Term 2, Week 8 2021

Dear Community Members

Welcome to Week 8!

OAM recipient

We congratulate Kym Meers, (Mum of Izla) who received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) on the weekend recognised by the Governor General for Service to the Community through Charitable Initiatives. Congratulations to Kym on this remarkable achievement. Our Dominican Community is very proud of you!

Master Plan update

Our Master Plan is well under way and final touches are being made for its approval from Catholic Education SA. Once it has been approved, we will be moving quickly into the design phase of the process where we will begin to see what our school improvements will actually look like. I look forward to sharing these developments with you when they are available.

Uniform

We are well into Winter now and students are required to be in the correct uniform each day....

We are looking for donations that can be used to provide prizes for the tables on the night. The drop off point for any donation is at the front office. A guide for each class group is as follows ….

R/1           Gardening
2/3           Sweet
4/5           Savoury
5/6           Bathroom / Laundry

However, please feel free to add items to any group – every donation will be greatly appreciated. Silent auction items are slowly coming in, if you have anything that can be contributed, Phil would be appreciative of your donation.

Thank you in advance.
Parents & Friends

We currently have a large amount of lost property. Please check the Lost Property Box for any misplaced items. To assist us in returning “misplaced” clothing please ensure all items belonging to your child are clearly labelled.

Families are kindly asked to contact the school office by 9.30am if your child will be absent or late. Please leave the students name, class and the reason for the student’s absence.

You can do this by:

• Phoning 8114 3636 (select option 1 and leave a message)
• Emailing absent@dominican.catholic.edu.au

Please don’t email teachers directly or use Dojo for absentees as quite often these are not checked by teachers at the beginning of the school day. If an absence is unexplained an automatic SMS message will be sent to parents requesting confirmation of an absence.

If a student arrives at school after the 8.50am bell they must sign in at the Front Office.

If a student leaves the school before 3.05pm dismissal time they must be signed out in the Front Office by an adult.

Communication with the classroom teacher is required when a student needs to leave before dismissal time, is going on a family holiday or any other pre-arranged absence.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.

Approved by Kaurna Elder Uncle Lewis O’Brian 2004