Dear families,
It is so wonderful to see our students back at school today. I admire the efforts of all those within our community to adjust to the interruptions that this time of lockdown has brought. Our students and staff have moved from onsite to remote learning with minimal warning and have gone to extraordinary lengths to continue quality learning and teaching. Our families lives have been disrupted, and yet opportunities for young people are always prioritised. Thank you!
If your young person is nervous about returning to onsite learning, could you please liaise with your TA or the Wellbeing Team to address those concerns.
Congratulations to Delie (Philadelphia) Rowe, who has achieved the Peak Achievement Award in the Girl Guides – the Queen’s Guide Award. This is the highest award that can be earned by youth members of Girl Guides Victoria and has not been awarded in this district for over 40 years!! This required Delie to accomplish tasks in leadership, community service , outdoor skills, cultural awareness and to advance her own personal development in an area of choice.
Key Dates:
9-11 June – The Year 9 Retreat to Halls Gap will proceed as planned. The Experience Days with SMJ Grades 5 and 6 have been postponed until August.
14 June – Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – no classes
15 June – This had been designated as a Staff Professional Development Day, however due to the recent remote learning week and the existing COVID restrictions, we have decided to postpone this planning day until Term 3. Students will be expected to be at school and in class on this day.
25 June – Final day of Term 2
In line with health and safety advice the following restrictions will remain in place at St Brigid’s College:
Stay Home when Unwell
Please stay home if unwell, and undertake COVID-19 testing if experiencing cold like symptoms or if a member of the household has been tested. Please notify the College if you have taken a test and the result when known.
When notifying the College of student absences, please include details if there are suspected COVID-19 symptoms.
Face Coverings
Must be carried at all times
Must be worn indoors (except if an exemption applies)
Must be worn outdoors where 1.5 metres physical distancing cannot be maintained
Must be worn travelling on buses
2021 General Achievement Test (GAT) to be rescheduled
The GAT scheduled for next Wednesday 9 June has been rescheduled to a date to be determined by VCAA. Students studying a Unit 3 / 4 subject should now concentrate on completing their course work and any school-based assessments.
Regards,
Gerard Raven