I trust you had a lovely long weekend as a family and enjoyed the extra day of rest.

This week is Catholic Education Week from Sunday 10 March- Sunday 17 March 2019. This is a time to celebrate the education Our Lady Star of the Sea school offers to families and to the community. Catholic schools pride themselves on creating environments where students have opportunities to excel academically, spiritually and socially. The theme for this year’s Catholic Education Week is ‘Growing Young in Christ.”

This week sees a range of events in our learning community enabling students, staff, friends and family to come together to celebrate the spirit of their Catholic school community. We have our whole school Athletics Day tomorrow at Landy Field which sees our students actively participate with their peers in team based and individual athletic events. We look forward to seeing all who can make it there, to enjoy the fun, encouragement and spirit of the event.

On Friday our school learning community will recognise and participate in the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence to say 'Bullying. No Way!' which brings an opportunity to link the gospel values of love, kindness and compassion with a stand against bullying behaviours and violence and to appreciate differences in ourselves and others. Important values for our school. We will be having a whole school assembly and each class will participate in a Circle Time focusing on kind behaviours. Different classes will also be entering a poster competition “Be Kind, Lend a Hand”. The Anti bullying website for parents and carers  is a great resource for you to access in supporting your child.

At this time of the year some students can experience heightened asthma. Here is a copy of our asthma policy for you to view. Asthma Management Policy

Looking forward to seeing you throughout Catholic Education Week.

Best wishes for the week ahead,

Kerryn Sells