A Message from the Principal

Dear Parents,
This term the students at St. Mary’s have been engaged in the program ‘Life Skills’. This program is a weekly experience that equip the children with the tools to develop the social, emotional and physical capabilities needed to thrive today. The children learnt the skill of mindfulness through physical activity such as yoga and team building games. Each week has had a different life skill such as honesty, teamwork and resilience. The children have explored what this looks like in their own lives and how they can build their own capacity to deal with social issues and to be a more resilient individual.  By embracing this approach to social, emotional and physical learning, we can better achieve a common language throughout the school.  That will address social, emotional and physical concepts, strategies for reducing anxiety and stress amongst students and along with increasing resilience and positive relationship skills.  The program was fully embraced by students and teachers and we feel it was a very hands on and consistent approach to wellbeing across the whole school.

A FRIENDLY REMINDER

**Tuckshop will be closed Friday 21st June**

          

2019 School Tours

Bookings are essential: Please contact 9736 2219 or email principal@smmountevelyn.catholic.edu.au.
Tour groups are kept at a maximum of 5 bookings only.

                                      Tours for 2020 Prep enrolments are closed.

ORDER ONLINE

Welcome to Online Ordering.

Please click here to place an order.
Online orders can be placed up to 3 weeks in advance, at your convenience, 24/7.
For instructions on how to create your Online Ordering Account (click here)

NOTICE BOARD

If you have a current healthcare card please contact St Mary's Primary School on 9736-2219

To be eligible for the fund of $125.00 per child, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a registered Government or non-government Victorian primary or secondary school must be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, that is -

a) be a holder of a Veterans Affairs Gold Card,  OR

b) be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC)holder,OR

c) be a Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder,  OR
d) be a temporary foster parent

NO NUTS AT ST MARY’S

Fair Funding Video (click here)

School funding policy is a complicated area.  The quality of education available to your children, the breadth of learning opportunities they’ll receive, the amount of fees you’ll be expected to pay, the special services and teacher training available to your school all comes down to funding.  Right now all of this is under a cloud, thanks to the Turnbull government’s proposed education changes.  The video and pages contained in the above link will explain what’s on the table, what it means for you, where Catholic education believes it should be changed and how you and your school community can work for an outcome that will ensure the best results and opportunities for your family.

Ref: Catholic Education Melbourne/Funding

Garden Club

Last week the garden club started to plant the winter vegetables. A BIG THANK-YOU to the parents who help in the garden, including  Liz, Alan, Ginny and Ilona. The children enjoy learning in the garden!

Garden club is run on Wednesdays, from 10.45 till 11.30am. New parent helpers required.  Please bring gloves and garden tools. All helpers are required to have a working with children’s check.  

If you would like to assist please email rpritchard@smmountevelyn.catholic.edu.au. 

VRQA CHILD SAFE

Child Safety:

Due to new government legislation, all schools are required to raise awareness around Child Safety with the community.  Please read the attached Child Safety Policy and the Child Safety Code of Conduct.  These documents have been written in response to Ministerial Order 870. Once out of draft form, all employees and volunteers at the school will be required to sign the Code of Conduct.  We welcome any feedback you may have and ask that you direct any thoughts to aglennie@smmountevelyn.catholic.edu.au

All parents, relatives and caregivers attending St.Mary's Primary School to help within the classroom must hold a current Working with Children Check (available FREE online to volunteers) and must have read and signed the Code of Conduct.

CHILD SAFE - Code of Conduct       CHILD SAFE - Policy 2017      CHILD SAFE - Video      S.A.T. "Stand Up Cup"

Skoolbag App

      IMPORTANT INFO FOR PARENTS     

‘Skoolbag’ is an app for iPhone and Android that will enhance communications with the Parent/Student community. Parents wishing to access this service will need to download and install the ‘Skoolbag’ App from either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Once installed search for our school name (St Marys Catholic Primary School Mount Evelyn). For Windows Phone, and Windows 8.1 or 10 users, search for ‘Skoolbag’ in the Windows store, install the app and find our school.

eSafety

Office of the Children's eSafety Commission

The Office of the Children's eSafety commission is committed to helping young people have safe positive experiences online and encourages behavioural change where a generation of Australian children act responsibly online—just as they would offline.

They provide online safety education for Australian children and young people, a complaints service for young Australians who experience serious cyber bullying, and address illegal online content through the Online Content Scheme.

Their goal is to empower all Australians to explore the online world—safely.

Reference: https://esafety.gov.au

Facebook - St.Mary's Mt.Evelyn Parents Page

The St.Mary's Mt.Evelyn Parents Facebook page is not a page which is run by the school, however because it reflects aspects of our community, those who use it do have an obligation to behave in a manner which would make the St Mary’s Community both comfortable and proud.  Please click here for further details.