Deputy Principal's Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

Unfortunately our psychologist Ellie has had to end her time at St Finbar's for personal reasons.   We are so sorry to say goodbye to Ellie as she has worked with our students for over three years and has been a support to so many families.  

We are pleased to announce however that we have a new psychologist starting with us at the beginning of Term 3.  Rochel Baker will be working at St Finbar's on Thursdays. Rochel is coming to us through CatholicCare 

We will also communicate directly with families who have been engaged with Ellie to ensure a smooth transition for your children. 

Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and St Finbar’s is excited to be participating. 

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but rather a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by Friday 2nd September

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and can choose to have their name included on the online Honour Roll. 

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the book lists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc 

This is a fantastic opportunity to spend some quality time with our children as well as demonstrating that we all value reading as an important life skill which we can share for pleasure as well as learning. 

Happy Reading!

Kind regards

Kim Davis and Michelle Hill

St Finbar’s Literacy Leaders

Joyful in June

There is still a week of "Joyful in June" left. This month's theme is all about finding the joy in life, even when things are difficult and links in beautifully with the Gratitude aspect of The Resilience Project.  This calendar comes from the website Action for Happiness https://actionforhappiness.org/ 

Thank you

Michelle Hill & Steele Anderson

Deputy Principals