Dear families,

We have continued to have a fantastic (and busy) start to the school year. All of our classrooms are alive with learning as our staff are working hard to get the very best out of our students. Our school values RESPECT, ACT and LEARN can be seen being lived in the classroom, the corridors and the yard. I have been particularly proud of the respect that our students have been showing to one another. Students are often going out of their way to make sure others are feeling safe and happy.

What has been most impressive about these first two weeks is how smoothly the school has continued to run while students have been enjoying their swimming lessons. Again, thank you to all our staff for their hard work to make this happen and thank you to our families for helping the students be ready for swimming each day. We can’t wait for the swimming carnival on Monday, it is going to be a great day.

On Tuesday it is Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Tuesday, this is the Catholic feast day before the beginning of Lent. Thank you to our lovely Parents and Friends Group for cooking the pancakes for the children on Tuesday. If you are free and would like to help on Tuesday, you are most welcome, pancakes will be cooked from 9:30 until recess. 

This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and we will be celebrating Mass with the parish at 12pm at the church. All families are invited to join us for this very special celebration. Ash Wednesday is always 46 days before Easter Sunday and marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Lent is the important time in the Church calendar where we pray, repent and do good deeds in preparation for the holy celebration of Easter.

I hope all our families enjoy the weekend with some (not too hot) nice weather.

Kind regards,

Julian