Principal News

Dear Parents, Staff and Students

Welcome back to Term 3.  As we navigate our way through another unknown term of what may come, we hope that you all have had some family time over the past two weeks holiday.  There is much to look forward to this term including the Athletics Carnival, Class Masses, Book Week Celebrations, Catholic Education Week so be sure to add these important events to your family calendar.  Specific dates can be found on the school calendar on the Schoolzine app. 

This week we welcome ten new students to our school:

Sophie and Chelsea    Prep A

Sophia                        Prep T

Sienna                      Year 2F

Lotti                         Year 2S

Emily                        Year 3H

Isaac                        Year 3PM

Damon                     Year 3L

Mia                           Year 5K

Aliarna-May             Year 5W

 and trust that they and their families settle comfortably into the St Saviour’s Community.

Enrolments 2021

For 2021, we are at full capacity for Prep and later this term will invite these children to spend the morning in Prep at as part of their transition to our school. There are places available in all other year levels for 2021.

It is vital that you notify us if you know that your child will not be returning in 2021. Please complete the Care Monkey request to communicate this to our school so that future planning of staffing and class sizes can be determined.  Another child may be waiting for a place at St Saviour’s Primary School.  Thank you to the families who have already let us know about any changes.

COVID 19 updates:

Updated border restrictions for travellers from Victoria

The Queensland Government has announced a further tightening of the border restrictions for travellers from Victoria.  Full details are included in the Border Restrictions Direction (No.8) which applied from Friday 10th July.

The new restrictions mean any staff or students returning from Victoria will be forced to quarantine, which may be in a hotel at their own expense.  

School sport spectators update

The latest information from the Department of Education with regard to school sporting events is as follows:

In line with updates to the Roadmap, sport organisations following a COVID Safe Industry Plan can:

• resume activity including competition and physical contact is permitted on the field of play
• open indoor sports facilities with one person per four square metres (off the field of play)
• open outdoor sports facilities with physical distancing (off the field of play).

In relation to spectator numbers, the Roadmap states that for events with fewer than 500 people, no approval is needed when following a COVID Safe Event Checklist and for 500 to 10,000 people – a COVID Safe Event Plan approved by local public health units will be required.

Unfortunately, these documents are not yet available, and we are awaiting further advice from Queensland Health in relation to COVID SAFE Event Plans and COVID Safe Event Checklists. Once this information is provided there should be further clarity in relation to numbers permitted at events. The Department of Education will provide this information as it becomes available.

The Department has FAQs for schools and parents available here.  These supersede the previous Rebooting School Sport document.

In summary, QLD Stage 3 restrictions as of 10 July. Key changes include:

• Gatherings such as weddings and funerals can now include up to 100 people
• Contact sport is allowed
• Churches, theatres and stadiums can operate at 50 per cent capacity as long as the 4 square metre per person limit is maintained.
• Small venues of up to 200 square metres can operate with a ratio of 2 square metres per person up to a limit of 50 people.

Assemblies for Term 3

As of Monday 20th July, we will resume having our school assembly in the Mercy Centre at 2:30p.m. on Mondays.  Parents are welcome to attend but must adhere to the one person per four square metres, sign in on arrival, maintain social distancing and hygiene measures.  Special thanks to our Year 6 Leaders, Lachlan, Grace T, Leon and Grace G for leading the school online over the past term.  Their technical and presentations skills were outstanding.  What a great team!

Parents entering the school grounds – we will continue to err on the side of caution with this restriction: We ask that parents wanting to enter must have a good reason and maintain covid-safe practices (hand sanitiser, not attending when unwell, maintaining social distance, not congregating etc. Thank you for adhering to this directive and keeping us all safe. 

Music News

Our Year 5 and 6 students for Semester Two will be learning how to play the Ukulele.  Mrs Spalding over the holiday break has been very busy in learning how to play as well.  We can't wait to see their first performance.  Special thanks to Mr Carson for once again giving so generously of his time and craftsmanship in making us a cabinet to house our ukuleles.  It is greatly appreciated.