Weeks 10 and 11 Term 2

Tuesday 24th June- Storm (Rugby League Team) in School -Special assembly, 2.00-3.00pm

Friday 27th June- Liturgy for the Feast of the Sacred Heart at 9.00am , followed by  Whole School Assembly. Please send along food donations for St Vincent de Paul to distribute to those in need in ouur community. 

Tuesday 1st July- Reports are uplaoded for Parent's to read. (After 4.00pm)

Wednesday 2nd July- End of Term fun-Wear pyjamas/ onesies or oodies and bring a cup with a lid for a hot chocolate drink while we watch a movie. 

We will keep blue take home folders at school over the holidays. Please read some books from home. 

We will be restocking student's pencil cases in the last week. If your child's pencil case is broken we will let you know so you can purchase a new one over the holidays. 

Friday 4th July- More end of term fun-Flashlight Friday- send a torch, battery lantern or a head torch to work by. Wear casual clothes. 

School finishes at 1:00am - End of Term 2. We wish you a relaxing break. Stay warm!

We are very sad to be saying goodbye to Mrs Margaret Meyer. She will be taking the rest of the year off to explore other opportuniities and passions. She has helped many of our Year 1/2 students , especially in their first year of schooling. 

Term 3

School resumes: Monday 21st July at 8.50am with a coffee van for parents. 

Parents are invited to share Prayer Time on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. We look forward to sharing this meaningful time with you. To help maintain the reverence of this time, we kindly ask that all visitors respect the following guidelines:

• If you arrive after meditation has begun, please enter the classroom silently to avoid disruption.

• Respect the times of silence and avoid talking to others.

• We encourage you to join in sharing a prayer, but you also have the right to pass.  

• Ensure younger children are seated with you. 

Weeks 6 and 7 Term 2

What a great excursion we had on Friday! The students loved seeing all the Melbourne landmarks that we have been talking about in class. They were awed by St Patrick's Cathedral which smelt like candles and we even heard a "This is the best day in my life!" Many students showed courage and managed fears about elevators, heights and even tall buildings. Some went on a boat for the first time. It is lovely to be able to spend time outside the classroom with children and sometimes see a different side to them. 

Many thanks to Mrs Bearman who organised it all and a special thanks to the parents who offered to help and those who came on the day. We really could not manage without your help. Also thanks to Loren Rolls and Racheal Vanderhaar who are some of our amazing support staff. And thanks to Mrs Baker in the office who packs the First Aid bags. 

The next two weeks look quiet but its always busy in the classroom!

Week 6

Friday 30th May-Whole School Assembly

MLMC Supercoach session- 9.15-10.45am . Some Year 9 students from Mt Lilydale come to run sport sessions for our students as part of their assessment. Wear sport uniform as per normal.  This has been cancelled! Sorry. We will try again on the 13th June. 

Week 7

Thursday 5th June- Year 1/2 students are  participating in the Parish Mass at 9.15am. Please join us in the Mary McKillop Hall.  

Friday 6th June- School Closure Day

Monday 9th June- Public Holiday- King's birthday

Friday 13th June- MLMC Supercoach session- 9.15-10.45am .

Week 2 and 3   Term 2

We hope ANZAC Day was well celebrated with your families. The service at Mt Dandenong was very emotional  with a reminder of the anxiety felt by the parents and families waiting at home for news of their sons and daughters serving in the war. 

We have  a normal week ahead which does not happen very often! Please help your child settle back into a school and home reading routine. 

We will be doing some extra running to prepare for the House Cross Country in Week 3. 

Reminders:

Monday 28th April- Library

Tuesday 29th April- P.E. uniform

Friday 30th April-  Whole School Assembly at 9.00am. Wear P.E. uniform

 Some Year 4 students will be celebrating their First Eucharist this weekend.  We wish them joy and happiness on their special day. 

You can vote in our Hall on Election Day on Saturday 3rd May.

Week 3

Monday 5th May- House Cross Country- wear your House colours. 

Tuesday 6th May-  P.E uniform. Mother's Day stall- see notice on Nforma app

Wednesday 7th May- Animation Workshop incursion for Performing Arts

Friday 9th May- P.E uniform. Mother's Day Breakfast. - see notice on Nforma app

Early notice: Upcoming excursion

The Year 1/2s have an excursion booked on Friday 23rd May. More information soon. 

Please try not to book dentist appointments etc. on this day as this excursion greatly enhances our Inquiry learnig this term.  We would appreciate a small number of parent helpers on this day. Again- more information soon but please make sure you have the necessary Working with Children Check and Volunteer paparwork completed if you are interested in helping. 

Week 2- 3rd February

Welcome back. It was delightful to catch up and meet all the lovely students and families last week. Friday was a lovely day and we hope you had a restful weekend. 

All the specialist classes will start this week so P.E. Uniform will be worn on Tuesday and Friday.  Library is Monday and most of the Library bags are at school. Please encourage your child to bring this each week for the opportunity to borrow books from our amazing library. 

Performing Arts and Visual Arts are Wednesday morning so don't be late!

Finally- our Beginnig of the Year Mass is this Friday at 9:15am in the Mary MacKillop Hall. Please join us if you can.

Have a great week- Take care in the heat!

Term 4 2024

Mrs Bearman is recovering and sends her love to everyone. 

The students were very reverent at our Mass last Thursday. Thank you to all who attended and for all the grocery donations. The food was taken by St Vincent de Paul volunteers and they were extremely grateful for your generosity. 

Reminders 

• Return Library books ASAP- no more borrowing this year.  Students have been given a list of any outstanding books, Please look for these at home. 

• Library bags and blue reader folders will be collected at school and passed to your child's 2025 teacher. There will be no more readers sent home this year but please keep reading with your child over the holidays. 

• Work books and belongings are gradually being sent home. Please empty school bags each night. 

Week 10

Friday 13th December- Whole School assembly at 9:00am

Transition time with 2025 class.

Week 11

Please make sure you received the letters that came home on Friday about booking appointment times for testing in January 2025 and the stationery you are required to provide. The school is making a bulk order of much of the stationery after consultation with the parents on the School Advisory Board. Hopefully this lessens the stress on our families in January. The students all appeared to have enjoyed meeting their new classes and teachers on Friday. It is an exciting time of the year. 

Monday 16th December- End of Year Mass- 9:00am. Parents are welcome to attend. 

Class parties at lunchtime. Please send along a small plate of food to share with the Prep/1/2 students.One plate per family is enough if you have siblings.  

2:00pm Class Kris Kringle- boys supply a present for a boy, girls supply a present for a girl.  A letter was sent home last week with more details. 

Tuesday 17th December- Last day of School . 

9:00am Christmas Carols, Wear casual clothes or Christmas theme.

There will be a Guard of Honour for our Year 6 students at 12:45pm.  School finishes at 1:00pm. 

Sadly, Mrs Meyer has a funeral to attend on Monday so Mrs Durrant will be sharing the day with her grade. Mrs Meyer  will definitely be there on Tuesday. 

Thank you for all the gifts and lovely words. We hope you all have a lovely Christmas with your beautiful children. 

Term 4 Week 4 and 5

A reminder to please donate stationery items to help the children in the Philippines supported by Kadasig. And thank you to those who have already sent a donation along. 

Monday 28th Oct: Unfortunately, Mt Lilydale College students are unable to attend this Monday for our SuperCoach session. We will have our normal classroom sport. 

Tuesday and Wednesday: Sport's Day training continues this week from 8:50-9:10am. 

Tuesday 29th Oct- We will watch the online webinar from Inform and Empower to continue our learning about being safe online. The Parent Information Sheet will be emailed to you.

Wednesday 30th Oct- Mrs Meyer will be attending Professional Development to learn more about Teachers as CoLearners in a language (Italian).  Mrs Durrant will be teaching 1/2KM on this day. 

Friday  1st November: Whole School Assembly at 9:00am

Week 5

Monday 4th November- School Closure  Day

Tuesday 5th November- Public Holiday- Melbourne Cup Day

Term 4 Week 3

A reminder that our Library time is on Mondays for both classes. Please support your child to bring their library bag and return and borrow books. 

On Tuesday and Wednesday mornings we will begin training for Sport's Day activities. The 1/2 students are not required to wear their PE uniform for this.  Training will be from 8:50-9:10am so please be prompt with your arrivals at school. 

Mt Lilydale College students will be coming to run Super Coach activities with the Year 1/2s on Monday 28/10, 11/11 & 18/11. These were great fun last year and very well planned and prepared by the students from MLMC. These sessions will replace the classroom Sport normally on a Monday. 

Year 1/2 students will continue to wear Sport uniform on Mondays and Thursdays unless otherwise communicated. 

Term 4

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a lovely holiday. Mrs Bearman has returned and is looking forward to seeing everyone! 

Timetable changes: 1/2VB will have their Library time on Mondays this term. Please send Library bags and books along. 

Please return pencil cases restocked with scissors, sharpener, eraser, textas, coloured pencils, highlighter and glue sticks.  We know some people have supplied many gluesticks but we have used lots and lots of them. 

Week 1 

Monday 7th October- Mrs Meyer away- Mrs Durrant in today. Library for both classes. Bring Library books and bags. 

Continue to wear sport uniform for class Sport lesson on Mondays this term. 

Wednesday 8th October- Performing Arts and Visual Arts for both classes. 

Thursday 9th October- S.T.E.M and Physical Education for both classes. Continue to wear sport uniform on Thursdays this term. 

Friday 10th October- Make up Parent Teacher Conversation for 1/2VB. Please make sure you have booked an interview time. 

Week 2- Swimming lessons

Students wear Sport uniform and runners every day and come to school with their bathers underneath.  They need to bring a towel, underwear, thongs and hairbrush in a bag.  Goggles and swimming caps are optional.  Please label everything and make sure the bag is large enough to fit the Sport uniform in while we are swimming.  We will eat a snack before swimming and lunch when we get back. Some children may need more food than usual after swimming. 

Please note that Friday's swimming lesson is about water safety and the students are required to bring an extra tshirt and shorts that they can swim in. Please make sure this clothing is loose enough to enable the students to remove it when it is wet. 

The Year 1/2s will leave school at 10.20am for our 11.00am lessons at Ringwood Aquanation. We will be back at school by 12.45pm. 

Friday 18th October- Mrs Meyer released for Language Leader role.  Mrs Durrant  teaching 1/2KM and supervising them at swimming. 

Term 3- Week 9 and 10

Week 10

Thank you to all the 1/2KM parents for their attendance at our Parent Teacher interviews last week. It is lovely to be part of a community that works so closely together and has the student's best interests at heart. 

Mrs Bearman will have her Parent Teacher Interviews on Friday 11th October. Booking information will be available next term. 

Monday 16th September- Wear Sports Uniform and make sure you have your school hat. Library for 1/2KM. 

Tuesday 17th September- Reward Day- Wheelie Good Day. Students may bring helmets, bikes, scooters or remote controlled cars to school. They may wear Sports Uniform today. Bikes and scooters are to be parked on the gravel outside the Prep windows when they arrive at school. We will be riding these between recess and lunch if any parents are free to help supervise and join in the fun. We need big cardboard boxes to make garages etc. if you have any available. 

Wednesday 18th September - Teeth on Wheels - Dentist at school for those students who have returned the form.  

Thursday 19th September- Library for 1/2VB. All Year 1/2s wear Sport uniform for P.E. lesson with Mr Webb. We will also do a Buddy activity today. 

Friday 20th September-  Last day of Term 3- School finishes at 1:00pm. After our Whole School Assembly at 9:00am we will watch our Peter Pan Performance. Wear your pyjamas today.  Popcorn supplied. 

Please restock pencil cases and prepare summer uniforms for Term 4.  Have a great holiday!

I wish to thank Mrs. Carmel Durrant for all her help and hard work while Mrs Bearman has been away.  Carmel has skillfully managed a School Production and the business of the finishing term. 

Our swimming program will be in Week 2 of Term 4. Please return forms and check that your child's bathers still fit. Everyone seems to be growing taller!

Week 9

1/2KM Parents please book an interview time for next week A.S.A.P. 

School Hats required- A few are available to purchase in the office if you need a new one. 

We have had some sad children lately when special toys have been used in the playground and broken. We understand it is good to have things to play with at school but please keep expensive or special toys at home to avoid distress. 

Wednesday 11th September- Parent Teacher Conversations start at 1:30pm. Early dismassal for students. 

Thursday 12th September - Parent Teacher Interviews start at 3:45pm. 

Friday 13th September- Book Week Celebrations- dress up as your favourite book character. Please try and be age appropriate in your choices. And bring the book along with you!

 'Book Swap' - The Year 3/4 students will ask all students in the school to donate 1-2 books that they are willing to give away. They will organise a 'stall' and students can purchase 1-2 new books for a gold coin donation. Classes will be scheduled to attend from 2pm on this day.  This is to raise money to help build Literacy skills for young Indigenous Australians. 

Term 3 -Week 7 and 8

Excursion notices to travel to Mt Lilydale College should have been returned to classroom teachers  by now. 

Tickets for our School Performance of Peter Pan should also have been booked. 

Mrs Meyer has had a fantastic week at Canberra with the Year 5/6 students.  Thank you to Mrs King for looking after the grade. 

Mrs Bearman is beginning her Long Service leave and we wish her safe travels. We welcome Mrs Durrant, who will be with us until the end of this term. 

Mrs Durrant's email is carmel.durrant@srkilsyth.catholic.edu.au if you need to communicate with her in this time.

Week 7

Tuesday 27th August- Father's day stall. Bring some money to buy a gift. 

Thursday 29th August- Whole School Rehersal at Mt Lilydale Collge during the day.  Students wear Sport uniform and bring food in a little backpack.

Evening Performance- Families arrive at Mt Lilydale between 6:30 and 6:45pm.   Students wear performance blacks and bring a named disposable water bottle.  They will shine like stars!

Friday 30th August- School Closure Day. 

Saturday 31st August- Bunnings Sausage Sizzle

Week 8

Continue to wear Sport uniform on Monday and Thursday until the end of this term. 

Monday 2nd September- Extra Treat Monday- bring your gold coin. 

Thursday 5th September- The Parish Mass at 9: 15 am in our Mary MacKillop Hall is being hosted by the Year 1/2 students. Please come along to support us. 

Friday 6th September- Father's Day Breakfast starts early and Whole School Assembly at 9.00am.

Saturday 7th September- Working Bee

Term 3 Week 5

Congratulations to 1/2VB students on their great Learning Presentation last Friday.  We think Mr. Depta will make a great new principal! LOL!

It looks like a quieter week but there will be lots of singing and learning happening! We had a run through of all the Peter Pan  songs last Friday and it is looking like a great performance! 

Tuesday 13th August: 9.00am -Full dress rehearsal at school. Students need to wear their performance blacks, including shoes and their P.E sports jacket to school.  

You are able to purchase the first round of tickets for Peter Pan now. Please refer to the email and letter that were sent home last week. 

Have a lovely week!

Term 3 Week 4

We hope you all enjoyed the nicer weather this weekend. 

Last Friday, we met a new Year 1 girl who will be starting in 1/2KM in Term 4. Her name is Julia and she will be joining us for a few days of transition over this term. We welcome her and  her parenst to our community. 

Reminders: Sports uniforms are worn on Mondays and  Thursdays.

1/2KM has Library on a Monday while 1/2VB is on Thursday. 

Tuesday 6th August:  10.15- 10.45am Inform and Empower webinar about CyberSafety for students.

Thursday 8th August: 9.00am -Whole School Mass to celebrate  St Mary of the Cross MacKillop's feast day. All welcome.  

Friday 9th August-9.00am- 1/2VB Learning Presentation at Assembly.

Term 3 Week 3

Congratulations to Matteo and Ashton A who are our SRC representatives this semester. We thank Hunter and Holly for their great work in the first two terms. 

Peter Pan performance: All students are showing great enthusiasm while learning the songs and movements for the performance. Each class has their individual song and they have an item together. They are also learning the song for the finale so there is lots for you to look forward to seeing. You should have received a letter last weeks with lots of information. Please consider helping out with the costume workshop or parking on the night. 

Changes to Timetables:

Monday- Library for 1/2KM. Both classes wear Sports uniform for Concert Rehearsal.

Tuesday- This week only-Performing Arts and Visual Arts for both classes. (We have swapped days with Year 5/6 as they are attending the musical at Mt. Lilydale Mercy College.)

Wednesday - This week only-SEL with Mrs Chrysanthou.

Thursday: Library for 1/2VB. STEM and Physical Education for both classes. Wear Sports uniform.

For your diary: Week 4

Friday 9th August-1/2VB Learning Presentation at Assembly 9:00am

Term 3 Week 1

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to Term 3. It's going to be a great one.  Just a few reminders:

Student Reports are available. Please access the Parent Portal to see these. Directions were emailed. to you. 

Holiday tasks: Please send us some mere gluesticks.We are desperate! We have none left to distribute to the students. Also replenish the pencil case that we will send home.  Make sure you pack it for Monday please. 

Readers: We have kept the blue folders and diaries and will send them back to you on Monday of Term 3. 

School Performance:  It's  on Thursday 29th August. We are getting in early to let you know that the students will need black clothing for the performance. This means tracksuit pants or leggings, long sleeved tops and black socks and shoes. No logos or writing please. Any other costume requirements will be simple and communicated early next term.  The black clothing is not required at school yet. 

School Disco: Its the first Friday back! Please reply using the email sent by Gerard Bolton. 

Changes to Timetables:

Monday- Library for 1/2KM.  Check school bags for Library bags please- they should have come home last term. 

Both classes wear Sports uniform for Concert Rehearsal.

Tuesday- SEL with Mrs Chrysanthou.

Wednesday Performing Arts and Visual Arts for both classes. 

Thursday: Library for 1/2VB. 

STEM and Physical Education for both classes. Wear Sports uniform.

We hope you've had a great break and look forward to seeing you all on Monday- That's tomorrow!

Term 2 -Week  10 and 11

Friday 21st June- Whole School assembly at 9.00am

Sport with our Year 3/4 buddies

Friday 28th June- Last day of Term 2. School finishes at 1:00pm. Wear casual dress.  We will have a Guard of Honour for Mr Gill at 12.50pm if you would like to join us. 

Student Reports are available. Please access the Parent Portal to see these. Directions will be in the newsletter or emailed. 

Holiday tasks: Please send us some mere gluesticks.We are desperate! We have none left to distribute to the students. Also replenish the penicl case that we will send home. 

Readers: We will keep the blue folders and diaries at school on thursday and send them back to you next term. Please read books you have at home in the holidays or visit the local library. 

School Performance:  It's coming up next term- on Thursday 29th August. We are getting in early to let you know that the students will need black clothing for the performance. This means tracksuit pants or leggings, long sleeved tops and black socks and shoes. No logos or writing please. Any other costume requirements will be simple and communicated early next term. 

Thanks for a great term! Have a lovely holiday and we look forward to seeing you back refreshed for Term Three on Monday 15th July.  Stay warm!

Term 2- Weeks 7 and 8

Don't forget to order your cookie dough! See the newsletter for information about this fundraiser. 

Week 7- Italian Celebration Week

Monday 27th May- Special Treat Monday-Bring $1 to purchase a special treat. (This is an error- see Week 8. Sorry!)

Cooking in STEM time- please refert o the  newsletter and the letter that students bought home today. 

We are looking for parent volunteers to assist with cooking that have a current WWCC check and have completed the volunteer application forms. Please contact Lisa Read -lisa.read@srkilsuyth.catholic.edu.au if you can help.  

Wednesday 29th- Free Gelato Special treat at lunchtime. There will be dairy, gluten free and vegan friendly options available.  Please complete this form if your child has dietary requirements or you wish for your child NOT to receive a gelato tub.   https://forms.gle/ipuGFg4GK65tj2R17 

Thursday 30th May- Open Classroom -9:00 to 9:20am- Please come and learn some italian with us!

11:45-12:20- Supercoach clinic run by Mt Lilydale Mercy College. Wear Sports uniform today instead of tomorrow. 

Friday 31st May- 9.00-10.00am Italian Performance Incursion

Week 8

Monday 3rd June- Special Treat Monday-Bring $1 to purchase a special treat.

Tuesday 4th June- 11:45-12:20- Supercoach clinic run by Mt Lilydale Mercy College. Wear Sports uniform today instead of  Friday.

Friday 7th June- Whole School Assembly 8.55am. Learning Presentation by 1/2KM. Parents are welcome to attend. 

Week 9

Monday 10th June- King's Birthday- Public Holiday. No school

Thursday 13th June- 11:45-12:20- Supercoach clinic run by Mt Lilydale Mercy College. Wear Sports uniform today instead of  Friday.

House Cross Country

Congratulations to all our runners today. We were all amazing.  The mighty Murphy Red team was victorious but it was very competitive. The weather was fabulous and it was so nice to be out in the sun.  

Here's our place getters . Well done !

Term 2- Weeks 4 and 5

Reminder to send photos of places you have seen in Victoria. 

Monday 6th May- Extra Treat Monday- bring your gold coin to buy a treat.

Friday 10th May- Whole School Assembly

Mother's Day Stall at 2:00pm- Bring money to buy a present for Mum.

Tuesday 14th May- Inform and Empower Cybersafety Webinar at 10:15am.

Term 2- Weeks 2 and 3

Reminder to please provide a note if your child is not wearing the correct uniform for a reason. 

Tuesday 23rd- Student Led Conversations- Please find the email sent by Marcus Gill on the 3rd of April to book your interview time. Students need to come with you to these meetings.

Wednesday 24th- Student Led Conversations. School finishes at 1:00pm. Please fill in the Google form  emailed to you by Angela Jones on Wed 17th April if youe need supervision for your child after 1:00pm. 

Wednesday 24th April- ANZAC Service at school- 10:45am

Thursday 25th-  School Closue day for ANZAC Day. St Richard's School Captains assisting at ANZAC Service at Montrose at 10:00am.

Friday 26th- Prep, Year 1 and 2 -Excursion to Healesville Sanctuary.  Wear Sport Uniform and bring food and drink in a small backpack. Please send school hat or a coat to suit weather conditions.  Thank you to all the parents who offered to assist.  Your support is greatly appreciated. Mrs Meyer will conduct a ballot on Monday and let her parents know ASAP.

Monday 29th April- Full Winter Uniform to be worn. See first newsletter of the year for details. 

Wednesday 1st May- House Cross Country. Wear your Sport's uniform with your team colours. Get ready to run your legs off!

Friday 2nd May- Mother's Day event- 6:00pm

Weekend- Students from Years 3/4/5 or 6 making their First Eucharist at parish masses. 

Term 2 -Weeks 1 and 2

Welcome back!

Please make sure school bags have been cleaned out, pencil cases restocked and returned and hats washed and stored away for Term 4. 

Many people have emailed to reply theat their child will attend the excursion. Thank you but we really only need to know those that wll NOT be attending. 

School resumes Monday 15th April at 8:55

Tuesday 16th - Performing Arts and Visual Arts 

Wednesday 17th- Wear Sport Uniform for Physical Education 

Thursday 18th- Library- every student is expected to borrow books each week. Please send along their Library bags, 

Friday 19th- St Richard's Feast Day- Wear free dress in the spirit of your House Colour- Red, Green, Blue or Gold.  Make sure you can play and be sporty . Runners are needed for the afrternoon activity. 

Mass at 9:00 am. Parents are welcome. 

Hot Lunch- Subway orders were sent home last term and should have been returned already. 

Saturday 20th- Working Bee

Tuesday 23rd- Student Led Conversations- Please find the email sent by Marcus Gill on the 3rd of April to book your interview time,. Students need to come with you to these meetings.

Wednesday 24th- Student Led Conversations.

Thursday 25th-  School Closue day for ANZAC Day.

Friday 26th- Prep, Year 1 and 2 -Excursion to Healesville Sanctuary. 

FYI-Monday 29th April- Full Winter Uniform to be worn. See last newsletter for details. 

Week 8 and 9

The Grandparents and Special People morning last Thursday was a wonderful  event. Thank you for all everybody did to help with food and preparation and clean up.  Please thank the people who came to support your child. Everyone was very positive and very compimentary about the school and the learning the children have been doing. 

Monday 18th March- Harmony Day- wear a touch of orange with your school uniform and bring a gold coin to donate to Project Compassion. Please refer to Mr Gill's email for more information. On Monday morning, each class will share a prayer time that has been organised by our Year 5/6 students.  

Thursday 21st March- School Photos- See the School Newsletter for information on how to order photos. 

Friday 22nd March- Ride 2 School- You should have received this information  and the return slip last week. See below for a copy of the letter.  Classes will be allowing students to have some extra riding/scooting/skating time at school in our Sport lesson. Children may have their bikes or scooters dropped off at school for this even if they did not ride to school in the morning. Helmets MUST be provided please. 

Monday 25th March- Our Easter Liturgies begin. They will all take place in the Mary MacKillop Hall and you are welcome to attend.

Year 1/2 will be presenting the Palm Sunday Liturgy for the whole school and community at 9.00am. 

At 3.00pm the Year 3/4 Students will present Holy Thursday and the Last Supper. 

Tuesday 26th March- At 9:00am the Year 5/6 students will present The Stations of the Cross. 

Wednesday 27th March- At 9.00am, the Preps will present the Easter Sunday story.  

Thursday 28th March- Last day of Term 1. Whole School Assembly at 12.30pm and then school finishes at 1:00pm.

Week  7 and 8

It was delightful to see so many families at the School BBQ and to watch the students proudly showing their classroom and work. We are lucky to be part of such a lovely community.

Monday 11th March- No school- Labour Day

Thursday 14th March- 9:15-10:45am- Grandparents and Significant Person's Day.  We would love some volunteers to help set up for the morning tea, Please email teachers if you can help. We need to use the Hall for our Liturgy and then set up some trestle tables, turn urns on and put out food etc. 

Please advise your family members to come after 9:00am if they can. This will ease the traffic load. They can park on the basketball courts or at the church next door. Please leave the kiss and drop area for those in  need of the closest parking. 

Thank you for providing a small plate of food for our visitors to share. Just a reminder that children will be taking their lunchboxes to eat in the Hall with their visitors. 

Up coming events:

Monday 18th March- Harmony Day- wear a touch of orange with your school uniform and bring a gold coin to donate to Project Compassion. 

Thursday 21st March- School Photos- See the School Newsletter for information on how to order photos. 

Friday 22nd March- Ride 2 School-More information coming.. 

Week 5

Interviews with an older person are due back on Monday 26th Feb. We have received some great information and photos so far.

Please ensure that you are supporting your child to read every night and return the book and diary in their blue take home folder every day. 

It's a quiet week!

You will receive a letter about our Grandparents and Special Person Morning Tea this week. Please return the RSVP as soon as you can. 

Thursday and Friday - Mrs Meyer on Long Service Leave- Mrs Durrant will be teaching 1/2KM

Friday 1st March- Whole School Assembly at 8.55am

Week 4

Please ensure that you are supporting your child to read every night and return the book and diary in their blue take home folder every day. 

Also a reminder to interview an older person about their experiences at school. This is due back on Monday 26th February.

We have started to collect money for our Lenten appeal for Project Compassion. Some students have contributed part of their Treat Friday money or bought along money from money boxes.  This money is used to fund programs all over the world to help poorer communities become more viable.

Tuesday 20th Feb- Online Cybersafety lesson at 10.30am. Hot lunch orders. SRC Meeting at 1.10pm

Thursday 22th Feb- Library.  Return books and bring library bag. 

Mrs Meyer's mum (Nettie) is coming to tell us about her experiences at school in Holland and Australia. 

Friday 23rd Feb- Treat Friday.  Please do not provide extra money for children to buy treats for their friends. It is a lovely gesture  but children's allergies and dietary restrictions need to be considered. 

Week 3

Reminder: Some people took the yellow medical form or white ICT form away from the meeting to complete. Please return these ASAP. 

Welcome to our new Year 2 classmates- Eleanor has joined Mrs Bearman's class and Lincoln and Van have joined Mrs Meyer's class. We already feel like we have known tham forever. On Friday Van could not believe he had only been at our school for 5 days!  Both classes now have 22 students.

Monday 12th Feb-Take home reading begins.  You will receive an explanation letter and your child should have a diary and levelled book in their take home folder this afternoon. Please set up good reading routines and return the blue folder every day.

At our first  meeting we spoke about our Inquiry topic and a task to speak to older people or grandparents about their experiences at school. The interview sheet and an explanation should come home today. 

Tuesday 13th Feb- Students to  nominate and vote for class SRC members. Parents may assist with speech writing at home.

First Hot Lunch day, Orders must be placed through www.flexischools,com,au up to 9.00 pm the night before. Please make sure you click on the final Pay and Place order button to ensure  your child gets their food. A note from the teachers- The jelly cups are enormous- like a coffee mug size. They take ages for children to eat. 

Wednesday 14th Feb- Ash Wednesday Liturgy at 10.30am. You are welcome to attend. This marks the beginning of the Lent season. The students will be choosing an action that can help them to care for their family, friends, schoolmates or their world in a special way during Lent. Please ask tham what they have chosen to do and praise their efforts in this.  At the liturgy we use cold ashes to mark out foreheads with a cross to remind us that we want to be more like Jesus. 

Thursday 15th Feb- Library. Sadly we could not allow some students to borrow books last week as we did not have their library bags,  Please send these along. Books should be returned every week to borrow new ones unless they are very long or your child is enjoying the story. 

Friday 16th Feb- Whole School assembly in the Mary MacKillop Hall. This begins at 8.55am. Each class will announce their SRC Person and badges will be given out.

Treat Friday- Students may bring along some money to purchase items such as a zooper dooper or chocolate bar at lunch time. Each item is $1. This should not reeplace actual food being sent along for lunch. It is just a treat. 

F.Y.I SCHOOL PERFORMANCE: Thursday 29th August. You do not want to miss this!

Imagine your child singing, acting or dancing on a stage with costume and make up! This performance is a big part of the curriculum in Term 3 and we really encourage you to not book holidays or miss out on this experience. School Performances and Visual Art Shows alternate each year but have been Co-vid affected in the past few years.