Learning and Teaching
Mary Lucas
Mary Lucas
Mary Lucas
Hi! My name is Mary and I am delighted to be joining the SFS family. I am married and have two grown up sons and 3 beautiful grandchildren.
I live by the beach and one of my very favourite things is to walk along the beach in all kinds of weather. I also love travelling, both overseas and within Australia. As a result of my love of nature and animals, I will be helping your children explore all about the environment and how we can look after it as God has asked us to do.
Oh, and my other love is Collingwood!!
I look forward to getting to know you and working with you.
Mary Lucas
Environmental Science
Dimitri Willenberg
Dimitri Willenberg
Dimitri Willenberg
Hello SFS Community!
I am delighted to be joining the team this year to teach Music to our Juniors and Seniors. I am deeply passionate about music performance, and I am particularly excited to help students connect with their faith and grow closer to God through their musical gifts.
Before coming to SFS, I was a Primary Music Teacher at Maranatha Christian School for two years. I also spent 18 years in the public system teaching classroom music and specializing in Brass and Woodwind instruction.
When I’m not teaching, I love jamming on my trumpet and bass guitar. Life at home is busy and fun with my two children (10 months and 3 years old), and when I get a quiet moment, I enjoy gaming and eRacing with friends.
I look forward to making some great music with your students this year!
Dimitri Willenberg
dwillenberg@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
Music Teacher
Learning Space 1 Seniors
In Learning Space 1 Seniors, students have been learning how to collect and show data in fun and meaningful ways.
They made tables and graphs to display their information and learned how to label them clearly. Students enjoyed looking at their results, talking about what they noticed, and explaining what their data showed.
This helped them become confident mathematicians who can share their ideas using numbers and pictures.
Michael, Tamara, Tanya
LS1 Senior Teaching Team
🎉 A Great Start to 2026 in Digital Technology! 💻
Our senior students have kicked off 2026 in Digital Technology by revisiting our Technology User Agreement. Together, we explored expectations for using devices responsibly, how to stay safe online, and what makes a website appropriate for learning.
If you haven’t already, please remember to read and accept the Technology User Agreement that was sent out on nForma at the end of last year.
To help everyone get to know each other, students also played a game of Two Truths and a Lie—there were plenty of laughs and some very creative stories shared!
📦 Grade 3 Chromebooks Ready! Great news—Grade 3 devices are ready to be distributed. Payments can be made at the office, and once completed, devices will be sent home as soon as possible. Please also remind your child that their Chromebook is their responsibility and they need to ensure that it is coming to school every day fully charged.
🛡️ Supporting Online Safety at Home Did you know that all SFS parents have automatic access to the GoGuardian Parent App? This free app allows you to monitor and support your child’s online activity when they’re not connected to the school network.
If you’re interested in setting this up, please refer to the information sheet below.
Taryn Bartlett
Digital Technology Teacher
tbartlett@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
Learning Space 2 Seniors
Welcome to a New Year!
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break and is ready for an exciting year ahead! Our LS2 team is eager to dive into Term 1 with energy, enthusiasm, and a strong focus on learning and growth.
SWELL Week has been a wonderful start to the year, filled with connection, confidence-building, and lots of smiles! Students have been busy getting to know their teachers, peers, and new learning spaces, while exploring school routines and expectations in a fun and supportive way. We’ve enjoyed team-building activities, creative tasks, and getting to know each other games that help build a strong sense of belonging. It’s been lovely to see students settling in, forming friendships, and starting the year feeling safe, supported, and excited for the learning ahead.
Some activities we completed:
- identifying our safety network (people we can go to for help) at home and at school.
- creating an all about me t-shirt.
- learning about a growth mindset and its importance when setting and achieving goals
- started creating our prayer mats.
- making a patchwork quilt of Celtic crosses to connect with our theme of “Christ beside me, walking in the footsteps of St. Patrick”.
We look forward to a fantastic year ahead. If you have any questions, please reach out.
Ashleigh, Eileen, Michelle, Melody
The LS2 Senior Team
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
SENIORS
GRADE 6 BIKE EDUCATION
In Week 5 our Grade 6s will begin their 2nd level of Bike Education: Pathways. They will begin on the school grounds recapping the skills learnt last year. For the remainder of the sessions they will be using the skills they have learnt, riding on pathways in the community.
Parents if you could assist us by completing the NForma permission promptly and completing and signing the bike and helmet safety checks and returning to the following staff members in each Learning Space:
LS1 – Tamara
LS2 – Melody
LS3 - Rosie
If bikes require repairs please ensure these are completed prior to Week 5.
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
We are still looking for parent helpers to assist with the pathways program. To assist you must have a current Working with Children Check registered with the school office. If you are able to ride a bike and assist between 11.35-1.30 on the following days: Friday March 6th, Friday March 13th, Friday March 20th and Friday March 27th, please contact me at gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au We have bicycles available for your use. Without assistance, the program will be difficult to run.
JUNIORS - VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
We are looking for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles who play a sport and are familiar with the rules and would like to run some Junior sporting clinics this Term. You would have to organise activities that would assist the students to develop skills in the particular sport and provide students with an experience of that sport.
In order to assist you will need to have a current Working with Children Check, which is registered with the school.
If you are able to assist and run some sporting clinics on one of the following days from 11.40-3.10 please email me at gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
Monday 23rd February
Friday 6th March
Monday 16th March
Monday 23rd March
Monday 30th March
This would be a fantastic opportunity for our Junior students to experience a variety of sports.
WHOLE SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS
HOCKEY CLINICS
The Hockey Victoria Roadshow will once again visit us later this term in Week 4, to provide free hockey clinics to our Gr 3/4 students and LS1 Juniors. We are very grateful for this opportunity and hope that some students may find that hockey is the sport they would like to take up as an after-school activity.
Please ensure you acknowledge NForma and provide permission if you’re happy for Hockey Australia to take photos to use for their promotional materials.
NETBALL CLINICS
Casey Netball will be providing free netball clinics for our Grade 3/4 students and LS2 Juniors in Week 9 while the Grade 5/6 students participate in Interschool Sports. We hope the Grade 3/4 students and LS2 Juniors enjoy the clinics and some might even discover that this is a sport they might want to take up out of school hours.
Further information will be provided to parents via Nforma as we get closer.
SFS HOUSE TWILIGHT SPORTS
Please save the date!! In Week 6 on Thursday March 5th between 5.30 pm – 8.00 pm we will hold our annual House Twilight Sports. Students will sit in their Houses, competing in a running and novelty race as well as cheering. At the end of the night we will announce the winning House for the sporting events and the winning House for cheering, as well as the winner of the Grade 6 Gift.
SFS HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY
On the last day of term, which will be Friday April 2nd, the whole school will be involved in our traditional House Cross Country which will be held at school. We will be looking for the winning House as well as the winners for each level in the Juniors and age group in the Seniors. We will also be identifying the Senior students who will qualify to attend District Cross Country in Term 2.
Please save the date so you can come and support your child. We will also be asking for parent assistance on the day. Remember to assist, you must have a current Working with Children Check registered with the school office.
MEET MELBOURNE AFL PLAYERS
AFL Victoria and Melbourne Football Club are excited to share another fun opportunity for students and families.
On Tuesday, February 10th, AFL Victoria and Melbourne FC will be hosting a FREE Come & PLAY clinic at Casey Fields, giving kids the chance to get active and meet some of their favourite AFL players.
What to expect:
- Free Come & PLAY clinic for boys and girls aged 5–12
- Fun AFL activities and modified games
- Player meet-and-greet opportunities
- Autographs, photos and giveaways for families
You're invited to attend our Come & PLAY clinic with Melbourne AFL players!Where: Casey Fields VFL Oval, 160 Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Cranbourne East, 3977When: Tuesday February 10thTime: 4:00 - 5:00pm Auskick (4-7 y/o) | Superkick (7-12 y/o)
Register Here: Melbourne Football Club - Come & PLAY Clinic! – Fill in form
Giuliana
Extra-Curricular Coordinator
gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
SPORT
The schools we are playing, dates and locations for these events are as follows:
- Friday March 27th, Rivergum Primary School - Away Game
- Friday April 24th, Lynbrook Primary School - Away Game.
- Friday May 1st, -St Kevins Primary School-Home Game.
- Friday May 15th, Hampton Park Primary School - Home Game.
- Friday May 29th, Lyndhurst Primary School - Away Game.
- Friday June 5th, Coral Park Primary School - Home Game.
- Friday June 12th, Kilberry Valley Primary School-Home Game.
- Friday June 19th, Summer Lightning Premiership
Venues for each sport are as follows for Lightning Premiership:
- Soccer - Melbourne City Synthetic Pitches (Casey Fields)
- AFL 9’s - Oval 2 (Casey Fields)
- Netball - Casey Stadium
- Volleystars - Casey Stadium
- Teeball - Oval 3 (Casey Fields)
Parents please approve your child’s consent to participate in Inter school Sport.
Lulli Barbakos
Physical Education Teacher
Senior Sports Coordinator