Reminders
Years 5-12 Swimming Carnival Rescheduled to Thursday 9th March
Due to the extreme heat forecast, our Years 5-12 Swimming Carnival scheduled for today, Friday 17th February, has been postponed.
The new date for the carnival is Thursday 9th March.
We are endeavouring to make arrangements for students seeking to qualify for the Campaspe Secondary Swimming event to be held on Tuesday 28th February and will communicate with those families directly.
Lent Begins Next Week!
Shrove Tuesday
Next Tuesday, 21st February, we will be celebrating Shrove Tuesday.
Shrove Tuesday is the day before the Church's season of Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday comes from the custom of ringing the Shriving Bell to call people to Church to be "shriven", that is to confess their sins at the beginning of Lent. At that time certain foods were given up for the duration of Lent. Those foods included egg, milk, meat and rich buttery dishes. So on Shrove Tuesday they used up these foods. It is from this that the tradition of making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday began.
Our Student Leaders will be preparing pancakes for students, staff, parents and friends on Shrove Tuesday and these will be available from 8.00am on the College lawn.
Everyone is invited to make a gold coin donation on Shrove Tuesday to kick off our Project Compassion Fundraising effort!
There will be some seating and musical numbers to enjoy.
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Church's season of Lent. The marking of the ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday is an expression of our faith and a sign that we are asking God for forgiveness.
Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and giving to others. When we pray, we come closer to God so that we are better able to realise our baptismal promise to live justly as Jesus teaches us. Fasting helps us remember the needs of the poor, who often have no choice but to go without basic needs such as food, water and shelter. Giving to the poor, or 'almsgiving', is a sign of our commitment to justice. It reminds us of our blessings and allows us to give thanks for all that God has given us.
Everyone is welcome to our Whole College Liturgy commencing at 10.00am next Wednesday, 22nd February, in the Brigidine Centre. We would love to see you there!
As we prepare for Easter, the most important time in the Church's calendar, let us remember Jesus' messages of love and mercy, and ask God to bless us so that we can create a better world for all future generations.
New Volunteer Induction Sessions
- Monday 20th February at 9.00am
- Thursday 2nd March at 3.00pm
- Monday 20th March at 8.30am
Sessions will be approximately 45 minutes in duration.
Are you interested in volunteering at our College?
We value partnering with parents, caregivers and friends of our College to support our learners and College events to come to life.
If you think you would like to assist students reading before school, helping out (or even co-ordinating!) our Mother's Day and Father's Day Stalls and Beaut Blokes Breakfast or are open to jumping on a rake at the Athletics Day then please come along to one of our Volunteer Induction Sessions!
These sessions are designed for new volunteers to our College.
Please contact Nicole Elliott on 5851 3002 to indicate your attendance at one of the sessions above or to find out more.
Instrumental Music Program and College Choir
School Photo Day - 24th March
Would you like to be a Fire Carrier?
We are looking for students to join our FIRE Carrier (Friends Igniting Reconciliation through Education) Program for 2023.
Meetings are held every second Monday in the S&K building at lunchtimes.
A description of the role of FIRE Carriers can be found in last week's College Newsletter.
Please contact Kasey Cooper, Learning Support Officer at school for further information.
Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
Bowls Club carpark closed
A reminder the Kyabram Bowls Club car park will remain closed until the end of Term 1, 2023.