Where everyone is Welcome!
Calendar Dates- What's on.
JANUARY
31st Assembly 9.00am every Friday
FEBRUARY
5th Prep Children - No School
7th Cake Raffle commences
7th Tuckshop Opens
11th Parent Teacher Interviews
12th Prep Children - No School
19th Prep Children - No School
20th Family Picnic - 5.30pm
26th Prep Children - No School
PLEASE NOTE: SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS IS BETWEEN 8.40AM TO 3.45PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.
PRAYER
Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen
From the Principal
Dear Parents and Friends,
Happy new year to everyone and welcome back. As we begin the new school year we are reminded that Pope Francis has designated the 2025 Holy Year as a time of renewal for all as ‘pilgrims of hope.’ From a symbolic view, the Holy Door is a powerful sign of the Jubilee Year. As we pass through we are expressing our decision to follow and be guided by Jesus, the Good Shepherd. As a Catholic community students, families and staff will be offered opportunities to engage in prayer and reconciliation throughout the Jubilee Year.
It has been wonderful seeing all students back, and introducing them to our new students. We welcome our new students Elijah, Fleur and Mateo in Prep, Akhil in Grade 1, Rose in Grade 2, Raphael in Grade 4, and Aiyanna in Grade 5. And welcome to their families as well. I know that they are all looking forward to meeting others and becoming a part of our wonderful community.
This is a special time for our Year Six students too as they begin their final year of primary school. We will formally acknowledge our school leaders at assembly tomorrow morning at 9.00am.
Listed below are some key dates for Term One.
11/02/25 Parent Teacher Interview
20/02/25 Family picnic
04/03/25 Shrove Tuesday
05/03/25 Ash Wednesday
19/03/25 Catholic Education Week Open Day
26/03/25-28/03/25 Grades 5/6 camp
04/04/25 Last day of Term One
School Advisory Council
The School Advisory Council (SAC) is a crucial part of our school community in promoting consultation between parish, school and families. Parent representative share their wisdom and offer support to me in relation to strategic interests of the school according to the terms of reference. If you are interested in being a part of the SAC or if you would like further information please contact me.
We look forward to an exciting year at St Philip’s this year. Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time with any question, concerns or queries.
Best wishes always.
Michelle Worcester
Principal
Cake Raffle
We appreciate our families volunteering for cake raffle bringing joy to the children at assembly every week. The weekly cake raffle will be drawn at Assembly on Friday mornings. To support this fundraiser we ask for volunteers to provide a sweet treat (eg; cake, slice, cookies, cupcakes etc) to be raffled. Please sign up to bake using the following link https://volunteersignup.org/AA7XT
Thank you to all of our Volunteers.
All donations of baked goods require a list of ingredients attached.
Raffle tickets are 20c each and sold at the beginning of assembly.
Thank you for your support
Tuck Shop
Tuckshop will be open every Friday from the 7th of February, we are very fortunate to have our tuckshop run by parent volunteers for the students enjoyment. This would not be possible without our small team of committed volunteers showing up week after week.
Please reach out to Clara on 0449 767 020 or Angi on 0431 021 711 if you can help.
We appreciate your support.
Entertainment books are another piece to our fundraising puzzle. When you sign up you receive 12 months of discounts and offers - and our school benefits - 20% of every membership purchased goes to support our school!