Hi everyone,

It has been quite a busy week with a number of inter-school competitions, a visiting performer, sick kids and sick teachers but we are getting so close to the break now. I have a number of things to bring to your attention this week so if you could stick it out for a lot of messages that would be fantastic.

Report Cards

Our teachers have been working diligently to collate the assessment data from the semester to formulate report cards over the last few weeks. It is heartwarming to hear the success stories most students are having with the progress in their learning. Reports cards will be available to families on Monday of the last week of this term.

Quest for Knowledge

Congratulations to our students who participated in Quest for Knowledge competition at Holy Spirit Catholic School. Our boys won each of their three rounds and the semi final making it into the grand final where they were beaten by St Joseph’s Catholic School, North Ward. Quest for Knowledge is a Trivia competition for Year 5 and Year 6 students. We were so proud of this team’s effort but t especially, their support of each other.

Reader’s Cup

Big thanks to Mrs Christie and Mrs Whalley who worked with our Reader’s Cup team for nearly 3 months preparing for this competition. While we didn’t place in this comp, the camaraderie and fun these guys had throughout demonstrated wonderful commitment and school spirit.

Horses

We know that our school community loves seeing the horses in the paddock next door and they seem to love the kids. However, the owner of the property has asked that we do not feed the horses or interact with them as they are not always as friendly as they seem. For your safety and the safety of our students, please avoid even patting the horses.

Toys

We have had a number of students bringing toys (eg. beyblades etc.) to school that only end up causing issues. Please check that your children are not bringing toys to schools as these will be confiscated.

Class Parents

We have had a number of parents indicate an interest in being a class liaison for organising playdates and social get togethers (parents and/or students). I think this is a fabulous idea and would encourage our community to get to know each as much as possible, especially when it comes to building positive relationships. I will coordinate with our teachers to get this started for next semester.

Parents and Friends

We had a very small number of parents attending our P&F meeting over the last two months and would like to encourage more of you to get involved. We will assist this with improved communication about meeting dates and agenda items. We like to talk about more than just the next event coming up as it is also a valuable time to chat about school life in general.

State of Origin 2

I would like to see lots of families at our upcoming P&F hosted event- State of Origin 2, Sunday 23 June @ 7.00pm We have our assembly chairs for you to use but feel free to bring a comfy camp chair or a bean bag for the kids. We will have a movie set up in the music room for those kids that don’t want to watch the footy. This will be a parent supervised event though.

Name Clothing Labels

Please ensure all items coming to school, especially hats and jumpers have students names clearly marked on them.

Children in parked cars

While we can appreciate how difficult it can be at pick up and drop off time if you have little ones in the car, please do not leave them alone when the car is parked. It is simply not safe.

Have a fabulous week.

Cheers

Penny