Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,

Kindergarten Orientation
We are very excited to announce that Kindergarten Orientation for 2022 will be proceeding on Wednesdays in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 this term.

COVID-Safe practices must be followed, including Service NSW sign-in and minimising parent time on site at drop-off and pick-up times. Full details of arrangements for Orientation have been emailed directly to families; please contact the school office if you need any clarification. 


Class Placements 2022
Parents are invited to email me with regard to any considerations you may have for your child’s class placement for 2022. These considerations should be important for the education and wellbeing of your child. Requests for a particular teacher, gender of a teacher, multiple friends etc, are usually not appropriate nor a priority. It is very important for parents to understand that creating classes is detailed and exacting work completed by the teachers to ensure that your child is placed in an appropriate class group each year. When considering class groupings, teachers will look specifically at your child’s educational and social needs and place them with a teacher and peers that will support their development. Requests are to be emailed to me at: michael.green@cg.catholic.edu.au by this Friday 22 October 2021. Requests received after this date may not be able to be considered. Please be aware that each request will be considered separately and by no means are all requests met. Requests from previous years are not kept on file or considered, as situations change each year. If you would like a previous request to be considered again, you are asked to send in a new request for 2022.


Departing Students
Schools are required to record destination schools for all departing students. I ask that all families of Year 6 students inform us as soon as possible of the high school your child will be attending. In the Forms & Documents tab on the school website and SZapp is a Year 6 2022 Destination eForm. I also request that any K-5 families moving from Mt Carmel at the end of this year send me an email (michael.green@cg.catholic.edu.au) as soon as possible indicating your intentions along with your destination. Much of this term is spent preparing for next year and our student numbers need to be accurate. Thank you for assisting us with this information gathering.


Book Week
Plans for our revised Book Week are in full swing and we are greatly looking forward to our virtual parade next Friday. Parents and families can watch live from 9:30am (the link will be provided via Compass on Friday morning), although we are unable to provide exact times for each class. If you miss the live parade, a recording will be posted in the afternoon. As part of the celebration, each student will be provided with a sausage sandwich for lunch (dietary needs will be catered for) but will need to bring a drink and snacks to supplement this, if needed. The canteen will be open for pre-ordered recess and lunch items as usual.


May God’s peace be in your families,