Dear Parents and Carers,

As this is our final Newsletter for 2025 I would like to, on behalf of all the staff, wish all our students and their families a wonderful Christmas and a relaxing break. The events in Bondi remind all of us to never take each other for granted, particularly at this very special time of the year.

As Pope Frances stated back in 2022;

" ‘From the manger, the child Jesus asks us to be the voice of those who have no voice. The voice of the innocent children who have died for lack of bread and water; the voice of those who cannot find work or who have lost their jobs; the voice of those forced to flee their lands in search of a better future. "

Let us pray together that 2026 becomes the year that the World says "NO MORE" to violence.....in our homes, in our Country and across every continent.

God bless!

Steve Darcy (Principal)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Kirsten Kirkwood Yule to the position of Religious Education Coordinator at our School, beginning in 2026.

Kirsten is an experienced REC, having worked in the position at St Gabriel's Bexley for the past three years. Prior to that she had worked at OLR Kensington and St Brigid's Coogee.

I am sure that you will join with me in welcoming Kirsten to our School.

I would like to acknowledge the incredible service to this community of Nicole Moss who is taking on the role of Assistant Principal in another Catholic School. Nicole has been a light of faith for all our students and the time and effort that has put into all aspects of school life have been inspiring. She will be greatly missed.

Regards,

Steve Darcy (Principal)

UNIFORM SUPPLIER

After an extensive tender process a decision has been made to award the School Uniform contract to YERONGA SCHOOL UNIFORMS.

This decision was based on the fact that;

They have a store in the local area that parents / carers can visit outside of school hours.
They have an online ordering portal and are happy to deliver orders to home (at a cost) or to the School (free of charge)
They supply the College.
They provide a uniform made from quality products and follow the anti-slavery guidelines.
They are long-time financial supporters of the Catholic Education Foundation which provides bursaries for needy families.
They provide a uniform that is comparable, and in some cases cheaper, to other suppliers.

My thanks to Vicki Raguz (Sydney Catholic Schools) for facilitating and chairing the tender process along with Mr Heelis (AP), Mrs Mitsoulas (Financial Secretary) and Nicole Hudson (Parent rep).

At this stage we are looking at these new arrangements beginning at the start of Term 2, 2026. This is when the students begin to wear the winter uniform.

This will provide time to relinquish our current stock before the new supplier takes over.

This may mean that, at some point, some items of our uniform will not be available. This is unavoidable. However the School will provide alternatives for families during that time.

While the prices will be higher, they will be on par with what families in other Catholic Schools in our area are paying.

I would like to acknowledge the work that has been done by Elizabeth Wilson, Kaye Palmano and Helen Williams who have worked tirelessly, without being paid, to ensure the success of the Uniform Shop over many years. Their selfless generosity has made this arrangement possible.

These three wonderful ladies have agreed to continue to provide this service until the new arrangements come into effect and then they have agreed to continue to run a second-hand uniform shop throughout 2026.

STAFF LIST 2026

Kindergarten	Miss Olivia Kairies	K MacKillop
	Miss Alexis Bell	K Nagle
	Miss Rebecca Redwin	K Patrick
	Mrs Ann Skinner	4th Teacher
Year 1	Miss Zara Pedic	1 MacKillop
	Mrs Emily Kazacos	1 Nagle
	Mrs Kim Hill Mrs Claudia Ramsey	1 Patrick - Mon, Thurs, Friday 1 Patrick - Tuesday, Wednesday
	Mrs Kim Hill Mrs Claudia Ramsey
	Mrs Ann Skinner Mrs Claire Bryant	4th Teacher Maths 4th teacher English (Mon-Wed)
Year 2	Mrs Isabelle Boulus	2 MacKillop
	Mrs Natalie Pieratos	2 Nagle
	Mrs Kimberly Poidevin	2 Patrick
	Mrs Claire Bryant Mr Jim Heelis	4th Teacher (3 days) Mon, Tue, Wed 4th Teacher (1 day) Thurs
Year 3	Miss Zoe Sutherland	3 MacKillop
	Mrs Lynda Winwood Miss Taylah Hindmarch	3 Nagle - Mon, Thurs, Fri 3 Nagle - Tue, Wed
	Miss Natalie Perin	3 Patrick
	Mrs Kate Gill Mrs Sharon Robinson	4th Teacher- Mon, Tues + Thurs 4th Teacher - Wed
Year 4	Miss Jaclyn Sherman	4 MacKillop
	Mrs Kirsten Kirkwood-Yule Mrs Kate Sarah McGlaughlin	4 Nagle - Mon, Thurs, Friday 4 Nagle - Tuesday, Wednesday
	Mrs Kirsten Kirkwood-Yule Mrs Kate Sarah McGlaughlin	4 Nagle - Mon, Thurs, Friday 4 Nagle - Tuesday, Wednesday
	Mrs Nicole Mathers	4 Patrick
	Mrs Kate Gill Mrs Sharon Robinson	4th Teacher- Mon, Tues + Thurs 4th Teacher - Wed
Year 5	Mrs Rebecca Pedersen	5 MacKillop
	Mrs Nicola Maksoud	5 Nagle
	Mrs Madalene Trew Mrs Taylor Hardie	5 Patrick - Tues, Wed 5 Patrick - Mon, Thur, Fri
	Mrs Madalene Trew Mrs Taylor Hardie	5 Patrick - Tues, Wed 5 Patrick - Mon, Thur, Fri
	Miss Olivia Norris	4th Teacher
Year 6	Mr Ben Taylor	6 MacKillop
	Mrs Jo Maguire Mr Jim Heelis	6 Nagle - Mon-Thurs 6 Nagle - Friday
	Mrs Jo Maguire Mr Jim Heelis	6 Nagle - Mon-Thurs 6 Nagle - Friday
	Mrs Amy White Mrs Sayra Layt	6 Patrick - Mon-Thurs 6 Patrick - Friday
	Mrs Amy White Mrs Sayra Layt	6 Patrick - Mon-Thurs 6 Patrick - Friday
	Miss Olivia Norris	4th Teacher

SPECIALIST TEACHERS/SUPPORT STAFF

Family Educator	Mrs Ann Woodhouse	Mon, Tues, Fri
Year 1 Intervention	Mrs Linda Sturmann	Monday- Thursday
Diverse Learning Team	Mrs Lauren Augustus Mrs Kate Miller
Music	Mr Aaron Sedlak
Art	Mrs Kate Ng	Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Health	Miss Taylah Hindmarch Mrs Sharon Robinson	Monday, Tuesday + Friday Thursday

Newman Gifted Education Program	Mrs Kimberlee Hill
Enrichment - STEM/ Special Programs	Mrs Sharon Robinson	Friday
Representative Sport	Mrs Amanda Col	Monday
Sport	Miss Chloe Devlin
EALD	Mrs Lauren Augustus
Library	Mrs Angela Wainwright
School Counsellor	Miss Kate Riordan	Monday-Wednesday-Thursday
Administration	Mrs Melanie Mitsoulas Mrs Tracey Harmston Mrs Tara Cahill	M - F Mon, Tue, Wed (ODD WKS) + Mon, Tue, Wed, Th (EVEN WKS) Tue, Thur, Fri
Learning Support Officers	Mrs Kerry Mahoney Mrs Sharon Pointon Mrs Cathy Clifford Mrs Angela Wainwright Mrs Ellen Miller Mrs Charmaine Sleishman Mrs Rochelle Brien Mrs Anita Nikolovski
Canteen	Made Fresh

Dates for the Diary