Fun & Games Mufti Day:

Next Friday 3 July the children will participate in a Fun & Games session hosted by Year 6. Each grade will come out throughout the day to participate in some fun games and activities. This will be a special treat for the children for all the hard work they have done over the course of the term.

 Students will be able to wear ‘Mufti’ - casual clothes on Friday 3 July. Please ensure that they wear appropriate clothing for the weather on the day. Footwear must be enclosed eg: joggers as the students will be participating in outdoor activities and enclosed footwear keeps toes safe!

July Vacation Care Program at Good Samaritan:

CatholicCare OOSH will be hosting a Vacation Care program on our school site during the upcoming school holidays. Please note that spaces will fill on a  ‘first in’ basis so secure a place!

More information is below.

Semester One - Parent Teacher Interviews:

Parent Teacher interviews will take place throughout next week. With the current restrictions of numbers of people on site it has been decided that teachers will be released from class for one day to conduct telephone interviews with parents. Interviews will be for 10 minutes and will take a future focus on learning for each child. Teachers will reference the remote learning period and also make comments on observations and learning engagement since returning to school for face to face learning.

 Please note that teachers will be calling the first number on the school Compass system. In most cases, this is the child’s mother’s mobile phone number. If you would prefer another number to be called eg: father’s mobile, please notify the teacher via SeeSaw or email the school office.

As teachers will be making phone calls ‘back to back’ they may need to schedule a further meeting face to face in Term 3 to continue the conversation. Your understanding of the importance of keeping to time is appreciated.

Preparing for Term 3 School Routines:

As we begin the preparation for the new school term, parents are advised of the following:

• The car line  gate will be supervised this week until 8:55am following this time the gate will be locked and parents will need to accompany students to the office for a late pass.
• On Monday 29 June the gate will be supervised until 8:50am following this time the gate will be locked and parents will need to accompany students to the office for a late pass.
• From the  beginning of Term 3 students will continue to walk safely to their classroom at the 8:45am bell. Teachers will be waiting for the students and all students will be in class by 8:50am. (There will be no morning assembly)
• The school timetable will return to the regular times therefore there will be no split breaks.
• From the beginning of Term 3, we will return to the normal dismissal time of 3pm.
• Afternoon car lines will begin at 3pm. Please ensure that the appropriate road rules are followed when entering the Parish carpark. 
• We will continue to adhere to the direction of parents not entering the school site for drop off, pick up or gatherings until we are advised otherwise.

We appreciate your support in working with us to ensure that all students are at their classrooms ready to learn by 8:50am.

Returning to Full Curriculum Delivery in Term 3:

Good Samaritan has focused on delivering Religious Education, English and Mathematics as well as including a student wellbeing focus since returning to face-to-face teaching and learning. From Term 3 we will return to the delivery of the full curriculum which will include planning, programming and teaching of outcomes in all the NESA Key Learning Areas.

At Good Samaritan we will continue to implement strategies that focus and support the wellbeing of students across the school.

School Assemblies:

From the beginning of Term 3 our weekly school assembly will be held on Friday afternoons at 2:30pm. Students will assemble under the shade sails. The school assembly will include:

• School Prayer
• Acknowledgement of Country
• National Anthem
• Principal’s Message
• School Messages
• Principal Awards (on designated dates)
• School Song

Parents will be invited to attend the assembly each week following the lifting of the gathering restriction for adults on school sites.

Term 3 School Supplies:

As we approach the upcoming holidays parents are asked to ensure that their child’s pencil case and school supplies are replenished. Having everything at their fingertips each day aids in the learning process allowing children to focus on the task at hand rather than worrying about not having the equipment to complete the task.

As we approach Semester 2 it is important that the students continue to wear the full school uniform. It may be a good idea to check your child’s uniform, including school hat, school shoes and joggers, to make sure that they will all ‘last the distance’ and that they satisfy the uniform policy until the end of the year. 

This is particularly important for Year 6 students.