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Key Dates for Parent Engagement
- Monday 26th -Thursday 29th August - NAIDOC Week
- Monday 2nd - Thursday 5th September - RACQ Streets Ahead Sessions Years 3-6
- Friday 30th August (PUPIL FREE DAY) Please organise care for your child/ren
- All Parents Invited - Tuesday 10th September - Eisteddfod Year 6, Year 4, Year 1 (Times TBA)
- All Parents Invited - Wednesday 11th September - Eisteddfod Year 5, Year 3 (Times TBA)
- All Parents Invited - Thursday 12th September - Eisteddfod Year 2, Prep (Times TBA)
- All Parents Invited - Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th September - Parent/Teacher Interviews
- Friday 13th September - U10 Rugby League Blackhawks Challenge
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Week / Date
Assembly
Open Classrooms Week 8 - 30/08
PUPIL FREE
Week 9 - 06/09
PB
PB, 6T
Week 10 - 13/09
2K
2K, 6C, 5T,
Yesterday selected students represented St Benedict’s at the B Schools InterschoolAthletics Carnival at the Townsville Sports Reserve (Red Track). Congratulations to all our students for their incredible efforts at the carnival in their respective track and field events.
Thank you to Mrs Rowe and classroom teachers and staff for supporting our athletes on the day.
St Benedict’s finished 6th overall. This is a great achievement as this is the first year, we have competed in the B School section.
Sport and Physical Education at St Benedict’s
It is important for young people to play sport and stay active for their physical and mental health and wellbeing, and to develop their physical literacy. An early connection to sport canalso encourages a lifelong love of sport and physical activity.
At St Benedict’s physical education is an important part of our curriculum. We want all children to enjoy participating in physical education and sport. I am aware of the research that a significant number of young people, between the ages of 13 to 17, stop playing organised sport. We want to develop an enjoyment of physical activity and sport for all our children. As we continue to grow as a school, we will be reviewing our physical education program in preparation for the 2025 school year. The results of this review and the future direction of HPE and Sport at St Benedict’s will be communicated to parents.
School Uniform
Thank you to all parents and carers for ensuring their children are in the correct school uniform. I have included the link to our School Uniform requirements. Can parents please take note of the information contained in this school document, including personal presentation, jewellery and nail polish.
https://www.stbenedicts.catholic.edu.au/parents/school-uniform/
School Hats at School Locker
Our school uniform supplier, School Locker, has informed us that they will be receiving an order of St Benedict’s Hats soon. At present they do not have any stock left. We will communicate with parents when school locker informs us of the arrival of the new stock of school hats.
School Lockdown
Yesterday, as communicated to parents, the school went into a short lockdown due to an Eastern Brown Snake making its way, in open ground, through the school and then into the neighbouring bush. Lockdowns are held for various reasons. The staff and students responded very well just as they have previously practiced. As we know, snakes, particularly Eastern Brown Snakes, avoid people, as was the case yesterday.
Term 3 sickness
As many of us have experienced already, there has been a great deal of sickness at St Benedict’s this term. This has affected both students and staff. If parents and families are requiring any support or assistance during this time, please contact the school office.
I have included some links to the Queensland Health Website.
First Steps if you have COVID
Influenza
https://www.qld.gov.au/health/condition/infections-and-paresites/viral-infections/influenza-the-flu
Queensland Health Time Out Poster
https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/426820/timeout_poster.pdf
The leadership team have begun planning for the 2025 school year! As a part of this planning, today we will be sending out a Compass Event to families to indicate if they are planning on remaining at St Benedict's for the 2025 school year. This particularly assists with planning when considering teacher allocations and budgets for 2025. Your assistance in responding to this event by Monday 9th September, is greatly appreciated.
Here are some instructions on the process as it is a 2 step process and some people have not completed it correctly.
Welcome to the end of Week 5 - the halfway point of the term!!
Last week the Year 1 Wallabies presented assembly on the Transfiguration of Jesus. This feast recognises when Jesus ascended in front of his disciples to be with God. The Wallabies reflected on this with the message that Jesus gave us was to live a happy life. They also prayed that we may learn to be kind, compassionate and loving people who strive to care for those around us, as Jesus did throughout his life.
Today, the Year 4 Butterflies presented assembly on the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop - Australia’s first saint! They told the assembly about Mary MacKillop, how she was a person of action, and that she especially loved the poor and worked hard to care for them in any way she could. In Catholic Education in particular, we owe a great deal of gratitude towards the work of Mary MacKillop and the Sisters of St Joseph, which is an order she began. They were instrumental in making Catholic education accessible for ALL people, all around Australia. In our Diocese alone, there are 4 St Joseph’s schools (2 in Townsville, 1 in Mt Isa and 1 in Cloncurry), who were opened by the sisters of St Joseph, which goes to show the reach they had, and the influence they have had on the schooling landscape of Australia today.
Pax,
Nick
