Principal's Notes
Message from Commonwealth Bank School Banking
We have today made the difficult decision to temporarily pause the School Banking program. This will take effect as at close of business Friday 20 March 2020 and will extend to the end of this school term.
We have made the decision based on the quickly changing environment relating to COVID-19 and the impact on schools and the wider community. By pausing our program temporarily, we hope to help reduce the number of visitors to schools and reduce the number of people within shared spaces. This particularly relates to the volunteers who run the program at schools on our behalf.
A decision will be made by 8 April 2020 regarding our ability to resume the School Banking program.
Reminders
Please know that the priority for St Benedict’s - and for all Catholic schools, is the health and safety of our students and staff, and as such, the Catholic Education Office is monitoring and responding quickly to the advice of federal, state and territory governments and medical authorities as the situation develops.
While this is an uncertain period for our communities, it is important that we remain calm and alert as we monitor this health risk, and for our families and staff to be well informed about the health advice and protocols to reduce this risk.
Just some reminders/messages:
- Please ensure that all contact numbers and emails are up to date; and
- Please read information sent from ‘Schoolzine App’ (SZapp) regularly. Facebook or other social media are not the avenues to communicate important information to parents. Roughly, only 50% open information (either via email or the app) when disseminated to parents.
School Photos
School Photos have been postponed from the 2nd June until Wednesday 23rd September. We were able to get a later booking, and with the uncertainty of Term 2, we felt it best to delay this. Please jot this new date in your calendar.