learning Programs for Foundation Students will be shared with families on Wednesday, 20th October. 

Specific details re drop offs, pick ups, QR coding etc will be communicated to the families of students back at school next week, our Foundation, Year One and Two families and essential worker families with children at school, on Friday 15th  October.

WELCOME NEW FAMILY

I am delighted to be able to welcome the Trojak Nyamuka Family to the St Peter’s Community. Leo 4MK and Olivia 1CO joined us at the beginning of this term in the online space. We look forward to them joining their classmates at school in the not too distant future.

VACCINATIONS 

Under Department of Health and MACS instructions all staff employed at St Peter’s are required to have had at least one vaccination or have proof of a first vaccination booked in by Monday, 18th October. I have a process in place that allows staff to provide information on their vaccination status to me. Staff who are not compliant with this directive will not be onsite.  

ASTHMA PLANS AND VENTOLIN

With the arrival of spring and possible thunderstorms all families who have children with Asthma are reminded to make sure that we have a copy of your most up to date Asthma Plan and that when children return to school they also have their Ventolin Puffer with them and that it has not passed it’s expiry date. 

UPDATE ON PLANS FOR TERM FOUR

CONFIRMED

• Sacraments - 
• Confirmation - Confirmation will be celebrated by Bishop Tony Ireland  on Sunday, 21st November. This date has been communicated to our Year Six families - Information re numbers allowed in the church etc is still to be communicated. 

• Swimming Lessons - Foundation to Year Two - Currently booked for the 19th to 29th October - have been cancelled - rebates have been applied to relevant school fee accounts.

STILL TO BE CONFIRMED 

• Year Four Camp - Currently planned for 11th and 12th of November
• Foundation 2022 Transition sessions
• End of Year Mass
• Year Six Surf Life Saving Program
• Year Six Graduation
• Excursions that were planned for Term Four 

Parent and Friends Events Including

• Family Photo Fundraiser
• Year Prep - 3 Disco
• Year 4-6 Movie night

NEXT COMMUNICATION

My next whole school communication will be on Monday, 18th October.