Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers

We are now in our second week of Advent, a time of waiting and preparation for the celebration commemorating Jesus’ birth at Christmas. Teachers have been exploring these themes with the children and looking at the church’s traditions and their meaning. Learning to ‘wait’ and ‘prepare’ have certainly taken on a new meaning this year as we have been dealing with the implications of the COVID 19 pandemic. We are very grateful to have had the last few weeks at school returning to a relative normality. Many other schools have not been so fortunate.

2021 School Captains

Last week Mr Leigh Granger, myself and the 2021 school captains had the privilege of interviewing students who had written outstanding applications for the positions of School, House and Liturgy Captains in 2022. We have been working with the students to unpack desirable leadership attributes. We have highlighted that good leaders demonstrate humility, inspire trust, and are authentic and transparent. They take responsibility for their actions and have a deep respect and empathy for others. They are enthusiastic, have good communication skills and are willing to serve. They are also exemplary role models, adhering to our school expectations, wearing the uniform with pride and able to work well in a team.  We feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful group of students aspiring to leadership. The students' pride, appreciation and gratitude for our school shone through in their applications. As always, it was a very difficult choice to make. We commend all the students who applied for the positions and assure them that the whole Grade 6 cohort will all be leaders next year, with or without a badge and we hope the students will use many opportunities to exercise their leadership throughout the year.

We congratulate the following students who have been appointed:

Next Monday will be a school Fun Day, organised by our SRC (with a little help from staff). Students are invited to wear casual dress (please ensure they have a broad brimmed hat and suitable footwear).  Our school raffle will be drawn at 9.30am and announced over the PA from the office. Sincere thanks to all those who have supported our raffle. On Tuesday we will have our final whole school assembly for 2021.

As this is the last newsletter for 2021, I would like to take the opportunity to sincerely thank our wonderful students, incredible staff and caring parent body for their support and understanding over the last two years. I have certainly relished my role of Acting Principal in spite of all the ups and downs and feel very privileged to have been able to serve the community in this way. 

May God bless you all and I hope you all enjoy a safe and festive holiday!

Yours sincerely

Joanne Coldebella

Acting Principal