Message from the Principal 

Dear Families,

Welcome to Week 9 of Term 4!

This week we entered into the season of Advent. A time when we live in hope, preparing with anticipation for the birth of Jesus, which we celebrate at Christmas. Our Year 5 /6 students led the school in a prayer service on Monday, where we were reminded of the symbols of Advent:

• the wreath as a symbol of growth and life
• the circular shape of the wreath representing God's unending love for us 
•  the candles of Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.

We also reflected on Advent being a time to prepare ourselves for the coming of Jesus and think about how we bring about a kingdom of hope, peace , love and joy in our daily lives

Our Year 6 students are preparing to leave the security of St Peter's and head off to Secondary school. We will be celebrating their graduation next week. Our newest Foundation students have finished their orientation sessions and we welcomed parents and carers to an information session last week. For both these groups, a time of preparation and anticipation lies ahead.

There will be a smaller edition of the newsletter next week where I will share staffing and classes for 2025.  Students will engage in a transition session next Friday, 13 December where they will meet their teacher and classmates for 2025.

Events for the final two weeks

A reminder that Friday 6 December is a closure day

2:45pm Monday 9 December Advent Liturgy

10:50am Tuesday 10 December Volunteers morning tea

5pm Thursday 12 December Year 6 Graduation

11:30am Friday 13 December 2025 classes transition (for students in Foundation - Year 5)

2:40pm Monday 16 December Advent Liturgy/Assembly (parents welcome)

12:15pm Tuesday 17 December Carols (parents welcome)

1pm Tuesday 17 December Students finish

Please read the information in this newsletter carefully- there is a lot we are trying to communicate!

I hope that everyone has a great week.

Sharon Daujat

Principal

principal@spclayton.catholic.edu.au