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Newsletter 2 - Term 4 - Week 4
Thursday 30th October 2025
Website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Principal: Mrs. Michelle Charlton
Email: principal@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
Wow, although we have some tired staff and students today we are all still buzzing from our fantastic school production “From Page to Stage”. We are so incredibly proud of all our students who performed with such enthusiasm. We have definitely discovered some well hidden talents in many of our students.
A huge thank you to our Performing Arts Teacher extraordinaire Miss Sammie Grumley for all your work putting this show on. From rehearsals, choreography, script writing, props and the extra rehearsals for staff (some of us even needing 1:1 assistance).
Finally to all of the production team who supported Sammie, the staff and students we are extremely grateful for all the hard work and effort you put in to make this production a huge success.
World Teachers Day
Tomorrow marks the celebration of World Teachers Day in Australia. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our teachers, leaders and support staff for Inspiring Faith and Inspiring Learning every day. If you would like to leave a message of support or gratitude for our teachers please click on the link below:
https://padlet.com/DOSCEL/world-teachers-day-2025-t2c1vx9hzpiw2vpa
Melbourne Cup Long Weekend School Closures
There will be no school for students on Friday 31st October and Monday 3rd November due to school closure days. This is followed by the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday on Tuesday 4th November. See you all back at school on Wednesday 5th November.
Important dates:
- 31st October - Student Free Day
- 3rd November - Student Free Day
- 4th November - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
- 5th November - Icy Pole orders close on CDFpay
- 6th November - State Athletics Carnival
- 7th November - Year 3 Camp Day
- 12th November - 2026 Foundation Transition
- 17th November - 2026 Foundation Transition
- 21st November - Junior School Athletics
- 22nd-23rd November - Sacrament of First Communion
Wishing you a happy and safe long weekend.
Kind Regards
Michelle Charlton
| Willow Graham | Carmen Fenech | Lewis Taylor |
| Jonte Backman | Cooper Styles | Austin Harnett |
| Willow Graham | Alyvia Wright | Scottie Zuehlke |
| Cohen Mangion | Arthur Foley | Luca Burrell |
| Dane Corbett | Max Vodden | Charlie Ayres |
| Isla Kosakiewicz | Elijah Inchincoli | Louis Bradford |
| Bentley Szkwarek | Rohan O'Brien | Noah Harle |
| Miley McPhillips | Maddison White | Milah Hector |
| Ava Inchincoli | Archer Riess | Blayke Weller |
CLASS MASS
Families are warmly welcomed to attend our weekly class mass, held in the school multipurpose room at 9:30am.
Entry is via Gate B which will be unlocked at 9:15am on the day.
Sign in/out is set up at the multipurpose room/chapel for your convenience.
The class mass dates can be found on our dates to remember calendar in the newsletter.
Parents are asked to drive carefully and observe the following traffic arrangements:
- The turning circle at the end of Rangeview Drive is a designated “no standing” zone.
- The school car park is used for staff cars only.
- Where parents stop on the south side of Rangeview Drive it is asked that children walk around the cul-de-sac rather than crossing the busy road.
- Parents utilising the drop off/pick up area must turn in the cul-de-sac and enter the carpark at 10kph.
- Parents are not to leave their cars whilst dropping children off in the drop off zone.
- Children are to enter and exit the cars from the footpath.
- No persons are permitted to walk across the carpark.
Key points to consider:
- If your child is not present at pick up time, then you will need to leave and come back. It is a NO STANDING ZONE
- If traffic is banked up in the drop off/pick up, then use the through lane (as shown on the map) in the carpark to keep traffic moving in Rangeview Drive.
- Parents must notify the school if children are to be collected by people other than immediate family.
St. Gabriel's Primary School is a child safe school. We are committed to embedding a culture of Child Safety, adhering to the Victorian Child Safe Standards: Managing the Risk of Child Abuse in Schools and School Boarding Premises (Ministeral Order No. 1359).
We believe that ensuring the safety of the students in our care is an integral part of who we are as a Catholic faith community. The school acts in accordance with the Ministerial Order through policies, procedures, measures and practices, staff training and, ultimately, through the strategies used in working with the students and families within our school community.
We continue to maintain and develop a safe and supportive learning environment where staff are focused on engaging students in meaningful, relevant and challenging learning experiences.
If at any time you have any issues or concerns you feel you need to raise please contact our Principal: Michelle Charlton or our Child Safety Officers: Alison Phillips on 5174 5515.
