KINDER ENROLMENTS FOR 2023 

The enrolment period is now in full swing. If you have a child who is starting school next year, please ring the office to notify us and we will send home an enrolment pack. Enrolment applications are due by Monday 28 March 2022. Alternatively, you can download the enrolment package from our school website CLICK HERE

Appointment times for interviews in early Term 2 will be given upon submission of the application form and documentation. 

In addition, if you have other family members or friends looking to enrol their children please let them know, as we have vacancies in all classes except Year 1. 

SHROVE TUESDAY - MISSION EFFORT

Thank you to the staff and students who organised the Shrove Tuesday Pancake morning tea. The money raised through this fundraiser and your donations will go to Project Compassion.

P&F Sub Committees
In addtion to the elected positions above, the following parents will contribiute to coordinating other important activities.

BABY NEWS

Congratulations to Ruby G (Year 3) and her family on the birth of their beautiful baby sister and daughter, Estelle, who was born on 24 February 2022.

MORNING TEA WITH THE PRIME MINISTER

Chloe M (Year 4) was selected along with another 20 children from NSW to attend a morning tea with the Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP on the 12 March 2022  at Kirribilli House. We wish Chloe a wonderful time at this exciting initiative of Kookaburra kids

CONDOLENCES

Out thoughts and prayers are with Abbie B (Year 2) and her mother, Kate on the passing of their dear grandfather and father, Allan Lambert.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. 

LEARNING CONTINUITY AND WELL BEING PLAN

Following staff consultation and discussion at the P&F meeting last night, the school leadership team will devise a learning continuity and well-being plan as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

Mindful that we are in the third year of varying degrees of COVID-19 restrictions we will take the next couple of weeks to teach the students some of the 'normal' school procedures using the PB4L Framework. This will ensure the students are set up for success. 

Below are some procedures and minor adjustments to routines so far

Morning Arrival at School	8:35am-8:50am	Students arrive via car zone, walking or riding and proceed directly to class.
Friday Assembly	2:20pm	Parents are invited to attend from 18 March 2022 in class groups. refer to the roster below. COVID smart procedures in place (see item below).
Afternoon Dismissal	2:55 - 3:10pm	Parents can enter the school via the gates in Chrysalis Park on Monday 7 March 2022 from 2:45pm. Car zone will commence at 2:55pm.
Uniform Shop	2:00 - 2:20pm	The uniform coordinator will open up the second hand uniform shop on Friday afternoons.
Parish Masses and morning tea for parents	Commencing Term 2	Refer to News from the REC

 

  

   
WEEKLY ASSEMBLIES IN THE SCHOOL HALL

TERM 1

WEEK	DAY / TIME	CLASS PARENTS
7	Friday 11 March 2:20pm	No parents. Students only
8	Friday 18 March 2:20pm	Kinder and Year 1
9	Friday 25 March 2:20pm	Year 2 and Year 3
10	No assembly	Cross Country Carnival
11	No assembly	Pupil Free Day

TERM 2

WEEK	DAY/TIME	CLASS PARENTS
1	Friday 29 April 2:20pm	Year 4 and Year 5
2	Friday 6 May 2:20pm	Kinder and Year 6
3	Friday 13 May 2:20pm	Any parents

  

    

COVID SMART PROCEDURES FOR COMING INTO SITE

      

  

  

CHILD SAFETY HANDBOOK

Today, more so than ever, our children face great risks. The Child Safety Handbook helps to raise awareness of child safety issues that all families face, and what can be done to prevent these risks. The Handbook enables people of all ages to develop strategies to help them deal with difficult situations, and covers issues such as: bullying at school, personal safety, safety in the home, first aid, safety online, fire prevention, road safety, safety outdoors, healthy living and drug & alcohol awareness.

The handbook is also available to download for free on all the App stores. or alternatively, you will be able to view it by clicking on the links below: 

NSW Police Legacy – https://www.policelegacynsw.org.au/resources/

Child Safety Hub website – http://nsw.childsafetyhub.com.au/handbook/

    

 

        

NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF DATA

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019). 

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

• year of schooling
• category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
• level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

• formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools 
• consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
• develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.dese.gov.au/about-us/resources/department-education-skills-and-employment-complete-privacy-policy-0).

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au).

RESPIRATORY ILLNESS PROCEDURES - GOOGLE FORM

Please continue to fill in the reporting google form if your child has even the mildest of respiratory symptoms; is a close household contact, or has tested Positive for COVID-19.
 
The information contained in this form gives me very good data about prevailing illness in the school which I can communicate to parents to help us all work together to ensure the health and safety of our community. 
 
This google form can be found on the St Brigid’s website, as a link in the Brigid Bulletin and by clicking the link in the COMPASS news-feed.

Students and staff who have undergone testing and have been directed to self-isolate can return to school when: they have received a negative test result, completed their 7 day isolation period AND are not displaying symptoms of illness.

Your support in ensuring the health and safety of the St Brigid’s Community during this global pandemic has been greatly appreciated. 

REPORTING FORM

Please complete it any day or time of the week, including weekends. The information will automatically come to Ms Uroda and Mrs Sammut.