Dear Parents,

It's hard to believe that we are already in November. Last week, our Year 5 and 6 children showed the community how talented they were through their production, Pirates vs Mermaids. It was a great production, which I am sure the children will remember for a long time to come. Congratulations to the staff and students for a wonderful evening.

A special thank you goes to Maria Buttifant for the effort that went into delivering three separate productions and giving up all her lunch times for rehearsals. I would also like to thank all the parents that gave up their time to help Maria prepare for the production. Without our community's support, we would not be able to put on such wonderful evenings.

Circular Driveway

Thank you to all of our parents that have been using the circular driveway properly. On occasion, we still have drivers who leave their car to collect children. Please do not get out of your car, if your car is in the queue in the circular driveway. This prevents everyone else from being able to move forward.

Covid

There have been a number of warnings of late about the expected rise of covid in Victoria throughout November. With the weather as cold as it has been, it really doesn't surprise me that it would be on the increase again. Last week, we sent out the last batch of Rapid Antigen Tests. If you or your child show any cold like symptoms, please test for covid.

If you need a box of tests, please ask at the school office.

Sacraments for 2023

We now have the Sacramental dates for 2023. Please put these in your diary.

Reconciliation---March 1st 7pm (Year 4 children)

Confirmation---- April 30th 10 am (Year 6 children )

Eucharist --------June 18th 10am (Year 4 children)

Earlier this term, we were toying with the idea of having both the Year 5 and 6 children receive confirmation together. However, due to the numbers and how crowded this would have been, it has been decided that only the Year 6 children, along with the Catechist children, will be making their Confirmation in 2023.

Second Hand Uniform Sale

Our sale will continue until early next week. Bring small notes or coins only. The items are in good condition & range from $2 to $10.

Dates for Next Year

We are in the midst of planning for 2023 as we wrap up 2022. At this point, many dates are still to be confirmed. As our dates are confirmed, I will continue to put them in the newsletter.

Start of school dates:

Friday 27th January - Staff return

Monday 30th January - Preps in from 9-11

Tuesday 31st January- All students from Prep -Year 6 return to school

Wednesday 8th March-Friday 10th March- Year 5/6 Camp

Sunday 19th March- Family Fun Day

School Fees

Please contact the office if you have any queries.

We ask that your account be finalised by Wednesday 30th November, 2022 unless you have a current Direct Debit arrangement in place.

If you are experiencing difficulties please let me know.

Prep Orientation 2023

Next Wednesday 9th November, is the first transition for 2023 Prep families - 9.15 to 10.30am. We look forward to welcoming the children and their parents. (We ask parents to stay for this first session).

Orientation 2 Thursday 17 Nov 9.15 to 10.30am

Orientation 3 Wednesday 23 Nov 9.15 to 10.30am

Park Meet Wednesday 23 Nov 2.00 to 3.00pm

Story Time

We have our final story time session next Monday 7th November. If you would like to attend, please let the office know. The sessions have proved very popular and are held in the Library area from 2.30 to 3.15pm.

ASSEMBLY

Assembly will be in the Hall every Monday at 2:30pm. All parents are welcome.

Masses schedule for Term 4

HOLY NAME PRIMARY SCHOOL IS A CHILD SAFE SCHOOL.

WE PROMOTE THE SAFETY, WELLBEING AND INCLUSION OF OTHERS.

Holy Name Newsletter 2024

We are faith centredWe are life-long learnersWe are a supportive communityWe are happyWe are Holy Name

Issue 13 · 03 Nov 2022

In this issue

We are faith centred
We are life-long learners
We are a supportive community
We are happy
We are Holy Name