It’s the end of Week 6, and it’s hard to believe that there’s only 3 weeks left of the year!  We started today with a beautiful Remembrance Day Liturgy led by the Year 1 Wallabies.  It was great to see such a great parent turn out for what was a lovely commemorative morning.  The Defence Children, led by Miss Leza, did a wonderful job in assisting the Wallabies, and our groundsmen had our Defence Memorial looking beautiful this morning as well.

As we are nearing the end of the term, there are many upcoming events.  I urge you to keep a track on the newsletter and our schools official Facebook site to keep up to date with what is happening to finish out the year.  I thought now would be a great time to give you some information about these upcoming events.

Swimming Carnival - Friday 18 November

The note for this was sent out through Compass earlier in the week.   I have shared below information for both the carnival and a rough idea on the order of events.  Please note, you can order your students a Sausage (put on by the P&F) through the Flexischools App on the date.  The Tuckshop will also be open 2nd break if you require this service for your children.

End of Year Mass

This will be celebrated by Fr Clement on Friday November 25.  We will celebrate the year that was and farewell our departing Year 6 students as a group.  ALL are welcome to attend.

Step up Orientation Day

Our ‘Step Up’ Day will take place on Tuesday November 29 between 9:00am and 10:30am.  ALL students attending St Benedict’s in 2023 will spend the morning with their classroom teacher and peers for 2023.  Our teachers and students are always very excited for this day.  This event is specifically for students.  Parents of new students are invited to attend at the Hall where they can talk to the Leadership Team, OSHC staff and other community members.

O Holy Night

Our Christmas Carols event under the stars is back again this year (weather permitting) on Wednesday November 30.  All classes (as well as the Kindy) perform at the event. ALL are welcome to attend this event. 

Pax,

Nick