Dear Parents and Carers

It is the time of year as we are ready to enter Spring, for us to call on our entire learning community to fill out a brief up to 10 minute survey. Research shows surveys ensure all stakeholders are heard and contribute to a better educational environment. For staff, these surveys support identifying training needs, improving the curriculum, enhancing the work environment and shaping school policies. For students these surveys support measuring engagement, monitoring well-being and safety, refining teaching methods and empowering student voices. For parents and carers these surveys support increasing involvement, improving communication, addressing satisfaction and concerns and informing school policies.

The overall benefits inform decision-making, support continuous improvement, build community and foster transparency and trust.

We are requesting less than 10 minutes of your time to complete the MACSSIS surveys.  These surveys bring clarity to how well the school is meeting the needs of the children, parents and staff as well as providing insights as to the areas for improvement moving forward. We really value this data and last year we only had 47 families out of approximately 393 families fill it in. Please look out for an email from Paul Anderson and read his piece below and respond to the email you will receive. Each survey is anonymous and has a unique pin for your family. The window officially opens on 2nd September  and will close 18 September.

Father Darien: We have been fortunate to have Fr Darien return to celebrate  First Eucharist with our Year 4 students. On behalf of our whole Catholic Learning Community we say a final thank you and present Darien with this "grateful hearts" gift to commemorate his time with us. Berkat (Blessings) Fr Darien. 

First Eucharist: We have our Year 4 students celebrating their First Eucharist, with 2 groups on the weekend just gone and the final one Sunday. The Eucharist nourishes us in many important ways including the following 4 ways.  Spiritual Nourishment: bringing us closer to Jesus, Physical Reminder: of Jesus’ sacrifice and love for us, Community Connection: When we receive the Eucharist, we join together as one Church family. This helps us feel connected to each other. Inspiration to Live Well: The Eucharist encourages us to live like Jesus, showing love and kindness in our daily lives, and following Jesus' commandment "Love One Another As I Have Loved You." In these ways, the Eucharist nourishes our whole being; spirit, body, and community, helping us to live a life of faith and love.

Many thanks to Fr Darien, Rebecca Nancarrow and the Year 4 staff team who prepared our students so beautifully. Congratulations and best wishes to the following students who have already or will receive their First Eucharist this Sunday.

Kenzie Andrews, Jett Baker, Isabelle Batters, Xavier Bell, Evelyn Bernazzoli, Asher Birrell, Genevieve Broughton, Olive Bryan, Gus Buhagiar, Jamison Burgoyne, Moby Campbell, Maisy Chapman, Maxwell Cole, Jesse Currie, Olivia De Zoete, Elijah Dickeson, George Dickinson, Jed Douglas, Mitchell Dunn, Connor   Durling, Annabelle Dyer, Percival Evans, Douglas Flynn, Sophie Foulsham, Jemma Geerings, Flynn Hall, Max Harry, Maddi Hodges, Milla Jacimovic, Isla Kerr, Billie King, Zara Knights, Alex Knowles, Airlie Learey, Matthew Love, Indiana Madden, Evelynne Maloney, Harper Marsh, Amelia McCormack, River McCoy, Eli McKay, Saoirse McKerracher, Ashton McKnight, Bethany Mifsud, Connor Murphy, Joshua Paganini, Isla Pascoe, Samuel Perkins, Alira Preston, Marley Raicevic, Fletcher Reid, Sonny Reynolds, Asher Riddle, Grace Riddle, Estelle Robins, Thomas Rundle, Max Schomacker, Evie Sinnott, Eden Stanley, Ella Toscano, Scarlett Tyers, Thomas Van Der Heyden, Alfie Ward, Lucy Warren , Ivy Williams, Sunny Williams, Taj Williamson, Pepper Winchester, Harris Wood, Sienna Clarke, Stevie Ellingsen, Lenny Jeanes, Nate Liston, Brody MacPherson, Malakai McLauchlan, Violet Molloy, Oliver Mullen, Scarlett Palmer, Ruby Prout, Annabel Peace, Tiger Reid, Erin Scott, Ailani Songsaeng, Henry Hackwill.

Special Update letter from Sr Abeba of Bulbula where a large portion  of our Mission Fete funds have gone for the last 10 years: 

My dear Marinna  

This is to thank you for your great help, this year we have worked to help children with disabilities and children who are under sponsorship. We do these by providing each student, school fee and school materials, and for the children who are with disability treatment, support and school materials support. these unlimited support that you are doing  encouraged the student to work hard in their studies  same of the sponsor children  leading their school in good result  being an exemplary for  anther children in our school and in the community who have everything and are not still aware that they need to work hard for the future of their life, The children with disability who are studying in our school working hard and have really good result. For 280 kindergartens children get food support at tea break every day for ten months. This is really a great help for the children, especially for the poor children. Your support helped us also for the kindergarten children to provide tea at tea break and kindergarten teacher salaries as the area supports themselves by farming so your donation was very important and needed. support for the elderly and poor people who are lonely and bedridden who have no place to lay down their head, therefore waiting to be call by their God to the next life how lackey we are to be in the midst of this kind people and to support food, clothe and treatment to them, sharing with them their joy and their daily suffering. We are receiving blessings from them each day and this good work happening because of your hard work and generous heart. This year we have 105 kindergarten children passed to grade one   it was very good and the parents are very happy and many people are interested to send their children to our school.

Thank you really on behaves of the poor and my community.

  

Book Week "Reading Magic": A wonderful, magical celebration happened on Friday for the Book Week Parade. Many thanks to Kylene Gray and Sharon Chirgwin, our highly skilled Literacy Leaders, for their preparation and leadership of this day. Also to our passionate teachers and LSO's, who again embraced the day so positively. Our parents/ carers  and students who each year go above and beyond to ensure their children are able to come dressed up as a favourite character and promote their love for reading. We do not underestimate all your efforts and say a big THANKYOU!

    

Father’s/ Significant Other's Night: A reminder our Father's or Significant Males night is tonight. You are welcome to come along any time between 5-6.30 pm and enjoy a sausage with your child, have a look through the classrooms or enjoy some sports outside with our Kelly Sports team. We ask all students to stay with their special adult. Many thanks to the mothers or carers who have signed up on the volunteer roster to cook the sausages. 

Wishing you all a wonderful start to Spring on Sunday and Happy Father's Day to all.

Kerryn