29 July – 4 August 2018       

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Catholic Education Week will be celebrated across Queensland from 29 July – 4 August this year.

This annual event is held to promote the special ethos of Catholic schools and to highlight the great things that take place in Catholic schools every day.  

The theme for this year’s celebrations is:  Discovering New Horizons. You may have seen the fence banner out the front of our school.

Catholic education strives to make a difference in the lives of those in our schools and in the wider community by challenging young people to live out the message of Jesus and to reach their full potential as compassionate, contributing, life-giving members of society.

During Catholic Education Week 2018, Catholic education communities across Queensland are invited to celebrate how they are discovering new horizons.

There are 304 Catholic schools in Queensland that educate around 147,000 students and employ more than 19,000 teachers and staff, and most will celebrate Catholic Education Week in some way.

Our school is planning a number of activities during the week and we hope you are able to join in the celebrations with us.

I thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to seeing you during Catholic Education Week 2018.

Yours sincerely

Penny Collins

Principal

Listed below is a schedule of activities/events at St Benedict’s Catholic School during Catholic Education Week:

Mon 30 July- St Benedict’s Feast Day including Whole School Mass at 9.15am, rotational activities from 11.15am – 1.10pm and concluding with St Benny’s Got talent at 2.00pm – All Welcome

Tues 31 July- Mass at St Anthony’s for State Launch of Cath Education Week- Choir and Sacramental students participating.

Wednesday 1 Aug- Year 1 Excursion to Reef HQ and Challenge Games

Thursday 2 Aug- Challenge Games, Year 2 Cath Education Week Art, Prep Throwback Thursday Dress Up

Friday 3 Aug- Year 3 Eco Warriors Excursion and Year 4/5/6 Excursion to Abergowrie for NAIDOC activities