Enrolment period
The enrolment period has been extended to this Friday 29^th May. This is the time to enrol children for high school, primary school and preschool. If you would like to enrol a sibling into Kinder next year please send an email to the Front Office or complete the online enrolment form https://cg.catholic.edu.au/parents/enrolment/ .

Facebook
In an effort to find new ways to communicate we have a St Benedict's Facebook page. If you are on Facebook you may like to follow, like and share our page. Follow the link below to find us on Facebook or search for St Benedict's Narrabundah.

https://www.facebook.com/stbenedictsnarrabundah/

Rugging Up in the Cold
We encourage a lot of play outside and during winter it can be quite cold. We encourage all of our students to dress with plenty of layers. Our uniform lends itself very easily to this.

Singlets, thermals or other simple long sleeve underclothes are encouraged under the shirt to add that extra layer. Our uniform policy then outlines:

Maroon jumper: worn over the shirt and dress. As it’s harder to take off it can be used inside and outside to keep warm,

Blue polar fleece jacket: to be worn when going outside over the maroon jumper and generally taken off in the classroom while the heater is operating,

Beanies/Scarves/Mittens: are very acceptable and preferably navy blue.

Sport uniform: If an extra layer is required then a simple navy blue top underneath the polo short is acceptable.

Please note girls in Kindergarten to Year 5 who choose to wear the dress must wear the tunic. The skirt is a privilege for our Year 6 students only.

Late Arrivals and Early Collection
We ask that all students arriving at school after 9am be signed in at the Front Office by a parent or appropriate caregiver. We also ask if you collect your child before 3.00pm they need to be signed out at the Front Office by a parent or appropriate caregiver. Thank you for your support with this.

Water Bottles
Due to COVID 19 the school water bubblers are currently closed. Could you please ensure your child brings with them a water bottle each day with their name clearly marked on it.

Hats Off – June and July
In June and July, hats go away! In Canberra we have already started to witness daily UV levels decrease to what is considered “low” levels (under 3), during the morning and afternoon periods.

Cancer Council ACT does not generally recommend sun protection behaviour (i.e. hat wearing and sunscreen application) when UV levels are under 3 due to the low risk of potential UV skin damage. In Canberra UV levels drop and remain under 3, all day around the June and July period and the students are encouraged to leave their hats at home during this time. They may wear a navy beanie for warmth.

Fees
Term 2 fees invoices were sent home last week. If you will have difficulty in paying your fees this term please contact myself or Belinda McRae as a matter of urgency.

As excursions have had to be cancelled this term, we have not invoiced families for the Excursion Levy or the Dance Levy. We hope that even a small reduction in fees eases the burden a little.

Fee relief is available for eligible families. I sincerely thank parents who are able to continue to pay the fees. Any unspent levies will be credited at the end of the year.

Boys Toilet Behaviour
Unfortunately at the moment we are having to attend to a lot of issues in the boys’ toilets. We ask that if you are the parent of a male student could you please chat with them about appropriate behaviour, including reminding them about flushing the toilet and aiming for the toilet bowl. Thank you for your support with this.