Uniforms

The school uniform 'try-on' service held in the uniform shop opposite the Office is open each week at the below times:

Monday & Thursday - 8:15-9:15am and 2:30-3:30pm.

Tuesday Morning- Second hand uniform shop open (run by P&F).

Please see link below for the online ordering site.   

School Card

If you are holders of a Health Care Card, you may be eligible for School Card.  Application forms are available via the State Government’s School Card Scheme on Saint David’s Parish School's Web site and attached. Any questions please contact Debbie.

Financial Hardship

Saint David’s Parish School continues its commitment to supporting every student and family through difficult times. Catholic Education acknowledges the unprecedented economic impact on many families.

If you are concerned about your ability to pay schools fees, we strongly encourage you to have a discussion with us. We believe a family’s financial circumstances should not be a barrier to a student accessing a Catholic education.

Thank you for your support.

Saint David’s Parish School – Changing Bank Details.

Important note Catholic Education South Australia have changed banks to CBA

You will notice that the BSB and Account Details have changed shown on the bottom of your statement.

If you currently pay accounts by EFT you will need to update the bank details to:

SAINT DAVID’S PARISH SCHOOL

BSB                 066-782

ACCOUNT       100000171

Debbie

Continuing on with the theme of Week 3’s School Newsletter article, this week’s focus is on some of the resources available for supporting girls in their development.

As mentioned in the last newsletter, husband and wife duo, Kasey Edwards and Dr Christopher Scanlon, have also co-authored a book, ‘Raising girls who like themselves’ which continues to receive positive reviews worldwide: Raising Girls who like themselves

This dynamic duo are parents of two daughters and live in Melbourne. They have spent many years gathering and dissecting academic research and interviewing leading world experts in the fields of child development, psychology, wellbeing and education. Their findings have been compiled into this great resource book for parents/caregivers, providing proven and practical approaches for raising children happy to be themselves.

Lisa Damour’s book ‘Untangled’ (a New York best seller) is another excellent practical resource for parents/caregivers currently navigating the tricky road of adolescent transition to adulthood:

On Lisa’s website, she also shares information regarding some of her other works, including podcasts. Lisa Damour, PhD

We hope you find these resources not only useful, but very helpful in navigating your own individual journeys of developing healthy and resilient girls.

Michelle

SAPSASA Soccer Carnival

On Thursday 22 May, 54 of our students took to the fields at Modbury Vista Soccer Club, to represent our school in the annual SAPSASA Soccer Carnival. With 6 teams entered across the day, our students demonstrated not only their soccer skills, but also their teamwork, resilience, and school pride.

The weather couldn’t have been better—sunny skies and mild temperatures set the stage for a brilliant day of sport. There was a buzz of excitement as teams faced off against schools from across the district. Many goals were scored, plenty of laughs were shared, and our students embraced every challenge with enthusiasm and a positive attitude.

A huge congratulations goes to our Girls A Team, who were crowned Division 1 champions after a series of strong performances. Their success was guided by the expertise of Paul, who generously volunteered his time to coach and support the team—thank you, Paul!

We would also like to express our sincere thanks to the staff members who attended on the day and worked behind the scenes to ensure everything ran smoothly. Your support and supervision were invaluable. A big thank you also goes out to the parents and caregivers who came along to cheer on our teams, your encouragement from the sidelines created a wonderful sense of community, and was greatly appreciated by both students and staff.

Overall, the SAPSASA Soccer Carnival was a huge success, and a memorable day for all involved. Congratulations to all our players, you represented our school with pride, positivity, and passion. We’re already looking forward to next year!

SAPSASA District Selections – Congratulations!

We’re thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of several of our students who have been selected to represent our district in SAPSASA sports!

A huge congratulations to Sienna T (Year 5), who was chosen to represent the district in Softball earlier this year, during Term 1. We also extend a big congratulations to Iyla M (Year 6), Sloane W (Year 6), and Isla B (Year 5), who have been selected for the District Netball Team, which will compete later this term. What an incredible honour! These students have shown great commitment to their sport, and have a bright future ahead.

Well done to all four students on your amazing accomplishment.

Cameron

Service Provision in Schools

As a part of our commitment to our mission and values, to working in partnership to enable each learner to thrive, and to ensure the health and safety of all people on school grounds, our school is implementing a new process for requests from families for Privately Engaged Service Provision in school, including National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services. 

This applies to new requests for Privately Engaged Service Provision in school, as well as to requests for existing Privately Engaged Service Provision in school to continue.

If you wish to make a request for Privately Engaged Service Provision to occur in school, please complete the attatched Parent/Guardian Request Form, and return it to the Front Office for consideration, at your earliest convenience. 

As you are aware, the safety and wellbeing of every student at Saint David’s Parish School is our priority. Staff, volunteers and essential service providers are required to complete a Working with Children screening. The school induction program also ensures that all persons coming onto the school grounds have the required Child Protection documentation. It is important as a school community that we ensure all stakeholders have access to Catholic Education Child Protection and Policy Guidelines.

You will find these documents on our school website:

Saint David’s Parish School will be introducing a ‘Concussion Officer’. Our Concussion Officer will be Tracy Roberts. The role of the Concussion Officer will be to liaise between parents and school staff regarding known concussions of students (whether they occur during, or outside of school time). The Concussion Officer will be responsible for communicating with school staff regarding exclusion time for sport, PE and overly active play as recommended by the student’s health care professional. They will also ensure that our school is managing any concussions as per the First Aid Procedure and the Australian Concussion Guidelines for Youth and Community Sport.

Please note that the Concussion Officer is not an expert and is not expected to diagnose concussions. Their role will be similar to that of a Fire Warden, in that they ensure the school is following agreed concussion procedures and communicating to school staff as necessary.

If your child suffers a concussion, whether that be during school time, or out of school time, and they seek medical treatment from a health care professional, we ask that you provide a clearance from the health care professional. This clearance needs to be provided to Tracy with her regarding any specific needs for your child.

Just a reminder that the cut off time to order school lunches in the morning on the Qkr! app, is 8:30am.  If your child has a lunch order, please make sure it is ordered prior to this time.

The following phone number is a dedicated ‘parent support line’. The number is 7084 1801. The number is manned from 9:30am, but parents can leave a message before then & they will get a return call from 9:30am. This number can be used for parents who have missed the 8:30am cut off, refund queries or help with navigating Qkr!

Keep your Kids Smiling!

Dental care is FREE for ALL babies, preschool and most children under 18 years at School Dental Service clinics.

Our specially trained staff provide comprehensive dental care to help prevent pain and tooth decay.

We will always talk to you about what your child needs before we provide any treatment. We have been a trusted government dental service for children since 1969 and bulk bill under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.

Call us now for an appointment!

Your local clinic is: Modbury GP Plus Super Clinic Phone: 7425 8700 or use this link to our website to ask us to contact you.