Dear Parents/Carers,

As we all become regular users of face masks, I thought this prayer might resonate:

God of all life…

May your love and light shine in and through me today,
In a way that no mask can hide.
May my eyes dance with laughter and joy,
Replacing my hidden smile.
May my actions of care and concern
Speak louder than my muffled voice ever could.
And may the generosity of my heart
Radiate out through who I am
And how I respond to the world around me,
So that others may not see my mask
But your image shining out,
Moving in and through me today.
Amen

I continue to pray that you and your family are keeping well and safe. 

Remote Learning

We now have all children accessing their learning either via the Seesaw app (Kinder - Year 2) or Google Classroom (Years 3 - 6). Please contact the school if you need any assistance with technology. We do not want that be a barrier to your child's learning.

The teachers have been commenting on the positive way that the children have been engaging with their tasks. Remember that remote learning will be successful when the home environment is as stress-free as possible, so allow the children to spend time away from the learning tasks if they are needing a break. While you are juggling your own work commitments, trying to keep the children focused on their learning may be a challenge. While we expect that the children will take responsibility for completing tasks, they may be anxious about this experience, allow them to take their time. 

Support for families

Last week we notified all parents via Compass of some financial support, in relation to school fees, that is being offered during the current lockdown. Please contact the school office if you need any support with that.

Our school counsellor is using our Newsletter each week to provide some helpful tips to support yourselves and the children. The NSW Health website also contains some links to a variety of supports that are available (link here)

Paul Moroney

Principal

Happy Birthday to the following students and staff who are celebrating

their birthday this week , 18th July - 24th July

To date we have been informed by the Catholic Education Office of two upcoming diocesan sport events that are cancelled due to the current restrictions:

• the Western Region Soccer Gala Day, which was due to be held Friday 23 July
• the Western Region Athletics Carnival, which was due to be held Friday 30 July

We will keep you updated of any other cancellations as they come to hand.

Per advice from the NSW Government, Busabout will be operating a SUNDAY timetable for all route services from Monday 19th July 2021 until further notice.

There will be NO school services operating during this time.

I have pasted a link to our website below for Sunday services.

https://www.busabout.com.au/

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience during this time.