STRONG MINDS 

GENTLE HEARTS

Thank you for your patience and perseverance with the limitations that the Lavalla building project and the Cairns Show brought to our stop-drop-go zone and the Barlow Park car park. Your alternative planning made for one of the smoothest weeks of the year.  

Please remember that the zone is closed until 2:40pm on Wednesdays to allow all sport buses to return safely. 

Collecting Your Son After School 

Often boys are left waiting either in the College grounds or outside the school until 5pm or later. Please note that staff supervise Scott Street only until 3:40pm, and there is no supervision provided in the College grounds for day students after school. Please make suitable arrangements for your son to be picked up or met by 3:45pm if he does not have supervised school commitments beyond that time. Alternatively, students may do their homework or study in the Gildas Centre until 4:45pm Monday to Thursday and until 3:30pm on Friday.  

The boys have been advised that while waiting for parents, they must respect the local community and the College by following the guidelines below: 

• Sit quietly
• Keep the footpath clear
• Don't play ball games, specifically handball
• Don't swear
• Don't use laptops
• Wear the uniform correctly with socks up and shirts tucked in

Restorative Justice - Forgiveness 

A most challenging life skill we try to teach and embody in schools is forgiveness. The restorative justice framework we use at Saints aims to help young people give and receive forgiveness and to experience others doing the same. The capacity to forgive is often seen as a weakness, but those of us who have experienced deep forgiveness know that the fortitude of the person who has forgiven us is amazingly strong and admirable. Let us be that person for others. 

Student Wellbeing Survey 2022 

The link below contains a letter from Catholic Education Services with details about an online student survey being conducted next month. 

School Photos

A friendly reminder about ordering photos of your sons: the code to buy them is contained in the graphic below.