Christmas Message

Message from the Principal

Dear Families,

Congratulations to our Graduating Class of 2024 

I see empathy, kindness, resilience, and leadership in this group of young adults. But most of all, they have a deep love for their school, their teachers, and their friends.  

I want to thank the parents and carers of our graduating class for the support they offer the school, the way their children present every day, and the trust they have placed in me to lead our community.  Together we have shaped these amazing young people to be the academics, musicians, carers, athletes, and leaders of the future. 

Citizenship Awards 

This award encapsulates the educational journey of a student at St Therese’s, and the recipients are decided upon based on input from the staff as a whole. 

The recipients of the Citizenship award are students who have: 

● Shown leadership both within and outside their classroom 

● Shown initiative 

● Are there for other students 

● Continue to do their best and be their best and 

● Have a go, even when it’s hard. 

● Demonstrate the values of Faith, Respect, Wisdom, Hope, Courage, and Integrity. 

● This award is the highest honour at St Therese’s 

Congratulations to: 

S6 Bombardieri – Jye MacDonald 

S6 Cole – Miranda Coonan 

S6 McInnes – Will Smith 

Farewell to our Yr 6 leaving Families

We farewell: 

The Angove, Barker, Barry, Bolitho, and Butler-Bolte families. 

The Byrne, Collins, Comer, Compston, and Cox families 

The Fleming, Fletcher, Fletcher, Grant, and Harrington families. 

The Hercus, Hogan, Holland, Kinnersley, and Little families. 

The MacDonald, Mulqueen, Muscat, Palmer, and Pham families. 

The Polson, Ragheb, Rooke, Ryan, and Shah families 

The Shay, Sims, Thompson, Thongmak, Vinod, and families. 

Outstanding Service Award 

The St Therese's Outstanding Service Award is an opportunity to offer affirmation to individuals or families who have contributed to the well-being of our community in a manner considered to be well above what is usually expected or offered. The School Advisory Council decides upon the awards. 

 This year's Award recipient is Amelia 'Millie' Bourke. Millie has been a member of the School Advisory Council, the President, and an active member of the P & F for many years, from organizing the Easter egg raffle to creating the Recipe Book to laying turf and everything in between.  Millie has been a constant supporter of our students, the school, the leadership of the time, and the teaching staff.  Thank you for all you have given so willingly to our community.   

It is a privilege to lead this beautiful school community, one that I am truly grateful for. Thank you for your continued support this year and for your trust in us.

I wish you all a Holy and Happy Christmas period and a safe, relaxing, 

and a fun holiday with your loved ones. 

End of Semester Reports

End of Semester Reports can now be accessed via your PAM accounts. Please take the time to read the report with your child and celebrate all that they have achieved throughout 2025.

Save the Date

Thursday 6th February 2025 at 5:30 pm

F-6 Information Evening and Welcome BBQ.   

This will be a time to gather as a school community to share information regarding the Magnify Project, meet your child's teachers, and join us for a BBQ dinner.

I am looking forward to seeing all our families come together as a learning community.

Library News

Many thanks to Marcene Haythorpe for kindly donating hours of her time again this year to manage the Scholastic Book Club.  So many students and families are very grateful and our school library and community benefits from all the sales as we accrue points.  We then use these points to order more books and other resources for our school.

Thank you, Marcene!