Principal’s Report

Holy Week is the week beginning with Palm (Passion) Sunday and ending with “Holy Saturday”. Focusing on these significant times in Jesus' life and death provides a wonderful opportunity to develop faith in the community gathered.

Palm Sunday: On this day the Church celebrates Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem.

Holy Thursday: The evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper marks the beginning of the Easter Triduum. In the celebration of Eucharist, we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood, and Christ’s commandment of love.

Good Friday: The celebration of the Passion in the afternoon at about three o’clock has remained substantially unchanged for more than a thousand years.

Holy Saturday: On Holy Saturday the Church waits at the Lord’s tomb, meditating on his suffering and death. The altar is left bare, and the sacrifice of the Mass is not celebrated during the day.

Easter Vigil: After sunset on Holy Saturday the Easter Vigil begins, awaiting the resurrection of Jesus.

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Tuckshop and Uniform Manager

Clare Talbot has made the difficult decision to resign from her Tuckshop and Uniform Shop manager position due to accepting another work opportunity. Clare’s dedication and commitment to the tuckshop and uniform shop has been fantastic.

With Clare’s departure, it does mean we are looking for a new Tuckshop and Uniform shop manager. Whilst we find a replacement uniform purchases will be managed via our office staff. The tuckshop will be paused until a replacement or alternative is organised.

Caritas Ks

Thursday 28th of March we look forward to running the annual Caritas K’s event beginning at 9:00 am. All parents are welcome to come down and enjoy the walk/run with the students. We will encourage no dogs during the event due to child safety. Whilst the students enjoy the opportunity to walk and run around Lake Weeroona, the Caritas Ks is an opportunity to fundraise and educate people at our school, and the wider community in social justice, with the aim of inspiring them to "be more" and "be a voice" for the poorest in our world.

Final Liturgy & End of Term

School term finishes Thursday 28th of March, at 2:30 pm. Preceding the end of term our students will participate in a final liturgy in the hall at 2 pm.

School Closure - Term 2 Start Date

Term 2 commences on Monday 15th April at 9am.

Pupil Free Days

26th April School Closure: Religious Education

13th May School Closure: Learning & Teaching with Toni Hatten-Roberts.

Public Holidays - Term 2

25th April: ANZAC Day

10th June: King’s Birthday

School Cross Country

On Wednesday 17th April our students will be participating in the School Cross Country. This whole school event will be held at Strathdale Park Ovals from approximately 9:00 am – 12.00 pm. The event aims to encourage students to try their personal best, and to practise persistence and resilience. Our school cross country is also a qualification event for Grade 3-6 students for Division Cross Country. The top 10 competitors in each Gr 3-6 age group will automatically qualify for the Division event to be held later in the term.

Winter Uniform

Students continue to wear their summer school uniform for the remainder of Term 1 and transition into Winter uniform commencing with the start of term 2. Our school based uniform shop sells all items via QKR app. Please note hats are to be worn until the 30th of April. See our school website for details.

Volunteers and Working With Children Checks

At St Kilian's Primary School, we value the support of volunteers. Our volunteers are integral to the school experience for our students and they provide an important link to the community. We welcome your interest in volunteering and hope you will find the experience rewarding. Catholic Education Sandhurst Ltd and St Kilian's Primary School's priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of staff and children. For this reason, we follow all measures, advice and orders that support this. The school requires that any adult who wishes to volunteer at St Kilian’s School, in any capacity, requires a current Working with Children Check (WWCC). Parents who are teachers do not need a check but need to provide a current VIT registration. Parents who are Police officers are exempt from needing a WWCC. Attaining a volunteers WWCC is free and easy. Simply click on the following link for more information: http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home/ If you already have a WWCC please email a copy to office@skbendigo.catholic.edu.au

Upcoming Events - Term 2

Week 1

15th April: Term commences
17th April: School Cross Country
19th April: State Swimming

Week 2

22nd April: SSV Region/State Diving Championships
23rd April: Grade 2 Coliban Water Visit
25th April: ANZAC Day
26th April: School Closure: Religious Education

Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed and happy Easter celebration.

Kimberley McSweeney

Principal

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