We’ve reached the end of Week 3!  Last Week, Our Year 1 Echidnas presented assembly on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.  October is known in the Catholic Church as the month of the Rosary.  Many of us may have heard of the Rosary, which is a very special prayer, using a set of beads.  Many of us have a special pair of Rosary Beads from our grandparents (or even further back).  It is a very traditional prayer, although a prayer that has great value today.  The Echidnas reminded us that during this special prayer, we remember Mary’s devotion, as well as the events of Jesus’ life, and that we can use this special prayer as a way of reflecting about how His message brings light into our worlds.  Some of you may wish to pray a Decade of the Rosary at home as a family, and I have included a YouTube link of how to pray the Rosary with children below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6luelJ_GGas 

Mission Month - Crazy Sock Day

October is also known as ‘Mission Month’.  Today, 2 Kingfishers presented assembly on Catholic Mission as it is also the day that as a school we celebrated “Crazy Socks Day” and encouraged students to bring in a Gold Coin Donation.  As part of Religious Education Lessons this week, students have learned about the work that Catholic Mission Australia does around the world.  Each year, the focus is on one country, this year being Timor Leste.  In learning about some of this work, and the impact on these communities, our students can gain a better understanding of where their Gold Coin Donation will go towards.  The link below is a video about some of the work the Catholic Mission does if you want some further information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHsbGm-ZkJU&t=193s 

Swimming Carnival Update

Please note, that we have had to make an amendment to our plans for the Interhouse Swimming Carnival coming up on Friday November 17.  We have checked in with Townsville School Sports, and we will now be participating in the ‘C Schools’ Interschool Carnival in 2024.  Because of this change, Year 2 students will now be participating in our school carnival, as students in these age groups are able to represent the school at the Interschool Carnival next year.  Further information in regards to race times, etc will be shared closer to the date of the carnival.  We are looking forward to another wonderful event!  Prep and Year 1 students will be attending Swimming Lessons on this day, and we are currently organising their “Wet play Day”, with more information about this coming out soon!

Other Save the Dates

This week, I thought it would also be beneficial to put out some ‘Save the Dates’ for some of our end of year events that I know people look forward to. 

Fri 27 Oct - Day for Daniel + World Teachers Day

Oct 30 - Nov 3 - - Year 4, 5 & 6 Swimming Lessons

Nov 6 - 10 - Year 2 & 3 Swimming Lessons 

Nov 13 - 17 - Prep & Year 1 Swimming Lessons 

Fri 24 Nov - End of Year Mass @ 9:00am - ALL WELCOME

Mon 27 Nov - Year 6 Rite of Passage - 6:00pm - Year 6 Students and families

Tues 28 Nov - Step Up Orientation.  9:00 - 10:30am - ALL 2024 students

Fri 1 Dec - Last Day of School - Finish at 12:00pm

Pax,

Nick