To our St Francis of Assisi families and friends

We wish you all the joys and blessings that Christmas brings. The birth of Jesus renews our hope in realising God’s plan for each of us. It is a special time as family and friends gather together. During this time, we remember those who are less fortunate and those who will not have family or friends to share the spirit of Christmas. We hope your travels over the holidays are safe and peaceful. Thank you again.

We would like to acknowledge the contribution of staff, parents and students of St Francis of Assisi in 2021.

Thank you to all our families for your generosity this year, thank you for your kind acts and thoughtful messages.  

Best wishes for a Holy Christmas and a Happy New Year
with your family and friends.

Dear Year 6 Parents

We advise the Compass account for Year 6 students will automatically close at the end of the school year.  Please remember to log in and download your child's school reports for your own records before 17 December 2021.

Thank you to the school community for supporting the P&F Christmas Raffle. Thank you to our P&F for organising the prizes for our raffle. Congratulations to all class winners, 3 per class! and to the following winners for the major prizes:

1st Prize	Malek.A
2nd Prize	Felicia.O
3rd Prize	Kyan.C

Thank you to St Francis of Assisi Parents & Friends committee for your support during 2021 and for taking on the management of the school canteen for the students. Thank you for all your support as we navigated lockdown and remote learning and for your initiative around fundraising around the restrictions. We look forward to working with you all in 2022.
To Mrs Lence Todoroski and all the wonderful parent helpers who have done an amazing job working to have the service of the canteen available at our school, we are very grateful for all your work and support.

2022 Compulsory School Uniform requirements
When returning to school for the 2022 school year, it is required that all students are in the correct school uniform.  This includes; new sport polo shirt, navy shorts, girl's summer tunic, wearing the correct black leather school shoes and predominately white school joggers for sport. Parents are requested to purchase predominately white joggers when your child requires new shoes or at the start of the 2022 school year, thereby adhering to the School Uniform Policy.
Pictorial examples of appropriate joggers.  

2022 - Sports shoes do not need to be expensive; they can have some colour on them but must be predominately white. Thank you for your continued support.

Haircuts
Many thanks to those parents who ensure their children have haircuts that meet the expectations for students at St Francis of Assisi. Students are required to wear their hair in a neat and tidy manner.

• Haircuts should be of an even cut.
• Hair should be brushed and combed.
• Hair should not be in a condition as to invite comment.
• Long hair is to be tied back or plaited, off the face and should not extend to cover the eyes.
• Only navy, blue or yellow headbands, ribbons or scrunchies are to be worn in the hair.
• Extreme styles, colouring or dyeing of hair is not permitted.

Year 6 Polo Shirt - 2022
Students will have the opportunity to order a Year 6 polo shirt next year.  Please do not purchase a new Sport polo shirt, as they will have the Year 6 polo shirt to wear for sports. 

Lowes Warrawong Plaza
All school uniform items can be purchased at Lowes Warrawong Plaza.  Please see the price list and information attached.  Orders can also be placed online by visiting the link below.

Please visit the parent calendar on the school website and Compass parent portal for school events.   These are also listed on the left side of the Newsletter.

IMPORTANT 2022 SCHOOL FEES UPDATE
Please find below a letter from the Catholic Education Office Wollongong explaining the school fee system. 

School fee statements are 30-day accounts, unless you complete the attached Request to Pay by Instalment and email to instalments@dow.catholic.edu.au. A schedule of payments will be prepared by the Catholic Education Office and issued to you.  It is encouraged fee payments are made online via the Parent Compass Portal or by Bpay.  Direct debit plans are preferred to be updated to the fee payment instalment plan via Bpay. 

The attached Request by Instalment can be completed and emailed this term in preparation for 2022.