Term 4 Week 6 Monday 7th November 2022

Acknowledgement of Country

St Colman’s acknowledges the Girai wurung people as the traditional owners of the land on which our school stands and we respectfully recognise elders both past and present.

Our Prayer this Week

Let us Pray

Holy Spirit, 

Help us to be there for the people who need us.
There for the young, the elderly and the vulnerable. 
There for those in need and those who are struggling. 

Help us to be ready and open to loving all people.

Amen

From the Principal

Dear Families,

What a pleasure it was to take the Grade 5/6 students on camp last week. After 2 years of changed plans and ammended programs, it was great to have an uninterrupted experience. Every child should be proud of how they embraced the experience. 

Recently I have become aware that many past students of St Colman's keep in touch with what we are up to via this newsletter. A special shout out to Pat McAloon who is one of those people. If you're an old scholar of St Colman's we'd love to hear from you!  

Kind regards, 

Stacey

Remembrance Day November 11

On Friday, we commemorate Remembrance Day. To mark this occasion, our Grade 6 leaders will attend the Mortlake service and lay a wreath on behalf of our school. 

The children at school will also mark the occasion with a minutes silence. 

We have Poppies and other items available to purchase at school for $2, $3, $4, $5 and $10.

Grampians Retreat- Grade 5/6 Camp

What a great adventure we all had on the Grade 5/6 Camp.

The chilly, wet and muddy conditions did not stop anyone as we hiked, jumped, painted, explored and made new friends at Grampian's Retreat. It was a pleasure to spend the 3 days with all of the students. The students grit, determination and willingness to try new things was outstanding. However, equally important was their support of each other, their willingness to help out and their impeccable manners. Well done students. 

A big thank you to Mrs Rosie O'Connor, Mr Matt Uzkuratis, Ms Anna Patterson and Ms Ella Pekin whom I worked with on the camp. 

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Gymnastics

Over the next 3 Wednesday our Wednesday PE lessons will be taking place at Springers Gynmastics in Warrnambool. We will travel down prior to 11am and return around 2pm, with students having the opportunity to participate in a 45 minute gymnastics session. 

This activity is partially funded by a Sport Schools Grant that we have gained to help support our involvement in different types of sports. 

Lions Eye Health Program

Next Tuesday, the Lions Club of Warrnambool will be conducting eye screening at school. This is a free service. 

This screening program helps to identify children with eye concerns that require further investigation. A permission note and further information will be distributed in the coming days. 

More information can be found at the following website  lehp.org.au

Happy Birthday

A very happy birthday to Mrs Rosie O'Connor who celebrates a significant birthday this weekend. Birthday wishes also go to Sadie and Archie this week. 

Key Dates for the Diary

Term 4

24th November- St Colman's Feast Day

5th and 6th December- Gr 3/4 Camp to Halls Gap

6th December- Global transition day (MRC and Mortlake College)

9th December- St Colman's Transition Day

13th December- Graduation and end of year celebrations

16th December- Last day for students. Mortlake Community Christmas Carols

Mercy Regional College

Our Lady of Mercy Parish News

Cricket Blast

Children's Art Colouring Competition on Saturday 19 November.

Pop this one in your diary. 

COVID Reminders

New settings are now in place. 

Most settings are changing from must to highly recommended.

For example, you must stay home when testing positive is changing to, it is highly recommended that you stay home.  

Changes to COVID-19 isolation requirements.

It is strongly recommended that students: 

• Who test positive for COVID-19 should stay home and isolate for five days.
• Should not attend school after five days if still symptomatic.
• Who are symptomatic but have not tested positive should not attend school.

Where students become symptomatic at school, they should: 

• Be collected by their parents/carers.
• Undergo testing for COVID-19. 

It is strongly recommended that staff: 

• Who test positive for COVID-19 should stay home and isolate for five days.
• Should not attend school after five days if still symptomatic.
• Who are symptomatic but have not tested positive should not attend school.

COVID-19 reporting requirements.

The Department of Health recommends that a person who tests positive for COVID-19 should inform those with whom they have recently been in contact, including their workplace, school and household. 

Schools no longer have to alert their school community of positive cases. 

Face masks.

Staff and students who wish to wear a face mask should be supported to do so, and schools should continue to make face masks available for staff, students and visitors. 

The Department of Health recommends that masks should be worn by a person who is a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 when leaving home. 

Additionally, the department recommends that masks should be worn by a person who has COVID-19 for 10 days after a positive test when they need to leave home.