Newsletter 29 May 2024
Principal's Message
Last week was very busy as we celebrated Catholic Education Week. It was wonderful to be able to celebrate across our Parishes with Fr Avinash, Parishioners, Columba, St John's, parents and the SFX Choir. To say our children had fun was an understatement. Our children shone as they participated in the Masses with reverence, taking in all Fr Avinash said. Below is an email Kathy and I received from a parent after the Mass at St John's and it sums up our children perfectly.
"Hi Bec, Just wanted to share some feedback and thanks to you all for today’s excursion to St John the Baptist in Koo Wee Rup. Both girls have been looking forward to going to another school and exploring, both have said such wonderful things all evening about today’s mass, telling their dad all the details when he got home from work! They loved the different songs and how responses were sung instead of spoken and how everyone was clapping and getting involved (they did mention that they only did it when SFX encouraged it because they have to be respectful in church which made me giggle) I actually thought it was really nice seeing the children from all the schools being joyful and active in praise as the choir performed. The entire group of F-2 children from St James sat so well and were so respectful and attentive throughout the entire mass, it was wonderful to see them demonstrating these values within such a large group of people and unfamiliar environment. Thanks for your hard work in putting this all together…Was a great morning!!"
Thanks to everyone who made our celebrations.
Kind regards, Bec Kollaris
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School Fees
Term 2 Fee Statements have been issued to all family accounts. Please ensure you check junk/spam folder if you haven't received your statement and contact the school office if you require a copy.
Please note that Term 1 fees are now overdue and payable. Please address any overdue fees as a matter of priority.
Direct Debit arrangements can be established at any time. Alternatively, payments can be made via bank transfer (account details are listed on the statement) or via EFTPOS in the school office.
If you have an existing Direct Debit arrangement in place, please refer to your Fee Statement and check whether your current arrangement needs to be increased in order to settle your account by the end of the school year.
If you require a confidential conversation regarding your school fees, please make contact with Bec Kollaris.
2025 Enrolments
If you know of a family wishing to enrol at St James or if you have a sibling that will be attending next year, please contact the school office for an enrolment pack.
Important Information
This year St James will be using two main platforms of communication with our families - PAM and Schoolzine.
To ensure that you keep up to date with what is happening with your children and within the school please ensure that you have access to these platforms and are familiar with their uses.
If you require assistance with accessing or setting up these platforms, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
From time to time it will also be necessary for emails and text messages to be sent.
Schoolzine App Installation Instructions:
This is an app that you have on your phone and allows for easy reading of the newsletter, as it customises to the screen and translates into many languages if required.
Please click the link below for the instructions on installing the app on your phone.
https://www.schoolzine.com/
As part of the installation, you will be required to enter the following 4 digit passcode -
3675
Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions or queries.
Accessing PAM Instructions:
Please use the below link to access your PAM account.
https://pam.stjamesnng.catholic.edu.au
The user name is the email you have provided to the school and if you have not logged on previously, you will be able to set a password.
If you require your password to be reset, please contact the school office.
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