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Calendar Dates- What's on.
APRIL
18th Yr 4-6 Gala Sports Day
19th Assembly 9.00am
25th ANZAC Day - Public Holiday
26th School Closure Day
29th P-Yr 4 Swimming Commences-1week duration
MAY
2nd School Photos
3rd St Philip's Day-Whole School Mass 9.00am
8th Mothers Day Breakfast 7.45am
9th Walk Safely to School day
PLEASE NOTE: SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS IS BETWEEN 8.40AM TO 3.45PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.
PRAYER
God, my Father,
may I love You in all things and above all things.
May I reach the joy which You have prepared for me in Heaven.
Nothing is good that is against Your Will,
and all that is good comes from Your Hand.
Place in my heart a desire to please
You and fill my mind with thoughts of Your Love, so that I may grow in Your Wisdom and enjoy Your Peace.
From the Principal
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to Term Two. I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter break with your loved ones. We were very excited to welcome all children back to school on Monday for the commencement of Term Two.
I advise that during the holidays Mrs Sharon Eades advised me that she will not be returning to St Philip’s. We thank Sharon for all that she has contributed to our school community during the previous five terms. I will keep you informed of details regarding Performing Arts.
School Assembly
We begin the term with a general assembly tomorrow. As always parents and carers are welcome to attend our school assemblies on Friday mornings at 9.00am in the Fr Arnold Centre. This term’s assembly roster is as follows:
| Week One | General Assembly |
| Week Two | School Closure Day |
| Week Three | No Assembly - Parish Mass |
| Week Four | Grades 4-6 |
| Week Five | General Assembly |
| Week Six | Grades 2/3 |
| Week Seven | General Assembly |
| Week Eight | Student Leadership |
| Week Nine | Grades P-1 |
| Week Ten | Student Leadership |
| Week Eleven | General Assembly |
St Philip’s Feast Day
Friday May 3 is the Feast of St Philip the Apostle. Our celebration will begin will Mass at 9.00am. Following that, students will engage in a range of activities that have been planned for the day and they will be offered a cinnamon donut and icy-pole.
Mother’s Day Breakfast
The Mother’s Day breakfast will be held on Wednesday 8 May at 7.45am in the Fr Arnold Centre. This is always a special occasion, a time when mothers, grandmothers, aunts and special friends can gather for a light breakfast and catch-up. Bookings can be made via Trybooking using the link https://www.trybooking.com/CRDFD
Walk Safely to School Thursday Day 9 May, 2024
The national Walk Safely to School Day encourages all primary school children, their parents and carers to walk safely to school. This day also promotes the health benefits of walking and road safety. We encourage all students and their parents and carers to walk to school on Thursday 9 May. If you must use the car we encourage you to park some distance away and walk the rest of the way. Students will be offered a light breakfast when they arrive at school.
Community Art Competition
Forest Hill Police Station is holding a community art competition. They want to update the police station foyer and are inviting students to enter a drawing/painting, or similar that they can hang in the entrance. All entries must be done on A4 paper and close on 24 April. The school will submit entries on behalf of students.
2025 Enrolments
Enrolments are now open for 2025. Enrolment forms are available via email or from the office for families of children who will be commencing school next year.
School Closure Days Semester One
A reminder of our second school closure day next Friday 26 April, 2024.
Warmest regards,
Michelle Worcester
Principal
SCHOOL PHOTOS
Elite School Photography will be taking school photos on Thursday 2nd of May.
Further information to follow.
LITTLE CHOMPERS
On Wednesday morning 2 ladies from "Little Chompers" attended our school to promote
the importance of looking after our teeth to the junior children. We learned about the anatomy of our teeth, the importance of brushing /cleaning our teeth and other aspects of teeth hygiene.
Cake Raffle
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 for Term 2 to bake using the following link https://volunteersignup.org/ECRFE
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 resumes tomorrow - Friday 19th of April for Term 2.
Clara and Angi are managing the tuckshop in 2024 - please reach out to them if you’d like to join the tuck shop team.
Clara: 0449 767 020 and Angi: 0431 021 711
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!
https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/9a27151
COMMUNITY
OUR LADY OF SION COLLEGE
