Dear Families,

It was great to see so many last night at the Classroom Information Evening. Thank you to the members of P&F and Staff who helped with the bbq. We had about 95% of families attending the Year 5 and 6 Cyber Safety sessions and the feedback was so positive that I am negotiating with Bully Zero for another session open to all parents and any Year 5 or 6 parents who were unable to attend last night. I am hoping to offer this in the next fortnight and will give plenty of notice.

One of the resources that they offered was an agreement template between parent and child regarding use of technology at home. Cyberbullying, accessing inappropriate sites, over-use of technology, gaming in sites not suitable for school aged children is far more likely in the home setting than the school setting. I have attached the agreement for you to consider. Setting reasonable boundaries is much easier now as your child enters into their teens and High School.

I am looking forward to our Opening School Mass tomorrow.  Unfortunately again we cannot allow out parent community to attend. We are working on ways to have smaller celebrations and assemblies so that we can invite you in. Watch this space.

Today I sent out details about the difficulties with our current Canteen App. I am sorry about the inconvenience but this may help us move towards a more comprehensive school app that will allow permissions and payments to be online across a range of school activity.

Kiss 'n' Drop
A reminder to please not park and stay in Kiss 'n' Drop.  Once your child has exited/ entered your car safely, please forward out of the zone to allow other cars to enter. Please also no parking near the school crossing illegally and obey all signage on Hillburn Ave. Give yourself an extra 5 minutes to account for delays, or park and walk in. Those parents who have been at other schools would agree with me, we have nothing to complain about here with off street Kiss 'n' Drop, dedicated car park, 10 minute parking on Acton Ave and ample parking within 100 metres of the school. 

Building
We are completing the underground services and the steel work is being fabricated and delivery will commence in 2 weeks. I will give notice in case traffic management is required.

God Bless,

Greg