Dear Parents and Friends,

Welcome to this week's newsletter. In this newsletter we will discuss how much the students enjoyed the Sports Code Day, our upcoming coin trail, what the 1/2s did in their empower and inform session, the touch footy training session, the 1/2 Mass and the Remembrance Day Service. We will also announce the winners of Aussie of the Month and Light the Ways awards previously reported at last week's assembly.

PRINCIPAL'S NEWS

Calling for new School Advisory Council members

I take this opportunity to thank Allie Donnelly for her services to the St Brigid’s community as an active member of St Brigid’s Primary School Advisory Council and Chairperson over the last 4 years. The experience and expertise that Allie has provided St Brigid’s is very much appreciated. We know you will continue to be a great advocate for our wonderful school.

The School Advisory Council acts as a supportive voice to the Principal, offering feedback on areas such as school improvement, community engagement, communication, and the wellbeing and learning of our students.

How to Nominate:

Please send an email to Wendy Sullivan wsullivan@sbmord.catholic.edu.au stating your wish to nominate for a seat on the Advisory Council and I will send through a nomination form. Please Include a brief outline of why you would like the position, your background and areas of interest. As one vacancy has become available on the Committee, we are calling for nominations to fill this positions. Also please note the application closing date of Friday 7 November. We look forward to securing a new member for our team whose skills compliment those of the members already on the School Advisory Council.

P&F Committee 2025

A big thank you to our 2025 P&F Committee for their wonderful support of our school, and especially to Hayley Olson and Lisa Blumeris for leading such a positive and welcoming team. As Hayley and Lisa take a well-earned break, we’re looking for one or two parents to take over the reins next year.

We’ll also need class representatives for 2026. If you’re interested—or happy to continue—please let me know in writing. Class reps share updates with parents and help organise a few events through the year (for example, the Foundation reps coordinate the Easter Egg Raffle).

A big thank you to Megan (Yr 2 2026) and Dilmi (Yr 3 2026) for already volunteering.

Being involved is a great way to support our school and connect with other families. Feel free to chat with this year’s reps, Hayley, Lisa, or myself for more information, or email me:

wsullivan@sbmord.catholic.edu.au.

With thanks

Wendy Sullivan

STUDENT'S NEWS

Sports Code Day

Here are some thoughts from students about our Sports Code Day held last Friday.

How did you find participating in the activities?

Vincent - It was awesome.

Jacob - It was great, really fun.

Charlotte - It was fun and exhausting.

Lily - Really Fun

Amber - I thought it was good.

What was your favourite activity?

Vincent - Hockey

Amber - Soccer

Charlotte - Footy

Lily - Netball

Jacob - Soccer

Did you enjoy the activities?

Vincent - Yes

Amber - Yes

Charlotte - Yes

Lily - Yes

Jacob - Yes

What sport did you dress up as?

Vincent - Soccer

Charlotte - Footy

Lily - Footy

Amber - Gymnastics

Jacob - Cricket

What is your favourite sport?

Vincent - Footy

Charlotte - Basketball

Jacob - Cricket

Lily - Basketball

Amber - Gymnastics

We also interviewed our Sport's Leaders.

From your perspective, how did you enjoy being the one of the people leading the activities?

Dash - It was really fun. I felt I was a responsible leader while running the activities.

Christina - It was really stressful because no one was listening and lots of people were tapping my shoulder and asking what to do again.

Was it a pain to repeat the instructions to every group?

Dash - Only for some groups that didn't listen so I had to repeat the instructions a couple times.

Christina - YES it was so annoying.

Coin Trail

On the 7th of November we have our coin trail to raise money for the non for profit organistion - COTS.

COTS stands for Christmas on the Streets and Roseanne Rofaell is the founder. COTS is a company for those in need. They hand out food, water and hygienic items to the homeless. COTS is an amazing organization and we are glad to be donating to them. So don't forget to bring your coins in on the 7th of November to support COTS.

Inform and Empower

This week the Year 1/2 students participated in an online session with Inform and Empower. Here are some thoughts from some of our Year 1/2 students.

What did you learn?

Zosia - You don't have to be the prettiest to be the best.

Billie - I learnt to be kind online and to be aware and honest.

Greyson - I learnt to be clever, aware and brave.

Did you enjoy it?

Zosia - Yes I really like it.

Billie - Yes I did.

Greyson - Yes!

What did you learn from Inform and Empower?

Billie - They taught us to be aware, kind, honest and clever online.

Greyson - We did a sheet and we wrote about how to be aware, kind , clever and brave.

Touch Football Training

What's your favourite drill that you have practised?

Patrick - Practising how to dump the ball while running.

Daphne - Dump Ball.

Daphne F - My favourite drill was the dump ball.

Thomas - My favourite drill was playing the match.

What are you most excited for in touch footy?

Patrick - Playing the tournament and seeing my friends

Daphne - Play with my friends and participate in the tournament.

Daphne F - I am most excited for the tournament and working together with my friends.

Thomas - I'm most excited to play other schools and be able to have the experience.

How do you feel about waking up early in the morning?

Daphne - Makes me exhausted but always ends up being fun.

Patrick - It's tough but rewarding by being energized by playing touch footy.

Daphne F - I'd prefer to sleep in but I'm happy to wake up because I enjoy touch footy.

Thomas - I don't mind waking up in the morning because I enjoy doing touch footy.

1/2 Mass

Our Year 1/2 children celebrated their level Mass on the weekend.

Thoughts from IF.

Did you learn anything from the Mass?

Holly - I learnt a new story from the bible.

Samuel - I learnt a song about How I believe in the God the Father.

Darcy - I learnt about Jesus.

What did you do when Father Andrew asked you to stand on the Pews?

Holly - I stood up on the seats and did the sign of the cross.

Samuel - I stood up and did a song.

Zosia - I was reading from the book of Ecclesiasticus.

Darcy - We got blessed, we sang songs to our parents / grandparent.

Are you excited to make future sacraments?

Holly - Yes, because I like learning new things.

Samuel - Yes.

Thoughts from 1/2R

Did you learn anything from the Night?

Tahlia - Yes, I learnt the story of Samual from the Bible.

Michael - Yes, I learnt a new song.

What did you do when Father Andrew asked you to stand on the pews?

Tahlia - I stood and made the reply when Father asked us questions.

Michael - I stood on the pew!

Are you excited to make future sacraments?

Tahlia - Yes, I excited for Eucharist and eating the bread.

Michael - Yes, I'm excited to do Communion.

Did you like the Mass?

Darcy - Yes, only at the end because there was cookies.

Remembrance Day

This November 11th is Remembrance Day. St Brigid's has decided to have a Remembrance Day Service which will be led by the Year 5’s. The Poppy Drive is something St Brigid's is doing before and after school. We are selling poppy badges, pens and bracelets etc. The prices range from $2 - $20. All monies raised goes to supporting veterans and their families.

Light the Way Award

Congratulations to our Light the Way Award winners.

Theo E (1F) for always trying his best and showing persistence in his writing activities. Theo has made amazing growth in his reading. Well done Theo!

Amaru (3A) for settling into a new school and class so wonderfully. He is kind, considerate and a good friend to all. He accepts every challenge, gives it his very best effort and does it all with a smile and positive attitude. He should be very proud of himself because I sure am!

Aussie of the Month

Louise is a thoughtful friend to everyone in the class, always looking out for her peers and stepping in to help without being asked. She approaches every task with genuine enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and a strong willingness to learn. Whether it’s volunteering for a class job or supporting her classmates, she does so happily and reliably. Louise is a real pleasure to have in 5/6F—well done!

A friendly reminder that there is no school tomorrow (Friday 31 October) or on Monday (3 November).Tomorrow the staff with be undertaking PD at school. Monday is a TIL day and Tuesday is Melbourne Cup Day. Enjoy the long weekend.

Liturgy and Community Leaders

Ethan, Gemma, Louise, Saorise, Spencer, Laylah

Community News

Community Bank - Parkdale

Junior Rockers

Aspendale Life Saving Club

MacKillop Family Services

Beyond Blue Fundraiser

Australian Sports Camps

Australian Girls Choir

Mordialloc Cricket Club

Parkdale Cricket Club

Mentone Hockey Club

Club Pilates