Principal's News
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Dear Parents, Carers and Friends of St Brigid’s,
As we make our way through the halfway mark of Term 2, Winter has certainly hit us with a bang!! Please make sure you stay warm and dry. Again we have our colds and flu’s that begin our winter season so please keep students at home if they are so sick so we do not spread it through the whole community.
Milo's Birthday
What an exciting day our Foundation students had on Tuesday. When I popped into the classroom we did not have students, we had a menagerie of animals - Vicki Vulture, Daisy Dog
and Wilbur Whale.
The children enjoyed a fun-filled day of Milo’s Birthday party games, a scavenger hunt and finished the day with some delicious party food.
National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week began on 27 May and finished yesterday - 3 June. Our school community were incredibly excited to bring this year's theme, "All In" to life.
This theme reminds us that reconciliation belongs to everyone. It requires active commitment from every single student, staff member and family. Our children enjoyed spending their HUB time creating a lovely display in our hall.
St Vinnies Winter Food Appeal - Send in Your Donations Now!
Next week we are running our annual St Vincent de Paul Winter Food Appeal. Our Mini Vinnie Leaders, Will S, Jake E, Lex M, Lizzie D, Ava M, Amilia A and Allegra P, are working hard on our Winter Food Appeal to help our friends at St Vincent de Paul, Mordialloc. Our Feast of the Sacred Heart is coming up next Friday 12th of June. This year, more than ever our friends at St Vincent de Paul say their shelves are very empty. We will be holding a ‘Casual Clothes’ day on Thursday, 11th June. All children who bring a food donation to school can wear casual clothes.
They are in desperate need of grocery items:
pasta, pasta sauce
canned goods, fruit, tuna and baked beans
toiletries.
All donations will be greatly appreciated. (Please check the use-by dates.) Donations can be dropped into the Office anytime between now and Monday 15th of June. We look forward to your continued support.
St Brigid's Parents Party!
Our amazing Fundraising Team has been very busy organising our social night on Friday June 19th. We have a plethora of prizes for our silent auction, spinning wheel and raffles but I do believe that the 2 x $500 off your school fees is the hot property for the night!
Some of the auction pieces include:
2 x 2 Medallion Club seats at Marvel (Level 2 Premium seating!) thanks to Bendigo Bank Parkdale
Little Tackers Sailing Course - thanks to Chelsea Yatch Club
Ultimate Skin Treatment - thanks to Intelligent Beauty
Bondi Boost Hair Straightener Pack - thanks to Hairhouse Southland
3 Month Membership x 2 - thanks to BFT Gym
Skateboard Coaching Voucher - thanks to Curbside Coaching
St Felix Distillery Pack - thanks to St Felix Distillery
Wolf of the Willows Pack - thanks to Wolf of the Willows
Club Pilates Voucher - from Club Pilates Braeside
We will also have coin toss and a spin the wheel on the night.
Thanks to Mordialloc Florist, Gippsland Wine Co, Wildsoul Wellness, Tigers Taekwondo, P3 Recovery Bayside, The Bridge Hotel, Braeside Brewing, Moorabbin Aviation Museum, Metaphore Fragrances, and Promax Barbers for supporting our event with prize donations.
It promises to be a great night. Purchase your tickets now via the CDFpay App or come into or phone the office to pay by credit card.
Champions Corner
Division Cross Country
Congratulations to:
Harper S,
Harry S, and
Isla S
for representing St Brigid’s at the Division Cross Country Championships at Cornish College. The rain settled in right from the start of the day and the course became very muddy and slippery but our children did so well. We could not be prouder of them all.
A huge congratulations to Harry who came in 2nd for his age group and will represent us at the Regional Championships at Hastings on June 17th.
Ballerina Extrodianare
Congratulations to Juliet who came 1st in both the ballet and jazz solo sections at the ATOD (Australian Teachers of Dance) Victorian State Championships this weekend.
Juilet is now off to the National Championships in Brisbane in August. We are so proud of you Juliet.
Student Led Conferences
On Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 June will will be holding our Student Led Conferences, we invite you to attend. These are in-person interviews with you, your child and the classroom teacher, to show case your child's learning during Term 1 and Term 2. Our aim is to establish and maintain collaborative relationships between parents, teacher and student, regarding their academic achievement, learning and wellbeing. These meetings will run for approximately 15 minutes, 10 minutes with your child and 5 additonal minutes should you wish to speak to your child's teacher alone.
Bookings are now open - click here for your link to book - Booking Code is ug6pw. Bookings close on Monday 15 June at 12pm.
PLEASE NOTE: School will finish at 1:30pm on Tuesday 16 June to accomodate our Student Led Conferences. TheirCare will be open from 1:30pm.
TheirCare Winter Program
Bookings are NOW OPEN for the TheirCare Winter Holiday Program. See program details below. There are some great activities and we ecncourage you to book early as places are already filling fast.
A special reminder to St Brigid's Families - Bookings are also open for Tuesday 16 June as school finishes at 1:30pm for Student Led Conferences and for Friday 26 June for our school closure day. Again we encourage you to book early.
Click here for the booking link.
Please enjoy the long weekend and take some time to recharge your batteries. Stay warm, winter has certainly arrived.
Yours in partnership.
Wendy Sullivan
Principal
