Current letters to Families

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Road Awareness Program (RAP)

Thursday 4 April 2024

26.03.24

Statistics show that road crashes are one of the major causes of death and serious injury for 16-24 years olds in South Australia. 

Through the South Australia Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) Road Awareness Program (RAP), we can work towards keeping our students safe on the roads with an honest and straightforward concentration and common sense message. 

A firefighter from the MFS will be visiting our school on Thursday 4 April to speak with students about: 
• good attitudes, smart decision making and safe behaviours 
• the dangers of excessive speeds, distractions and driving under the influence 
• being a responsible passenger and pedestrian 
• becoming a responsible driver 
• first-hand experience of the trauma suffered by all parties involved in both fatal and non-fatal road crashes 

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Year 12 Retreat 'The Road of Life'

Thursday 11 to Friday 12 April 2024

25.03.24

The Year 12 Retreat will take place at the Spear Creek Holiday Park from Thursday 11 April to Friday 12 April. Students will travel by bus, leaving school at 8:45am on Thursday and returning by 3:00pm on Friday.  Ms Michelle Antoniciello, Mr Nathan O’Brien and Mrs Chloe Shanahan will be facilitating the Retreat along with other College staff members who join the cohort throughout. Father Harold Camonias, Parish Priest of Jamestown, will join us for Mass on Thursday evening in the absence of Fr Jim Monaghan. 

This Retreat is a compulsory aspect of the Religious Education course. It is also identified by students as an integral part of their Year 12 experience, as it provides an opportunity for each student to spend time in reflection on the course of their lives, their relationships with others and their own faith and life 
journey.

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Senior Citizen Club Visits

Various Dates

22.03.24

Continuing our relationship with the members of the Senior Citizen Club, students will visit on Tuesdays across Semester 2. During their visit students will be able to talk to new people, engage in some friendly games of lawn bowls and cards and share some of their learning experiences. These visits align to their development of the Social and Emotional Learning skill of social management. Supporting students in real world interactions to communicate effectively with different people.  Students will be walking to and from the club during our regular school day, therefore encouraged to wear PE uniform on scheduled visit day.  See the letter attached for classes and dates.

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Caritas 150 Pilgrimage

Thursday, 28 March 2024

18.03.24

Year 11 students will participate in the Caritas 150 Pilgrimage on Thursday 28 March. This walk, developed during our 150-year celebrations, will allow students to reflect upon places of significance in the Caritas College story, to gain an understanding into our Josephite charism, and to understand how pilgrimages can be constructed. Students will be required to meet at the Wharf behind the Woolworths carpark (next to the Oasis) by 8:45am and together 
will walk accompanied by Mrs Chloe Shanahan, Ms Toni Freer and other staff from the College. Students will return to school by recess time (10:35am). Students are required to bring their bags for the return to school, school hat, and may wear PE uniform.

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Year 7 and 10 Student Immunisation Program

Term 2 and 4

The SA School Immunisation Program will be offered at Caritas College by Port Augusta Council Immunisation Program.  There will be two visits, to be confirmed by the Port Augusta Council. These visits will be in Term 2 and 4, communication will be shared with families once confirmed. 

All Year 7 students will be offered;
1 dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and whopping cough vaccine Boostrix
2 doses of the human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil 9

All Year 10 students will be offered;
1 dose of the meningococcal ACWY
2 doses of the meningococcal B, Bexero

All parents/ legal guardians are to complete, sign and return the consent cards, even if you do not consent for the student to be vaccinated at school by Thursday 28 March. Students aged 16 years and above can consent for themselves.  Consent forms will be distributed to students at the school.

 

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SAPSASA Basketball

Wednesday, 3 April 2024

14.03.24

A number of students have been selected to participate in the SAPSASA Basketball Carnival on Wednesday 3 April at the Central Oval Complex, Port Augusta.  Students will need to arrive at Central Oval Complex by 8.45am (a staff member will be available at the courts from 8.30am). Students will be dismissed from the venue at approximately 2.45pm. Students will not be permitted to leave the venue until this time.

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The Rite Journey Program - Calling and Departure Ceremonies

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

The Rite Journey is an exciting and innovative program for all Year 9 students at 
Caritas College. It combines the Health and Personal Development and the Religious and Values Education curriculum and comprises two lessons per week for the year.  The program has been created to complement your role in guiding your child into young adulthood.  To launch the program, students and parents are invited to attend the Calling and Departure Ceremonies, these 
ceremonies form an essential component of the program. These will be conducted at the Port Augusta Golf Club on Wednesday 27 March at 6:30am. Following the ceremony, breakfast will be provided for students and families 
at Caritas College at approximately 7:30am. Families will be required to provide own transport to the ceremony and back to our College.

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Post School Careers Excursion

8-10 May 2024

13.03.24

To support students as they begin to make decisions regarding post school pathways and related subject selections for their senior years of schooling, all Year 10 students are invited to attend a Post School Pathways Excursion to Adelaide. The purpose of the excursion is to provide an opportunity to experience a wider range of options, through visits to both tertiary and vocational education campuses, as well as job and business sites.  The planned itinerary for our excursion has some choices built in and during the PC lessons students have been given more information about each visit, then selected venues that best suit their possible career pathway. 

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Year 7 Camp - Wallaroo

3-5 April 2024

12.03.24

On Wednesday 3 April, all Year 7 students will participate in a two-night camp to Wallaroo.  The camp will focus on teamwork, communication, and resilience building activities.  Ms Toni Freer will be supported by home class teachers in facilitating the three-day programme where students will be supported to build positive relationships.  More information, including the relevant consent forms, can be found attached.

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Year 9 Girls Flinders University Incursion

Thursday 11 April

11.04.24

On Thursday 11 April, Flinders University will be delivering an incursion at Caritas College for Year 9 girls.  This is part of a government funded initiative to increase STEM participation in girls.  If your child would like to participate, complete the forms below and return to your child's class teacher by 28 March.

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