St Francis Newsletter
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Principal's Update

Dear Families, 

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Today is a very big day for the Sandhurst as Bishop Rene Ramirez will be installed as the 9th bishop of our Sandhurst Diocese. I share with you a prayer of blessing for our new Bishop.

 

 

Heavenly Father,

We thank You for the ministry and leadership of Bishop Rene Ramirez as Bishop of Sandhurst. Pour out Your wisdom, strength, and grace upon him as he shepherds Your people with faith, humility, and courage. Guide his decisions, inspire his preaching, and sustain him in every challenge and responsibility entrusted to his care.

 

Bless the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Diocese of Sandhurst, that together they may grow in unity, hope, and love under his pastoral leadership. May Bishop Rene be a faithful witness to the Gospel, attentive to the needs of all, especially the poor, the vulnerable, and those seeking Your mercy.

 

Grant him good health, deep joy in service, and the constant companionship of the Holy Spirit. May his tenure bear abundant fruit for Your Church 

and bring glory to Your holy name.

Amen.

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Learning Conversations

I hope all students, parents and staff have found the Learning Conversations a time to celebrate the growth that has been made over the first semester – both academically and socially. 

 

Thank you to all parents for taking the time to support your child’s learning. Thanks also to all class teachers for taking the time to support our students in future goal setting.

School Fees

This week we will send out reminders to all families to ensure payment of school fees. If payment of fees is proving a challenge, please speak directly with Tim Moloney ASAP. 

 

If I have not heard from you, we will proceed with our Fee Collection protocols. The last phase of this protocol is calling in the debt collectors.

Pupil Free Day – Spirituality Day - Wednesday 5 August 

We will have the staff from St Francis of the Fields School, Strathfieldsaye; St Therese’s School, Kennington; St Joseph’s School, Quarry Hill; Holy Rosary School, Heathcote; St Monica’s School, Kangaroo Flat and CESL Office, Bendigo attending a school closure day on Wednesday 5 August where we will listen to wonderful speakers including: 

 

  • Bishop Tim Norton SVD 

  • Lisa McInnes-Smith 

  • Stan Grant and 

  • Kate Fogarty interviewing our new Bishop Rene Ramirez 

 

Please note that After School Care will be provided, at Lightning Reef, for those who require if for the day. 

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New Tuckshop Token system

The tuckshop staff are rolling out a new tuckshop token system today.

When a child orders an icy pole, slushy, hot chocolate etc., they will have a token placed in the clear zipped section of their tuckshop bag.

 

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The tokens are now specific to the items they have purchased:

  • S - Slushy
  • M - Milk
  • F - Frozen fruit - Pineapple rings & Mango pieces
  • HC - Hot chocolate
  • J - Juice
  • I - Icy pole

 

Your students may need some support as they become familiar with this new system. We are confident that it will help ensure children only receive items that have been approved by their parents.

Parents & Friends Meeting 

Our next P & F meeting will be held on Thursday 20 August at 7.30pm in our staff room. 

All parents are most welcome to attend.  

Sports Coordinator Extraordinaire!

The first 3 weeks of Term 3 has proven to be incredibly busy for our Sports Coordinators, Danielle Coates, Luke Freeman and Kate Zealley. I would just like to acknowledge the wonderful work that each of them has done in coordinating:

  • St. Francis Athletic Sports

  • Division Netball Championships

  • State Cross Country entrants

  • Division Girls and Boys Football Championships

 

If you see Danielle, Luke and Kate please thank them for their incredible commitment to our children.

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Shed Unavailability

The shed will be unavailable for training use on the following dates in Term 3:

 

  • Tuesday 4 August (afterschool) - Set up for Staff Spirituality Day
  • Wednesday 5 August (all day and afterschool) - Staff Spirituality Day
  • Thursday 13 August (after school) - Set up for Assumption Mass on Friday 14 August
  • Thursday 3 September (after school) - Set up for Father's Day Mass on Friday 4 September
  • Thursday 10 September (after school) - School Disco
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Assembly  

3D & 3MP will lead our next school assembly on Friday 31 July from 2.45pm in the Shed.  All parents, grandparents and guardians are most welcome to attend.  

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Tim Moloney

Principal