Good afternoon families,

Thank you to the children and parents who gave me such a warm welcome back from my holiday in India. I really loved travelling through South India. The cooking classes were wonderful, and the colour, scenery and experiences were amazing.

In Lent, we are called to renew our baptismal commitment. We recall those waters in which we were baptized into Christ’s death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ.

Catholic Education week

This week we celebrated Catholic Education Week, and 10 of our Year 6 school leaders went to St Patrick’s cathedral to celebrate Mass with 400 catholic students from across the Melbourne Archdiocese. Thank you to Mrs Douglas and Mrs Elisha Kringas for attending with the children.

Harmony Week

Thank you to Mrs Traynor for organising Harmony Day and the F.I.R.E. Carriers ceremony.

The aim of the F.I.R.E. (Friends Igniting Reconciliation through Education) Carrier Project is to promote respect, fairness and inclusion for Aboriginal people. Congratulations to our newly inducted F.I.R.E Carriers for 2026. Jamie C, Willow K, Maya C, Aston S, Jasmine M-D and Isabel T. We look forward to seeing them continue to carry forward this responsibility over the next year, working alongside Mrs Traynor and our Year 6 F.I.R.E. Carriers.

NAPLAN

Congratulations to all our 3 & 5 students who participated in this year’s NAPLAN. Thank you to all the teachers, LSOs, family members and leaders who supported our students during this period of time.

2027 Prep School Tours

18 families attended yesterday’s school tour, and our next tour is on Wednesday, 29 April.

School Photos- Monday 23 March

Our school photos are on Monday, and all students must wear their full summer uniform. If your child has a sport on Monday, then they need to bring their runners to change into for their PE lesson.

Parent/Teacher Conference

On Thursday, 26 March and Tuesday, 31 March, we will be holding parent teacher conferences. Please make sure you have booked a time to meet with your child’s class teacher/s. Children do not need to attend this particular meeting.

Working Bee- Saturday 28 March

Next Saturday, we will be having our first working bee for the year. It will be from 8 am – 11 am. Families are invited, and if you could lend just an hour of your time, it would be greatly appreciated.

If you would like to indicate your support and attendance for our working bee, please fill out this form

Enjoy your weekend

Carmel Stutterd

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Through Christ, Dare to Love, Dare to Learn, Dare to Lead

Term 1 Week 8 2026 · 21 Mar 2026

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