Reminders
Please join us for St Augustine’s Day Celebrations on Monday
Next Monday, 28th August, we will celebrate the Feast of St Augustine of Hippo. A number of exciting events will take place on the day and we invite parents and friends to join us from 11.30am to celebrate.
Cupcakes
As is tradition at St Augustines, each student and staff member will receive a cupcake for morning tea to celebrate St Augustine's Day.
Thank you to those who have volunteered to bake for us. It is much appreciated! Your cupcakes can be delivered in clearly labelled containers to the Brigidine Centre between 8.30am and 9.00am on Monday.
Mass and College Captain Applicant Speeches
We invite parents, family and friends to join your children for a Whole School Mass in the Brigidine Centre at 11.30am. Our wonderful College Choir will be singing.
Our College Captain applicants for 2024 will present their speeches at the end of the Mass.
Family Picnic
Following the College Captain speeches, a Family Picnic will be held on the Parish Lawn between the Parish House and the Church. Families are invited to bring picnic blankets or chairs and lunch for your family to enjoy together. We recall that fish and chips have been a favourite in the past!
Please Remember School Hats
All students are now required to wear hats when outside at break times and during outside classes.
Students who are not wearing a hat will be asked to sit in undercover areas.
Please remember to send your child's hat to school with them next week.
Lone Pine Ceremony - Wednesday 30th August
Our College is looking forward to hosting our Lone Pine Ceremony next Wednesday, 30th August, at 10.00am. This Ceremony will be attended by our Years 5 and 6 students and parents and caregivers are most welcome to attend. We look forward to hosting our local Legatees and other special guests in our community. This Ceremony is scheduled to take place outdoors near the Lone Pine Tree.
Beaut Blokes Breakfast and Footy Colours Day - Thursday 31st August
Students and their special blokes are invited to our annual Beaut Blokes Breakfast, next Thursday, 31st August. Students are encouraged to wear their footy colours to school on this day.
Zayden Pell Memorial Student and Staff Football Match - Thursday 31st August
In conjunction with footy colours day, students and staff from the 9-12 Community will be participating in a special footy match in memory of Zayden Pell.
The match will be held at the Kyabram Rec Reserve and students from Years 7 to 12 are invited to come and watch the game during lunch time.
Father's Day Stall
Our annual Father's Day Stall will be held next Friday, 1st September.
Please remember to send a reusable shopping bag with your child to carry their purchases home.
Don't forget to bring in your Sock It to the Can donations
Our Catholic Social Teaching Leaders are running a Winter Appeal of non-perishable items and/or winter woolies that will conclude on 4th September.
Each TA has a Vinnies bag to try and fill. Many TA groups are off to a great start!
Please give generously to support Kyabram Vinnies.
Earthcare - please help us!
We are consistently working with our students to teach them about the importance of putting their rubbish in the correct bins at school. Our yard duty staff remind students to ‘leave no trace’ which is one of our SOLE Matrix mantras. Parents can partner with us by using this phrase to remind students about the importance of taking responsibility for litter and minimising their impact on our Earth. Parents can also support us by reducing the amount of soft plastics brought to school in lunchboxes. This is called ‘nude food.’ Woolworths has one resource that can help parents to make small changes and minimise waste.
College Magazine Cover Design Competition
We are running a front cover design competition for students for our annual college magazine, Tarkarri, which will be published at the end of the year.
Please encourage your child to enter a design in the competition!
St Augustine's Years 7-12 Writing Competition 2023 - closes next week
The theme for our 2023 Writing Competition is IGNITE YOUR INNER FLAME!
This theme calls you to write about something you're passionate about! Topics and issues you want to spark thought in people and ignite curiosity.
You can write either a fiction or nonfiction piece, and they can be in any format (think poem, essay, creative, song etc).
This year, we have decided NOT to put a word count on the competition! After all there is no limit on representing issues important to you!
The competition closes on Friday 1st September. And winners will be announced at the End of Term Assembly!
To submit your entry, please follow the Google link below.
https://forms.gle/RpRzn6eQy6izxhco8
If you have any questions, please email Mrs Moore biancamoore@sakyabram.vic.edu.au
Happy writing!!