This week the church celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi, a significant celebration of the Catholic Church.  Celebrating the holiness of the bread and blood that is blessed and shared amongst those that attend the mass is the centre of the faith.  At mass this week the priest challenged those present in his homily, that mass is to celebrate the connection with others.  He reminded us about the importance of connection.  The connections that we have with others is more important than attending mass.  This led me think about connections more deeply.

Beyond Blue tells us that Connections matter. Strong ties with family, friends and the community provide us with happiness, security, support and a sense of purpose. Being connected to others is important for our mental and physical wellbeing and can be a protective factor in today's world.

Some things to ponder this week

Where am I connected?  

Why am I connected?  

What can I do to become more connected?

Cross Country

Congratulations to all our runners in last weeks cross country.  We were blessed with a magnificent day and the students ran their best.  Huge thanks to Mr Barry Jones for his organisation of the event.

Unfortunately the North West Cross Country was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.  We will let you know of the new date as soon as we know.

Parent Teacher Interviews

This term teachers are collecting and collating assessments and writing reports.  You will receive a written report via Compass on Friday 23rd June.  Teachers will be available for meetings on Tuesday 27th June and Wednesday 28th June from 3.00- 6.00.  The portal for making bookings is now available this week.  Please ensure you log in and get the most suitable time for your families as we would be keen to meet with each family during this time.  Connection between home and school has a significant impact on student achievement and these meetings are a great opportunity for this..  If you need help to make a booking please contact the school office on 03 64711139 for assistance.

Happy Everything

Teresa

Term 1: 3rd February - 6th April

Term 2: 26th April - 7th July

Term 3: 25th July - 29th September

Term 4: 17th October - 13th December

Mid Year Reports will be available via the Compass App from 3:00pm on Friday, 23rd June. Please contact the school office if you would like a hard copy of your child's report. Thank you.

Last week our classes participated in a Hockey Clinic. Thank you Kelsi for coming to our school and showing us some great skills!

COMPASSPAY

Our new Finance Management System, TechOne, is integrated with Compass, it is possible to view your account balance as well as pay your school fees, and for some Compass Events, via the Compass Parent App.    Please see the attached infographic which shows how to navigate to School Fee payments in your Compass App.  

Please NOTE, if you already have a CDF Direct Debit, CentrePay or other Automatic Payment Plan in place, you do not need to action any payments for School Fees  through Compass.  It simply provides another option for those parents who wish to pay via Credit or Debit Card, as well as a way of accessing your account balance at any time.

MONTHLY STATEMENTS

Accounts with a balance or with any movement since the last statement was sent, will receive a statement via email the first week of each month, to the email address registered for you in Compass for each parent/guardian on the school fee account.  

Any balances owing or credit balances that have been brought over from our old finance system will be reflected as opening balances on your initial statement from TechOne (to be sent the first week of May).

Please check we have recorded balances and payments correctly to your account and get in touch should you have any queries at all. 

POSSIBLE DEBTOR ACCOUNT NAME CHANGE

You may notice that your account name has changed.  This may be due to legal requirements regarding who signed your child’s enrolment form and if these individuals have a parent profile in Compass.

Where possible, we tried to retain what we had in QuickBooks to rollover into the System, but at times, this was not possible.  We may have already contacted you regarding changes to your account name. 

If you have any questions or concerns around this, please get in touch and we will be happy to investigate and clarify the change.

BPAY CUSTOMER REFERENCE NUMBERS (CRNs)

For anyone that pays via BPAY, you will notice your new statement (the first TechOne Statement will be for April and will be sent the first week of May) will have a new BPAY Customer Reference Number (CRN).  This new number will be active from 1st May.  Until then,  you can continue to use your old BPAY CRN number.  After this date your old BPAY CRN will no longer be valid. If you have scheduled future BPAY payments you will need to amend for a new BPAY CRN after the 1st of November.

FEE ASSISTANCE

Please remember we have fee assistance and concession card discounts available to anyone in our school community who may need to make use of these.  While it may be a difficult conversation, we are here to help.  Please contact Mrs McLeod for a confidential discussion.

Our school will be participating in the Premier's Reading Challenge. This will run for 10 weeks during Terms 2 & 3 for students in Prep-Year 6 starting on Monday, 26th June. This includes the school holidays, providing students with an opportunity to continue with their reading over the break.

Reading logs will be sent home with students next week. Students may use as many reading logs as they like. These are due back to the school office by Monday, 4th September.