Dear Parents

Firstly a big congratulations to the whole community for Wednesday and Wednesday night. Our school motto 'Let Your Light Shine' has never been more on show. The children were smiling, parents were singing, smiling and laughing along with every dance and every song. In short, there was much joy and love to be had from so many. We appreciate everyone that had big and small roles in making the day happen and again, I want to commend our staff who continue to go above and beyond when the petrol tanks are almost empty. They are truly wonderful.

On Wednesday afternoon the student's school reports will be released to families on PAM. Please look out for the alert that will be sent through to your email. As the reports arrive, I ask that it be a time to celebrate all the work your child has don for the last 12 months of learning at Columba. The semester two reports act as a learning 'check in' for all our students, as a way of keeping parents informed on how their child is developing and forming in many areas of the Victorian Curriculum.

Again we remind parents that school reports will be made available via PAM (Parent Access Module). This is the platform parents are now using to log student absences, receive sickbay notifications and receive reports. If you did not download and set up your family’s PAM account during Term 2 for mid-year reports, you can contact office@bunyip.catholic.edu.au , call or pop in to the school office and we can help set up PAM and troubleshoot any issues.

Next year, PAM will look a little different, with increased security and the opportunity for more than one family member to receive emails/notifications etc. This setup will occur during mid-January and will hopefully be ready for the 2023 school year. Parents will need to refresh the app but we will provide further information early in the new school year.

In response to parent feedback, Columba is continuing to streamline our communications. We will reduce the number of platforms/apps we use by moving to the PAM platform to provide information and permission for excursions and camps in 2023 (previously done through Operoo).  Details will be provided early next year.

We also look forward to celebrating the Whole School's year of achievement at our End of Year Mass on Wednesday 14th December. Mass will commence at 9:30am at IONA Church, all students will be attending. All families and friends are invited to attend. We look forward to seeing many there.

2023 Transition and

2023 Classes

On Monday 12th December we will have our transition day for all classes. Students will find out their classes and teachers for 2023 during this time. A note will be sent home with each child with their 2023 class name on it. 

Testing Days Booking

for 2023

We will release our testing days for the beginning of 2023 on Monday afternoon at 4pm. When you receive the alert, please use the link to book your child's assessment time for the beginning of the 2023 year.

• Testing days - 30th and 31st January
• 1st Day Prep - 31st January
• 1st Day for Grades 1-6 - 1st February

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Community Carols

Columba is Marching

Friday 16th December

On Friday 16th December, Columba has been invited to march in the Garfield Christmas Festival Parade. Community groups from Garfield and surrounds have the opportunity to take part in the parade. As I know many Columba families will attend the event, we invite you to march with us to celebrate our school. The details of the march are below.

We ask that if you are intending on marching, that you will need to march with your children. Teachers will not be supervising students.

PARADE DETAILS

• Meet – in uniform or whatever you would like to represent in, at 7.00pm in front of the Cannibal Creek Bakehouse Garage on Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Road (Main Street) at 7.00pm. The Street Parade will start at 7.15pm.
• At the end of the Street Parade, participants can be collected near the Little Miss Hangry’s corner – Corner of 13 Mile Road and Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Road (Main Street) at 7.20pm approx..
• The parade will be followed by Santa’s arrival at the Centotaph at 7.30pm.
• After Santa’s departure at approx.. 8.00pm, it is followed by guests heading on down to the Garfield Oval for fireworks at approx.. 9.00pm

Please RSVP HERE

The last day for lunch orders will be Thursday 15th December

Grade 6 - 2023 Jackets

(current grade 5 parents must purchase)

example only

Dear 2023 Grade 6 Parents,

After a vote by the current grade 5 students last week, we have come up with a design for the bomber jackers for 2023 and are looking to order these by the end of the school year so they are available to students on the first day of Term 1 next year.

The price per item is $45.00.

The jackets will need to be paid for before you collect the item next year. This can be done over the phone using EFTPOS or paying by EFTPOS in person at the office or on-line using CDF pay at the link below

PURCHASE THROUGH ONLINE CDF PAY HERE

As the bomber jackets will be worn most of autumn, winter and spring in 2023, it is recommended you purchase a size up to allow for your child’s growth over the next 12-18months.

The current grade 6 students have kindly allowed the grade 5’s to try on their jackets to get an indication of size, so please have a chat with your child about sizing, and consult the link below if in doubt.

Please email Tory Parker: tparker@bunyip.catholic.edu.au with your intent to purchase and your child’s size by Friday 10th December.

Sizing:
Standard Kid’s Sizes from 6-12
Adults range from XXXS-XXXL

Size Chart available here –
https://www.bodenclothing.com.au/en-au/childrens-size-and-fit-chart

Thank you and kind regards,
Senior School Teachers

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