Dear St John the Apostle community, 

I have been unwell and home sick for Thursday and Friday this week. There are a few cases of COVID-19 in the school and nasty colds going around and I wanted to ensure that I didn't pass anything on to anyone else....particularly to teachers, who are very hard to replace at the moment. I'm also joining the Year 5 camp on Monday and wanted to be recovered and well to support them.

Thank you to those families who are equally conscious of ensuring that their unwell child stays home to recover quickly and to ensure the they don't pass on any sickness to fellow students and staff. We really appreciate your thoughtfulness and understanding.

CENSUS

Today was one of two annual census days. The census that occurs in August in every Australian school has many purposes. One is to determine the funding each school requires to educate and support students for the following year. Some information from our census data that you might be interested in includes:

• We have 351 students currently enrolled in our school belonging to 259 families
• There are 174 girls and 177 boys
• 2% of students identify as Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ATSI)
• 15% of students identify as having English as a Second Language or Dialect EAL/D)
• 110 students (31%) identify with a disability and have a Personal Plan
• Families reside in 40 different suburbs, the largest groups coming from Florey, Dunlop, Holt, Higgins, MacGregor and Strathnairn.

Our school is a diverse community. We work very hard to be welcoming and inclusive of all students, particularly those with more complex needs. As a result our staff continually grow in their skills and knowledge at being effective educators and our students grow in their undertanding that 'difference is the norm'. Most importantly, we hope that every child feels like they belong in our St John the Apostle community.

Relational Aggression Parent Forum Slides

Due to my absence this week the Relational Aggression slides will be available next week.

I hope everyone has a healthy and restful weekend.

MatthewGartonn

Principal