Dear Parents/Caregivers,

I recently read a story about a statue of Jesus in a European village that had been knocked over during World War II. After the war, the people of the village returned the statue to its normal place and noticed that its hands were missing. Rather than replace them, a decision was made to leave the statue as a permanent reminder that we are Christ’s hands in the world, we must be responsible for doing His work in the world.

This is a great message for children to hear as they can connect very easily to the concept of ‘doing things for others.’ Indeed, when I observe the children at school, I see so many examples of them going out of their way to do something for someone else – it comes very naturally for them.

‘Meet and Greet’

Thank you to the parents who took advantage of the opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher during this week for a ‘Meet and Greet’ meeting. I encourage you to maintain this connection with the teacher during the course of the year to ensure we are all supporting your child with their learning.

Arranging a teacher meeting

If you need to meet with your child’s teacher, please be conscious of the fact that immediately before and after school our staff are often engaged in our own meetings, as well as the planning and preparation that is required for their class. A teacher may not be able to meet with you straight away and trying to 'catch them on the run' can distract them from their suprvisory role of looking after the children. Therefore, the best way to arrange an appointment is to contact the school office via phone or email. Please leave some options of dates and times that suit you, and indicate whether an appointment over the phone would suit you as well.

I hope that you have a great week,

Paul Moroney
Principal

Congratulations to the following students on receiving a Principal's Awards this week.

Grace Linekar
Karl Bartolome
Jayden Venal
Tatiana De Sousa

Congratulations to the following students who received Good Samaritan Awards this week.

1R - Zara Wahhab
2R - Annaliese De Malle
3R - Madison Hoier
4R - Alicia McDivitt
5R - Patrick Thompson
6R - Estella Sen

Class Captains
Term 1, 2020

Congratulations to the following students!

Happy Birthday to the following students are celebrating their birthday this week, February 10 - February 16

Waste Free Wednesday is back again this year. We ask that students pack their lunch in re-usable containers to reduce the amount of classroom waste around the school. Points are awarded to classes for the least amount of rubbish each Wednesday.

School Banking Day is Wednesday!

The Clothing Pool will be open Friday 14 February: 2.30-3.30pm

Breakfast club will be open on Wednesday mornings between 8.30-8.45am

Toast 50c
Toast and Juice $1

Students can purchase these items from the canteen.

School Crossing Supervisor

The RMS is looking to appoint more crossing supervisors in the area and a copy of the advertisement is attached. If you know anyone who may be interested in applying for these jobs, please feel free to pass this on.

School Bus Travel

A reminder to all students catching buses must remeber to Tap On and Tap Off each time you travel. A letter from Busabout is attached for your attention.

St John's Netball Club

Please see attached flyer regarding St John's Netball Club for 2020.

Sisterhood is a rapidly growing national movement of Catholic women seeking to deepen our personal relationship with Jesus Christ and those we do life with. We are regular everyday women; students, sisters, daughters, wives, mums, career women and grandmothers, walking alongside one another and doing life together.

Sisterhood has now been operating for the past 14 years. Each year the conference draws between 200-300 Catholic women of all ages and from right across Australia for a weekend of prayer and formation on what it means to be a Catholic woman in the Church today.

Through keynote talks and workshops, mass, adoration of the blessed sacrament, reconciliation and quality sisterhood with other women, women are given the opportunity to deepen in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ and develop community with other women. The conference seeks to provide keynote inputs which are both spiritually enriching but also practical to the lives of women of all ages and stages of life.

We are excited to announce the 2020 Sisterhood National Catholic Women’s Conference, ‘Anointed’ will be held from 20 – 22 March 2020 at The Tops Conference Centre, Stanwell Tops. Tickets can be purchased via Trybooking - https://www.trybooking.com/BFQZP

This year's keynote speakers include the very beautiful and well known singer Alyssa Agius from Melbourne and Katie Kobler. Katie has a passion for seeing women released to be who they are created to be.  She also has a powerful personal story to share. The other keynote speakers include: The Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia of Nashville Tennessee, Trish Macarthy, Vivian Dolar, Carrie McCormack, Renee Doyle, Kate Seseljia and more. 

We want to invite women to what will be an incredible weekend of dynamic talks, quality sisterhood time and most importantly an encounter with an amazing God who loves us beyond measure and pours His Grace abundantly.