Dear Parents/Carers,

Congratulations Fr John

Today marks the 25th Anniversary of Fr John's Ordination to the Priesthood. On Friday the children and staff will have an opportunity to celebrate a Liturgy with him to acknowledge this significant achievement and to thank God for the gifts that Fr John brings to our parish and school.

We are truly grateful for Fr John's dedication to his vocation and his strong desire to empower all of us to be active members of the church now and into the future. His story of choosing to leave his family and friends behind in Vietnam is an inspiring one and goes some way to explaining his desire to have the Good News shared with as many people as possible.

Alpha Online

I remind you of the Alpha Online program for parents and carers. As the promotional material indicates, it is a 10-week program which allows you to explore Christianity in a friendly, non-judgemental environment. You are encouraged to even be part of the first session to find out more about it if you are concerned about being able to commit to the full 10 weeks.

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Thank you to the many parents who have taken up the offer this week of a phone interview with your child's teacher. While a phone interview has its limitations, I hope that you have been able to get some more detail about your child's learning during this semester. As always, you are most welcome to arrange an interview at any time of the year if there is anything you wish to discuss about your child's progress. 

Staffing

As has been previously mentioned, next term we welcome Miss Gabi Tobin to our school community as our permanent Assistant Principal. I would like to acknowledge Mrs Libro and Mrs Billet who, for the last eighteen months, have been in the role of Acting Assistant Principal. We are fortunate that we will still have their expertise on our Leadership Team as they return to their Middle Leader roles. I also acknowledge Mr Astill and Mrs Polsen who have also been in an acting role on our leadership team.

Term 3 COVID Restrictions and Procedures

A letter was sent today via the Compass app that explains some of the expectations for Term 3. Please continue to take notice of any updates that will be pushed out as a notification on the Compass app, especially just prior to Term 3 commencing.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your patience during Term 2. It has certainly had its disruptions and I have been very grateful for everyone's understanding as we made changes to some of our procedures, often at short notice. It is pleasing that the restrictions appear to be working for all of us in NSW at the moment. I pray that this continues.

Wishing you and your family a safe student holiday break. I look forward to seeing the children back on Monday 20 July.

God bless.

Paul Moroney
Principal