Saint Francis Xavier - Principal's Report

Term 2 - Week 6

Dear Parents and Friends of St Francis Xavier,

A big thank you to Ange Virgona and Ms Marion, who together facilitated our School Closure Day on May 15. The focus of the day was developing a deeper understanding of the charism of St Francis Xavier Primary School, while also revisiting and reflecting on our vision, mission, and purpose as a faith-filled learning community. It was an extremely valuable and productive day, providing staff with the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussion, strengthen shared understandings, and further build our collective commitment to the values and traditions that shape our school community.

Hero Awards

At SFX, HERO stands for Helping Everyone Respect Others.

Students are awarded HERO tokens when they demonstrate respectful behaviour towards their peers, teachers, families, and the school community.

Once a student receives 10 HERO tokens, they complete their classroom chart and exchange it for a large token, which is then added to the HERO Wall in the Red Centre.

We are now under 3 weeks away from announcing the winning house in our Semester One HERO Awards Challenge! It’s great to see so many students striving to make respectful and positive contributions to our school community—keep it up! The winning house will be the house with the most tokens at 3:15pm on Wednesday 17th June, with a special lunch and some fun activities being the prize.

John Paul College

We would like to sincerely thank John Paul College for the wonderful opportunities provided to our students this term. Our Grade 5 students thoroughly enjoyed participating in a transition day at the college, where they took part in engaging lessons in both the Home Economics room and the Science Lab. It was a fantastic experience that gave students an exciting insight into secondary school learning. We also greatly appreciated the invitation for our Grade 5/6 students to attend a performance of the 2026 musical, The Addams Family. The students had a wonderful time, and we are especially grateful to John Paul College for generously providing bus transport for the event.

John Paul College enrolment applications for current Grade 5 students who will be starting Year 7 in 2028 close on Friday August 14th. If you are considering enrolling at JPC but are yet to lodge the paperwork, please jump onto their website which will guide you through the required steps.

Subway Lunch Orders every Wednesday

Just a reminder that Subway sandwiches will continue to be available for students to order on Wednesdays. Orders must be in by: 12:00 PM, Tuesday - set the reminder on your phone so you don't forget!

Register here: canteenhub.com.au/register-customer

Need help? Email help@canteenhub.com

Welcome

A big S.F.X welcome to Ned (Grade 4), Eadie (Grade 2) and their family who joined the St Francis Xavier community this week. We are delighted to have them as part of our school family and look forward to sharing many wonderful experiences together.

Important Dates

Some key dates to put in your diaries.

Term 2

Thursday 4th June School Disco

Friday 5th June Grade 5/6 Sport vs Frankston Primary School

Monday 8th June King's Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 9th June School Closure Day

Wednesday 10th June Grade 5/6 Lightning Premiership Day

Wednesday 17th June Community Engagement morning for future students

Friday 19th June Assembly, commencing at 2:30pm

Tuesday 23rd June Student Showcase of Learning, commencing at 2:00pm

Thursday 25th June Grade 3/4 Camp Manyung (overnight camp)

Friday 26th June Last day of Term Two (3:15pm finish)

Term 3

Monday 13th July School Closure Day

Tuesday 14th July First Day of Term Three for students

Friday 31st July Assembly, commencing at 2:30pm

Thursday 6th August Prep - 2 Prayers in Pyjamas evening

Friday 7th August School Closure Day

Friday 14th August Assembly, commencing at 2:30pm

Monday 17th August - Friday 21th August Grade P-2 Swimming Lessons (5 days)

Monday 24th and Wednesday 26th August Parent/Teacher Interviews

Friday 28th August Grade 5/6 Basketball Lightning Premiership

Friday 4th September Father's Day Breakfast

Friday 16th September Footy Colours day

Friday 18th September Student Showcase of Learning

Last Day of Term 3 (3:15pm finish)

Loving God,

Thank You for the example of St Francis Xavier, who shared Your love with kindness, courage, and joy.

Help us to welcome others warmly, learn with open hearts, and serve our community each day.

May we follow Jesus in all we do and bring hope and friendship to those around us.

Amen.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Steve Peart

School Principal

Community

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Is your child starting Foundation in 2027? Please join us for some fun on Wednesday June 17th & July 29th!

St Francis Xavier Parish