Dear Parents/Carers,

This Sunday celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ), a day in which we commemorate the Holy Eucharist. During this time of restrictions on our normal attendance at Mass, it is unfortunate that so many of us have not been able to receive the eucharist for some time now. It is also disappointing to know that the children who are currently preparing for their First Holy Communion would have celebrated this sacrament this weekend. We pray that they will get that opportunity as soon as possible.

Student reports

A letter will be distributed tomorrow via Compass explaining a change to the student reports for this Semester. Being able to determine academic ability proved challenging during remote learning environments as conversations, observations and assessments were limited. The Interim Report will reflect the engagement in learning undertaken during classroom and remote learning over the course of Term 1 up until the middle of Term 2, 2020. The Key Learning Areas of Religious Education, English and Mathematics were the focus for many of the classroom and remote learning experiences delivered during Terms 1 and 2, and this will be reflected in the report.

Reports will be made available on Compass of Friday 19 June, and then Parent/Teacher interviews will be provided during the last week of this term. More information will be provided about these. 

Student Awards

In last week's Newsletter there was information provided about awards that we would normally give at our Assemblies. On Friday we held assemblies using Zoom so that the students could remain in their classrooms while watching the assembly being led by the Year 6 leaders. This proved to be very successful in adhering to the relevant social-distancing regulations while allowing the students to be acknowledged for their good work.

Survey

Having been through a period of time in which there were many significant changes to the way our school has had to operate (indeed we are still in a different phase), we are seeking some feedback from parents and carers about how we learn from our COVID-19 pandemic response to recognise and realise better ways of operating, aligning and integrating improved practices in all aspects of our school. It focusses your thoughts on what you would like to see the school 'Keep, Improve, Start and Stop.' It would be apprecited if you had time to complete the survey. You can access the survey here.

God bless.

Paul Moroney
Principal