St Benedict's Catholic School Shaw eNewsletter

We have had a great week with lots of events happening including World Bee Day, National Walk to School Day, Under 8’s Day. In the coming weeks we have a number of activities that will allow our students to represent the school including Interschool Cross Country, Speechmakers Competition and Year 5 attending camp. Later in the term we will have our school Athletics Carnival on 16th June.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our parent and carer community for their support over the past term and half whilst I have been in the Acting Principal Role. It has been my pleasure to serve you in this way and to support all our students in their educational journey. I also extend my thanks to all our staff and the Leadership team for their ongoing support. We look forward to welcoming Penny back to our school community after she returns from her conference in Adelaide on Monday and Tuesday. I know she is looking forward to seeing everyone again.

Temporary Access Road

I am please to confirm that the new temporary access road will be opening on

Wednesday 24th May at 6am.

Bishop Putney Drive will close on Wednesday morning also. OSHC collection on Tuesday will not be affected, and the footpath from Greater Ascot will be operational as usual.

Please note that access to the new temporary road is from the intersection with the lights adjacent to Greater Ascot.

Please see the image below to indicate the flow of traffic.

The red arrows indicate the flow for the pick up zone and access to the car parks on the Southern end.
When exiting the pick up line, traffic will continue to turn past the recycling centre and around the paperclip as per usual - continue around the paperclip to the new exit point
The blue arrows indicate the turning direction to access the Northern end car parks and those adjacent to the kindergarten.
Please note that as always, our Bus Zone is a no parking area.

To exit the school, traffic will flow around past the bus stop area and the centre turning oval as usual. The exit from the car park is now a little further along than where usually located, but is a left hand turn exit only.

Blessings,

Ros

Welcome to the end of Week 5 - we are now half way through the term! Our 1 Possums led us on assembly this morning on the Feast of the Ascension. This celebration marks the day that, 40 days after his resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven to be with God. The Possums prayed that we may be people of compassion and peace, as Jesus taught us, to build God’s Kingdom on Earth.

There are lots of events coming up in the coming weeks - we wish our competitors in the Interschool Cross Country on Tuesday, and the Speechmakers Competition on Thursday night all the best!

Finally, a big thanks to our teachers who helped to organise Under 8’s Day today. I got to walk around for a bit, and saw the children (and adults) highly engaged in the activities set up throughout the Early Years precinct.

Pax,

Nick

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Under 8’s Day

Today, our Prep to 2nd Grade students and some of our soon-to-be Preps for 2024 celebrated Under 8's Day. This day, established by Early Childhood Australia in Queensland, looks to recognise the importance of the first eight years of learning and development. Throughout the day, our community partook in a variety of activities to foster fine and gross motor coordination, communication, social skills, creativity, and more! It was an absolute blast - thank you to the Prep to 2nd Grade team for orchestrating such an incredible day.

Acting APA

As I finish my temporary tenure as Acting Assistant Principal, I am thankful for the opportunity to lead our school community in this way. I am excited to shift back to my permanent position as Learning and Teaching Adviser next week.

Yours in Learning,

Aleesha Rockemer

Learning and Teaching Adviser and Acting Assistant Principal - Administration

Thank you to all who took part in our Walk safely to school this morning. Almost 100 Students, Parents and Staff combined. Every year it seems we grow.