Dear Families,

It was lovely to see so many parents come and enjoy our book week parade yesterday, thank you so much for being a part of such a special school celebration.

Congratulations to our basketballers from last week, all who represented our school so well. Our girls came second, which is a wonderful achievement. Well done to you all.

Next week we have our Father’s Day mass and breakfast, please come along and enjoy the morning. We always have such a great turn out. We’d love to see all the dads, grandads, uncles, friends or other special people. You don’t have to be a dad or father figure to come along, everyone is welcome and this is an inclusive event.

We extend our sympathies to the family of Abigail Jurdison, whose father passed away suddenly over the weekend. We have reached out to Abigail’s family and they are very grateful for the support and kindness they have received from our school and parish community this week.

Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers. I know the school community as a whole will join me in offering our sincerest condolences at this very difficult time.

Have a good week everyone

Sally

Please take note of these dates for your family calendar

TERM 3 2024

Week 6: 19th August - Bookweek Dress Up Day

Week 7: 28th August- 2025 Foundation Transition session 1- 2:15pm-3:00pm

               29th August-   Fathers Day Breakfast and Mass

                                    Father's Day Stall 

Week 8:

Week 9: 11th September - School Concert Night

Week 10:   16th September - Nudel Kart Incursion (STEM)

                  17th September - Divison Athletics

                  19th September - Last Day Term 3, 3pm Finish

                                         - Footy Day and Hot Dog Lunch (P&F)

                                        - 2025 Foundation Transition session 2- 2:15pm-3:00pm

                20th September - Pupil Free Day (Professional Learning)

Term 4 2024

Week 1: 7th October- Term 4 Starts

Week 2: 14th and 15th October- 3/4 Camp Allambee

              15th October- Regional Athletics

              16th October- Foundation Transition session 3- 2:15pm-3:00pm- 

              17th- District Cricket

Week 3:

Week 4:  30th October- Foundation Transition Session 4- 2:15pm-3:00pm

                1st November- Pupil Free Day

Week 5: 4th November- School Closure Day

               5th November- Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

               6th November- State Athletics 

Week 6: 13th- Foundation Transition Session 5- 2:15pm-3:00pm

Week 7: 

Week 8: 27th November- Foundation Transition Session 6- 2:15pm-3:00pm

Week 9:

Week 10: 10th December- Statewide Transition Day- 11:15am- 1:20pm

                12th December- End of Year Mass and Navtity Play

Week 11: 18th December- Students Last Day- 3pm Finish 

Our fabulous award winners for week 5! Well done everyone!

Father's day breakfast and mass will be held on the 29th August.

Breakfast from 8:10am in the ECO-centre, Mass following at 9:30am in the church. 

We hope to see as many families as possible

I wanted to share with families a helpful link to learn about all things to do with online safety.

The e-safety commissioner is a great resource for parents when navigating the online environment with their children.

As a school, we will always reccommend following the government guidelines for social media and gaming minimum age limits. However, we also know that the reality is that many of our school children are accessing these things well before the recommended age and therefore, we want to ensure that families are well informed and supported in that choice.

The link to the e-safety commissioner page for parents is here:

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/resources

We encourage our families to engage with this resource to ensure they know the benefits and risks of children operating in this space.

CHILD SAFETY & WELLBEING

Lumen Christi Primary School is a child safe school. We are committed to embedding a culture of Child Safety, adhering to the Victorian Child Safe Standards: Managing the Risk of Child Abuse in Schools and School Boarding Premises (Ministeral Order No. 1359).

We believe that ensuring the safety of the students in our care is an integral part of who we are as a Catholic faith community. The school acts in accordance with the Ministerial Order through policies, procedures, measures and practices, staff training and, ultimately, through the strategies used in working with the students and families within our school community.

We continue to maintain and develop a safe and supportive learning environment where staff are focused on engaging students in meaningful, relevant and challenging learning experiences.

If at any time you have any issues or concerns you feel you need to raise please contact our Principal: Sally Darby or our Child Safety Officers: Kristie Smith, Elly Smith or Janelle Szkwarek on 5122 2231