Dear Families,

Last week, I sent home a “Parent Code of Conduct” for Parents and Guardians to read and to sign. Please don’t be alarmed by this – it certainly wasn’t aimed at anybody. In fact, we are very lucky here at Lumen Christi with our families, certainly it has been my experience that our families are able to come and speak with me or their child’s teacher directly about any issues they are having respectfully and reasonably. The Code of Conduct really just serves the purpose of establishing clear and consistent ways of communicating with each other. Both staff and the School Advisory Committee were asked to read the document and help make any suggestions and changes. As a school, there are certain policies and procedures that we have to have in place, and this is recommended practice by DOSCEL.

Thank you to all of the parents and guardians who attended Parent Teacher Interviews and PSG meetings last week. The feedback from teachers is that both nights were really positive and that they really enjoyed the opportunity to chat with families about their child’s progress and achievements.

We have a Dad’s night happening tomorrow night – a note will come home tonight for any families that would like to come. We encourage our families to take part, it’s good fun and Mr Clarke does a wonderful job bringing dads, pops, uncles and friends together. It’s part of what makes a school community like ours really special.

Last night, I was lucky enough to attend the Women’s World Cup match between Australia and Canada. What a match! I know many of our students were watching at home. It’s an exciting time having an event that the whole country can get behind. And it’s certainly lovely to see our team win. However, here at Lumen Christi we are spending quite a bit of time teaching our children about Resilience – which is one of our School Wide Expectations. Last night as our Aussie team were celebrating, my eye was drawn to the Canadian team whose hopes had been dashed. They stood arm in arm in a circle and I’m not sure what their coach might have said to them, but there was no finger pointing or blaming or shaming – they were united. It’s worth taking notice of how people and teams respond when things don’t go their way. It’s a skill that we can and must teach our children if they are going to be successful in the world. Our win last night also followed a disappointing loss to Nigeria – it’s worth remembering that it’s through the failures that we learn and grow to become better.

Don’t forget the Book Fair is on at school this week!

Next week, we will be running a “Give a damn, Give a Can” drive. Cans will be collected in classrooms and donated to Vinnie’s who do such amazing work in our community. I know our school will be generous in helping others.

Have a wonderful week ahead,

Sally

Please take note of these dates for your family calendar

TERM 3 DATES

Week 4

BOOK FAIR THIS WEEK

2nd August - Dad's Night

4th August - Pizza day. Order your pizzas through CDFpay

3rd August - Grandparents Day Breakfast & Mass

Week 5

7th August - Give a Damn. Give a Can.

8th August - Meerkat Productions (School Incursion) - Bring along your favourite beanie!

10th August - Grandparents Day Breakfast & Mass

Week 6

14th August - RACV Safety Session Incursion

14th August - Year 5/6 visit to Kurnai  

18th August - P/1/2 Excursion to Gumbuya World

Week 7

BOOK WEEK THIS WEEK

21st August - Book Week Dress Up Day

24th August - 1st Prep Transition Session

Week 8

31st August - Father's Day Breakfast

                    Father's Day Stall

1st September - P/1 100 days of School 

Week 9

6th September - 2nd Prep Transition Session

Week 10

14th Spetember - Footy Colours Day

                           LAST DAY TERM 3 (SCHOOL FINISHES 3PM)

15th September - SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY 

Well done to these fabulous students for their achievements this week.

A special shoutout to Charlie Jones, who recieved the Aussie of the Month Award! Well done Charlie.

Lumen Christi Book Fair is back for 2023! Book Fair is a great fundraiser for our library and a fun way to get your hands on some wonderful books.

Book Fair has begun this week. Below are the times available for students to brouse the amazing variety of books:

Monday 8:15am- 8:30am             3:00pm- 3:15pm

Tuesday 8:15am- 8:30am             3:00pm- 3:15pm

Wednesday 8:15am- 8:30am       3:00pm- 3:15pm

Thursday 8:15am- 8:30am            3:00pm- 3:15pm

Friday 8:15am- 8:30am

We can’t wait to see you there!

Lunch Orders are on Wednesdays.

Download the Spriggy Schools app, set up an account for each child and start ordering!

They will be delivered before playtime so the option is there to include ALL food your child needs for the whole day - a day off from making lunches!

Lots of healthy options.

Instructions in the information sheet provided.

NB: Mini grazing boxes need to be ordered by 3pm on Tuesdays.

All other orders by 7:30pm Tuesday evening.

THE LUNCHRUN WILL NOW BE OFFERING HOT FOOD FORTNIGHTLY

Starting from Wednesday the 19th July, LunchRun will be offering hot food options for students fortnightly. On these Wednesdays there will be no snack available, only lunch. 

Every other Wednesday will be the regular lunchbox menu - NO HOT FOOD

An updated QR code has been added to the information sheet provided. 

Feedback welcome.

Beanies are back in stock!

These will come in handy on these chilly mornings. 

Purchase our beanies from the office or CDF pay for $18

At Lumen Christi, whilst we strongly recommend that age restrictions are adhered to, we respect the decisions that our parents make about allowing the use of Social Media in their homes. 

From time to time with social media, issues arise in the home that filter into school in regards to the online behaviour of some children.

I strongly recommend that parents and children understand both their rights and responsibilities when it comes to online behaviour and both the benefits and risks of the use of social media for young children and pre-teens. In particular, both parents and children need to understand what consitutes online bullying and any behaviour that could have legal ramifications.

Below is a link from "Raising Children" that outlines some information in regards to social media for kids. It is worth having a look and having a discussion with our kids about some of the content and most importantly respectful behaviour online. Social Media is an increasingly important part of how we communicate and connect with people, but using it in an inappropriate way can have a negative effect on others and this is not okay.

https://raisingchildren.net.au/teens/entertainment-technology/digital-life/social-media