Leadership & Management

Week 3 Term 2

On behalf of the Staff of St Fidelis, I wish all the Mothers, Grandmothers  and special ladies in our Community,  a wonderful and joyous day with their families this Sunday. God Bless you all!

Mother’s Day Stall 

The much-loved annual Mother’s Day stall will be returning for 2025. On Wednesday 7th of May, all children will be invited to the stall to purchase gifts for the special women in their life. At the stall, a range of items, ranging in affordable prices, beginning from $1, will be available for the children to purchase. Children are advised to bring a bag to take their gifts home in. Thank you.

Mother’s Day Celebration- Thursday, May 8th

To celebrate the wonderful Mothers and Special Women of our St. Fidelis' Community, the P&F Committee and THE VILLAGE BAKERY are hosting our annual Mother’s Day Event. Breakfast will commence at 8:00 am. The schedule for the morning is as follows:

• 8:00 am - Breakfast with mums and children in the hall with a slideshow
• 8:45 am - Children to enter their rooms
• 9:00 am - 9:40 am - Parents invited to their child's classroom for a Mother's Day 
• 9:40 am - Whole School Prayer and assembly in the hall 

Congratulations Ms Boggis

Congratulations to Vivian Boggis on the arrival of little Frankie, who was born on Good Friday, April 18th. We all look forward to meeting him.

Baby is happy, healthy and SO SO SO CUTE!  We have been calling him Frank the Tank because of his enormous appetite and impressive weight gains. 

 

My recovery is going really well. I'm very blessed with the support of all the people I have in my village. We've got family and friends dropping by almost everyday to help out. Pete has taken the overnight 'shifts' a few times to let me get a full night's sleep. He's just been so amazing. He's taken to fatherhood like a duck to water and it's the most beautiful thing to watch. Even though we spend the majority of our time sterilising bottles and celebrating bowel movements, it feels like we're living the dream. I'm loving this newborn bubble we're in and I hope it doesn't burst anytime soon!

 

I'm really looking forward to bringing in our little man so you can meet him. 

 

Hope you have a good start to the term, I'll see you all soon :) 

Doris Blackburn Kindergarten visiting St Fidelis

The 4-year-old groups from Doris Blackburn Kindergarten, are visiting our school this week for a Robotics lesson in our STEM Space. Doris Blackburn Kindergarten is our main feeder kindergarten, and we have a long-standing relationship with them. Other neighbouring kindergartens will also visit our school in the coming weeks. Mr Frazzetto, Ms Wenckowski and some of our older students will assist the kindergarten children with a STEM activity.  We look forward to having the children at our school. 

Winter Uniform

This week, all students should be in full winter uniform. If for any reason your child is not in their uniform, can you please email the teacher?

Winter Colds

At St Fidelis, we continue to use hygienic measures daily, such as hand sanitising before and after eating, washing hands after going to the toilet, using tissues and disposing of them in the bin after use and air purifiers are allocated in all areas of the school. 

If your child is presenting with cold-like symptoms, it would be appreciated if you keep them home to ensure that germs are not spread in the classroom. If your child is sick at school and demonstrates any cold-like symptoms, parents will be called to come and pick up their child.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding with this request. 

School Closure Day -Friday, May 9th, Reminder & THEIRCARE 

A reminder that there is no school this Friday, May 9th. If you require care for your child on the day, TheirCare will be open all day. Register on their website before Friday.

Walk Safely to School Day - Friday, May 16th

Dear Parents and Carers, 

On Friday 16th May, St Fidelis School will be participating in the National Walk Safely to School Day. If you are interested in your family participating in this event, we kindly ask that parents and students meet the St Fidelis' teachers at Shore Reserve (Corner of Melville Road and Reynard Street, Pascoe Vale South) at 8:15am.

We ask that bikes/scooters are not used for this event. 

If it is raining, please wear a raincoat or bring an umbrella.

This is NOT a compulsory event. If you are unable to join us, you may like to consider walking to school or parking in another street away from the school and walking a block or two. 

Breakfast will be provided at no cost to all St Fidelis' School students upon arrival at school. We thank THEIRCARE for the donation of milk and cereal. Breakfast will consist of cereal, milk and a piece of fruit. Students will need to supply their own bowl and spoon to eat the breakfast at school.

We will all walk together from Shore Reserve to school taking the following route. Parents/Carers and children are invited to join us along this route:

8:15 Meet Parents and children at Shore Reserve (Reynard Street end)

8:25 The WALK begins

• Cross Melville Road at the lights

• Continue along Reynard Street (on Coburg West side)

Meeting Points along the way:

• Pedestrian Crossing Coburg West Primary School

• Corner of Gordon Street and Reynard Street

• Corner of Donne Street and Reynard Street

• Corner of Queen Street and Reynard Street

• Corner of Saunders Street and Reynard Street

• Corner of Hawthorn Street and Reynard Street

• Continue down Hawthorn Street & enter the school via the Hawthorn Street gates

• Arrive at school approximately 8:45am

When the students reach our destination at school, the students will line up at the tables and get their breakfast cereal served by the Year 6 leaders.

Please provide an alternative breakfast for your child if they cannot eat what will be provided on the day.

Kind regards,

Leanne Wenckowski  (Family Engagement Leader)

Bianka Zorzut & Vicky Karalis  (Well Being Leaders)

Michael Jennings PE Teacher

NFORMA Portal 

A reminder to download the NForma Portal on your phone as the AUDIRI app will soon be decommissioned.  Parents and Carers you are required to use this APP to:

• Access your child’s school reports.
• Report absences with ease.
• Receive notifications if your child has received first aid. 
• School notices and upcoming events.

Transition Timeline

To ensure a smooth transition, we will continue to use the Audiri app alongside the nForma app. However, the Audiri app will be fully decommissioned by May 23rd. This overlap period will help ensure that no communication is missed as we make this change.

Have a lovely week

Manuela