Dear Parents/ Carers

Welcome back to school for Term 3. I hope that you all had an enjoyable break from school and that some of you got to do something fun with your families. We have certainly hit the ground running with Year 2 students enjoying an excursion to the Civic Theatre to watch ‘Charlotte’s Web’, Year 4/5/6 students off to camp; the first one for many of them and then our whole school meditation this morning. Next week, we have a number of students off to Mulkadee which is an Arts Showcase organised by Townsville Catholic Education. This year’s showcase will be through an adaptation of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the end of next week.

In Week 3, we will be celebrating Catholic Education Week with the theme ‘ A Spirited Tomorrow’. A number of our students who completed their sacraments this year have been invited to participate in the Catholic Education Week Mass at the Cathedral on the Monday. Challenge Games is also on during this week where we will see quite a number of our students competing in some fun outdoor activities. 

On Friday 30 July, we will be celebrating our St Benedict’s feast Day as part of Catholic Education Week. We will have a whole school Mass in the morning from 9.00am, then some rotational activities in the middle sessions where students will engage in experiences that help them learn more about St Benedicts and our school values- Love, Learning, Stewardship and Community. In the afternoon session, we will be having our annual St Benny’s Got Talent. Children have already nominated to participate and Mr Christie and a selection of teachers will be conducting auditions to decide on the final performances. Benny’s Got Talent has become quite a sought after event to be part of but we only have 20 places. Parents are most welcome to come along for Mass at 9.00am or for Benny’s Got Talent at 2.00pm.

I hope everyone has had a chance to see the significant progress with our Building Project over the last couple of weeks. It is very exciting seeing the buildings take shape. It has already got us thinking about next phases- especially a senior play area which will be our priority next year. Have you checked out the narrated tour of our Library plan on Facebook yet?

Finally, I would like to say a very big ‘THANK YOU’ to our wonderful 4/5/6 staff who have given so much of their time and energy to ensure our 4/5/6 students could have a wonderful camp experience. We certainly couldn’t provide these opportunities without their generosity and enthusiasm. I hope all 456’s rest up well over the weekend.

Have a fabulous week

Cheers

Penny Collins