Principal's Message
Please Note:
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY - Friday 2nd August
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Winter term has certainly arrived over the last two weeks. The Mini Vinnies Pyjama Day was certainly a welcome dose of warmth and cosiness that we all enjoyed! We are truly blessed by our amazing Mini Vinnies students. Their enthusiasm and hard work to help those less fortunate than ourselves is commendable.
The Winter Appeal for - soap, toothpaste, rice, sweet & savoury biscuits, coffee, long life milk, tinned fruit, Vegemite, peanut butter, breakfast cereal, sugar and pasta sauce - is continuing throughout winter, with the class who has given the most being rewarded with a casual clothes day to celebrate Spring! Remember to drop the items in the classrooms, so they can be counted as they are collected. Please note St Vincent de Paul has asked us not to collect pasta, as they have plenty. So please keep adding an item or two to your weekly shop and bringing it in. As it stands today we have collected 282 items.
The money raised from Donate a Dollar Day & Pyjama Day is totalling $371. Thank you.
School Closure Days
A reminder that this term there are two School Closure Days.
- Friday 2nd August - a Staff Spirituality Day &
- Monday 9th September - a Curriculum Planning Day and Art Show Preparation
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Tomorrow to celebrate the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, Mary's parents and Jesus' grandparents, we welcome our own Grandparents and Special Friends.
We will begin in the classrooms from 8:45am, celebrate Mass in the Church where children can sit with their special guests and then the Grandparents and Special Friends are invited to share a morning tea in the Hall whilst being entertained by our School Choir.
Contributions to the Morning Tea will be very gratefully accepted from the start of the day, if you could take them straight to the Hall please.
SRC - Term 3
Our Term 3 Student Representative Council has been elected! Our SRC meets most Monday afternoons and is responsible for many of our student initiatives this year. Our two School Captains stay on the SRC for the year and do an amazing job in keeping us on track and organised. We are pleased to announce our Term 3 class representatives -
- 3/4I - Karla & Zoe
- 3/4G - Abby & Claudia P
- 5/6C - Makayla & Ruby
- 5/6G - Vivien & Gisele
These students will be presented with their badges at Monday's Assembly, where we will also recognise the Term 2 SRC's contribution with a certificate.
Baby News!
We hope you have seen the beautiful photo in the foyer of Jill Palermo's beautiful boys. Sebastian James was born last Wednesday morning, both Mum and baby are doing well. We are sure to have more photos to share soon!
The other new member of our community is Gabriel Filopovic a new baby brother for Jasmine (1/2G) and Karla (3/4I). Here too both Mum and baby are doing well!
Staffing Changes
With the joyous arrival of Sebastian Palermo, we are happy to be welcoming Niki Andrinopoulos to COHR. Ms Niki will be in Prep on a Monday - Wednesday. Jo Hunt who has been in the Prep Room since the start of the year will continue on a Thursday and Friday.
We also welcome back on a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, Tanya Ticca who is returning from Parental Leave and taking some our Learning Enhancement groups. Welcome back!
Book Fair & Key Dates for Next Week...
Finally, the Book Fair closes tomorrow! So last chance to go shopping!
Monday 29th - 100 Days of Prep
Tuesday 30th - Year 3-6 Athletics Day
Wednesday 31st - Open Day
Friday 2nd - School Closure Day
Brian Martin (Lead Principal) &
Jo Cowan (Deputy Principal)
