There have been many highlights of the past two weeks at St Benedict’s. The Year 6 students attended their camp on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Daradgee Educational Camp (near Innisfail). The Year 6 students had a very enjoyable and busy three days. Thank you to our Year 6 classroom teachers and staff members for their organisation and their commitment to attending this worthwhile camp. Thank you to our Year 6 parents and carers for their support of their children.

Futsal competition

Congratulations to our students who represented St Benedict’s at the Townsville Futsal Competition last week. All students competed very well and most importantly demonstrated an excellent attitude. Thank you to Mrs Rowe for preparing our students and coordinating our participation in this event. Thank you also to our teachers and staff for their support of our students and for the parents and carers who attended.

Mrs Rowe will make a presentation to our Futsal Students at assembly next Friday.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected for their respective North Queensland Schools Representative Teams:

• Luca Costanzo - NQ Tennis
• Cai Fitzpatrick - NQ Soccer

Well done to all students who have the courage to try out at various representative sport selection trials. Your efforts are acknowledged by our school community.

Mother’s Day Evening

Thank you to all parents and P & F, and staff for their organisation and coordination of last Friday evening’s Mother’s Day Wine and Cheese Night. This is a wonderful annual event and we encourage all mothers to come along next year.

Under 8’s Day

Today Under 8’s Day was a great celebration of the importance of the learning and development of our students in the early years. Thank you to all teachers and staff for their efforts in making this a fun learning time for our youngest students. Thank you to parents and carers who were able to attend.

This year's theme is 'Connecting to culture through play' and we welcome events which promote the universal right of every child to play and to celebrate diverse play traditions and experiences from different cultures.

School Reminders Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BoHxGvPan4

Car Park Etiquette (before and after school)

Thank you to all our family members for following the school procedures at drop off and pick up and when entering the school car park. The before and after school procedures have been running a lot more smoothly lately, which is a credit to all parents and carers for being considerate of other students, parents and staff.

Patrick Dempsey

Principal

pdempsey2@stbenedicts.catholic.edu.au