From the Principal's Desk...

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Beginning of Term 3

It is great to have everyone back at St Helena's to start what promises to be an action-packed Term 3! The students and staff have returned ready for action, with lots of teaching and learning, as well as extra-curricular events throughout the term. We welcome 8 new students across the school to start the term, and their families. I know that you will all love being at SHCPS as much as we all do!

Correspondence has recently been sent out about the importance of regular student attendance, as well as the importance of getting to school on time and the students being ready for the day, so that we can make the most of our teaching and learning time at St Helena's. We have also recently reminded our parents and caregivers about our uniform guidelines and the expectation that they are followed, as uniforms identify us as being on the same team. Thanks for your cooperation and support as part of our home/school partnership.

Staffing News

We welcome on to staff at St Helena's Catholic Primary School:

Angela Jang - Education Assistant on a Monday and Wednesday and Kindy Bilbies Education Assistant on a Friday

Melissa Bamford - Little Adventurers Education Assistant on a Tuesday and Kindy Rosellas Education Assistant on a Thursday and Friday

Renny McArthur - Special Needs Education Assistant.

Miss Melissa Myles and Mrs Mary Tierney Dusenberg will continue to coordinate all things Learning Diversity for the rest of this year.

Prayers for our Students Preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation

Keep in our prayers all the students at St Helena's and in our Parish preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation in the coming weeks.

Interschool Cross Country

Our Interschool Cross Country team were great yesterday! Well done to all our students who represented St Helena's and completed the course. Thank you Mr Mark McCormack for your efforts in preparing the students and, thanks also to Mrs Elise Johnson and Mrs Marilia De Carvalho for assisting on the day, and to all the parents and caregivers who came along on the day to support our team and school! Congratulations to Charli for her 3rd Place in the Year 4 Girls B Division Race and picking up a bronze medal!

Performing Arts

All the best to our Liturgical Dance students who will be performing in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival next Monday 4 August. Thank you Mrs Joanna Bukara for preparing the students and to all who have assisted along the way.

Our Choir is performing on Wednesday 20 August and we wish them all the best too. They are sounding great and thank you Mr Hector Navarro for all you are doing to prepare the choir.

We are also very much looking forward to the Wakakirri Performance on Tuesday 19 August. The dancers have been working hard since Term 1 in preparation for their big performance at His Majesty's Theatre. Thanks Mrs Joanna Bukara, for your planning, coordination of the students and the performance, and to Mrs Bec Millar, Mrs Karen Andrews, Mrs Marilia De Carvalho, Ms Natalie Cheverall and Mrs Wanda Thompson, who have been assisting with choreography and all things performance since Term 1! Thanks also to all the parents and caregivers who have been assisting in preparing the costumes!

A big thanks to all our parents and caregivers who have committed to getting their child/ren to the above rehearsals either before or after school. Great team effort!

Italian Assembly

All welcome to come along next Thursday 7 August at 8:25am to our Italian Assembly. Our students have a number of items ready to perform for the school community. We are also looking forward to the planned activities throughout the week. Grazie Mille Signora Rosaria McCulloch for planning and coordinating. Thanks to Mr Hector Novarro for assisting the students with some songs as well.

MacKillop Liturgy

Looking forward to celebrating the life of St Mary MacKillop of the Cross, one of our Faction Patron Saints, on Thursday 8 August at 10:15am. All Welcome!

What's Happening at St Helena's in Term 3?

Please take the time to relook at our calendar to keep up to date with everything going on this term at St Helena's. Click here for the link to the calendar on our website. There are many dates to save, but don't forget to save in particular, Tuesday 9 Septemberas we have our SHCPS Learning Journey afternoon/evening, promoting all our classrooms, specialist classes and art exhibition. More information to follow as the term progresses. We also have our St Helena's Feast Day celebrations coming up on Monday 18 August.

Hope to see lots of families at our Parish-School Mass this weekend, on Sunday 3 August at 9:30am at St Helena of the Holy Cross.

Peace & Happy Days!

Santino Giancono

Principal

SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
As a community united in faith and trust, St Helena’s Catholic Primary School seeks to provide a nurturing and diverse learning environment where all are inspired to live the ideal of doing Something Beautiful for God.