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Newsletter 3 - Term 3 - Week 4 - 5th August 2022
Website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Principal: Mrs. Michelle Charlton
Email: principal@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
This week we have welcomed Mrs Michelle O’Connor back from her Long Service Leave.
Mrs Shea will be beginning her Long Service Leave on 15th August and will be replaced by Mrs Anna Fahey.
Last week our Foundation students celebrated 100 days of school, whilst their grade 5 buddies celebrated 1000 days of school. There were lots of very old looking Foundation students that arrived through the gates that morning. Both year levels enjoyed a fun morning of activities together and finished off with a shared morning tea of fairy bread.
Parent/Teacher Interviews
These will be held on the 29th and 30th August. Please keep an eye out on PAM for bookings to be opened up.
School Facebook Page
In the coming week we will be making a change to our school facebook page. Rather than it being a group as it is now, it will become a page that can be liked and viewed. We will be aiming to provide more content sharing students' work and updates on what is happening around the school. If you have not completed the PAM permission in regards to using your child’s image could you please do so. Please note we will not use your child’s image until the permission form has been completed.
This page will be used to share news and work of what is happening at the school. It will be monitored by page administrators and any inappropriate material will be removed. We ask that all comments are respectful. Only school staff will be able to add posts to the page. The messenger function will not be regularly monitored so please ensure you ring or email the office for any clarifications required. Phone: 5174 5515 and Email: office@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Kind Regards
Michelle
Sports News - 5 August 2022
Winter Round Robin - State Competition Soccer / Hockey
On Wednesday 31st August, St Gabriel’s Girls and Boys Yr 5/6 Winter School Sport Soccer team will compete in the School Sport Victoria Primary Soccer competition to be held at Darebin International Sports Centre - 281 Darebin Road Thornbury. The students will be bussed from school on this day to Melbourne. All details will be sent out next week to parents detailing this event via the school electronic system (PAM). On behalf of the school I would like to congratulate both the boys and girls soccer team for making it through to the State competition and wish you all the very best.
On Thursday 8th September, St Gabriel’s Girls and Boys Yr 5/6 Winter School Sport Hockey team will compete in the School Sport Victoria Primary Hockey competition to be held at Footscray Hockey Club Fogarty Avenue Yarraville. The students will be bussed from school on this day to Melbourne. All details will be sent out next week to parents detailing this event via the school electronic system (PAM). On behalf of the school I would like to congratulate both the boys and girls Hockey team for making it through to the State competition and wish you all the very best.
Basketball - Hooptime Competition
Today Friday 5th August St Gabriel’s will enter a boys and a girls team in the Traralgon District Basketball Hooptime competition to be held at the Traralgon Basketball stadium. I would like to thank Troy Adams and Leisl Sexton for coaching the teams on the day and assisting with the training prior to the event. I would also like to thank Mrs Kylie Smith and Ms Alicia Hayes for assisting the coaches on the day and supervising the students.
Australian Netball Championships - Clinic for Yrs 3-6.
On Thursday 25th August Yrs. 3 – 6 at St Gabriel’s P.S. will be attending a Netball Clinic and watching a game played by Netball players competing in the Australian Netball Championships. The Clinic and competition will be held at the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, Catterick Crescent Traralgon. The students are to wear their sports uniform on the day. The students in Years 5/6 will have lunch at the Sports stadium and will need to bring a packed lunch. The Years 3/4 will have their lunch back at school. The students will be bussed to and from the venue. All details will be sent out next week to parents detailing this event via the school electronic system (PAM). St Gabriel’s School is very fortunate to have this opportunity to attend a clinic and then watch future stars from teams such as: Collingwood Magpies, Tasmania, Queensland Sapphires, Victoria Fury and Sunshine Coast Lightning just to name a few. I would like to thank Judi Buhagiar from Netball Victoria and Nicole Collins for organising this clinic for the school students.
If you have any sporting news of an individual or a team please email me at: dhogan@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Please include photos if you can.
Greatly appreciated Damian Hogan.
Signing children in and out of school
If your child needs to leave early, or has an appointment, then parents must sign in when they return/arrive. A note must be supplied to the classroom teacher so that they are aware of why the child is leaving and they can then record the absence. Alternatively this can be entered as PNA via PAM.
If your child is unwell to speed up their recovery by not allowing your child to return to school until they are fully recovered.
Parents and Friends Meetings
Meetings—the second Tuesday of every month at 6.00pm
Do you want to know what is happening in your school? Would you have anything you could contribute? We invite you to come along to our Parents and Friends Meeting held the second Tuesday of the month in the staff room at school. The meeting starts at 6.00pm. All parents, new and old are warmly welcome.
School Lunch Orders
Change to Lunch Order Days.
LUNCH ORDERS ARE NOW MONDAY AND THURSDAY ONLY
Monday orders are to be placed in classroom tubs first thing Monday morning.
Thursday orders are to be placed in classroom tubs first thing Thursday morning.
NOTE: Please write clearly on an envelope the child’s name and grade and the item they wish to order. Correct money only will be accepted.
St Gabriel's Uniform Shop
The St. Gabriel's Uniform shop operates Tuesday 8.30am - 9.30am and Thursday from 2pm - 4pm. Order forms are available at the school office if you are unable to attend the uniform shop during these times.
The Uniform Shop is located at the rear of the school hall off the hall foyer.