From the Principal 

Welcome to 2024

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome to the 2024 school year!  It was wonderful to see the excited faces of students and parents returning to school during last week.  As I've walked around the school and into the classrooms this week, it appears that everyone has settled in and the children are all on task with their work.  It was most pleasing to see everyone happy to be here.  Thank you to the staff that made the classrooms look inviting.

I would like to especially welcome all the new families starting their first year at St Anthony’s School.  I hope you and your child has a successful time at our school and that you become part of this warm and welcoming community.  

Congratulations to the Prep students who have settled into their classroom routines and expectations with ease and comfort. Thank you to Mrs Sarah O'Hara, Mrs Marie Georgiadis and Mrs Jo Kirkham, who ensured that they were all engaged and happy on their first days with us.

School Leaders

Congratulations to the Year 6 students who take on their leadership roles this year:

School Captains:   Poppy and Julian

Sports Captains:    Miguel and Sienna - Siena (Blue) 

                                    Evelyn and Lion - Padua (Red) 

                                    Arlen and Mila  - Xavier (Green)

                                    Anakin and Maeve - Nagle (Yellow)   

Wellbeing:                Amelie, Patrycia, Veronika, Ilana       

STEAM:                     Lilia, Neorah, Nav

Student Representative Council - SRC

Congratulations to the following students who will represent their class at the fortnightly SRC meetings:

School Captains - Poppy & Julian

Juniors SO  - Holly E & Leo Q

Juniors TB - Molly & Riel

Years 3 & 4 TO - Lilly E & Samantha

Years 5 & 6 MC - Avana & Austin

Years 5 & 6 MN - Flora & Dion

The Year 6 Leaders and the SRC students received their badges after the Opening School Mass today.

School Promotion

Our school is beginning to promote our school for enrolments for 2025. We are looking at distributing cards around the local neighbourhood, kindergarents and child care facilities.  If you can lend a hand at passing the cards around please contact the office.  The areas of Ormond, Glen Huntly, Carnegie and Caulfield South fall within our boundaries.

Masses - 9.15am and Assemblies - 9.00am are held each week on a fortnightly basis. Even though classes are designated to host these all parents are welcome to come along and attend the events.  

Curriculum Days

Please note the new dates below due to NAPLAN requirements

• Friday 8 March - Religious Education 
• Friday 26 April - Learning Diversity
• Tuesday 11 June - Learning & Teaching
• Tuesday 26 November  - Planning 2025

Term Dates

Term One - Tuesday 30 January   to Thursday 28 March

Term One - Monday 15 April  to Friday 28 June

Term Three - Monday 15 July to Friday 20 Septembet

Term Four - Monday 7 October to Tuesday 17 December

Road Safety

As is always the case with the return to school, the roads, parking and school crossings surrounding our school are very busy. 

Glen Eira Council has created a short, animated video that explains parking signs, how the school crossing operates and aims to promote safety surrounding our schools.  It encourages students to walk or ride to school too, even if only from a few blocks away, to help ease traffic congestion, improve healthy activity and to help the environment.

To view the video please click the following link:

 https://vimeo.com/795049475/01d1dc8db4

Sincerley your

Margaret Carlei

Principal

“At the very heart of each Catholic school is a desire for the full flourishing of each student across religious, physical, cognitive, emotional and social domains.” 

Horizons of Hope.