Year 4
Ella and I are participating in our third Starlight Super Swim Challenge this year. We are aiming to swim at least 15kms during the month of February for sick kids who spend a lot of time in hospital. This year the swim is extra close to our hearts because Ella’s baby cousin Lachie was born…
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Below are links to letters from each of our classroom teachers to you our families. The intent of each letter is to provide you with an overview of what will be taught this term. An opportunity to connect, share and partner with you in the learning planned for your child in Term 1. If you…
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Coming home today via email is a copy of your 2023 School Fee Statement. Accompanying this email is a payment option form that you are asked to complete and return to Sandra Raso (Finance Officer) by Friday, 17th February, 2023. If you haven’t received your statement, please check your junk folder in the first instance,…
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Dominican Cross The Dominican Cross is a symbol that represents the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominican Order. The Cross is a Gyronny Cross, which reflects the characteristic Dominican habit, largely unchanged for 800 years: a long white tunic, contrasting with a black cloak, shoulder cape and/ or scapular. The black and white…
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Here at St Dominic’s we promote healthy eating habits. When your child attends St Dominic’s, around one third of their daily food intake occurs at school. So, with that thought in mind, we encourage families to provide a lunch box with food from each of the five food groups to ensure their child is getting…
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As you would be aware, St Dominic’s is an ALLERGY AWARE School. As an allergy aware school, our aim is to inform staff, students and parents about the risks of allergies as well as provide a supportive environment in which children at risk of anaphylaxis can feel safe. Like all schools, we have a number of…
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Following on from Justin O’Malley’s presentation earlier this week and as you may be aware via communications over the past few years, we have implemented the Keeping Safe Child Protection Curriculum here at St Dominic’s School. It is a government requirement that all schools adopt and implement an appropriate research based child protection program. The Keeping…
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Our Year 3 to 6 Faction Swimming Carnival will be held on Monday, 27th February, at Claremont Aquatic Centre from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This year, Loreto Primary School students will also be joining our competition, however all ribbons and points will be awarded separately. As we have done over recent years, Timing Solutions will once again be providing us with…
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Following on from and in addition to our parent information night sessions, please find below links to each classes Parent Information Booklet. These booklets will hopefully provide families with a helpful way of referring back to the information shared by each teacher, however, will also cover additional and important information that may not have been…
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I hope that everyone had a restful and rejuvenating summer break, and that you are ready to dive into the new school year with energy and enthusiasm. As we begin this new school year, we reflect on our schools patron saint, St Dominic, a man of great faith, wisdom, and compassion. He founded the Order…
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