News of the Week

NEWS FROM THE PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM

5/6 CAMP

On Monday 24th August  all Year 5/6‘s went on camp to Coonawarra Lakeside Resort and we did lots of fun activities; such as canoeing, giant swing, rock climbing, flying fox, orienteering and raft making. We stayed there for three days and two nights we all had so much fun. Thanks to the teachers who came and looked after us and participated in the activities with us!

BOOK WEEK & BOOK WEEK PARADE

On the 26th of August we had our Book Week Parade. Everyone came dressed up as a character from their favourite book. Even the teachers took part in dressing up as characters from the Mr Men and Little Miss books. It was really fun to see everyone put so much effort into their costumes.

Pip- I dressed up as Luna because I like the book.

Harvey-  I dressed up as the fox from Bad Guys because it's my favourite book.

Billie- I dressed up as Super Women because she can fly.

Hudson- I dressed up as Captain America because he had a shield. 

DISTRICT ATHLETICS

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the District Athletics!  It started off as a nice day and then the rain came and we got very wet! Congratulations to the students below for making it into the next round. :

Tess Kinsella - 1500m 

Roman Godina - 1500m 

Maddy Gerente - Long Jump 

Samuel Alateras - Long Jump 

Tabitha Cross - Long Jump 

Sass Teleky - Shot Put 

Division Athletics is on Friday the  7th of October at Duncan McKinnon  Athletics Centre. Students will have to arrange their own way to 

the Event. More information will be sent home to families closer to the event. Good luck to them all.

Well done to everyone  who competed - great sportsmanship and cheering!

YEAR 6 LEADERSHIP DAY

On Monday 29th of August the Year 6’s went to St Louis in Aspendale to do a Leadership Day. This was our third Leadership Day this year.  We did many activities but our favourite one was the marble run. With the marble run we had a limited amount of resources and had to work in our groups from school to build a marble run and whoever had the longest time won.  

TESS & AIDAN FUNDRAISER REMINDER

For the next 2 Tuesday’s  Aidan and Tess will be selling icy poles at the canteen for $1 to raise money for their trip to Western Australia to play squash (Aidan) and soccer (Tess) for the Victorian Primary School Team.

FATHER'S DAY STALL & BREAKFAST

On Friday 2nd September we are looking forward to the Fathers Day Breakfast in the hall. There will be croissants, muesli, fruit and pastries and a coffee van for the dadsto enjoy.Children need to have some breakfast before coming to school, but there will be a snack for them as well.  Breakfast starts at 7.30am.

FOUNDATION SWIMMING STARTS NEXT WEEK!

We are very excited that the Foundation swimming lessons are starting next week Monday 5th September at Toby Haenen Swim Centre in Chelsea Heights. We can't wait to hear about all the swimming activities from the Foundation students.  

FOUNDATION TO YEAR 4 DISCO - NEXT FRIDAY

Next week the Foundation to Year 4 students are having their school disco in the hall. It will be from 5:30pm - 7:00 pm. We hope you are looking foward to it and have a great time. Tickets are on sale until Wednesday.  Click here for the link to CDFpay.

NEWS FROM MRS SULLIVAN

MACSSIS SURVEY

You will have received via email,  the MACSSIS survey. This survey is put out to staff, students from Year 4-6 and parents. For parents, it is a voluntary survey, but as a leader of our school I would appreciate as many parents completing the survey as it gives us feedback as to what we are doing well and what we need to work on. As with all things school, it is an evolving space and we need to continue to improve to give our students, staff and families the best opportunities we can.

NAPLAN

Our NAPLAN Student Reports arrived today. They will be sent home to parents in a sealed envelope today.  Please make sure you keep your child's Naplan results in a safe place as you will need it for enrolment at secondary schools.  St Brigid's do not retain a copy of these reports. 

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

Our next School Advisory Council meeting is next Wednesday 7th September at 7.00pm. We will have Karyn, our MACS Business Manager at this meeting to present the Fee Structure for 2023 and then we will present our School Review Report and a snapshot of the NAPLAN results. All welcome, please advise the office if you would like to attend.

SUMMER UNIFORM

Term 4 is fast approaching.  It's time to dust off that summer uniform and make sure it is still in good condition and most importantly that it fits!! Our Uniform Shop will be open this coming Monday 5 September from 2:45pm to 3:30pm.  We encourage you to order online.  Orders are printed at 9:00am each Monday morning for the preceding week.  They are filled by our team on a Monday/Tuesday and are sent home with your child.

A reminder too, that hats are compulsory for Term 4.

END OF TERM

I cannot believe we only have 8 days left of Term 3!  Where has the time gone! Just a reminder that students finish on Wednesday 14th September at 3.15pm.

Wishing all our Dads and Grandpas a very Happy Father's Day on Sunday.  Have a lovely weekend and Go Pies!

Yours in partnership

Wendy Sullivan

Principal