Year 3

As was the procedure last year, all P&F Meeting Minutes in 2021 will once again be uploaded to the school website and made available for families to access via a link at the bottom of the P&F page.  After each meeting a notice will be sent home to inform families that the minutes are ready…

  Welcome to the new school year.  My name is Theona Hinkley and I am the School Health Nurse who visits your school. School Health Nurses work in schools to promote healthy development and wellbeing so students may reach their full potential.  A major part of my work is focused on early intervention and the…

Introduction This guide is meant to assist the Parents or Caregivers, who are the main users of the School Portal. The School Portal website is a place where users can place lunch orders and pay securely with their credit card. The systems has been designed from the ground specifically for Australian Primary Schools. It is…

As has been previously communicated, we have been exploring alternative canteen options moving forward.  The original plan that I shared with the community at the start of the year was disrupted by COVID-19, however, we are now in a position to push ahead with a trial of the offsite solution offered by ‘LunchBox’.  The trial…

This year, we will be putting together regular posts to share with the community some of what we are up to as the 2021 student leadership team.  We have lots of fun things planned and are really looking forward to the year ahead. Below are details about Out of School Achievement Awards and icy-poles for…

As promised, I am writing to provide an update on the progress of finding an onsite before and after school care provider here at St Dominic’s.  Since my last communication earlier in the year (see link below), I have met with several out of school hours care providers but have been unable to secure their…

Thank you to our Year 5 students for their very entertaining and informative assembly about the arrival of the first European settlers here in Australia.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions and not being able to have all of our community in the hall, the assembly was video recorded for everyone to enjoy.  A higher quality version…

As we move closer to Term 2 and the change to our winter uniform, I would like to encourage all families to begin placing orders now for any items that may be required.  By placing winter uniform orders before the end of Term 1, Peta (uniform shop coordinator) can assist well in advance, ensuring that…

Last week, Mrs Peta Kelly informed me that she had made the decision to step away from her role as the Administration Officer here at St Dominic’s School.  Peta will finish in her current role at the end of Term 1. After many years as a St Dominic’s School staff member and parent, it is…

Third Week of Lent (School Week beginning 15th March) Arsad, an Indonesian farmer, had no toilet in his house, so always had to walk into the forest to the open defecation area. His family was often sick and open defecation caused many neighbourhood disputes. With the support of Caritas Australia and its partner agency, Laz…