TRANSITION TO SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Over the past four weeks we have had the privilege of having our 2023 Kindergarten students and their families join us for our Transition to School Playgroup.

Thank you to all the children and their families who have taken the opportunity to participate in this program. It was evident that there were some genuine connections made between the children, parents and teachers.

Thanks again to Mrs Sinfeld, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Gilfeather and the Kindergarten teachers for implementing our playgroup.

Kindergarten Orientation will commence for the children on Monday, 21 November. It is our aim that they become more familiar with our school environment, the teachers and with one another.

REMEMBRANCE DAY

Last Friday, 11 November 2022, we acknowledged Remembrance Day at 11 o’clock. We remembered with thanksgiving those who made the supreme sacrifice for us in time of war. 

Our country had a population of only 5 million in 1918, at the end of World War I. 

60 000 Australians lost their lives in battle defending the freedoms we have today. We remembered these men and women, as well as others who have gone to war to protect our country and allies.

Thank you to Mr Moroney and our Year 6 leaders who led our moving Remembrance Day prayer last week.

Below is some of the artwork created by some of our Primary students with Mrs Small.

THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING- SUNDAY, 20 NOVEMBER

The Feast of Christ the King was introduced to the liturgical calendar by Pope Pius XI in 1925. The establishment of the feast took place in a world that had suffered through the First World War and was unknowingly heading towards the Second World War. In this setting, the world was experiencing a dramatic growth in secularism and an even more dramatic growth in dictators who were rising to power in various states. The introduction of the feast was a call back from the secular and a call to remember Christ as having authority above and beyond any earthly leader.

FIRST RECONCILIATION

Many of our Year 2 students will make their First Reconciliation on Wednesday, 30 November. They have been busy participating in the sacramental program on a Monday or Tuesday.

Thank you to many of our staff members and the Parish Sacramental Team for their hard work in preparing the children at the workshops alongside their parents and carers.

Please keep these children and their families in your thoughts and prayers for the remainder of November.