CONGRATULATIONS

IT'S A BOY!!!!

A BIG BLUE congratulations to the Saunders Family on the safe arrival of baby Saunders last Friday. Big brother Hudson (1S) is doing a great job performing his big brother duties. Baby Saunders doesn't have a name yet but is already cheering on the Australian cricket team!

JORDYN T - 1S

Jordyn competed at the National Dance Championships on the weekend. Jordyn came 1st in her age group in the Jazz Competition and 2nd in the Lyrical Competition. Well done Jordyn. We are very proud of you.

LEVI R - 6C

A BIG congratulations to Levi R (6C) who competed in his first triathalon on Sunday at Elwood Beach. Levi swam 150m, road 7km and finished off with a 1.2km run. What a great effort Levi.

JAYDEN V - CLASS OF 2021

We were very excited when Jayden dropped in for a visit last week. In passing Jayden mentioned that he had had a pretty exciting year! Jayden is currently the State and National Campion for his division in Taekwondo. Jayden selected to join the Australian Cadet National Team in July and in August he competed at the World Taekwondo Cadet Champtionships in Bosnia. What an amazing effort Jayden. Fingers crossed we might see you compete at the Olympics one day.

Artists Spotlight

An amazing piece of work inspired by Director Tim Burton. This piece, using oil pastel on acetate, was created by Aisha in 6D. Incredible work Aisha.

WELLBEING

The eSafety Commisioner continues to provide parents with updates and new and emerging technology to help support the safety of young people on line.

Gift Guide

Be smart, safe and secure when choosing tech gifts for children and young people.

Learn how to be online safety conscious with popular tech gifts, whether you're choosing or receiving them. This guide includes age recommendations, key features to consider and tips to ensure your family stays safe.

Click on links below to learn more:

Meet Wizz: The new app teens are talking about

Discover Wizz, the latest app gaining popularity among teenagers and young adults. It's a social media platform designed for real-time global chat, similar to dating apps.

Users can swipe through profiles that show a person's photo, first name, age, location and interests. 

Wizz uses an external age-verification tool to estimate age with AI technology when a selfie is uploaded so that people are matched with people of a similar age. However, it's important to know that the app can match adults with children, and some content is for mature audiences.

Stay informed about the apps your children use with The eSafety Guide.

Social and Fundraising

Hello St Brigid’s Families,

We are so excited about our Colour Explosion Run for Fun tomorrow. Our fundraising drive closes tomorrow - It's not too late to get some final sponsorship.

Colour Explosion Run4Fun will take place tomorrow at 2pm on the oval across the road with a fun obstacle course set up. Children are to come to school in casual sport clothes. Old clothes are good as they will get coloured. Please remember if you want to get coloured wear a WHITE T-SHIRT. If you DO NOT want to be coloured you must wear a BLACK t-shirt. Each child will receive a colourful pair of sunglasses and headband on the day. Parents are more then welcome to come and watch or wear white yourself and join in on the fun! The run will conclude at 3:15pm and each child will be given a zooper dooper.

We are also very excited for the end of year Christmas Carols on Friday the 8th of December with some fun activities organised.

Year 3/4 Family Get Together

Year 5/6 Family Get Together

Christmas Family Fun Task

Merry Christmas Family Fun Activity

For the next few weeks of term we are asking families to create their own Christmas tree to decorate our school.

Because Christmas is the holiday that celebrates the birth of Christ, as a light in the dark world, the lit tree became a reminder of that light. The Christmas tree also represents the Tree of Life, commonly recognised as the most important tree in the garden of Eden.

The artwork can be a picture, painting or a sculpture (Three dimensional tree that stands alone). The materials you use can’t be purchased, you may however beg, steal (as long as you ask) or borrow the materials you need. You can use things you already have at home. The Christmas Trees are due the week beginning Monday 27th of November. This is so that all the trees can be displayed during the final days of term. All trees will need to be taken home by the children during the last few days of term, week 11.

Task rules

One Tree per family.
Recycled materials to be used.
The Christmas Tree can be any height/width of up to a maximum of 1 Metre. (remember you have to transport it to and from school)
2D Tree images should be a maximum size A2 this is 420 x 594mm

Enjoy making your Christmas tree, we can’t wait to make St Brigid’s sparkle ready for Christmas.

JUNIOR ROCKERS MUSIC NEWS

PSW UNIFORM SHOP

Just a quick reminder to families - our Uniform Shop has now moved off site. PSW's shop is located at 1 Age Street, Cheltenham. We are selling the PSW hats via CDFpay. A reminder that all students are required to be in the new St Brigid's Uniform by the start of Term 1, 2024.

ST MARY OF THE CROSS

St Mary of the Cross Parish News

Please refer to the Parish website https://www.melbcatholic.org/s/mordialloc-aspendale

Community News and Events

Evergreen Christmas Trees

Mentone Hockey Club

Mentone Girls Secondary College

Parkdale Secondary College Presents

Cat in the Hat Live on Stage

Mentone Little Athletics

Cricket Club

Berry Street