Morning Hall and Food/Drink

As the cold weather is creeping in, we have seen an increase in the number of students arriving at school with hot food and drinks.  Please note, that the hall is used as a multi-purpose area to gather, play sport and share as a community.  As such there is to be no food or drink brought into the hall.  We have had several instances of hot drinks being spilled in the hall.  As I am sure you would all agree, hot foods/drinks in an area where 400 children will be gathering is not a good combination.  Your assistance in not sending in these items is appreciated.

Events

This week the P&F were able to finalise the Mother’s Day Wine and Cheese night event.  The event was a huge success with many reports of a wonderful evening by those who attended.  As part of the event, money was raised for a Benny’s Mum in Need.  This week, a gift of $1000 made up of donations from ticket sales, raffle ticket sales and a top-up donation from the P&F was provided to one such mum.  She was overwhelmed with the generosity of the school community and very thankful.

Many thanks to those who gave a donation for the raffles: Melissa Thomson - Norwex Consultant; Tanika Sampson - Pure Romance Consultant; Pacific Islands International; Little Bee Marketing; Rose Lane Clothing & Milk Espresso Cafe.

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ Acts 20: 35 

Week 6 will see several events on our calendar.  We will celebrate our 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia with a celebratory Mass.  Thursday evening is the greatly anticipated school disco event.  A reminder that it is a parent supervised event only.  No student drop offs thank you.  There will be a seating area for parents to gather, leaving the Hall free as the dance floor area.  We can’t wait to see kids and parents alike ‘bustin’ a move’ on the dance floor.  Entry is $5 per family and the P&F will have some light snacks available for cash purchase.  Please BYO dinner.  See flyer below.  

To top off the week, Friday morning will be our Under 8’s day celebration of early learning for our Prep - Year 2 students.  Unfortunately this event is not for parents, just our kids who will have a blast celebrating outdoor learning.  Our kindy friends will join us and we look forward to welcoming some students who will join us for Prep in 2022.  See flyer below.