Leadership & Management

Week 11 Term 1

Dear Parents and Carers,

This is the last week of Term One and it has gone by so quickly.

Thank you to my dedicated staff who are continuously seeking improvement in all areas of school life, especially caring and supporting your children with their learning to be the best people they can be.

Thank you to all the parents who support St Fidelis in many ways. Thank you to the students who bring St Fidelis' School alive. Without them a school is just a building of bricks and mortar.

HOLY WEEK AT ST FIDELIS SCHOOL 

All  parents and carers are welcome to attend St Fidelis Holy Week Paraliturgies 

HOLY WEEK @ ST FIDELIS CHURCH 

Some of our achievements and events this term include:

• Special congratulations to our Foundation children for their first term at school (yes parents they made it and so did you!)
• School Assemblies
• Year 5/6 interschool sport
• Mental Health In Schools Professional Learning 
• Parent teacher meet and greet 
• Mathematics Professional Learning for parents with students in Foundation 
• Beginning of the Lenten Season
• Whole School Ash Wednesday Mass
• Numerous school excursions & incursions
• Introduction of Dance and Drama weekly classes FOOTSTEPS
• School Tours for 2024 begun
• THE RESILIENCE PROJECT parents workshop and presentation online 
• Reconciliation Parent and Child Faith workshop
• Year 3 students Reconciliation Celebration
• Brentwood Kinder Four year old children visit St Fidelis to learn about STEM 
• NAPLAN online Year 3 & 5 students 
• St Fidelis' Community Fete Day
• St Fidelis' Bunnings Sausage Sizzle
• 2nd hand uniform sales 
• Parents as guest speaker for Year 1/2  inquires 
• Holy Week Year level Paraliturgies 

TERM TWO 

April 24th 

• Professional Learning Day for staff - NO students at school
• THEIRCARE will be operating for any parents requiring care for theri children. Please contact THEIRCARE directly 
• St Fidelis Feast Day

APRIL 25th

• ANZAC DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

APRIL 26th

• 8:50am Students begin Term Two. 
• ANZAC DAY ceremony 10:45 am in Hawthorn Yard
• ANZAC day activity in class groups

APRIL 28th

• Saint Fidelis' Feast Day Celebration Day
• Casual Clothes Day - Gold Coin Donation going to Caritas Australia
• 9:15am Whole School Mass
• 11:30am-1:00 pm Fun Activities Day organised by Mr Jennings and the Year 6 Sports Leaders 
• 1:00pm-1:40pm -Hot Food Day for students
• 1:40pm-2:20pm lunchtime
• 2:30pm-3:30pm St Fidelis Activities in Buddy Classes 

Sibling Enrolments for 2024 

If you have a child commencing Foundation in 2024, can you please enrol your child by the end of Term One, so we can determine how many places will be available to new families for 2024. Collect your enrolment forms from the school office or download them from our website. 

School Fees 

Thank you to the parents and carers who have already paid their School Fees in full or have paid the first instalment for this year. The first instalment for 2023 was due last  week,  Friday March 31st.  If you can please organise payment as soon as you can as the end of term is soon approaching. Our school does rely on school fees for many recurrent costs so prompt payment is appreciated. 

The office is open from 8:30am to 4:00pm each day if you would like to pay in person.

If you prefer to pay by direct debit, please use the bank details below. If any families need to discuss alternative arrangements for the payment of fees, please contact me directly.  

Included the Bank details for your ease of payment: 

CDF                          (Catholic Development Fund)

BSB:                          083 347

ACCOUNT:             65 603 6380

REF:                          Child's name Fee Account Number

ACCOUNT TO:      St Fidelis Primary School

Please note once you have made a payment can you please email Ann Russo annr@sfmoreland.catholic.edu.au with the amount you have deposited.

With your fees we can continue to provide the best learning opportunities for your children. Thank you in advance. 

Thank you to all the parents and carers for supporting St Fidelis and your children with their learning and all your support with our school and  community events. 

 I wish all the families a very Happy and Holy Easter. 

Please stay safe over the Easter break and the school holidays. 

Looking forward to Term Two and another term of exciting learning ahead.  

Kind regards,

Manuela