St Paul's Catholic Parish Primary School Camden eNewsletter

School News

Parent Reminder - Head Injuries

If your child presents to sick bay with a head injury (bump to the head), no matter how minor, it is the school's duty of care to your child to phone you as the parent and you must collect your child and seek medical advice.

The sick bay is a triage for sick children from the classroom to the parent collecting. It is not a place for your child to sit for hours on end.

Students NOT returning to St Paul's in 2022

Families with students from Kindergarten to Year 5 (excluding Year 6 students) who will not be returning to St Paul’s in 2022 are requested to complete this online form below or notify the school via email at info@spcdow.catholic.edu.au, and the appropriate paperwork will be sent home for completion.

First Name *

Last name *

Email Address *

Student 1 – Name and Class *

Student 2 – Name and Class

Student 3 – Name and Class

Student 4 – Name and Class

Date Leaving St Paul's *

Address (New one if possible) *

New School Attending *

Important Message

Due to the restrictions in place for COVID-19, students are not to exchange Christmas cards or candy canes.

Christmas Carols Cancelled for 2020 - Christmas Fun Day for Students

One of the schools favourite events of the year is celebrating the annual St Paul’s Christmas Carols. This year, the school has made the hard decision to cancel the Christmas Carols night. An important part of the evening is to remember and reflect on the Christmas story - The birth of Jesus.

Instead, students will participate in a Christmas Fun Day, Monday, 7 December 2020 (Week 9). Teachers are planning fun activities for the day based on the Christmas story. On this day, students will be allowed to wear a Christmas themed or coloured t-shirt. More information to come in the coming weeks.

Mackillop Awards

Students who are eligible to receive a MacKillop awards are asked to submit the required number of Principal awards to the school office no later than this Thursday, 19 November 2020.

Unfortunately awards submitted after this date cannot be accepted as sufficient time is required for the printing of award certificates.

School Fees

School Fee Statements have been emailed by the Catholic Education Office to all families for November 2020 if you have not received your school fee statement please make contact with the school office. Please ensure your school fee payments are finalised by Friday, 4 December 2020.

The school will be telephoning families that are behind in their school fees over the coming weeks to follow up payment. Should your family be experiencing financial hardship, please make contact with the school office to access an Application for Fee Concession.

If your final child at St Paul's is in year 6 and your fee statement has gone into credit and you require a refund, please email info@spcdow.catholic.edu.au requesting this to occur, along with your bank account details for the refund to take place.

School Fees Credits

Recently the 2020 excursion/incursion & associated actives levy was credited to all school fee accounts. This may of caused your account to go into credit.

If you have a fee credit, have no children attending St Paul’s in 2021 and are not sending your child to a Wollongong Diocesan high school please email info@spcdow.catholic.edu.au to request a refund including your bank account details BSB & account number. The school will forward your request to the Catholic Education Office to action.

For families that have a fee credit and their child is attending a Wollongong Diocesan High School in 2021 the fee credit will be forwarded with your child to their new high school.

Bus Routes

Queries have been raised with regards to a bus route to Arcadian Hills. If you are a family that lives in this estate and if a bus was available you would have your child catch it either to or from school can you please email the school office (info@spcdow.catholic.edu.au) to please let us know so that the Principal can request for bus services for for the 2021 school year.

Provision of Water

A reminder the school bubblers are still not be in use. With the weather warming up, we ask that you please ensure your child has sufficient water for the school day.

Birthday Celebrations

If your child is celebrating a birthday we ask that you do not send in any cakes, lolly bags, or treats to be shared with the class, as there may be a cross contamination.

If your child is celebrating a birthday and you are wanting to send in something for the class please only send Allen's type lollypops that are fully sealed and individually wrapped.

Please do not send you child to school if they are sick.

During this time, the CEO is in line with the Federal and State Government directives to ensure we offer a safe school/workplace for children and staff. It is therefore your duty of care to the school that you as a parent keep sick children at home until they are fully recovered, regardless of the type of illness your child has.

If your child presents to the sick bay with cold/flu like symptoms, they will have their temperature taken and will be required to wear a mask, as per CEO guidelines. Parents will be phoned to immediately collect their child.

Following the Catholic Education Office's new guidelines, as from Tuesday, 18 August 2020 students who are sent home from school when they are unwell with cold/flu like symptoms will need to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before they can return to school.

It is important that we maintain the regulations required in terms of reporting any incidents of COVID-19. It is also vital that you inform the school if your child has been tested for COVID-19, or is in isolation due to being a close contact of someone being tested.

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