St Luke the Evangelist School Newsletter

Dear Parents and Families,

There is a lot of excitement in the air today as we come together as a community to participate in our Twilight Sports. I would like to thank Domenic DeLeo for all his organisation and preparation that has gone into this event. I would also like to thank  all our parent volunteers- without your support we could not run this event!  We are looking forward to a great afternoon.  A reminder that you will need to collect your child/ren at the end of this event and please let your child’s teacher know that you have collected them.  

Parent/ Teacher conferences will be held on Wednesday 6th March. The students will finish at 3:25pm on this day.  Our parent /teacher conferences are a great way for you to share important information about your child and share information about your child’s strengths and challenges. Our teachers will make comments about their initial observations about your child/ren. Please make your booking through schoolinterviews.com.au and use the event code u9b3q

Our year six students had a wonderful Leadership Day this week and explored "what makes a good leader". The students also discussed and participated in how to present at our assemblies.  A big thanks to our year six teachers, Kathryn Fitt, Rosa Phillips and Emily Chlebica for their careful planning and organisation of this.  

We have a School Closure Day on Tuesday 12th March. The staff will be working with Sherry Balcombe, an Olkola/Djabaguy woman originally from Far North Queensland. She is the Manager of Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Victoria and she will explore with the staff the history and culture of First Nations People and develop cross-cultural links between Aboriginal Spirituality and the Catholic faith.

Our Prep- 2 teachers have embarked on their own learning journey this term with some professional learning in mathematics.  Our teachers are part of an initiative through Teach Well to enhance learning through high impact instruction and teaching strategies.   

A reminder that our school assemblies are on each Monday at 2.55pm. These are normally held in the Discovery Centre so please come along and join us.  The side gate will be opened for you to enter.  

I am sure by Friday night we will have some very tired children and staff. Have a restful and amazing weekend.  Lots happening at St. Luke’s! 

Julie Inglese 

Deputy Principal 

C/- principal@slblackburnsth.catholic.edu.au

Our bi-annual parish & school fete will be held on Sunday October 20th this year. All parents/guardians are invited to attend our first planning meeting on Thursday March 14th starting at 7pm in our parish hall kitchen. For more information, please contact Sonya in the parish office, 9877 2292 or at blackburnsouth@cam.org.au

MOTHER'S DAY STALL

We will be having a Mother’s Day stall in May. It would be great to have 6-7 dads or men come along to help with selling small gifts to the children when they come shopping.

Please think about whether you could help out… it’s always a little disappointing when children are buying a Mother’s day gift from their Mum!

Men required on Friday 10th May from 1pm - 3.15 pm.  Please contact the school office if you are able to help.

FOOTY TIPPING COMPETITION

Join the 2024 Footy Tipping Competition.  To be part of it:

1. Sign up at www.footytips.com.au

2. Find the Competition named: “St Luke’s Tipping Comp”

3. Enter password: stlukes3130 (Sign up as a family or an individual)

4. Contribute $25 to the P & F bank account:

Terms & Conditions:

• Sign up and payment required by Wednesday 6 March 2024, 3.00pm.
• Winner will win 30% of total monies.Second prize will win 15% of total monies.Wooden Spoon will receive 5% of total monies (note: tipping must be completed for 90% of rounds to be eligible)
• Remaining contributions are for the P&F as a fundraising activity. There will also be five nominated rounds where the top weekly tipper will win a prize!
• This is a competition for St Luke’s families or parishioners only.

HARMONY DAY COLOUR RUN

Thanks again to all those who have created a profile page for the colour run and started their fundraising.

At the last check we have raised a profit of $2,038.

1/2 Coral are still smashing it at the top of the leaderboard.  Followed closely by Prep Aqua. What a great job Juniors. 

By fundraising for the colour run you will not only be helping enhance the schools outdoor space, your child can either win some awesome incentive prizes that they can choose for themselves OR you can help out others by donating to a cause. 

For every $20 you raise you can donate to one of 5 causes

• tree planting
• Coral planting 
• turtle protection
• Smith Family
• OzHarvest

It is your choice!!

Start fundraising today to make a difference. Every bit helps.

Thanks for all your support 

St Luke’s P&F

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

If you wish to apply for CSEF please contact the school office to request an application form.  Forms must be submitted before 28 June 2024.

A chain has been found on the oval.  Please come by the office if you believe it may be from your family.

Allergic reactions to food… can be harmful to our children. For that reason we ask parents to think carefully about what they are packing in their child’s lunch boxes. Occasionally, something might slip through and once aware, we take precautions to ensure the safety of every child. As stated in the Family Handbook 2024:

We are an EGG and NUT free school due to the allergies of children within our community.  We ask that parents respect this request and the potential harm this could do to children if brought to school.

Thank you for your care and attention to this.

LOST PROPERTY:

Please check the lost property cupboard in the office foyer if you are missing uniform or food containers.  

SUMMER UNIFORMS:

We are now wearing the summer uniform.  Please apply sunscreen in the morning before school.  School hats are compulsory. Term 1 = SUNHATS!  Please make sure your child has a school hat to wear EVERY DAY or else, No hat, No play.

CHILDREN ARRIVING AFTER THE BELL OR LEAVING EARLY:

As part of our wellbeing care of children at St Luke's, every class engages in a morning routine at 8.50 am.  This quiet, calm time allows children to gather together in a circle, to greet each other by name, to pray and/or enter into some Christian meditation and get ready for the day.  Please make sure you allow enough time to get your child to school BEFORE 8.50 am.

If children arrive after the gate and student entry doors are locked, parents/carers are required to walk their child/ren to the school office and sign them in on the VPass iPad.

If leaving early (before the end of the day), parents/carers are required to sign their child/ren out on the VPASS iPad.

Buy/Sell second hand uniform:

Join the St Luke's Primary School Blackburn South Buy/Sell Uniform group on Facebook to buy/sell uniform with other parents.