News of the Week
Dear Parents and Friends,
Welcome to this week's newsletter! We have done a lot over the first couple of weeks of Term 4. We hope you enjoy reading it!
ST BRIGID'S ART SHOW
On Thursday, 8 October, St Brigid’s had an Art Show. All the students and parents got to explore the artwork from other grades, as well as their own. There was a variety of delicious food and drinks for all the families.
What was your favourite artwork to make?
Evie: “The crayons because I liked making all the different colours.”
Daphne: “The papier-mâché sea creatures because they were very fun to make and turned out really good.”
Noah: “The scribble chicken because he had lots of different colours.”
What was your favourite artwork to look at?
Evie: “The paint tubes because I liked the paint squirting out.”
Che: “I liked the jellyfish because they looked cool.”
YEAR 3 CAMP EXPERIENCE
On 13 October, the Year 3 students had a wonderful excursion to Moonlit Sanctuary in Mornington for their camp experience! They got to see unique animals and even feed them. Before going to the sanctuary, they enjoyed making their own wraps for dinner. We interviewed some Year 3 students to see what they enjoyed the most.
Riley - What was your favourite activity?
“Feeding the kangaroos at the sanctuary.”
Would you do it again?
“Yes!”
Annabelle - What did you do at your experience camp?
“We got to make our own dinner and went to the Moonlit Sanctuary.”
What was your favourite activity?
“Feeding the kangaroos.”
Would you do it again?
“Yes, it was very fun!”
Declan - What was your favourite activity?
“Feeding the animals.”
Would you do it again?
“Yes!”
See more about the Year 3 great adventure on the St Brigid's News and Events page!
F-2 MATHS WITH KILBREDA
Students from Kilbreda College recently visited our school to run fun, hands-on Maths activities with our F–2 classes.
The Foundation students raced cars down an incline to learn about measurement. The Year 1 students played a trading game using Toy Story characters to represent numbers. They worked together to collect their missing values and tried to win by collecting the most characters and numbers. The Year 2 students made an addition board game to play and practise adding up.
YEAR 4 LitSTEM
Lit STEM is an integrated way of learning that connects Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, Reading and Writing. Rather than teaching these as separate subjects, the lessons use stories to introduce STEM concepts. Students visited Kilbredea, where they performed some amazing experiments! The elephant toothpaste was a great success!!
ITALIAN DAY
We are looking forward to our Italian Day next Friday 23 October. Everyone has to dress up as something Italian or wear the Italian colours (red, white and green). Students have put down their preferences for lunch, which consists of pizza (Margherita or Hawaiian) and gelato (vanilla or chocolate)!
MISSION MONTH
Mission Month (also known as World Mission Month or Month of the Missions) is an annual global observance held throughout October by the Roman Catholic Church to support, pray for and raise awareness of its worldwide missionary work.
This year, we are celebrating Mission Month on 13 November. We are going to wear a touch of red and bring a gold coin donation. Every class will create a soccer ball using recycled and repurposed materials. Once finished, we will host an inter-class soccer tournament!
The class that donates the most will win a handmade trophy created by the Arts and Culture and Liturgy and Community teams.
5/6 ROLLER SKATING NIGHT
The Year 5/6 Level enjoyed a rollerskating night at Skateworld, Mordialloc on Friday the 9th of October. They ate food, played games and hung out with their friends.
We interviewed some of those who went to see what they liked.
What was your favorite thing about roller skating night?
Jye:”Hanging out with my friends and trying my hardest with all the games.”
Emerson:”Seeing my friends and the food options.”
What was your favourite game to play there?
Emerson: “My favourite game was the corner game because I won and got lollies.”
Jye: “My favourite game was limbo because I found it a bit challenging and found it fun to get under the pole without hitting it.
Thank you to Vanessa for organising the night for us.
We had exciting things happening this week, and there is more to come this term! Look out for our next newsletter.
Thank you!
Gus, Roisin, Elodie, Poppy, Kit, Violet, Lachlan, Sienna and Jean
NEWS FROM MRS SULLIVAN
Celebrating the Kilbreda College Year 12 2026 Assembly
Today, we had the absolute pleasure of attending the final Kilbreda College Year 12 Assembly for 2026. It was such a special moment to watch the handover to the 2027 Co-College Captains, especially seeing our very own Emma G (2021) presented with her leadership blazer by Christina H (2025).
We were also absolutely thrilled to see so many familiar faces from St Brigid's among the Year 12 Award winners! A massive congratulations to Tahlia R, Samara G, Celine I, Matilda D, Rhiannan M, Maya H, and Lexi T. We are so incredibly proud of you all!
Class Art Auction Results
I am thrilled to announce that our Class Art Work Auction raised $731.00. What a fabulous result. The lucky winners have been advised by email. We ask that you come into the office and pay for your art work within the next week. Thanks to all who participated. This is another $731.00 towards our new running track!
Division Volleyball
Congratulations to Louis, Emerson, Kit, Alek, Sienna, Eva, Mato, Jye, Blake and Rafael who represented St Brigid's in the Division Volleyball Final at Jubilee Park in Frankston today. Our team came away with one win and two close loses, just missing out on moving to to the final. A huge thank you to Jodie Gaffey who added the title of Volleyball Coach to her resume today! Well done team and thank you Jodie for giving up your time and supporting our team. We are very proud of all of you.
Year 3 Reconciliation
We ask that you keep our Year 3 students in your prayers as they receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation tomorrow. Thank you to Mrs Marziano, Mrs Ripp, Mrs Harrison and Mrs Tracey who have helped the children in their preparations.
Take care and have a wonderful weekend. The weather is meant to be beautiful!
Wendy Sullivan