Newsletter 11 September 2024
Principal's Message
We are looking forward to a wonderful celebration with our Grandparents and special people in our lives. The staff have been busy planning Mass, classroom based activities and potentially a home made soup made from the harvest of our veggie patch. If some parents are able to help serve lunch and help with pack up, that would be greatly appreciated.
Loving God, you have blessed the generations with your steadfast love. You call us your family. Teach us to care for one another in this family. Show us how to work together and develop community. We ask that we be led by our grandparents and visitors, as they develop their gifts of wisdom, patience, love and kindness in their everyday lives. May we learn how to welcome and invite our families to grow. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Have a great week, Bec Kollaris
Term 4 2024 - Upcoming Events
| Date | Event | |
| Monday | 07/10/2024 | School Closure Day |
| Saturday | 19/10/2024 | Reconciliation Commitment Mass |
| Wednesday | 23/10/2024 | Reconciliation Workshop |
| Thursday | 24/10/2024 | Reconciliation Workshop |
| Friday | 25/10/2024 | St James STARS |
| Monday | 04/11/2024 | School Closure Day |
| Thursday | 05/12/2024 | Carols on the Green |
| Thursday | 12/12/2024 | Grade 6 Graduation |
| Friday | 13/12/2024 | End of Year Mass and Yr 6 Guard of Honour |
SunSmart
Hats are back! From September through to April, all students in Victorian schools are required to wear a SunSmart hat when outdoors. Can we please ask that all students bring their school hats back to school from Monday 16th September. Hats will be kept in the classroom for the remainder of the year.
School hats can be purchased through Beleza. Unfortunately we cannot provide spare hats to students at school, due to health regulations.
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Lamont Book Fair
**Please note change of times on Friday 13/09 for the Book Fair
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Important Information
This year St James will be using two main platforms of communication with our families - PAM and Schoolzine.
To ensure that you keep up to date with what is happening with your children and within the school please ensure that you have access to these platforms and are familiar with their uses.
If you require assistance with accessing or setting up these platforms, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
From time to time it will also be necessary for emails and text messages to be sent.
Schoolzine App Installation Instructions:
This is an app that you have on your phone and allows for easy reading of the newsletter, as it customises to the screen and translates into many languages if required.
Please click the link below for the instructions on installing the app on your phone.
https://www.schoolzine.com/
As part of the installation, you will be required to enter the following 4 digit passcode -
3675
Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions or queries.
Accessing PAM Instructions:
Please use the below link to access your PAM account.
https://pam.stjamesnng.catholic.edu.au
The user name is the email you have provided to the school and if you have not logged on previously, you will be able to set a password.
If you require your password to be reset, please contact the school office.
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