Dear Parents,

Prayers in Pyjamas

There was much excitement as the Prep students and their families gathered after dark for Prayers in Pyjamas. The students engaged in writing prayers, meditation, songs with liturgical movement and craft. This Tuesday night we welcome the Year 1 families to another night of prayers in pyjamas.

Andrew Chinn Concert

Despite the cold weather and the increase of unwell students and staff we still have so much to celebrate and be grateful for including a wonderful night with Andrew Chinn last Wednesday night. Families and staff filled the church with music and dance after a fun day of workshops.

Rapid Antigen Testing

The Victorian Government will continue to provide rapid antigen tests (RATs) for use by students and staff for the remainder of Term 2. 

However, from Monday 23 May 2022, it is recommended that RATs are used by students and staff when symptomatic. RATs are also required to be used for five days if a student or staff member is a close contact of a confirmed case and they are attending or working at a school.

Rapid antigen test screening requirements

Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. 

Household contacts

Students who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact.

Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption.

If a student household contact returns a positive RAT result, they must isolate for 7 days.

Learning Support Officers Day

Last week we had morning tea to celebrate the amazing work our LSO staff do every day working with students. It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a team to educate a child. 

School Photos

This Tuesday school photos will take place. Please ensure your child is in full winter uniform (and bring runners in school bag if it’s sports day).

Grandparents and Special Visitors Day

This Friday we celebrate the special people in our lives.    

9.10am Mass in Church                                                   

Plates can be left in the Hall on Friday morning.

Learning Assemblies

This week the Year 4 students will welcome their parents to come and experience learning in the classrooms.  Please check your child's newsletter for the date and time of your child's learning assembly.

National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week is coming up, starting on Friday 27 May. This year’s theme is ‘Be Brave. Make Change’, which is a challenge to tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation.

This annual event is a reminder of our ongoing journey as an Australian society, and is an opportunity to make reconciliation a real part of our story and our future.

At St Paul’s we are committed to the reconciliation journey and promote it in many ways, helping our students to understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, and the need for reconciliation, and inspiring them to action.

Bentleigh District Cross Country 2022

On Tuesday 17th May, St. Paul’s entered a team of 54 Runners in the B.D.S. Cross Country Championship. The children ran extremely well in the cool conditions and St. Paul’s finished 4th overall, winning the Adjusted Points Shield for the thirteenth year in a row.  A fantastic result!

From the 54 runners we had 3 children who qualified to run in the Beachside Division Cross Country on Tuesday 31st May at Bald Hill Park. They are:

Matt Strupl - 9/10 Boys

April Arundel - 9/10 Girls

Ella Logan - 11 Girls

We wish them all the best at the Beachside Division on the 31st  May.

Best wishes,

Catherine