From the Principal

Congratulations, Taryn and Luke!

It’s a boy! 💙

Congratulations to Taryn and Luke on the safe arrival of their beautiful little boy, Micah, who was born last Wednesday.

We wish the new family lots of love, happiness and precious moments together!

REMINDER – EARLY DISMISSAL TIMES NEXT WEEK

Thursday 17th September 1:00pm – Parent Teacher Interviews

 Friday 18th September 1:00pm – Last Day of School 

As we head into what is proving to a be a busy last week of term, a reminder to parents and carers that we have two days of early dismal next week. 

The first is on Thursday, with students being dismissed at 1:00pm in preparation for Parent Teacher Interviews. If you have not already made a booking to see your child’s teacher please do so as soon as possible, as this is the last formal interview time for parents/carers to meet with their child’s teachers for the year. Thank you to those who have organised a time.

Teachers are looking forward to meeting with parents/carers and their child to discuss and celebrate their learning and personal goals. Our annual Book Fair will also be running on the night so please come down to the community room to check out the fair and purchase some books. Children will have the opportunity to view the fair next Monday-Wednesday. This is always a great event and we thank parents in advance for their support of the fair. All money raised goes towards the purchase of more books for our school library. 

The final day of term is on Friday, which is our Footy Fun Day. Students will once again be dismissed at 1:00pm. This is always a great day, with staff and students participating in a range of fun footy based activities, culminating in our student/staff/parent footy match. 

Again, please take note of the dismissal times above so that parents/carers can make the necessary arrangements for their child/children to be picked up at those times. 

Parent Teacher Interviews - Thursday, 17th September

Parent/Teacher interviews will be held in your child's Learning Space from 1.30 pm til 8.00pm.  You can book your interview time through nMeet on the NParent Portal.  Bookings are open and you will also be notified via email.  You can then go to NPortal and access nMeet to select your child's interview time.

Each interview is allocated 15 minutes with your Home Group Teacher to enable you to discuss your child's progress.  Your child is also asked to attend, as their goal setting will be discussed at this time.

If you wish to meet with a specialist teacher, please email them directly to organise an interview for Thursday, 17th September or an alternative time.

Email addresses for specialist teachers are:

lbarbakos@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au (Physical Education)

mjunkeer@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au (Visual Arts)

mjewiss@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au (Student Wellbeing)

rlenko@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au (Student Wellbeing and Mental Health Leader)

dwilenberg@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au (Music)

rsoysa@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au (Environmental Science)

Preparing for 2027

Please notify us if your child is not returning in 2027. We are commencing the process of making arrangements for 2027, which also includes budgeting and staffing.  It is important that if your child is not returning next year that you notify the Principal in writing.  We encourage you to do this now or as soon as possible.

MACSSIS SURVEY2026 - 1 week to go

Your input is valuable - please take the time to complete the survey as the information is important to the school.

Thank you to the families that have completed the survey so far.  You still have until the 18th September to complete the survey - please send a screenshot of your completed survey to your child's Home Group Teacher and cc to admin@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au to go in to the prize draw:

• 30 Minutes of extra play time for each Home Group that achieves 100% of parents in the Home Group completing the survey.

   

• The Home Groups with 100% responses or the Home group with the most responses gets an ice-pole each.

   

• Parents who copy in the office via the admin email  are also entered into a raffle to win $100 gift voucher

Prizes will be drawn and awarded in Week 1, Term 4.

Working Bee # 2 

Saturday, 10th October  -  9am - 12 noon

Our second working bee for the year is coming up in Week 1 of next term, Saturday 10th  October.

A reminder that if you attended the first working bee in May, you will need to complete this October working bee to qualify for the $250 rebate on your school fees.

An Nforma form will be sent out next week for families to RSVP their attendance. We look forward to seeing everyone there and getting stuck in together!!

Angela Faiola

Acting Principal