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Newsletter 2 - Term 3 - Week 4
Friday 15th August 2025
Website: www.stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Principal: Mrs. Michelle Charlton
Email: principal@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
Dear Parents, Guardians & Carers,
What a busy two weeks we have had since our last newsletter.
We had some very old students arrive at school on Thursday 31st July. Many of them with grey hair, wrinkles and walking sticks. Our Foundation students celebrated 100 days of school.
Congratulations to our boys and girls basketball teams who competed in the District Competition on Friday 8th August. They all played extremely well and both teams finished winners on the day. Both teams will now compete in the Division Competition on 28th August. Thank you to all staff and parents who are assisting with our teams.
Our Book Fair has begun and Mrs Kennedy has been very busy during the opening hours. It will run for 2 weeks and will conclude on Friday 22nd August. The theme this year is “Book an Adventure”. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite character, book or something related to the theme. We will host a book week parade on Monday morning at 9am. Weather permitting this will be held in the courtyard or in the hall if wet.
This week we welcomed Gen Bryant and her team to work with staff for our staff PL day. It was a great day and we loved that St Michael’s staff joined us. Both schools senior students had sessions with Gen on Tuesday and were able to learn some wonderful new songs.
IMPORTANT DATES
- 19th August - Sacrament of Reconciliation Parent Information Night
- 26th August - Foundation Excursion to Old Gippstown
- 27th August - Year 1 Excursion to Old Gippstown
- 28th August - Year 2 Excursion to Old Gippstown
- 28th August - Division Basketball Competition
- 1st-3rd September - Grade 6 camp to Melbourne
- 4th September - Student Free Day: Year 6 only
- 5th September - Father’s Day Mass at St Michael’s Church
- 5th September - Father’s Day Stall
- 11th-12th September - Year 4 Camp to Allambee
Kind Regards
Michelle Charlton
| Eleanor Wilkie | Lachlan Taylor | Cooper Styles |
| Ciya Justin | ||
| Jude Burt | Lucas Aarons | Elijah Smith |
| Jett Mentzing Palomino | Mikayla Fenech | Olivia Cowlishaw |
| Grace Cowlishaw | Lachlan Bonnor | Stella Peterson |
| Henri Pardo | Caitlin Adams | Winter Locandro |
| Gus Ford | Lewis Taylor | Jordan Bilyj |
| Kobe Pasquill | Jed Bedford | Sonny Kirby |
| Oscar Morgan | Mason Kesper | Mia Alex |
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.
Our school website contains a calendar which details all school events and is regularly updated.
There is an option to sync this calendar with your personal calendar if you choose to do so.
Visit our website, scroll down and select 'School Calendar', the option to 'Sync Calendar' will be available.
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 or Jo Quinn on 5174 5515.
