Dear Parents, Teachers and Students, 

Playgroup Starts Tomorrow
We welcome the return of Playgroup tomorrow after the extended holiday break. Playgroup will commence at 9am in the PAC and is $3 for the first child, $1 for subsequent children in family. Morning tea will be provided for children and parents. We hope to see you there.  

All Saints Day Prayer Assembly
This Friday 4EG will be hosting our All Saints Day prayer assembly at 9am in the PAC. All families are warmly invited to join us.

Boorowa Touch Football and Netball Carnival
Thank you to Esther Glover for her coordination of the 24 teams representing Mt Carmel last week at the Boorowa Carnival. Thank you to Mel Allan for coordinating netball and Sue Shepherd for coordinating touch football on the day. Thank you as well to all our fabulous teachers who had a long, hot day in the sun, wind and dust. Thank you to parents who managed or coached teams and to the high school students who volunteered to assist with refereeing duties. The day was enjoyed by all and there have been many positive comments about our students being well mannered, courteous and good sports. Well done everyone!

Crazy Hair Day
The student reward for reaching our Walkathon fundraising target is a Crazy Hair Day, which will be held on Tuesday 5 November, Week 4. I now ask that any outstanding sponsorship be collected and sent to school as quickly as possible.

Kindergarten Orientation
Next Wednesday will be our final Kinder Orientation session before school starts next year... how exciting! The Kindergarten 2020 Parent Information Evening will be held next Wednesday in the Lacey Library at 6:30pm. 

Headspace
Headspace Goulburn has commenced an outreach service to Yass for counselling support for young people aged 12-25. The Yass outreach service will provide support for mild to moderate mental health issues. Counselling appointments will be available at the Yass Wellness Centre, 9.30 to 5pm on Mondays and eventually Mondays and Tuesdays 9.30 to 5pm. Headspace is a free service. Intake and counselling appointments will be managed from the Goulburn headspace office on 4824 4944. Referrals can be faxed to the Goulburn headspace office – 4824 4994 or email info@headspacegoulburn.org.au.
More information about headspace can be found at https://headspace.org.au/

Class Placements 2020
Parents are invited to email me with regard to any considerations you may have for your child’s class placement for 2020. 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 peers that will support their development. Requests are to be emailed to me at: michael.green@cg.catholic.edu.au by Friday 8 November 2019. 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 2019.

2020 Planning
A request to any K-5 families moving from Mt Carmel at the end of this year: it would greatly assist our preparation for 2020 if you would 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.

May God’s peace be in your families, 

Michael Green
Principal