St Benedict's Catholic College
Benny's Bites Friday 11 September 2020
Parents please take note
- Please do not enter details of Covid test for your child through Compass, please notify the office.
Reminders
- Photo Consent forms have been sent out via Compass and will need to be returned to the office before Friday 18 September.
- Year 11 Preliminary Final Examinations are scheduled for Monday 14 September to Friday 25 September. Please take note of the procedure to be followed if your child is absent from an exam.
- Keep Covid safe: If your child is sick, keep them home. See below for Covid updates.
- Please do not use Disabled Parking Spaces without a Disability Sticker
DATES TO REMEMBER
- Thursday 10 September - RUOK Day
- Friday 11 September - HSC Music Practical Performance
- Monday 14 - Friday 25 September - Preliminary Examinations
- Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 Sepetember - 20% Ranier Uniform Discount on certain items
- Monday 28 September - Monday 12 October - Term 3 School Holidays
SCIENCE NEWS
Last week, our Year 7 students experienced painting stories using ochre harvested in Wollongong.
Ms Oldfield shared her knowledge in Ms Dao's Science class in line with the unit on mining resources from the Earth called Back to the Future.
TRAVEL ADVICE
SPORTS NEWS
STEPtember
Year 7 are participating in the Year 7 STEPtember challenge, we are two weeks in and the amount of steps we have accumulated over this time is unbelievable. Keep up the great work.
Harry Nolan from Year 7, together with his family are participating in “STEPtember” to support people living with cerebral palsy by taking 10,000 steps a day for 28 days!
If you would like to donate for this wonderful cause, please go to the following link and donate to ‘Team Haz’. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated for such a great cause.
Yours in Sport
Mrs Ashleigh Durrant
Sport Coordinator
SCHOOL HALL BUILDING PROGRESS
ABSENCES
We ask Parents/Carers to only report all day absences via COMPASS, part day absences should be reported to the office via phone on 4631 5300 or email to info@sbccdow.catholic.edu.au
If a student is having an absence of 3 days or more, a request should be sent to the Principal via email to info@sbccdow.catholic.edu.au
If a student is having an absence of 10 days or more an Application for Extended Leave should be completed and submitted to the office with a copy of the students itinerary, if the absence is within Australia or a copy of flight tickets if the extended leave is to be outside Australia. A copy of the Application for Extended Leave can be found here .
FIRST AID NOTICE
Given the presence of COVID-19 coupled with the commencement of the influenza (flu) season, our school has an important responsibility to provide a safe environment for students and staff. Your child should not attend school if they are showing any flu like symptoms.
If a student is sent to the office with flu like symptoms we will place them in isolation and call their parents to organise for them to be collected as soon as possible.
Your support in keeping our school healthy and safe is appreciated.
LOST & FOUND
We have a number of unmarked clothing items, jewellery, reading glasses and containers which would like to be returned to their owners. Please ask your child/ren to come to the office if they may have lost one of these items.
We ask parents to check that all their child/rens items are marked clearly with their name in permanent marker.
Any items not collected will be given to the P & F Clothing Pool at the end of Term 3.
UPDATE FROM RANIER SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP
Ranier Shop guidelines – Covid-19
- No more than 1 family in the store at a time (or allowing 1.5m gap)
- Staff to remain behind the counter when customers are present
- Any customer displaying any illness will be requested to leave the store and purchase online or by phone
- Counter will be disinfected with spray and paper towel (or disposable wipe) throughout the day
- Tap and go payments are encouraged
- Hand sanitiser is available at all times for customers.
- Any returned stock (including fitting room returns) is to be placed on the counter by the customer.
P & F CLOTHING POOL
Please contact the P&F via pandf@sbccdow.catholic.edu.au with a list of your requirements and a contact telephone number and Tracey will contact you with availability.
CatholicCare now offers the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) in the Macarthur region, helping seniors to access entry-level support services to live independently and safely at home.
If your grandparents, parent(s) or anyone you know requires aged care assistance at home, please ask them to call 4628 0044 and ask for Melissa or Colleen.