A warm welcome back and best wishes to our returning and new Defence families for a great 2022. I hope that all our new families settle in quickly and find St Thomas More’s to be a welcoming and friendly community.

I will be sending home the St Thomas More’s DSM Support 2022 Forms next week with the eldest child in your families. I would appreciate you completing it and returning it to me by Friday 25 February 2021 (end of week 4).

Our Defence Group (craft/Lego sessions) for defence children will not be taking place until the guidelines allow us to. Instead I will gather small groups from the same cohort and also focus on the children whose parents have raised concerns over support their child may need due to upheaval

The Defence Education Assistance – Tutoring Support is available to Defence students who have moved school as a result of posting (applicable for up to 18 months after moving) and need additional services to help them meet the academic standards of the new school. The application and reimbursement processes for Defence Education Assistance are managed by the Defence Family Helpline and they can be contacted on 1800 624 608. If you would like any further information, I have included a link below which will take you to the DCO website.

https://www.defence.gov.au/DCO/_Master/documents/Factsheets/Education-assistance-tutor.pdf

Please feel welcome to call me on 6249 8869 or, alternatively, send an email to lisa.holl@cg.catholic.edu.au if you have any queries or concerns.

Lisa Holl
Defence School Mentor