Leadership & Management
Management encompasses the following areas: Organisation, Structures, Resource Management, Staff Wellbeing, and Professional Learning.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
for unto us a child is born...
On behalf of all the St Fidelis staff, I want to extend a very special thank you to each and every one of you for being such extraordinary parents this year. With what has been such a difficult year in so many ways, your support has assisted your children to continue on their learning journey, grow in resilience and survive such an interrupted year. For all your efforts, we want to sincerely thank you and we look forward to continuing our partnership in 2021 and beyond.
Wishing you a joyous Christmas Season
Enjoy a well-deserved break and time for yourself and your family.
Warm Regards,
Manuela Watson
Week 10, Term 4, 2020
Dear Parents and Carers,
This final newsletter for 2020, has lots of information and I encourage you to read it and refer back to it before the beginning of next year. I will keep in touch over the holidays if there are any updates.
Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all my staff for their dedication and commitment to ensuring your children were given the best support and education during this very unusual and difficult year. They are a dedicated, hard-working group of teachers who worked tirelessly at school and home to ensure that your children were receiving the best education that we could offer. I wish them a very well deserved and restful break.
I would be remiss if I did not thank all of the wonderful parents who worked tirelessly with their children during the two lockdowns. Your commitment to ensuring your children were staying engaged with their learning, connected with their peers and having fun is to be commended and acknowledged. Thank you for your support and we look forward to continuing this strong partnership in 2021. Enjoy your well-deserved break.
Farewell Mrs. Hedley
We farewelled Mrs. Hedley this morning at our Whole School Prayer Assembly to thank Mrs. Hedley for her time at St Fidelis. The students
Next year we welcome back Ms. Tania Fragopoulos after her maternity leave who will be job sharing with Michele Casamento in Year 5/6. We also welcome our new teachers, Ms. Alycia Marsico who will be teaching Foundation and Mrs. Maria Delaney who will be teaching Year 1/2 in 2021. We welcome them to the St Fidelis community.
We have a number of families who have their youngest child finishing at St Fidelis, we wish them well and hope to welcome them back at some stage in the future.
Finally thank you to all the wonderful St Fidelis students. You are the reason all the teachers get out of bed every morning. Thank you for being great children, it has been a pleasure getting to know you all and I wish you a safe and relaxing holiday break.
On behalf of Father Linh, Father Bourke and the staff, I wish everyone a very Happy and Holy Christmas. Enjoy the Christmas break with your family and I look forward to working with all again in 2021.
Kind Regards
Manuela
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM 2021 | |
SENIOR LEADERS | |
| Principal | Manuela Watson |
| Deputy Principal | Di Manthos |
Student Wellbeing & Learning Diversity leader | Sally Lentini |
| Learning and Teaching Leader - Numeracy | Colleen Monaghan |
| Learning and Teaching Leader - Literacy Leader | Di Manthos |
| OH&S AND Compliance Officer & Daily Operations | Michael Jennings |
LEARNING LEADERS | |
| Religious Education Leader | Mark MacGregor |
| Digital Technology Leader | Joe Frazzetto |
| Family Engagement Leader | Leanne Wenckowski |
LEARNING SPACE LEADERS 2021 | |
| Foundation FLW | Leanne Wenckowski |
| Foundation FAM | Alycia Marsico |
| 1/2SC | Stefanie Carriera |
| 1/2BF | Belinda Filippone |
| 1/2MD | Maria Delaney |
| 3/4GT | Graham Troy |
| 3/4MM | Mark MacGregor |
| 3/4KD | Katarina Davidson |
| 5/6OS | Olivia Sargent |
| 5/6CF | Michele Casamento & Tania Fragopoulos |
| 5/6VC | Viviana Clarke |
SPECIALIST TEACHERS | |
| Visual Arts | Joe Frazzetto |
| Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) | Joe Frazzetto |
| Italian | Rosa Fokianos |
| Physical Education | Michael Jennings |
ADMINISTRATION STAFF | |
| Administration Officer/ Bursar | Ann Russo |
| Administration Staff | Jane Prestia |
Education Support Staff | |
| Student Support & Library Technician | Leonie O'Brien |
| Student Support | Tania Ferraro |
| Student Support | Angie Naso |
| Student Support | Gail Di Bartolo |
| Student Support and Family Engagement Assistant | Angela Favero |
TERM ONE DATES | |
| January 27th | Staff Return Professional Learning Day One |
| January 28th | Staff Professional Learning Day Two |
| January 29th | Years 1-2 students begin 8:45am |
| January 29th | Foundation students begin 9:15am |
| February 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th | Foundation Rest Days |
| February 17th | Ash Wednesday School Mass 9:15am |
| February 22nd | School Photos |
| March 17th | St Patrick’s Day |
| April 1st | Term One Ends 1:00pm |
| April 1st | Whole School Stations Of the Cross |
| April 2nd | Good Friday |
| April 4th | Easter Sunday |
| The daily school times for 2021 will be: | |
|---|---|
| 8:30am | School Gates open supervision in the yard begins (Children may enter the learning space, unpack bag and go outside to play) |
| 8:45am | First Bell (All adults leave the classroom and children enter the Learning Space) |
| 8:50am | Second Bell (Attendance roll taken and class prayer) |
| 9:00am | Gates locked Formal Learning Begins |
| 10:00am | Fruit/Veggie Break |
| 11:00am -11:25am | Recess Break |
| 11:30am -1:30pm | Formal Learning Time |
| 1:30pm -1:40pm | Eating Time |
| 1:40pm - 2:20pm | Lunchtime |
| 2:25pm - 3:30pm | Formal Learning Time, messages, prayer |
| 3:30pm | Dismissal |
CONGRATULATIONS TO 2021 SCHOOL LEADERS
| School Captains | Alice Hockey, Charlie Dinatale |
| Vice Captains | Madeleine Russ, Isaac Petrilli |
| Sport Leader | Angelina El-Bitar, Christian La Porta |
| Sport Leader | Lachlan Ross, Erica Leahy |
| Sport Leader | Jacob Carnes, Andie Torcasio |
| Sport Leader | Jamie Dixon, Lola Zagami |
| Community Leader | Leah Sortino, Henry Scutella |
| Social Justice Leader | Kiara Zaita, Avia Di Bartolo |
NEW BANNER
We received our new banner last week thanks to Rafael (3/4GT) who won the School Banner colouring competition earlier this term.
YEAR SIX CONFIRMATION
Congratulations to our Year Six students who received the Sacrament of confirmation last Sunday. The reception of this sacrament is a significant step in their initiation and life in faith. Special thank you to Fr Linh Fr Bourke for celebrating this event on such short notice and making this a very special celebration for the students and their families.
SCHOOL FEES AND LEVIES
Please read the attached regarding fees and levies for 2021.