Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community,

We hope you are settling into the new school year. Here’s a look at what’s happening this week and beyond at our school.

What's On This Week

• Tuesday, Feb 11: Parent Meet and Greet Meetings (1:30 PM – 6:30 PM)

• Wednesday, Feb 12: Year 2 Meet and Greet (9:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

• Wednesday, Feb 12: Swimming Trials

Upcoming Events

• Wednesday, Feb 19: District Swimming

• Tuesday, Mar 4: Shrove Tuesday

• Wednesday, Mar 5: Ash Wednesday

Closure Days 2025

• Tuesday, Mar 11 Flourishing Learners - Writing
• Monday May 19 Mathematics
• Monday July 21 Literacy
• Tuesday June 10 Faith Formation
• Monday November 3 Time in Lieu
• Wednesday December  17 2026 Planning

Meet and Greet Success

Thank you to all parents who attended our Meet and Greet sessions. This was a valuable opportunity for families to share insights about their children with teachers and strengthen our school-home partnership.

Arriving at School on Time

With our new Spelling program operating at the start of the school day in many of our classes, it is vital that students arrive on time. I don't know any student who can afford to be missing their spelling lessons. We can already see the improvements in the students. Thank you to the families for your support in making this change. Families, Teachers and Students are feeding back to me what a positive change it has made.

Where possible, we have been communicating with our Private Music Teachers so lessons do not occur during Literacy and Numeracy. As a result they will now also have lessons after school up until 5pm, allowing prep students to have lessons and students from other schools.

Evacuation Practice 

As part of our safety procedures, we will be conducting an evacuation practice. These drills ensure that students and staff are well-prepared in the event of an emergency.

Pilgrimage: The Footsteps of St. Paul

As part of this Jubilee Year, themed Pilgrims of Hope, I will be embarking on a pilgrimage tracing the missionary journey of St. Paul through Greece and Turkey. Alongside fellow Catholic principals from the Western Region, I will visit places such as Ephesus, Santorini, Corinth, Thessaloniki, Troy, Gallipoli, and Istanbul. Having previously lived in Istanbul for two years, I have been refreshing my Turkish in preparation for this meaningful journey.

Following the pilgrimage, I will be taking a few weeks of long service leave and will return to school in Week 5 of Term 2. During my absence, Laura Graham and Michelle Ristovski will be overseeing the school.

I will be absent from the school from March 26 to  May 19th

Thank you for your continued support and involvement in our school community.

God Bless

Anthony