Newsletter 18/03/2024 Term 1 Week 8

Our Prayer

From the Principal

Dear parents and carers,

Friday was a wonderful celebration of our patron saint, St Patrick and what he means to our school community. We began with a beautiful celebration of Mass together in the morning, followed by fun activities in mixed groups throughout the school day. There was a sausage sizzle for lunch and our "Green Faces" after second break. This saw many students bravely standing before their peers to sing, dance, act and entertain the crowd. We then enjoyed a picnic in the evening with many families choosing to share a meal together in our yard. What a wonderful day!

LEARNING AND TEACHING

Easter Raffle

Our Easter raffle will be drawn on the last day of Term 1 - Thursday the 28th March.

If you haven't already, please bring your Easter donation into the office.

If you need more raffle books please contact the office and we can send them home for you.

Please return the books to school along with the money. ($1 per ticket = $20 per book).

The Easter raffle is one of our major fundraisers for the year and is a highlight for the children!

The Week Ahead

NAPLAN

Our 2024 NAPLAN testing for Grade 3 and 5 will continue this week. All assessments should be completed by Friday 22nd of March. Hopefully the procedures we put in place will continue to make this a stress free process for the children involved.

Last day of term

Next Thursday, March 28th students will be finishing the day at 2.15pm.

Athletics Sports Results

Last Tuesday we held our annual Athletics Carnival. Well done to all who participated!

The overall winners were Nazereth House.  Congratulations to the following students who were age champions on the day;

12 Year Old

Harry Sinnott &  Edie Molan

11 Year Old

Harvey Townsend / Cess Evans & Zahlia Hill

10 Year Old

Roy Molan & Emma Lillie / Marlee Fitzgerald / Pippa Woodmason

9 Year Old

Anderson Vallejo / Josh McConachy &  Willow Wills

8 Year Old

Maxwell Hutt & Maya O'Shannessy 

7 Year Old

Mitchell Barr & Tilly Brebner

5/6 Year Old

Leo Hutt & Emerson Courtney

My New Gallery

District Aths

After our school athletics carnival last week, we have 32 students who will be going to the District Aths on Tuesday the 26th of March at the Fredrick Street athletics track. Congratulations and good luck to the following children.

Regional Swimming

Our Regional Swimming team will be heading to Horsham on Friday 22nd March. The day begins at 1:45pm and Pru Darcy and Sam West will be there to support the team. All the best to these fantastic swimmers. 

Lost property

Bunny has been running our office today and is exhausted. Bunny was found in the playground after our picnic. Please contact the office if it is your bunny. 

St Patrick's Day Celebrations

My New Gallery

Wellbeing

CATHOLIC SCHOOL CULTURE

Parish Bulletin

LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP

Building Program

The capital works project is progressing well as the excavation works to level the block will be complete this week. As yet, the school yard has not been interrupted but shortly areas of our playground will need to be fenced off to allow the builders to construct a compound and a track will be built to facilitate the transport of materials to the site. 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

P&F Meeting

The next meeting of the P&F will be held on Tuesday the 26th of March at 6:30pm in the staffroom. If you are considering helping with the roles advertised over the last two newsletters, we would love to see you at the meeting.

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate their birthday this week.

Caitlin R & Willow W

Lions Eye Health Program

The Camperdown Lions Club will be coming to school on Monday the 22nd of April to complete eye test screenings.

If you have a child in Foundation, Grade 6 or your child is new to the school they will be bringing home a Lions form for you to complete and return. If your child is not in those particular years and you wish for them to be tested please contact the office for a form to be sent home.

If you wish for your child to participate in this,  please return the form by  Thursday 28th March

Royal Childrens Hospital Good Friday Appeal

Your child will be bringing home a Good Friday Appeal envelope today.

If you wish to donate to this worthy cause please have your envelope returned to the office by  Thursday the 28th March.

DOBCEL Student Accident Policy

Please find a copy of the Dobcel Group Student Accident Policy for your information and perusal.

Community Events

Easter Fun in Cobden

April School Holiday Camp

MRC Open Day

Ray White Easter Colouring Comp